Category Archives: Gear and Resources
Vintage 50mm Lens Samples
Just a few 50mm lenses I pulled for this post: Nikon 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S, Minolta 50mm f/1.4 AF, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2, Sears 55mm f/1.4, Pentax 50mm f/2, Sony FE 50mm f/1.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.8D, Pentax Takumar 50mm f/1.4, Olympus 50mm f/1.8 Not pictured here, but the other day I got at the thrift store […]
Continue readingZNO Little Layflat Book Samples
Hello everyone, I ordered several of the new Little Layflat Books from ZNO last week. I use this company for many of my print projects. They came in quite fast via DHL and I wanted to give my thoughts on this new size product. The new “mini” books are 6×6″ (15x15cm) and bigger than a […]
Continue readingFujifilm Instax 41 – Sample Photos
Here’s a post about the Fuji Instax Mini 41. It’s a cool little instant film camera with a nice color scheme and design, much better looking than the bulbous party ones that have been around for ages. I got the Wide camera way back when, then the Square, and now have the Mini format […]
Continue readingNikon AF 35mm f/2 D – Sample Photos and Mini Review – (Road Trip to NC)
I finally bought a used AF Nikon 35mm f/2 D. For many many years I actually used the DX (APS-C) 35mm f/1.8 on my various FF Nikons. Because I had it handily available, and its secret ability is that it actually has enough glass to cover the 24x36mm sensor. With clever editing you can get […]
Continue readingClassic Nikon 80-200mm f/4.5 Sample Photos
I got the Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5 over a year ago for something like less than $15? Cheaper than some movie tickets or even a bowl of pho in Asheville. I’ve been browsing the internet reading up about this lens, and I found it listed new in some old camera catalogs from 1977-1980 for $530+. In […]
Continue readingNikon Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D on Z5
Hi everyone, just quick posts while we are trying to get through another hot Georgia summer. These next few posts will be gear oriented, me showing off what has recently been thrifted or gifted! That and finally revisiting camera+lens combos that I’ve had on the to-do list for quite sometime. … You know, sitting on […]
Continue readingCanon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM – Sample Photos
I have several faulty Canon lenses that just can’t be used for work stuff anymore. As much as I would like some new RF lenses like either of the compact 70-200mm’s, they are just a bit too expensive right now. As long as I can find some workable tools that you don’t have to finance […]
Continue readingCanon 20D Sample Photos and Revisiting Canon APS-C
Hi everyone, just quick posts while we are trying to get through another hot Georgia summer. These next few posts will be gear oriented, me showing off what has recently been thrifted or gifted! That and finally revisiting camera+lens combos that I’ve had on the to-do list for quite sometime. The other day (month?) I […]
Continue readingVintage Pentax Takumar Lenses: 135mm f/2.5 and 50mm f/1.4 Samples
Hi everyone, just quick posts while we are trying to get through another hot Georgia summer. These next few posts will be gear oriented, me showing off what has recently been thrifted or gifted! That and finally revisiting camera+lens combos that I’ve had on the to-do list for quite sometime. This post is about a […]
Continue readingSony (Canon) TV Lens 12.5-75mm f/1.8 Sample Photos
Hi everyone, just quick posts while we are trying to get through another hot Georgia summer. These next few posts will be gear oriented, me showing off what has recently been thrifted or gifted! That and finally revisiting camera+lens combos that I’ve had on the to-do list for quite sometime. This is a Sony (but […]
Continue readingNikon D3500 Sample Photos + Mini Review
The other day a friend gifted me an extended loan on an unused camera–a little Nikon D3500! I dislike labels, but this camera tier has always been branded as “entry level” by manufacturers, reviewers, and folks that do not shoot that much or get the most out of their tools. This super light traditional DSLR […]
Continue readingSpring Prints and Mini Accordion Photo Book Samples
Gave myself a challenge and I photographed most of the above images with the Sigma Foveon cameras! (SD10 and SD15). Not what I’d normally use for product shots due to the never consistent white balance, but they do have a detail that is missing from normal Bayer layer sensors. These mini accordion photo books are […]
Continue readingCanon RF 16mm f/2.8 Sample Photos
Hello everyone, the other day I noticed the Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 was on sale so I bought one. Here are my thoughts and sample photos in this mini review. I’ve owned many wide angles over the years, and like every tool, they have their own quirks and use cases. Back in the early DSLR […]
Continue readingNikon 200-500mm f/5.6E G VR Sample Photos
Thanks to Donald for letting me borrow the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 a few weeks back. For the big dance show I thought about lens choices that would let me shoot from way in the back of the theater. I had concerns if f/5.6 was enough in those random lighting situations, but I think it worked […]
Continue readingNikon Z5 Sample Photos and Rolling Review
Happy Lunar New Year everyone, I’ve been shooting/editing photos from Nikon cameras for well over 20 years now. (Examples can still be found right here on this /Journal) From consumer digicams, to prosumer bridge cameras, to the affordable DSLR revolution back in the early 2000s. Is it my favorite camera system? Probably/maybe since I do […]
Continue readingCanon R8 4K Framegrab Samples
One of the neat features of the Canon R8 is that it shoots really nice 4K full sensor width video. As in no central crop like the previous RP that I still have. Canon’s desktop Digital Photo Professional software is what I’ve been using for many years to edit my photography raw files. It also […]
Continue readingRevisiting old iPhones as Digicams
(Still doing more inventory and cleaning up my junk!) In charging up all my old idevices (iPads and iPhones) to see if they all still work I thought about the ones that have cameras. They definitely show the quick progress that Apple put into their tech over the course of 12+ years. Whereas you can […]
Continue readingSony A7 + Canon EF 50mm 1.2L + Minolta 50mm 1.4 AF – Sample Photos
Just doing this quick post for my own learning purposes. So here are some image samples comparing two Sony A7 cameras, one with the Minolta 50mm f/1.4 and Sony adapter, the other with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L with Sigma adapter. The Canon 50mm is obviously meant for my R cameras and DSLRs since it’s […]
Continue readingDigital Harinezumi (Japanese Toy Camera) Portraits and Memories
Digital Harinezumi Portraits and Memories Hello everyone, with all the renewed interest in lo-fi digital imaging tech (especially with the Kodak Charmera) I thought I would finally “dust off” our old digital Harinezumi photos from about 2011ish and post them here. So crazy how that many years can pass in a blink of an eye. […]
Continue readingPrinting Photos at Home…Misc Thoughts and Messups
As another calendar year comes to a close I’m organizing my work and printing photos. Not a bad way to avoid the cold and listen to music. Here are my recent thoughts on printing at home. So I have/had a Canon Selphy CP-220 since something like 2005. I used it a lot back in the […]
Continue readingNikon D70 Returns
So I re purchased my first DSLR a few weeks ago, for the low low price of $29.99! I first bought the Nikon D70 new in late 2004 for about $1000. That was such a watershed moment, having come from digicams and editing film scans for many years before taking the plunge on what was […]
Continue readingKodak Charmera Sample Photos + Portraits
Kodak Charmera Sample Photos + Portraits Hello! If you are new to my site because of this little trending keychain camera–welcome! I’m an Atlanta (US) based artist/photographer with lots of years of experience shooting and editing photos from many camera types. This post is about the little Kodak Charmera. After you get tired of scrolling, […]
Continue readingFujifilm GFX 50S + GF 35-70mm Portraits
While it’s rainy and cold outside, I gave myself a challenge and decided to edit some portraits that I shot with the GF 35-70mm. It’s a great sharp lens for landscapes and all around use, but I wanted to see if it could work for my brand of pretty portraits. The main part of the […]
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