Can’t Decide? The Best Lens for Travel | Sony 40mm f2.5
Sony’s 40mm f2.5 on the A7C pushes the limit of how small a full-frame camera can be. The lens is only 173 grams - practically invisible - sticks out less than two inches from the camera. Aperture ring, custom controls, dust and moisture resistance. Stylish, retro exterior, and included lens hood, metallic, cold to the touch, and when paired with the Sony A7CR it’s the first time I felt like a hipster holding a Sony camera? The catch - it costs $600 US Dollars, a thousand Australian bucks, and it’s only f2.5?
Is the small compact factor that makes it so suitable for travel photography the only thing we’re paying for?
The Price of Nostalgia? | Fujifilm X100VI
With its retro design and throwback film look, Fujifilm’s X100VI is the internet’s trendiest camera. It might be one of the best looking cameras of all time, BUT I was here before the hype. I bought the X100T on my first trip to Japan, upgraded to the X100F on the next trip, then graduated to the V before yet another trip to Nippon. Across the span of three separate Japan adventures, the X100 cameras taught me three street photography philosophies that I still use every day. But these cameras aren’t mine, not anymore. Turns out I’ve been chasing a ghost, a fleeting memory of that first shooting experience. So here I am, back at the start.
Am I, and are you - over-romanticising these cameras? How much are you willing to pay for nostalgia?
Photo Packing Panic? | Wotancraft Pilot Sling 7L
In Japan there is great premium placed on empty or negative space - “Ma”. this gap in the physical world should be filled not with objects but instead left empty to maximise your creative possibilities. Wotancraft’s camera bags are designed for this exact purpose.
Rugged mil-spec aesthetic. Single magnetic fidlock that opens and closes in one satisfying click. The main selling point for me is that Wotancraft bags make some of the lightest street photography bags on the market courtesy of the lightweight weather resistant waxed cordura fabric. The Pilot bags do come in 18L, 10L, 7L, 3.5L, 2.5L… how do you choose between all these sizes?