While my main readership is geared towards the serious photographer, this article is sound advice for anyone who takes pictures, from the new parent who only shoots some quick, half blurry photos of their kids on their cell phone to the working professional. This is a bit of advice that really can’t be put off. …
Review: Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon (Fuji X-Mount)
Carl Zeiss, AG has been one of the premier optics companies for over 150 years. The name is synonymous with optical quality, and their lenses carry high expectations. The majority of interchangeable lenses made by Zeiss have been manual focus lenses, from their extremely highly regarded Contax line of the 70s and 80s to the…
Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 vs Fujinon 14mm f/2.8 R
With the release of Zeiss lenses for Fuji and Sony’s NEX, many owners of Fuji’s X system have been wondering whether the new Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon is worth the nearly $400 price premium over Fuji’s already outstanding 14mm f/2.8. I reviewed the 14mm f/2.8 last month, and I’ve found it to be one…
Panasonic 7-14mm vs Olympus 9-18mm
The Micro 4/3 system has been around for a while now, and early on, each of the two main Micro 4/3 companies released their ultra wide-angle lenses. Panasonic came out with the impressively specified 7-14mm f/4, while Olympus went a little more moderate, but shot for size, creating the incredibly tiny 9-18mm f/4-5.6. I’ve owned…
Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R
When the X-series of mirrorless cameras from Fujifilm launched last year, it began with three prime lenses: an 18mm f/2, a 35mm f/1.4 and a 60mm f/2.4 Macro. This gave the system a nice base to start with, and provided three very high quality primes for the serious photographer. Later last year, Fuji expanded the…
Waiting at the Platform
I took about 15 minutes today to finally get out and shoot just a little bit, since I have been working non-stop at home and work. It’s been a while. Anyway, there was a great blue heron just waiting along the river dock….and he made quite a striking subject (click to enlarge):
The State of the Mirrorless Camera Industry – May 2013
When I first started this site about 16 months ago, I did a two-part piece examining a little of the history of digital photography and a trending towards mirrorless cameras. Since then, a lot has changed in a relatively short period of time, though the major players are still the same. More and more people…
Quick Test – Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro vs Fuji 60mm f/2.4 Macro
Last night I decided to do a quick test between the Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro on the OM-D and the Fuji 60mm f/2.4 Macro on the Fuji X-E1. Both are the same focal length (but give a little different fields of view due to the different sensor sizes), similar in aperture and both are macro…