Review of Pentax K 50 mm f/1.2

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”

The dark days before Christmas

These 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”

NiSi 15mm 4.0 review

Since 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”

Leaf Aptus 22 review

For 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”

Pentax 645Z review

Guess 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

Last 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”

Videography (part 1)

Many photographers have moved into videography, at least partly. This is no doubt fuelled by modern DSLR’s being excellent video cameras and nowadays even preferred over ‘regular’ video cameras in many cases on the one hand, and society moving towards motion image replacing text or still images because of the attention grabbing capabilities that come … Continue reading “Videography (part 1)”

Photographing a watch

Photographing a watch is a meticulous work especially regarding focus and lighting. Because the dial (also called face) must be sharp (probably, depending on the mood you’re going for but for the sake of simplicity, most times it is excellent to go with a dial fully in focus, it is the most significant part to … Continue reading “Photographing a watch”

Cambo Ultima 23D Leaf Aptus 22

Many years I was hesitant to buy into a large format / medium format viewcamera system, such as the Cambo Ultima 23D with Leaf Aptus 22. After serious consideration five years ago I chickened out and bought a Pentax 645D. When I finally sold the Pentax to get this system two years ago, not all … Continue reading “Cambo Ultima 23D Leaf Aptus 22”