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Botswana - one week to go - the gear is ready!
After long weeks of optimization my photo and film equipment for Botswana is finally ready. When flying to Africa the size of the equipment is always a compromise between professional demand and allowed weight. In Botswana the small planes always have a weight limit and I always have too much weight...personally and in the bag ;-)
One Lens - One Week: Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR
Last year I bought some lenses with fixed focal lengths, which in my opinion are currently among the best lenses on the market. They are lenses that all create a special character in the image resolution and color rendering and are also fun to photograph with. At the beginning of the year 2022, I have therefore set myself a challenge.
TTArtisan vintage manual lenses - The holy trinity for the Fujifilm X-Series
TTArtisan has only been around since 2019, but in those two years they've created quite a buzz with their affordable, manual fixed-focus lenses. At first there were only M-mount lenses, but in the meantime there are also APS-C lenses with a mount for Fujifilm X-series cameras. I took a closer look at the three small lenses with focal lengths of 17mm, 35mm and 50mm. Mind you - these three fast lenses together cost less than 250 USD!
Triumph Bonneville Bud Ekins Special Edition
He was a Hollywood stuntman and one of the world‘s greatest motocross and desert racers – Bud Ekins. The native Californian became immortal as a stunt double of his friend Steve McQueen in the 1962 Hollywood classic „Broken Chains“.
YEEESSS!!!
Today is my personal Fujifilm Black Friday! Finally, my GFX100S and GF 80mm f/1.7 arrived today. The weekend may come...
All In - Fujifilm GFX100S
When Fujifilm presented the brand new Fujifilm GFX100S medium format camera at the online press conference on 27 January 2021, it was clear to me that I would be following an all-in strategy with Fujifilm Medium Format in the future.
The revelation - Fujinon GF110mm f/2.0
Fujifilm has revolutionised the medium format. There is no other brand that offers a similar range at the price level of a high-end full-frame camera. While Hasselblad, Phase One and Leica still offer medium format cameras at astronomical prices, Fujifilm recognized the signs of the times - medium format suitable for the masses - attractive in terms of quality and price.
Vintage Lenses on Digital Body: Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm f 1.2 on Fujifilm GFX50R
The Minolta MC Rokkor 48mm f 1.2 lens is mainly known for its beautiful bokeh, the other performance is comparable to other 50s lenses, i.e. at open aperture relatively unsteady bokeh and overexposure, at f/2 it is great for portraits and at f8 it delivers perfect landscape shots.