Category Archives: Cameras

One more photo trip with the Nikon D800E

If you have read my recent posts you will see that I am using more and more the Nikon D800E. It has to do with my limited time for setting up properly cameras like my 4×5 Sinar or my need … Continue reading

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Nikon D800E back in action

After a few weeks of shooting almost exclusively film, it was time for a “digital break”. Although I took with me my 4×5 camera, the Plaubel Makina 67 and the Leica M7 (with the almost permanently mounted Voigtlander 15mm), I … Continue reading

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Taking my first image with a 8×10″ pinhole camera

What you see on the picture above is a 8×10 large format pinhole camera I purchased recently from eBay. It takes 8×10″ sheet film. There’s no lens of course and the camera has an aperture of f/400 and a viewing … Continue reading

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Nikon D800E vs medium format film (Fuji GSW690iii)

One of the first things I did when I got the Nikon D800E was to compare it against my heavy artillery landscape camera, the Fuji GSW690iii (6×9). You can read these posts using the following links: Part I Part II … Continue reading

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Fujifilm 210 Instax and Polaroid Spectra SE, two cameras, one frame

A test shot for my two instant cameras, a view from a balcony. (Fujifilm 210 Instax, Instax Wide film) (Polaroid Spectra SE, Impossible Project PZ680 Color Protection film) This is not a camera vs camera post of course, just a … Continue reading

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Mamiya 645 Pro TL revisited

It’s been a long time since I last used my Mamiya 645. I got so used to larger negatives (6×7,6×9,6×17) that the 6×4.5 frame just looked too small to use. My rangefinder cameras also were easier to carry due to … Continue reading

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More time spent with the Nikon D800E

Recently I am writing more and more about the Nikon D800E, and for a good reason, that is. I was reluctant to carry this heavy DSLR with me on my trips, I thought if I was to take a rather … Continue reading

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Exploring the Nikon D800E

January was a month dedicated to film. I spent most of my time learning my first steps into large format photography, and for some reason I also started using often my 6×17 panoramic camera. Of course, the quantity of images … Continue reading

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Images with Sony RX1

Recently, I had the luck of making some images with the Sony RX1. As you know, its a mirrorless full frame camera, very small and light with a fixed Zeiss 35mm f/2. A technological accomplishment by all means. I had … Continue reading

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Sony NEX 5N with Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1

The Sony NEX 5N has become my family camera. Small and light, fast to operate, a very fast motor drive and superb high ISO performance its just perfect for my family snapshots. My four e-mount lenses (16mm, 18-55, 55-210 and … Continue reading

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