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Leica Moss?

Ok. The title of this post is total nonsense. Mostly because no Leica gear was used. Actually – it was a Sony A77 and Sigma 180mm f/2.8 APO macro. The interesting thing about this image is that it’s a species I only see early in the spring in wetlands. It was found in the Great […]

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Photo breakdown: the museum mob

I recently visited the New Museum in NYC and the Pawel Althamer exhibit. I carried the M9 and 35/2 with me. I was working to find some order in the chaotic crowds. Seeing and capturing some kind of order or a story amid these sometimes “messy” situations can be challenging – and it’s something that […]

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My cat is unimpressed with the FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS

The jury is still out on how I feel about the FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS. It does quite a few things unreasonably well. Like stupidly well. It is also comically bad in some ways. One thing is absolutely clear… the cat is NOT impressed with this lens.   Share!

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Peregrine Falcon – Sigma APO Macro 180mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM

Sigma did an amazing job creating the fastest (f/2.8) 180mm macro lens AND adding the most letters to the lens’s name than every thought possible with the… APO Macro 180mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Anyhow, I was at the RAPTOR TRUST in northern NJ – which is a nationally acclaimed rehabilitation center for injured […]

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Sony A7r + Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH – Does it bokeh?

Question: Does the Sony A7r (or the A7) bokeh with the Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 ASPH? Answer: Yes. Of course. If you pixel peep bokeh (especially bokeh balls) – you may find that aspherical lenses do create some roughness and texture in the out of focus highlights – but it’s really splitting hairs. The Summilux 50mm […]

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Leica Summicron 35mm Takes on Home Depot

Sometimes life doesn’t leave as much time as we’d like for photography. That gap in time between one’s bachelor days and retirement can present a potential black hole of creativity and opportunity needed to exercise one’s Photography muscles and shoot like a boss…

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Leica Summicron 90mm f/2 and Sony NEX-7 – Great Pair

Shooting Leica Boss doesn’t always require holding a Leica camera. Even the Boss of Bosses knows that you can get Leica goodness from a number of camera bodies. So the 90mm Summicron f/2 is an amazing tool. This is an early 1980’s Midland version. It’s compact, beautiful, sturdy, & deliberate. The problem is, on an […]

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Photo critique: NEX-7 + Voigtlander 21mm f/4

So, I like this photo. Let’s break it down a bit to see how a simple little “toss away” photo can still have a little bit of punch. Here’s the image: Share!

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Sony NEX-7 with Leica Summicron 50mm f/2

I’ve slowly been evaluating some of my manual focus lenses with the NEX-7. It’s important to get a good feel for how a lens handles on a new camera body because the whole “previsualization” thing isn’t just a buzzword. It’s important to understand how depth of field, colors, overall rendering, sharpness at various apertures, lens […]

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Sigma 19mm f/2.8 EX DN Gallery

A gallery of images taken at various apertures with the Sigma 19mm f/2.8 EX DN on the Sony NEX 7. Share!

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