The SLR Magic Hyperprime 50 LM T0.95 Lens Rolling Review…let’s get it started With all of the hype and craziness this lens has been causing since the Los Angeles workshop I decided to start writing a rolling review for the SLR Magic Hyperprime 50 T0.95 LM lens. Basically this means I will be adding [Read More...]
The new Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Camera – Bringing Sexy Back…NOT SO this morning was the official announcement of the camera we already knew was coming thanks to the “rumor sites” where manufacturers leak their products. But now it is official, and Pentax has entered the mirrorless camera market with one funky looking camera. Coming in [Read More...]
The workshop attendees shoot the SLR Magic 50 LM T0.95 Hyperprime on the M9 and NEX-5n Since I am now back home at my desk I can go over more images that were shot at the workshop using the new SLR Magic lens. These were shot by me and a few others at the workshop, [Read More...]
SLR Magic REALLY IS Magical…the LM 50 T0.95 ROCKS WOW! So today was the last day of the workshop in Los Angeles and I have to say that this was the most amazing workshop to date. It was a jammed packed weekend with lots of cool guest speakers, many amazing passionate attendees and lots of [Read More...]
Day 1 Workshop Report: Night shooting with the Hyperprime 50 T0.95 Woo Hoo! Day one of the Los Angeles workshop has wrapped up and with over 30 of us in attendance it was an amazing night! This is gearing up to be the best workshop yet and today we all gathered at Hatakeyama Studio in [Read More...]
World Exclusive 1st Look! SLR Magic HyperPrime LM 50mm T0.95 - For Leica M Mount Yes, it is true. Leica has some competition in the high end 50mm market…and competition is good! It looks like a Nocti…feels like a Nocti…does it perform like a Nocti? (pic below taken with iPhone) – Hello to everyone! [Read More...]
My favorite iPhone Photo App – Tadaa! …and it’s FREE Happy Friday to all! I’m having a great day here in sunny Phoenix AZ and happy to be out of the cold bitter weather yet again this winter. As I sat here at my desk this AM going through all of the latest info on [Read More...]
Fuji Special Edition X100, X-Pro 1 now up at B&H Photo Fuji is taking 2012 head on with not only the newly announced X-Pro 1 and lenses but they also listened to the demands of many X100 users that wanted an all black Fuji X100. They are releasing this kit in February at around $1600-$1700. [Read More...]
The Panasonic – Leica 25 1.4 Summilux Lens Review for Micro 4/3 Finally! The lens I waited months for finally arrived! The Panasonic/Leica 25 1.4 Summilux is a very important lens for Micro 4/3 users because it FINALLY gives us a 50mm equivalent focal length with a fast aperture of 1.4! Woo Hoo! When the 1st [Read More...]
Panasonic GX1 vs Olympus E-P3 - Part 1 – Basics and High ISO Part 2 – Part 3 Over the next few days I am going to be posting a series of “comparison” tests pitting the new Panasonic GX1 against the Olympus E-P3. I have both here side by side and all of you [Read More...]
First thoughts on the Panasonic GX1 and 25 1.4 Summilux Lens There is one camera that was slated to be released at the end of December 2011 that excited me when I read about it, and this is it. After Panasonics last couple of fumbles with their GF2 and GF3 they have seemed to return to [Read More...]
From Steve: Just as I started shooting with the 25 1.4 from Panasonic I received an e-mail from William Jusuf who bought this lens along with a Panasonic GF2 to document the birth of his baby. The story and photos are wonderful so I had to post this. The 25 1.4 did great with the [Read More...]
SLR Magic 23 1.7 vs Zeiss 24 1.8 on the NEX-7 – $379 vs $999 UPDATE: SLR Magic has seen my results and contacted me to tell me my lens must be defective as they sent me samples they shot with the lens on a NEX-5 and the corners and sides are not nearly [Read More...]
The SLT Magic HyperPrime 23 1.7 for Sony NEX – Coming Dec 2011/Jan 2012 Here you go! I expect this to be a great lens as the latest stuff coming from SLR Magic and their HyperPrime series has been damn good. I will be reviewing this lens soon. It is a 35mm equivalent on any [Read More...]
The LYTRO Camera, 11 megarays of fun – What are YOUR thoughts? So this little Lytro camera is now available to pre-order on Lytro.com. This square tube like device made big news a few months back mainly for its ability to take a picture and give you the ability to focus your shot AFTER you [Read More...]
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