Jonathan Siegel

It would be a coin toss for me. I love both lenses, although I own the 85mm f1.4AFD, not the G, however I do not think there is an enormous difference, optically, between the D and G. Here are a...

If anyone's in town on May 29th, I'll be hosting the next Pecha Kucha Night at Home Club here in Singapore. Going to be a lot of fun, please come check it out! Here are the details:...

It depends on your taste and preference, in all honesty. I have the very cheap and very handy 70-300mm f4-5.6G(you can get these for around $100-150) and shot these birds in Malaysia with...

My wife owns a D5000 and the kit lens, she bought this crappy lens bag that had a nice design, but the materials were cheap. We moved to Singapore two years ago and did not notice anything at...

If 20mm is wide enough for you, you might want to have a look at the Voigtlander 20mm f3.5. It's not a very fast lens, but it is extremely compact, beautifully built(all metal), and very...

Thank you so much for your advice! This is just as I suspected, I figured unless it was going into a news article, then it cannot be licensed for any other purpose unless I have a signed release. I...

I am frequently approached by different parties interested in licensing my street candids. I am fully aware that I cannot license these photos for commercial use, however I have been told that I...

Not sure if this is the right place to be posting this, but here goes. Does anyone else own the 50mm f1.2 ais or any other ai or ais lens, and have had the black paint chip off, or slowly peel off...

Just started posting some shots from a photo series I did for my friends band, "Bored Spies". I set out to show them exploring various film genres and did a total of 3 shoots using a rented 24mm...

I shoot with the 50mm f1.2 ais and LOVE this lens. Of course it's manual focus only, but once you get the hang of it, it's a spectacular lens. Here are a few recent shots to give you an...

Thanks everyone for the excellent advice! Will post some shots here after the wedding to share. It will be a very interesting experience as it will be my first traditional Malay wedding to attend.

My friend asked me to shoot her wedding in a few weeks, so I've begun researching what gear I'll need to do a nice job for her. I generally shoot street and some portraiture, and have shot a few...

As someone who eats bokeh for breakfast as part of a daily balanced diet, I'll throw in my two cents. There is no good or bad bokeh. It is all a matter of personal taste. I view bokeh the same way...

Although you mentioned that 20mm isn't quite wide enough, one of the other points was that you wanted a wide angle for the times when you need one. Have you had a look at the Voigtlander 20mm F3.5?...

I shoot with a D700 and if it broke down and could not be repaired, I would buy another D700 and still disregard Nikons current lineup. I have no doubt the D600 is a fine camera, but I don't ever...

If 20mm is wide enough for you, I would absolutely recommend the Voigtlander 20mm F3.5. It's super compact, very high quality build, and on FX is just a great lens. I carry with me everywhere...

Nikkor 50mm F1.2 ais, because I can do this with...

I started off in a similar way, being sold on the kit lens when I picked up my first D80. That was the Nikkor 18-70mm, and yeah, I never missed a shot. That said, nothing ever looked spectacular or...

Lens choice is entirely up to you, I have shot with nearly every focal length under the sun and generally gravitate towards 50mm and 85mm. Just keep experimenting with what you have until you...

I'm shooting with a D700 and I have a pretty nice tripod and also a remote shutter trigger. I am going to do an interior shoot for a new restaurant and I'm tossing between the following for the...