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New Camera Lens! It’s Like Christmas

dav.d — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:45 +0000

I have a brand new lens! I love shooting with prime lenses. Prime lenses require me to zoom with my feet a.k.a running back and forth. Their advantage is that they can have wide open apertures and can create some ethereal type photographs where I can control the focus and the blur and get all sorts of artsy.

This lens is a stepping stone to buying a Canon 85 f/1.2 lens. The price difference is huge and I only buy lenses or equipment when I have the cash to pay for it.

Canon 85mm f/1.8 Lens

It’s Camera Gear Sunday! The Nikkor f/2.8 14-24mm

dav.d — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:31:45 +0000

Yeah, Camera Gear Sunday isn’t going to be a regular feature but it does make for an interesting title. And it is fun to rave about a lens I love to use. And it is one reason I won’t be giving up Nikon anytime soon – it is the Nikon f/2.8 14-24mm lens. It is an ultra wide lens that can see everything at once – and even if it is dark. The one downside is it won’t hold a polarizing filter – but pobody’s nerfect.

Nikkor f/2.8 14-24mm lens

If you are shooting Nikon – I highly recommend this lens. It is extremely sharp. It is f/2.8 so it can be used in low light situations.

2 New (Used) Camera Lenses arrived in the mail today

dav.d — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:12:08 +0000

I am not going to apologized anymore for all my obsession with photography equipment and all things photography – this is a wedding photography website! I am supposed to talk about my passion – creating amazing photography of brides, weddings and love stories.

So today I received two new lenses in the mail – these are used lenses that will work with my medium format film camera. I have yet to get my first roll of film back from the photo lab – and I am already barreling into the world of film head first!

My new Bronica 50mm and Bronica 150mm lenses

BTW, I call these lenses new – they are new to me. They are most definitely used – and they arrived in their original boxes. I don’t keep my boxes for too long. But then I wasn’t raised in the depression – where you learned to keep EVERYTHING. I recycle boxes – rather than store them in a basement somewhere.

This weekend I am excited to go out and photograph a few more rolls of film. Last night I shot about 5 frames of black and white film and about 8 frames of color film. Shooting film is very different than digital photography. I love digital photography – but there is definitely something romantic and classic about film photography.

All three of my medium format camera lenses - 50mm, 75mm, 150mm

Digital photography simplifies photography – it can have a faster workflow – and the image quality is getting outstanding. What is it that I like about film? I like that the film itself will include a unique thumbprint – grain, color, contrast are all subjective to what kind of film you use. Yes you can fake it in Photoshop.

I also like the retro/old time feel of film cameras. Much like people today are now buying actual records to listen to music – it is hip to be retro – but no too retro.

And most importantly? I think shooting film will help make me a bit more unique – cause I don’t like to blend in. Normal is boring – be extraordinary. So watch for me the photographer with a film camera and a digital camera.

Bird's eye view of the Bronica lenses