Musings on photography both analog and digital
Some time back, I said I would write a series of brief reviews for each of the passel o' Pentax lenses I purchased. Time has passed, and I am finally getting around to the first of those. Up for inspection: the 28mm f2.8, a lens much less common to see on the used market than,… Continue reading SMC Pentax-F 28mm f2.8 – Overlooked Old Lens Review
This blog is nothing if not inconsistent. In fact, that may be its only claim to consistency. I do like to provide my perspective on gear through reviews, though mine are based on impressions much more than systematic testing or specifications. Sometimes I am able to get my hands on new (or newish) product releases… Continue reading Upcoming Plans: Overlooked Old Lenses – Pentax Edition!
There are two kinds of people, perhaps: those who are energized by the onset of summer, living their best experiences during the time, and those who feel the opposite, for whom summer seems too loud, crowded, hot and fast-paced. I have always been in the latter camp. If you're in the former, I congratulate you.… Continue reading Summer Doldrums
I may have invented a term; "anti-minimalism." The big ol' internet you and I are currently partaking of to facilitate this exchange of ideas has a few word suggestions. Maximalism. Cluttercore. And then (of course), our venerable friend Materialism. Pentax Z-1p, HD FA 43mm f1.9 Limited, Shanghai GP3 100 I'm not sure what I'm talking… Continue reading Minimalism and Anti-Minimalism
This is the second of my posts around the Pentax HD DA 15mm f/4 Limited. In the first, I was concerned with the characteristics of wide and ultra-wide lenses in general, for the most part, and promised to get more technical in the second one. As I thought about it, however, I realized that I'm… Continue reading The Pentax HD DA 15mm f/4 Limited Lens
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