The Art, Science & Technology of Photography
Independent, hands-on camera reviews, lens tests, technique guides, and fine art printing. Written by a photographer with 62+ years behind the camera. No sponsored content. No press release rewrites. Just honest assessments from real-world use.
How to use beeswax and lavender oil as a fine art print finishing technique. An alternative to cover glass that protects prints while eliminating reflections and adding a subtle luminosity.
Read full articleHands-on macro test of the Carl Zeiss 100mm f/4 S-Planar, one of the finest macro lenses ever designed. Video and stills shot on the Sony A7S in a backyard garden environment.
Read full articleA hands-on test of the Contax Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar adapted to the Sony A7S. Portrait performance, video rendering, and real-world impressions of this legendary Zeiss portrait lens.
Read full articleHands-on test of the Contax Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon wide angle prime on the Sony A7S. A champion among adapted wide angle lenses for full frame mirrorless.
Read full articleA hands-on test of the legendary Contax Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 adapted to the Sony A7S. Real-world performance, image samples, and video test footage from a lens built with rare earth glass formulations no longer in production.
Read full articlePhotographer, writer, and technologist with 62+ years behind the camera. Platinum-palladium printing specialist and managing editor of TheCameraForum.com.
Read full articleHands-on tests of vintage, modern, and cinema lenses across every mount system.
In-depth assessments of mirrorless, medium format, film, and cinema cameras.
Exposure, lighting, composition, autofocus, and the craft of seeing.
Platinum-palladium, alternative processes, papers, and the art of the physical print.
The masters, their vision, their technique, and their legacy.