By pascaljappy | Review
[Note : This post is part of the ongoing review of the Sony A7r system] A few weeks ago, I postulated – from looking at MTF curves for this lens – that it would be a stellar performer. But MTF curves can be dangerous mistresses, often calculated rather than measured, and marketing departments have been […]
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Reviews, reviews, reviews 😉 Stuff gets bought, stuff gets sold. I wish I could hold on to it all, but I can’t. So 3 precious pieces of my kit are on eBay as of today: My Nikon D800e. This is as new. Less than 10,000 actuations (shuttergood for 200,000) and 3 more years of Nikon […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | Opinion
Short answer: NO. They’re a bargain. The end. ============= Disclaimer : Let me state upfront that I am a fanboy, but of Voigtlander and Leica lenses. Not of Zeiss. The first lens to go when I decided to switch from my current Nikon D800e to the Sony A7R was my Zeiss Distagon ZF.2 25/2mm. It […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Walking the streets of Oxford a few days ago (will have more news about this soon), I stumbled upon this mean machine. It was dark grey and looked menacing. So I got close with a Zeiss 25mm Distagon wide open and let the nose become the center of attraction. Back in LightRoom, I accentuated this […]
Continue readingBy philberphoto | News
In instalment  #149, I announced that I would come back to that theme, once I had more to show and tell about the Touit 12mm. So, why this unusual number? So as not to “burn” # 150, where our Lord and Master, Pascal, has a surprise in store! But, back to Touit. I left you […]
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