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.
Hands-on test of the Canon FD 20mm f/2.8 S.S.C. adapted to the Sony A7RV. A 94-degree ultra-wide that puts 61 megapixels behind Canon's floating-element design from 1973. Two real-world images that show why this $200 lens tells stories a 50mm never could.
Read full articleHands-on test of the 1968 Canon FL 55mm f/1.2 adapted to the Sony A7RV. Real-world images wide open at f/1.2 showing the legendary bokeh, glow, and color rendering of Canon's first f/1.2 standard lens on a modern 61-megapixel full frame sensor.
Read full articleThe Carl Zeiss 100mm f/4 S-Planar mounted on bellows and the Sony A7RV. Flower macro photography at extreme magnification, pushing a 1970s optic against a 61-megapixel sensor. Five images that prove this lens has no ceiling.
Read full articleHands-on lens test of the Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 180mm f/2.8 HFT, plus the 80mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/4, designed for the Rollei 6008 medium format system, adapted to the Sony A7RV. All shot wide open. The results speak for themselves.
Read full articleThe Contax Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon - known in cinematography circles as 'The Hollywood' - shot wide open at f/2 on the 61MP Sony A7RV. One daffodil. Four frames. Proof that the most famous wide angle ever made still has nothing to prove.
Read full articleHow 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 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.