There was high, thin overcast on Tuesday, with watery sunlight in the oak copse. Really nice conditions for photography.
Archives for 2015
A cheaper L-bracket for the a7II
I ordered this Hejnar a7II L-bracket: At 90 bucks, it’s not exactly cheap, but it is substantially cheaper than the RRS bracket. How do the two compare? The acid test: I clipped the Hejnar plate into a RRS quick-release clamp, Perfect fit, and no slippage. Good job, Hejnar.
A few more IR tree panos
We interrupt this technical discussion for some, you know, actual photographs. I’m continuing to spend time with my IR-modded a7 in my little oak copse. I’m beginning to figure out where I think this series is going. I think it’s going to be about the smaller trees. I think that the end game will be… [Read More]
Fast lenses as specialty items
Seven or eight years ago, the Nikon D3 came out, and it changed the way I looked at fast lenses. At first, I noticed that it made my fast telephotos, the 200mm f/2, the 400mm f/2.8, and the 200-400mm f/4 useful indoors, which had never been the case before. Then I noticed that I was… [Read More]
Testing 5 medium telephotos on the a7II — summary
I will attempt to summarize what I’ve found over the last few posts, starting here. This is a complicated subject. I’ll tell you what my conclusions are, but you may have different priories, and I welcome your comments. The lenses: Zeiss 85mm f/4 ZM (Leica M mount) Tele-Tessar. Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Otus. Leica 90mm f/2… [Read More]
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