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Today I visited the press preview of Photography: A Victorian Sensation at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s a major exhibition which actually goes beyond the wonderful huge collection of mint condition Daguerreotypes and other early examples, ending with a Nikon D5500 as an example of today’s tech. You can visit this . . . → Read More: Victorian Photography in Edinburgh Share this: Comments are closed  DK's ramblings, Events, News  Edinburgh, exhibition, National Museum of Scotland, photography, Victorian We’ve had news of the new Sigma Art HSM high speed wide angle full frame zoom – 24-35mm f/2. It will be available in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts only (release date not yet confirmed) according to Sigma in the UK. Note that this will be a bit of monster with its 82mm filter . . . → Read More: No FE or A mount for new Sigma 24-35mm f/2 Share this: Comments are closed Accessories - 3rd party, Lenses - Alpha Mount, Lenses - E mount, News 24-35mm, f/2, fast, full frame, lens, Sigma, zoom Hasselblad HV Well, I never really liked what Hasselblad did with the smaller Sony cameras – but what they did with the A99 is pretty cool, with the different body skin and control details. At the original price? A rip-off! For $3999 including a 24-70m CZ lens and a special case – a bargain. . . . → Read More: Blad bling going for a song Share this:
(Updated June 15th after press conference) The new Sony A7R II is the camera I’ve been waiting for, which everyone has predicted, and which seems to tick every box without having a huge price label on its own. I find the $3,200 (UK coinfirmed £2,600) matches its stated specifications well. Others may disagree, but . . . → Read More: Sony A7R II, RX10 II, RX100 IV – making everything else obsolete Share this: 2 comments - (Comments are closed) DK's ramblings, HD Video, Legacy Lenses, NEX System, Sony Digital Cameras 42 megapixel, A7R II, A7R MkII, Alpha, BSI, camera, CMOS, CSC, digital, E-mount, FE-mount, full frame, ILC, Mark II, mirrorless, phase-detect, professional, Sony, system 
Twenty years ago I was operating one of the first full service digital photo studios in the world. I had already published, back in 1986, the world’s first desktop published commercial periodicals and won the UK Printing Industries Research Association inaugural DTP Awards, in 1987, for this. We’d bought the first Apple laser printer in . . . → Read More: Sharp vintage glass – and subject Share this: One comment - (Comments are closed) Accessories - 3rd party, DK's ramblings, Flash units, Lenses - E mount, Photo Techniques A7r, Alpha, close-up, ELB400, Elinchrom, flash, lighting, macro, mirrorless, Paterson, Pentax, SMC, Sony, still life, Studio, Takumar |
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