After a year of teases from Pentax, the new Pentax K-3 Mark III has finally been released! Building upon the foundation of their design principles, this new contender in a shrinking market dominated by mirrorless cameras contains almost everything a DSLR user could ask for, let’s take a look…
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After months of rumours regarding Foveon sensors and speculations regarding what the “L” could possibly stand for, the new SIGMA fp L is finally here!
Is it “Lite”, “Large Resolution” or could it even be “Leica”?
Actually, the designation is a bit more “Liberal” with no determined keyword. However, Sigma advises that they consider “Leap” or “Liberty” to be suitable as it corresponds with the fp L’s ability as both a cine and stills camera.
Let’s take a look at what that means for the fp line, and new features.
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With international borders shut, the only place I could safely travel to during this pandemic was Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City… courtesy of a new editing/ gaming rig. After sinking in approximately 100 hours and completing all main and side quests, my thirst for travel photography has also been satiated with the in-game camera…
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As my subjects are predominately portrait based, I usually find myself reaching for a focal length that is 85mm or longer. During the pandemic, however, I found myself wanting a fast but light “normal” lens for my workhorse Sony A7rIII as part of my EDC kit. 35mm primes have been a mainstay in photography as a highly versatile and regarded focal length for both APS-C and full-frame cameras.
My affinity to this focal length is courtesy of the Leica Summicron-M 35mm F2 ASPH, due to the prominence of the 35mm frame lines through a rangefinder window. So on a Sony system how does the new Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary compare?
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I’ll admit it. I love primes. Specifically, lightweight prime lenses that differentiate from contemporary offerings with yesteryear’s quirky (and potentially inherently “flawed”) optical designs. Recently, Tokina introduced an SZX 400mm F8 Reflex lens to their catalogue. Comprised of 6 elements in a mirror arrangement with only a fixed F8 aperture, can something so simple and niche stay relevant in an age of over-engineering and pixel peeping resolution?
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Today I’m celebrating a return to blogging by recounting my experiences detailed in a long-term review of the Ricoh GR III. Any invested photographer will warn you of the perils of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) and I definitely am not immune to that…. but that’s a post for another day.
So how did the Ricoh GR III become my most used camera in the past year and a half, despite every other exciting shiny new release and purchase?
Read MoreObscura from Latin, the rudimentary definition being: Dark.
Exactly how new toys actually leave most people, even me… in the dark. But the newest addition to my family, the renowned Canadian produced Leica M4-P had a surprisingly easy learning curveRead More
For three weeks I was given the opportunity to trial the new Ricoh M-Mount module ahead of its launch at FotoRiesel. Not being a Ricoh user myself, I was also supplied with the GXR body and electronic viewfinder. Here are my impressions:Read More
My most recent acquisition from glorious Russia Ukraine was a Kiev 88 manufactured in 1987, unopened and unused since then. Knowing that this is a bit of a gamble due to horror stories and notorious quality control at that period, this is still a direct Hasselblad copy and hence I gave into temptation. Read More