Got the Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro yesterday, and while I haven’t had a ton of time to shoot yet, I thought I’d give you my first impressions. First off, it’s a very skinny lens. Same length as the 12-50 kit zoom, but skinnier. It’s also heavier than the kit lens, so it feels a…
Like millions of other people, I got a new iPhone 5 today. While there are a number of improvements to the phone itself, since this is a photography site, I thought I’d give a quick peek at the camera. I will probably do a review of the iPhone 5 camera in the future, comparing it…
My full review of the 75mm f/1.8 is now up. Head over there to take a look! The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 arrived into the Admiring Light studios (i.e, my hands) yesterday. Took it for a short test spin, and it is quite the impressive optic, so far. It’s not perfect, but it’s darn, darn good….
I’ve got the Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 in hand for evaluation (thanks to my friends at LensRentals.com), and I’m running it through its paces at the moment. I will have a full in-depth review sometime in the next week,but for now I just wanted to share a few thoughts. This lens is an all manual…
The Nik Software plugins for Lightroom, Aperture and Photoshop are among the best tools for giving an image that final touch up for the look I’m after. They range from subtle to very in-your-face, and in my opinion Silver Efex Pro 2 is the best thing you can possibly use for black and white conversions….
There several reactions when I tell people I went from a pro-grade full frame Canon DSLR rig to Micro 4/3. First, many people are astonished that I’d give up such good gear for that ‘little tiny sensor.’ Or “what happened to your pro gear?” More recently, though, as the market has shifted towards mirrorless, the…
In body IS has been touted as a great stand in for optical IS for many years, However, in practice, these systems often have fallen flat when it comes to stabilizing longer lenses. The IS can’t shift enough to counteract the movement of a really narrow field of view, and as a result becomes largely…
Schneider-Kreuznach is a well respected lens maker, who primarily has specialized in ultra-high end cinema lenses and large format photographic lenses for their subsidiary company B+W, which is probably the most well respected photographic filter maker in the business. They also make many of the lenses for the Samsung NX series mirrorless cameras, though…