Mirrorless Cameras

At the end of 2014, after shooting for a decade with Canon, I completely switched to a Sony Mirrorless. Just before the Christmas holiday, I sold all of my Canon equipment and ordered the Sony A6000, Sony 10-18mm f/4, and Zeiss 16-70mm f/4 in one shot. I paid $2000 in total. Sony lenses are always …

When I leave home for an event or for street shooting I often take my Fuji X-Pro2 and one lens. It’s usually the XF 35mm F1.4 (50mm in FF). However, this time I decided to grab a lens that goes into my bag only when we hit the road – that is, the XF 50-140m…

Zyreeta & Vinoth's Sri Lankan Wedding Ceremony in London. Three epic days with some of the warmest and most welcoming people that I have met so far.

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Over the past few months, we have been sharing numerous articles that focus on Samyang CS lenses designed for mirrorless cameras. In … Continue reading Better late than never! – Samyang / Rokinon 12mm f/2 review (Fuji X-mount, Sony E-mount)

As photographers we often try to anticipate the weather when planning to capture specific images. Sometimes Mother Nature cooperates, and sometimes not. I was out today using some extension tubes to capture a few images of insects and flowers. Ideally I would have preferred a nice calm day, rather than the strong winds I faced today. …

What is a mirrorless camera, and is it a viable alternative to the DSLR? In this tutorial we explain the technology that powers them.

A Tree Paradise

It had been a while since I last went to my favourite red kite feeding station to photograph these magnificent … Continue reading The red kites are back! – Sony A7r II, a6300, Sigma MC-11 and 150-600mm Contemporary lens

I’ve always found Olympus cameras to have excellent quality. But when I first picked up the PEN-F, it was immediately apparent that the quality of this cam

The design of the Olympus 7-14mm pro lens means that you cannot fit a filter kit in the traditional way. There are a few adaptors out there, but they are all fairly expensive. I saw a post on dpreview, which detailed how to build your own adaptor. However, I did it a slightly different way.…

I recently visited the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory and spent a couple of hours capturing butterfly images using one of my … Continue reading Nikon 1 J5 Butterfly Photography – Guest post by Thomas Stirr