• Capturing the Postcard Photo

    Capturing the Postcard Photo

    With Cologne’s great cathedral stretching high into the sky, any shot that represents the city typically features this well-known (and quite beautiful) landmark.  There is, however, one spot where the ‘quintessential’ photo of Cologne is typically made: across the river to the left of the bridge at sunset. There have been tens of thousands of…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Interview with Fujifilm’s Torben Hondong

    Interview with Fujifilm’s Torben Hondong

    I had a chance to speak briefly with Torben Hondong of Fujifilm Germany today about the recently announced Fujifilm X-Series lenses and the future of the lens lineup at Fuji. Stabilization in the 16-55mm f/2.8 I asked Mr. Hondong the question that everyone’s been asking: Why does the new 16-55mm f/2.8 not feature an image…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands On: Panasonic LX100, GM5, Voigtländer 10.5mm f/0.95 and more

    Continuing the Day 2 coverage of Photokina, we’re off to Panasonic, to se what they’ve put together for this year.  There were a number of releases from Panasonic, though nothing earth shattering.  Or was there?  Let’s dive in with the LX100 The Panasonic LX100 is Panasonic’s foray into large sensor compact cameras.  The LX line…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands-On: Sony 16-35 and QX1, Zeiss Loxia Lenses and More

    It’s day 2 of Photokina, and I made my way over to Sony first thing this morning to take a look at their new offerings. Specifically, the new FE mount lenses and a few extra things. Later in the day, I tried out the new Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2 for Sony FE…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands On: Samsung NX1

    Samsung has made a few waves in the mirrorless world with the introduction of their new flagship NX1 camera. This SLR-styled machine is aimed at action shooters with fast focusing and extremely fast 15 frame per second burst mode while tracking focus. I spent about 40 minutes with the NX1 today, so here are my…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands On: Fuji Booth (X100T, 50-140mm f/2.8 and more!)

    Fuji at Photokina this year has some really nice releases, even though they are missing what most Fuji fans have been waiting for since the system was introduced: a new X-Pro. While the X-Pro 2 will have to wait, there were a few very interesting items at the Fuji booth, so let’s dive in. X100T…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands On: Olympus Booth (40-150mm f/2.8 and more)

    Hands On: Olympus Booth (40-150mm f/2.8 and more)

    It’s day one of Photokina 2014, and the Koelnmesse is buzzing with thousands of photographers and press. I stopped by the Olympus booth to check out their new , long-awaited 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens. The lens is, given the focal range and aperture, rather large for a Micro 4/3 lens, but it’s fairly compact for…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Alone in the Great Cathedral

    Just a quick post with one of my favorite personal pictures from yesterday here in Cologne.  On the way back to my hotel, I popped my head in the giant Cologne Cathedral, which I have visited several times in my life, but I’d never been inside at night.  I managed to snag this capture.  I…

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