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There are (still) no telephotos for me
The world hasn’t really changed since the last time that I wrote on the subject, and I haven’t really changed either so I’m still stuck. This lens is 15cm long. It’s the telephoto that I want. More...
View ArticleData for the new aspherical 50mm Nikkor
Photozone has tested the new Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G. See the data here. This lens is just about perfect but focus shift is a more than hoped for. Still at this price it represents a shocking value....
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Leica 28mm Summicron-M ASPH Review
The 28mm Summicron ASPH is both a landmark optical design and one of Leica’s most appreciated lenses out in the field. It is to date the best combination of quality, speed and size for the versatile...
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Nikkor 300mm f/4G AF-S IF-ED Review
As a class, 300mm f/4 lenses are the standard for the rational photographer in need of moderate reach. This Nikkor is a superb example of the class, but like the other Nikkor (non-exotic) telephotos...
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Faulty Distagon
Great news, I received a brand-new 1.4/35mm Distagon ZF.2 this week! Unfortunately it is defective and will have to go back as soon as B&H will return from holiday. The problem is that the...
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Bought my Lytro :^)
I plan to give it to my 4yr-old as her first camera. It was either that or a P&S – it wasn’t much of a contest. I want my daughter to think iPads and plenoptic cameras always existed, that I’m a...
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More Stuff On the Way
Updates... I have been getting field experience with the 75mm Summarit-M for the last two months. My review was basically all written too (a scalding one!) but then I had to scrap half of it because...
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Leica 75mm Summarit-M Review
The 75mm Summarit-M has garnered an unusual volume of praise compared to the other Summarit-M lenses, with many gushing reviewers equating its performance to that of the powerful 75mm Summicron ASPH....
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A Lytro and a Biogon
These two are like night and day, foresight and hindsight. Hindsight looks to the past and shoots 20/20; foresight not so much. The Lytro is my daughter's camera and we'll be putting mileage on it...
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Sometimes it’s better to practice than write
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: I haven’t written anything here in a long time. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say, but that I’ve been unusually satisfied just doing other things,...
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