by wim arys | May 13, 2014 | Mitakon/ZY Optics lenses, lens reviews, news
Mitakon 50mm f0.95 review first impressions My Mitakon 50mm f0.95 arrived finally! It spent the last 2 weeks in customs because of a problem with the invoice, so it was a long wait… Ask your supplier to put an invoice in the package with the full value if you...
by wim arys | May 12, 2014 | stories
Nikon 1 v3 in God’s other waiting room I took a little trip to the seaside to take some test shots with the Nikon 1 v3. The local shore is always an attractive place to go to on weekdays and outside of school holidays. At that time, there are mainly pensioners...
by wim arys | May 10, 2014 | stories
Magical forest with the Fuji X100s Fuji X-Trans vs. traditional Bayer color filter layout The Fujifilm X100s has a proprietary X-Trans random color filter design as opposed to the traditional 2×2 Bayer filter array. With any filter layout, each on-sensor pixel...
by wim arys | May 9, 2014 | Nikon, camera reviews
Nikon 1 v3 review: better than Sony or Olympus? Introduction When reviewing a camera, I always try to get in the mindset of the design team. So my Nikon 1 v3 review will focus on what I see as a reliable pocket camera with maximum possible image quality. I’ll be...
by wim arys | Apr 29, 2014 | stories
Sony A6000 landscape photography in the Azores The landscapes of the Azores are stunning, so I thought this would be ideal to test the Sony A6000 landscape photography capabilities. I haven’t invested in any dedicated APS-C wide angle lenses, but I do have the...