When I bought my Sony A7 over a year ago I planned on putting lots of vintage lenses on it because, obviously, that would be awesome. I had all the classics from Leica, Zeiss and Voigtländer in mind. Only I did not have any money for a long time. So no lenses for me. For … Continue reading “Review of Pentax K 50 mm f/1.2”
To be, not to have
December 22, 2022When learning a language in school we arrive very soon at the two most important verbs in the universe: to be and to have. Considering these, I think we need to focus more on being, less on having. (Side note: être et avoir is also a charming documentary about a school in rural France.) This … Continue reading “To be, not to have”
The dark days before Christmas
December 18, 2022These are the dark days before Christmas, when most of the day it is night and when it isn’t you still cannot see the sun for the clouds and the fog. When I searched online for ‘the dark days before Christmas’ I learned it is a typically Dutch saying. I know we are a gloomy … Continue reading “The dark days before Christmas”
The black swan
November 6, 2022So it has been a year this blog has not seen any new posts. But yesterday I found myself in the forest with Bas Stubert while the light faded fast and raindrops started to form and fall. It was my third photowalk in 2022 and I was fiddling with the menu trying to find the … Continue reading “The black swan”
NiSi 15mm 4.0 review
November 5, 2021Since I bought my Sony A7 I have been looking for an affordable (ultra) wide angle with sufficient quality to shoot landscape photographs as well as do some real-estate photography, mainly interiors. Earlier this year a new kid came to town that looked promising, the NiSi 15/4. I acquired the NISI MF 15MM F/4.0 ASPH … Continue reading “NiSi 15mm 4.0 review”
Sony A7 review
July 11, 2021To acquire my second hand medium format setup I had to sell everything I owned, right down to my car. Quickly, it became obvious (to me) that I would not be taking the entire rig with me on hikes and other outings meant for fun. So I went looking for a decent (and preferably cheap) … Continue reading “Sony A7 review”
Leaf Aptus 22 review
April 24, 2021For a complete writeup (including prices) of my journey towards my current Cambo + Leaf Aptus 22 setup follow the link. In this post I will talk specifically about the Leaf Aptus 22 and share two quirks that might help other users that encounter problems with the Aptus digital backs from Leaf. Also included are … Continue reading “Leaf Aptus 22 review”
11 pictures of flowers
March 10, 2021This message is not at all about flowers, even though there are 11 pictures of flowers below. It’s the story of a withering fascination with reality, maybe even the loss of sanity. Although at this point I wouldn’t go that far, there are certainly signs the withdrawal from reality can have detrimental effects on ones … Continue reading “11 pictures of flowers”
Hilariously epic wedding photographs
February 14, 2021The original title was ‘Epic wedding photographs’ but I don’t really want to do clickbait, so I did the research and it turned out what Google thinks people consider ‘epic’ in wedding photography is when the bride and groom stand in a sublime and / or unlikely landscape. So I thought, maybe I should say … Continue reading “Hilariously epic wedding photographs”
Pentax 645Z review
February 11, 2021Guess what arrived today? Yes, my brand new Pentax 645Z medium format digital camera. Pentax was my ticket into the world of medium format photography and this is the latest addition to my small collection of Pentax cameras. As I have a nice set of lenses for the 645 system I bought just the body … Continue reading “Pentax 645Z review”
Best photograph of 2020
December 26, 2020Last summer I shot a mountain landscape in the French Alps with my Sony A7. For the longest time it looked like this would be the only photograph worth mentioning this year. But this morning I shot a photograph of my wife’s knee with my viewcamera which turns out to be at least as worthy … Continue reading “Best photograph of 2020”