Tag: Kalina

This Lens Is Awesome! Meike 35mm f1.7

Finally, I’m just about caught up in all the tedious stuff one must do to make a living off a blog and I can finally get back into doing the things I like to do, testing out crazy lenses and have fun shooting the way I like to shoot. I have something like 8 or…
Baby Number Two | What Camera Did I Use?

Epic, monumental life changing events, like a new baby being born, always begs that really big question, “what camera should I bring?” During the delivery and for the few days while my wife was recovering, I brought along several cameras, but only used a few. Don’t worry, I’m not sharing any gross newborn baby photos.…
Busing Through A Blizzard | Sony A7rIII

Last week we took a ten-hour bus tour through Hokkaido during a crazy blizzard. I guessing it’s always a blizzard in Hokkaido during the winter months, especially Sapporo which is the second most snowiest place on earth. I lived in the Rockies for several years back when I was in high school and I’ve never…
Kipon Lenses, Are They Good? Yes And No, Here Is Why

Handevision is a joint venture between German lens manufacturer IB/E Optics GmbH and the Chinese Shanghai Transvision Photographic Equipment Co who produces high-end adapters under the trademark Kipon. Today Handevision is making some interesting full frame manual lenses for mirrorless and Leica cameras, including the fastest lens ever made the 40mm f0.85 (a gimmick . .…
Going Cinematic | Sony A7r III

With the crazy resolution of the Sony A7r III, I thought it would be fun to try out some photos with the 2.35 cinematic crop. I’ve done this in the past with my landscape photography using a 3:1 or 2:1 crop, but I’ve never done it with anything casual and the results are very cool…
Exploring Santa Monica Pier | X100F

This weekend my little two-year old daughter and I walked down to the train station for an evening down at the Santa Monica Pier. I’ve lived in Los Angeles for over 10 years now and this was my first time using public transportation. A very proud moment for me.
A Weekend With The Fam | Fujifilm X-T2

Of course when I talk about family I’m referring to my Fujifilm X-T2 and X-Pro2, but I guess my natural family was there too. They’ve actually been all over the place these last few months, busy getting houses fixed, traveling, working etc. We finally had a chance to all meet up after something like 5…
A Walk In The Park | Kamlan 50mm f1.1

I’ve picked up a few new lenses this year and it seems like I now have an endless option of focal lengths, looks, and types of lenses to choose from. For the first time, I think I might have a lens for just about everything. – Well except for zoom lenses. I just can’t stand…
Baby On The Deck | Fujifilm 35mm f1.4

It’s sometimes fun to take the most mundane moments in the day and try to see if you can make anything interesting out of them with photography. Often as photographers we get stuck thinking we need to travel to capture life’s great and unique moments, not realizing we all live as part of our own…
Fujifilm 90mm f2 | Lifestyle Photography

I finally decided to buy the exquisite Fujifilm 90mm f2 and have been testing it thoroughly around town and at the pumpkin patch with the kids. I have to say, this thing is amazing and is one of Fujifilms best lenses in my opinion. Everything about it is just incredible.