By philberphoto | Review
There are multiple stories as to why Laowa are called Laowa. The recently-come-to-prominence Chinese lens-making company itself is called Anhui ChangGeng Optics Co. Ltd., and it trades under Venus Optics. So why Laowa? Laowa, basically, means old or venerable frog. One story relates this name to the first poem writen by a then very young […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
All of us are photographers. Which means that we look at our craft “from within”. I find it a rich exercise to sometimes take a step back and look at it “from the outside”. One of the values of this is to reconnect with how much photography has to give/offer, and to avoid taking […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
Pascal has graced us with his usual brilliance in his post “more Leica M11”, in which he dissects why some potential buyers will succumb to the charm of the new machine, and others not. There is one key factor I would like to add. Most gear reviews treat features, attributes, strong or weak points, on […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
It is sad day for photography. Pentax and Ricoh cameras and lenses will no longer be made industrially. Aficionados of either brand will still be able to acquire their favorite gear as assembled in very low volume by craftsmen, thus making it easy for them to personalize their gear. This is as close to closing […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
Leica’s much anticipated and much leaked M11 should be released today. It combines a traditional shape and build with innovative tech and high-resolution. Philippe and Pascal ask: Why? Philippe says … The Leica M 11 : continuity, renewal or batrayal ? No camera in the history of photography is more iconic -some say more […]
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It’s true, you know, what they say : The smaller the size, the greater the pleasure! Those of you familiar with DearSusan will have read my review of the Laowa 100mm f:2.8 super macro, a.k.a. Jonathan. From that perspective, this post brings nothing new, so readers seeking technical insights can skip right along. But, […]
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By philberphoto | Travel Photography
Amiens is a medium-sized town (pop.: 150.000) 150km North of Paris, on the way to beautiful baie de Somme. Mention it and you get a yawn, or just no reaction at all. It used to be the capital of Picardie, a region sort of stuck between the Paris region, and the North. Amiens is this […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
My recent post on “the short game” gave me the joy of positive feed-back. Thank you all so much! This suggested that more on the same subject might be of interest to you. Here are 4 take-aways from being a short-gamer The revenge of the narrow mind Be it in intellectual or professional matters, it […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
A number of high-end camera bodies -and I mean high!- have been announced in recent weeks, which raises questions as to who, if anyone, should/could get any one of them, and what this says about the state of the industry and its players. Enter the Leica SL2, the Fuji GFX100S, the Canon R5 and the […]
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By philberphoto | Review
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity in my photography, because so much of it is about me. My recent post on the “short game” underscores how this sort photography speaks to me because it lets me put more of my imprint on images than other genres. So it is logical that, after having filled the […]
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