• Fuji 56mm f/1.2 vs. Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 Nocticron

    Fuji 56mm f/1.2 vs. Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 Nocticron

    It is time for another battle!  Both Fuji and Panasonic have released fast 85mm equivalent lenses with f/1.2 maximum apertures over the past month, and both are turning out to be truly outstanding lenses.  While there are likely few people who are contemplating which to buy between the two (as that would require simultaneously having…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R

    Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R

    The long-awaited Fuji 56mm f/1.2 is here.  Since first appearing on the Fujifilm lens roadmap over a year ago (then as a 56mm f/1.4), Fuji has upped the speed by a third of a stop, finalized the design and shipped one of the last missing links in the Fuji X prime lens lineup: a fast…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 First Impressions

    I received my copy of the new Fuji 56mm f/1.2, and I’ve had a few days to shoot with it. My full review will be coming in the next week, but I thought I’d share some initial thoughts and photos from this long awaited lens. One if the things missing from the Fuji X system…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Fujifilm X-T1

    Fuji has been releasing a host of new camera bodies for their X System, with a total of four new cameras in the past year.  The latest breaks from the rangefinder-style tradition of the X-Series and brings us a mini-SLR style mirrorless camera in the X-T1.  While it shares many of its features and capabilities…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Fujifilm X-T1 First Impressions

    I have the Fuji X-T1 in my hands for review this week, and I thought I’d post some initial impressions given all the hype this camera has received. Of course, I will be doing my full review after I’ve had a chance to truly run the camera through the gauntlet and get used to its…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Perspective – Correcting an Oft-repeated Myth

    Perspective – Correcting an Oft-repeated Myth

    Today I’m going to set the record straight and correct a myth that seems to persist throughout the photography world.  I’ve seen this fallacy repeated many, many times, both by novice photographers as well as by seasoned professionals, and that is the myth that a certain focal length will project a specific perspective. This fallacy…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Valentine’s Rose

    Well, in the US, yesterday was Valentine’s Day.  If you have a significant other, you likely have access to some nice flowers.  So dig out your macro lenses (or any lens that can focus somewhat closely) and go to town.  I tried several different compositions on the roses I bought for my wife, but this…

    Jordan Steele

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  • The Freezing River

    I went out this morning in the frigid air to get some nice sunrise photos on unisturbed recently fallen snow. The river is freezing over from the recent cold, and the portion that is still liquid on the surface produced beautiful cold mist rising off the water. I took some shots from down near the…

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