There are many reasons to love Paris, one of the main reasons in our book is the food. Farmer’s Markets, street vendors, causal dining, formal dining, it doesn’t matter where you go or how much you want to spend, it seems that every meal in Paris is a good meal. If you’d like more details…
After a few years of renovations, the dome has been restored and is now open for visitors looking for sweeping views of the city. It’s not as high as other landmarks around the city, but it is still well worth the 200 step climb. The groups are led up the steps every half hour and last…
I have to admit that the Leica Typ 109 in Solid Gray is one of the best looking cameras I’ve ever seen. I’m not saying good looking cameras take better pictures, but I do appreciate the esthetics of good design. Up to this point, the Ricoh GR has been my little heavyweight. Big sensor, compact…
vs the color image Modern cameras create beautiful photos that accurately represent the colorful world as we see it, but for some reason I keep coming back to black and white as a way to express what I’m seeing. I like the simplicity of black and white; I think I like it best because texture,…
This is a fun lens. It takes some getting used to and shooting without a finder is a little challenging, but it’s fun. At 18mm you are taking in a lot of the scene and getting a huge depth of field, even at f/4. If you feel like stopping the lens down to f/5.6 you’re…
I read a lot about this lens and saw a few sample images and decided this would be a solid purchase. However, the thing that solidified the deal was being able to try it out at Bic Camera, Shinjuku store. I shot a few images, brought the camera home and loaded the fired up Lightroom. I was…
This lens is one of the reasons I wanted to give the Fuji X Mount system a try. The first lens I picked up was the 35mm f1.4 and I was impressed, but not nearly as impressed as I have been with the 56mm f1.2. I have had the chance to shoot with it a…
