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.

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]

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]

This is a continuation of the test that started here. In this post, I’ll compare the following lenses:  Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Otus. Leica 90mm f/2 Apo Summicron-M ASPH. AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 G. Tamron SP AF Di 90mm f/2.8 Macro. at f/2.8. The center 1:2 crops: The Summicron and the Otus are close, with the… [Read More]