By philberphoto | Art & Creativity , How-To
In his seminal post, Pascal asks, in essence, where is “home” for us in the realm of photo gear. For me, fun is home, and home is fun. That is the single most important parameter for me. Is this piece of gear fun to shoot? It wasn’t always like that. I went through a phase […]
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By Pascal Ollier | How-To
I had always wanted to “have it all” in one shot. Simultaneously, pano and stitching are too complicated, time consuming for me. When going digital seriously after leaving both my film years and a first dabble with pocket cameras, I screwed a Sigma 12-24 onto a Nikon D 200 first and 300 afterwards. To me, […]
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By philberphoto | Review
Lenses of similar specs on paper can turn out to have very different renderings in the flesh. Here’s the Voïgtlander 1.2/40mm, the un-Otus.
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By philberphoto | Monday Post
Last week was the Paris Salon de la Photo, the largest photo gear expo in the year. I went there with a shopping list that was longer than my hobby-spending bank balance. Fortunately, there was no way I could buy the whole list, as some items were incompatible with others. The first […]
Continue readingBy Paul Perton | News , Opinion
“Whatcha photographing mate?” It’s early November and I am standing on Wellington’s spectacular waterfront, close to the Maori-named national museum, Te Papa. The weather is overcast and I’m not sure how to answer this curious local. “Dunno. I’ll know when I get home and see what they look like then.” The Kiwi shrugged and wandered […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News
I had hoped to visit Paris Photo (pictures & Photographers) this year but it was not to be and Salon de La Photo (gear) was a close enough second prize. While the initial plan would have given me the chance to finally meet Paula Chamlee and Michael Smith, the alternative was an opportunity to view, […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News , Review
Today, Sony announced two versions of a camera I have been waiting for for years, a full frame mirrorless camera that’s not a Leica M : the A7 & A7R. On paper, it could be a huge commercial success, but every camera is an exercise in compromise and tech choices could make or break this […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News
On my way and back to a from Western Australia last Christmas, I had the opportunity to stay 12 hours in HK. Each way. Rather than the usual 3 hour wait in yet another airport, I felt the longer stay might provide a chance for a quick discovery of an exotic city. And why not […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News , Review
UPDATE: Some of these lenses have now been tested on the Sony NEX-7 camera. A summary of all this website’s reviews of the Sony NEX-5n and NEX-7 is now available. When I started reviewing the Sony NEX-5N, my intention was to use it exclusively with manual lenses to return to a more deliberate mode of […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News , Review
UPDATE : A summary of all this website’s reviews of the Sony NEX-5n and NEX-7 is now available. As part of my ongoing review on the Sony NEX-5N, I have shot plenty of B&W pictures using the camera’s wonderful High-Contrast B&W picture effects mode. I find all the other modes rather gimmicky, but this one […]
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