Monday, May 28, 2018

An incidental shot from the tech rehearsal last night that.....

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...makes me appreciate the nuanced eye of the the show's lighting designer and also adds to my appreciation of the optical qualities of ...
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Old School. Shot at a fashion show in South Beach, on the beach. Old school film work with a Leica R8 and the venerable 90mm Summicron.

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Two assignments in one city in one week. It was 2001. We were Shooting for a telecom company called, Broadwing Communications. We were...

A quick review of my 2nd copy of the Nikon 70-210mm f4-5.5 Ai Zoom. A cheap, battered copy I bought for $75.

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I'm always a bit curious about older lenses. I'm a cynic. I think camera makers use new lens design tools not necessarily to ma...
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I'm as interested in cheap lenses as I am fascinated by lenses that purport to scrape the ceilings of possiblility.

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A VSL blog reader, Stephen Kennedy , kindly sent me a lens. He seemed to understand my attraction to older, less expensive, more mains...
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Saturday, May 26, 2018

OT: In case anyone is wondering Captcha has done a great job smashing the spam.

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The torrent of spam I've been enduring has ground to a halt. None today. Two weeks ago there would have been dozens of invitations ...
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A mopey Saturday thinking about getting older in a what is purported to be a young person's field. Screw it. We're not done yet.

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It's going to be another hot day in central Texas. My brain is working overtime these days and I have trouble sleeping in past ...
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Friday, May 25, 2018

Finally! A lens that will test your strength and endurance, giving you a workout as you shoot. The Sigma 105mm f1.4 ART. Taking things to uniquely ridiculous, but highly coveted, extremes.

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Five of my friends who know that I'm a pushover for really cool lenses in the 100mm range sent me links to the press releases about th...
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