There have been two controversies floating around the ‘net recently. Is the Sony/Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8 FE (Zony 55) the equal of the four-or-five-times-more-expensive Otus 55/1.4? Is the D810 somehow sharper than the a7R? I’ve got my own thoughts on both issues, but rather than just bloviate, I prefer to do some tests and report the… [Read More]
Archives for May 2015
Process vs result
A couple of days ago I wrote about job satisfaction, and how, for, me it didn’t always correlate with enjoyment of the process of doing the work. Today I’ll take money out of the equation, and try to tease apart how process and result affect satisfaction and pleasure with performing a given task. The novelist… [Read More]
Does the D810 EFCS work with the intervalometer?
The Nikon D810 EFCS is a little finicky in use. To get it to work, you have to turn it on in the menu, and set the shutter control dial in Mup position. When that’s done, the first press of the shutter button will raise the mirror and open the mechanical shutter, and the second… [Read More]
Doing it for money
When I graduated from college, I was equipped for two professions. I could be an electrical engineer; I had a BSEE to testify to my training, and summer and part-time jobs gave me a limited amount of experience. I could have been a photographer; I had no formal training, but eight years of working on… [Read More]
Thoughts on long-lens photography
Before electronic first-curtain shutter (EFCS), long-lens (which I’ll define as 300mm and over on a full-frame 35mm camera) photography was usually about wildlife and sports. For those activities ultimate sharpness wasn’t the prime concern. Those who attempted SLR landscape photos were usually frustrated by camera motion, even with the mirror locked up. With mirrorless cameras… [Read More]
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