I have become very fond of 24mm prime lenses. One reason is that this focal length gives rise to very wide perspectives that look almost…
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It was not all that long ago that I had little use for focal lengths shorter than 50mm. I was always thinking about getting an even…
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It is difficult to explain in words what makes a great lens, and impossible to define it with numbers and charts. Quantitative measurements are the…
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As I have written elsewhere, I think of the lens as the real “maker” of an image, the camera is only the “recorder” . And,…
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I am a devout cat lover, and an uncompromising defender of the rights of feral cats. My definition of sentience is that any being who can understand other beings’ intentions, feel fear and pain, and be able to know joy and contentment, is sentient.
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The Best of Both Worlds
It is not often that one can get it all. But matching the best of twentieth century photographic engineering – or perhaps art – to the…