Canon EOS 6D (238mm, f/10, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
“I’m back”. Back from sunny California. While there was nothing but rain in Austria there was nothing but blue skies in the Western part of the USA. We traveled California for three weeks. Less than three years after our last visit.
What was in the camera bag(s)? Continue reading
SONY NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/40 sec, ISO200)
September 2011 we spent 3 weeks in British Colombia. It was our third time there. The same country, the same province(s), same RV and campgrounds style and we were the same ( well almost, just 10 years older this time ) but the trips were completely different. Continue reading
SONY DSC-RX100 (16.2mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO125)
The picture above is not sharp or better it is unsharp but it is not totally unsharp. It is easy to see what’s in there: A couple of cars driving along the Autobahn into the setting sun. The fast AF of my RX100 focused on the dead flies on the windscreen and created a better shot than if it would have focused on the cars. Continue reading
FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO800)
As photo enthusiasts we are living in wonderful times. Just think about what camera you were using 10 years ago. Maybe you were already shooting digital. Maybe you were an early adopter and already using a DSLR. I did. A Nikon D1. A pro camera with a 2,7MP APS-C sensor with an max ISO-setting ISO 1600 but I really did not like to go there. I preferred to stay at ISO 200. The screen on the back was small. There was no loupe or histogram so it was rather there to check whether an image was recorded or not.
Why I’m telling you that? Continue reading
DMC-FX100 (7.4mm, f/3.1, 1/320 sec, ISO80)
DMC-FX100 (6mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec, ISO80)
As promised here are my experiences of my last vacation. The first one where I did not bring a DSLR and a punch of lenses. How was it? How does it feel when you encounter the perfect location in perfect light and your best gear sits at home?
Most enthusiastic photographers are gear heads. Continue reading