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Hope for the Gathering Storm
September 16, 2021
I don’t really believe in coincidences. Too often it has been easy to see a purpose in randomly bumping into a friend or stranger… This is how I feel about the happy accident of being at the right place at the right time to shoot this image. Here’s a second image… taken just seconds before. […]
Enter the Biotar (1 of 2)
March 25, 2021
It is one of the most prized lens in history; a personal obsession that now takes root. PART 1 OF 2. My personal obsession began four years ago. I had jumped into professional photography with both feet, had spent hundreds of hours on the technical aspects, and was constantly reviewing thousands of images in search […]
A 1959 Leica 35 2.8 Summaron shines on
January 25, 2021
It’s not the easiest lens to use but it’s special – sharp with the old-school swirly bokeh Leica has a reputation for making special lens – and deservedly so. Ken Rockwell notes the Leica Leitz 35mm f/2.8 Summaron is “exceedingly sharp, possibly sharper than the newest 35mm f.2 ASPH and 35 f/1.4 ASPH at moderate apertures, […]
Geeking Over the Sony ZEISS 50 1.4 Planar
January 12, 2021
Designed in 1896 with Zeiss T coatings added along the way, there are few lens that match its history, versatility and stellar rendering The Zeiss Planar is a lens designed in 1896 by Paul Rudolph at Carl Zeiss. Unbelievably, the design and Zeiss are at work in today’s world. My copy is a modern one […]