
Hi I’m Jack:
A Scientist & Street Photographer.

Street Photography is how I document life…





I was all set on the Nikon AIS 105mm f 2.5, not just because it’s Nikon’s most famous lens, but because of its one advantage for street photography, until I stumbled onto another 105 from Nikon’s archives. The 105mm f1.8 AIS - released as a direct SEQUEL to the f2.5, almost a full stop brighter, supposedly without any optical compromises, yet compared to its predecessor a relative unknown. Is Nikon’s sequel to their most famous lens overblown or underrated?
Voigtlander’s 28mm f1.5 is the best 28mm you can buy for the Zf. Full electronic communication between this manual lens and the best focus assist tools on the market, but the best can still get better? Along comes firmware 2.0, which improved the Zf’s class-leading manual focus experience in 4 new ways. Did the best 28mm for the Zf just get better?
For camera reviewers - and the industry at large - street photographers are no longer the priority, so what are you actually paying for in a brand new camera? We don’t need 8K open-gate video, or insect-detect autofocus, instead 5 features reviewers overlook that make a difference on the street. Today let’s go through 3 cameras at 3 different price points to see how much street photographers have to pay to get the features we want and need.