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SQUARE
December 7, 2022
A fistful of images captured with the stellar Fuji GFX 100S, one modern lens (Fuji GF45 2.8) and the Mamiya 80 2.8, a medium format lens made in Japan several decades ago.
GIVE ME THE NIGHT
September 21, 2022
A few long-exposure photographs taken at night with the Mamiya Pro 80/2.8 and the Fuji GFX100s.
OLD MAN MAMIYA
September 14, 2022
The Mamiya Pro 80/2.8 is a solid performer for photographers looking for medium format lenses that are relatively inexpensive but still capable of producing beautiful images.
Evening
October 15, 2021
A spontaneous walk with an old Minolta 58 1.4 lens in hand… the last two images seem more like paintings of light. The sky is a gift to everyone… constantly changing, constantly providing a record of time and season. Thanks for your time. You can find out more about me on this website. I’m Scott […]
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 […]
Magic @ 1.2: The Canon FD 55 1.2
January 4, 2019
Shooting at F-stop 1.2 is new to me. It’s a tricky proposition. With a manual lens, even trickier. Indeed, in the short bit that I’ve had the Canon FD 55 1.2, I’ve found that nailing down a portrait at 1.2 is no easy task and not for the impatient (and I’m quite used to shooting […]
Meet the Minolta 58 1.4
April 26, 2018
Here’s one week and one lens. Purely personal work here. The location is not exotic but I’d argue the images are. People are not included (and I love to photograph people) but it’s a lovely little tribute to my late 1960s Minolta Rokkor MC 58 1.4 and to how much the weather and world shifts […]
The Old Man and the Images
October 12, 2017
My father-in-law is 94 years old. He is quite simply a photographer’s dream. He has a great face. He is kind, patient and very happy to model for me all day and night long. He lives in Houston (via a long, arduous journey from Teheran) and I live in Chicago. So when he’s under my […]
German precision? Mercedes and a 1956 Leica Summarit.
October 9, 2017
Picking up from the last post, the Leica Summarit was replaced by the Summilux line in 1961. The Leica Summilux is unquestionably one of the greatest lens ever produced with some of the most luxurious renderings ever. Ever! Of course, that luxury is expensive and my Zeiss Sony Planar 50 1.4 gives it a real […]