The World has Gone Mirrorless !

Let me start this article by wishing you all a very happy and prosperous 2019    Now that every brand has gone Mirrorless , choosing a system today is becoming more and more difficult. Let's first agree that all cams are good today, and the choice of one system over the other is more a matter of …

All Cams are good !

" Which Camera should I buy " ? the Classic Question Many people ask which camera should I buy, which system is better, should I get a DSLR or a Mirrorless cam, is FF better than APS-C better than M43 !!! and all the different silly questions we all know. Well, I tried and owned many different digital …

my Infrared Journey

  During my early years of Architectural study, I was always a big admirer of surreal works of artists like Salvador Dali, Antonio Gaudi, René Magritte, Max Ernst, etc...  One way to achieve surreal images in photography was, exploring the Infrared world. My journey with Infrared Photography started in 2009 when I converted my Nikon D200 to 665nm filter. …

Photokina 2016 : what to expect

Photokina 2016 is coming soon. Many among us is eager to know what the manufacturers will launch this summer at Köln. Here are my predictions according to many rumours on the web and my own speculations. • The stars near each product is my expectation rating from 1 to 5 (least to most expected) LEICA  new …

A7ii vs A7s vs A6000 vs Df High ISO comparison

This is a Quick (non scientific) High ISO Test between Sony A7s, A7II, Nikon Df, and Sony A6000 Lenses used in the test : Sony/Zeiss 35/2.8ZA on A7s A7ii, Nikon 35/2.0 AF-d on Df and Sony/Zeiss 24/1.8ZA on A6000. All Shots taken handheld. A7s-A7II-Df-A6000  ISO 25,600   A7s For Some Reason, the A7s has some …

My Favorite Gear 2015

  Here is a list of my favorite gear I used in 2015  after I said Goodby to Fuji and Welcome to Sony. My Leica M240 and Nikon Df are still my favorite cameras  Favorite Interchangeable Lens Camera : 1st- Leica M240 , 2nd- Nikon Df Favorite Lens: 1st- Leica 50 Summilux, 2nd- Nikon 70-200/2.8 …

LEICA SL : The real competitor

I hesitated writing my thoughts about the Leica SL after just 2 days after the announcement. Mainly because i didn’t touch a Leica SL, YET. In my previous post, I posted the rumored news about the Launch of the SL with one Question: the death of Range Finder? and it seems many Leica fans didn’t like my …

and I replaced my Nikon D800E with Sony A7II …

Sony A7II, 55/1.8 -front view- Sony A7II, 55/1.8 -top view- Sony A7II, 55/1.8 -side view- On 9th of June 2015, I made a trip to Roma, Napoli and Amalfi Coast, and decided to take my Nikon D800E with 24-120mm f4, 16-35mm f4 and 58/1.4, along my V3 with CX70-300VR, and my inseparable Ricoh GR. I had in my mind to give the D800E its last chance ... as it was …

Fuji X30 vs Nikon V3

I had the chance to test the Fuji X30 lately... so I did a quick comparison with the Nikon 1 V3. The X30 lens is a 28-112mm f2.0-2.8 (35mm equivalent) and the lens used on the V3 for he comparison is the 10-30mm f3.5-5.6 PZ kit lens (27-81mm 35mm equivalent). Here is a quick comparison …

Nikon to announce a grip for the Df

It seems that Nikon will announce Finally a grip to the Df , sometimes soon. The grip will have quick access to battery and SD card compartment , it will be made from Aluminum, priced at around J¥ 16,200 (around 138 USD) , and will be named : Df-GR1 , weighting 95g.