720nm IR-modded GFX 50R on the back of a Swebo TC-1, Rodenstock 180mm f/5.6 HR Digaron on the front of the TC-1, a 950 nm filter on the front of the lens. Edge burned for aesthetic reasons; the lens covers the sensor perfectly, as far as I can tell.

OOBE is a product management term that stands for “out of box experience”. Here’s mine with the Swebo TC-1, in pictures.                              

I remember several photographic purchases that changed my photography dramatically for the better. Nikon S2, in 1957 Nikon FTn, in 1966 Hasselblad 501c Linhof Master Technika Nikon D3 Arca Swiss C1 cube Sony a9 8×10 Polaroid processor But there’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest for impact on my photography, the Foba… [Read More]

I’ve received several requests to test the 20-35 at 30mm against the 30 mm GF for field curvature. I started with a tree 100 meters away in the center of the image.     I panned the camera so that the tree fell on the right side near the edge. I made pictures focusing in… [Read More]

The last two lenses that I bought have quite different lens shades. The one on the left is for the Hasselblad XCD 38 mm f/2.5 lens. The one on the right is for the Fuji 20-35 mm f/4 GF lens. The one on the left is made of metal. The one on the right is… [Read More]