I Tried 35mm vs 135mm: The Travel Dilemma? | 7Artisans 135mm f1.8
35mm lenses are made for documenting. What if I want to escape reality? 135mm can easily blur out everything around me, but do abstract photos lose their meaning? Last week I tested out the 7Artisans 135mm f1.8 and found surprising parallels to not only the Nikon Plena, but also 35mm for travel photography.
I Downsized Every Travel Photo Accessory?
All my camera gear needs 2 bags to carry but what if I downsized every piece of tech - will 1 sling be enough for everything? 13 tiny accessories across 5 categories, 1 of which changed my whole approach to photo editing.
Zf vs ZR: A Day In the Life for Travel
For travel I thought the Zf and ZR are interchangeable. So why, on my last trip did I use one so much more? It was a work trip, and though I’m not a pro photographer cameras are essential for my day job. I have 6 travel use cases that are specific to my work and a little odd? Did the Zf or ZR meet my needs better? Let me show you over a jam-packed 24 hours. A day in the life traveling for work in Taiwan.
28mm Made Me Question Everything about 35mm?
My go-to travel lens has been 35mm, after going through all your 28mm photos, I questioned everything I thought I knew? Which is better for familiar locations versus brand new destinations, which do I pack if I can only pick 1? That was my dilemma across Taipei and Tokyo, I tested a modern 28mm vs a vintage 35mm to come up with 5 new rules.
Wasted Thousands on Camera Gear? Here’s what I kept.
I have way too much gear across Sony, Nikon, Fuji, but going from 3 systems to 1 isn’t easy. How did I decide what to keep? Lenses outlive cameras, to me they best define a brand’s identity. 8 lenses, 4 for work, 4 for fun. It’s a tight fit inside these 2 bags, which lens would I pick if I can only have one?
How To Take Unique Photos in Boring* Places | Thypoch Ksana 21mm f3.5
Why do boring places make the best photos? A Google image search keeps showing the same 3 landmarks in my hometown so here’s the challenge: 1 hour to capture 3 “unique” frames of my hometown with a prime lens I’m not used to?
Why Everyone* Struggles with 28mm (at first)
Out of all my 28mm photos? Half I like, half I don’t. Truth is I don’t know why? It might be the gear, I’ve tried 6 28mm lenses, both manual focus and auto. Some of these were taken overseas others back at home. Here’s what I do know - it’s not easy using 28mm. Here’s 5 techniques to make it more manageable.
Nikon ZR + 28mm: 10,000 Travel Photos Later.
The Nikon ZR’s screen, shape, and speed kept me going. 10,000 travel photos later I think 28 mm matches this camera perfectly? So much so on last my Japan trip I brought 2 - but how did the same focal length produce such different photos? 28mm is unpredictable, just like the ZR. Rather than waiting to feel inspired? They force you to try something new.
10 Years of Flagship Cameras Led To…This?
Why’s the OM3 so expensive? Not the looks, or build quality, it’s how they squeezed 10 years of flagship tech into a tiny body. After all the cameras I’ve tried, I’m tired of hype, is this actually “game-changing”? For me, surprisingly yes, after a whirlwind tour of Tokyo, 5 districts in 24 hours - it did change my photography? I took it on a workshop with my Street Photography sensei - it inspired me to try 1 new camera setting.
Street Photography Changed How I See Mt Fuji?
Clean and minimal is how I’ve always pictured Mt Fuji, so why don’t my photos ever look postcard-worthy? I could blame the crowds or bad weather, maybe landscapes just isn’t for me. Using every lesson I learnt from a decade of street photography, last month I finally went back to chase that peak. This time I tried to copy 5 Fuji postcards using prime lenses only.