JacquesBalthazar

Like many, I used and loved Pentax SLRs in the film age (MX, LX and SFX). I tried a K7 back in 2009 but had by then already sold off my K legacy lenses and did not want to invest in their...

Apart from the Leica SL, this is the only mirrorless body that handles as well as a very good DSLR. It has the optimal size, weight, ergonomics and feature set for Fuji's "pro" zooms and larger...

Top IQ FF lenses are getting heavier and heavier, and this one’s weight will be prohibitive for many users. At 1.6kg, it weighs considerably more than a Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 (1.1kg) or a Nikkor...

At new prices, the X100F is a MUCH better value proposition than the X2 from every single point of view: IQ (RAW files and JPEG film simulations), resolution, handling, functionality ...

In practical terms, the Leica Q beats any DSLR + any 28mm manual focus lens while maintaining very good « FF level » IQ.
On the other hand, 45MP bring more potential to the table than 24MP.
The...

@Richard-on-Thames: I also shoot both film and digital, and am unfortunately condemned to digitise the film bit at some point if I want to share the images, or even just to print them, as I have no...

Let’s be explicit here: what we are looking at is 100% digital.

One is a set of files of digital captures produced through a scanner, the other is a set of files produced by a digital camera....

Dear DPR: whenever you have a chance, please take the time for a comparative test of a SL with one of these lenses against Zeiss Otus 85mm on Nik/SL adaptor (similar price, heavier and no AF but...

Would have been more logical to compare to the other 24 MP Full Frame sensors. In which case, M10 results are slightly below cameras such as Sony A7II and slightly above respected DSLRs such as...

@Ergo607: my issues with M8 revolved mainly around the obligation to use filters on all lenses to correct the horrendous magenta cast delivered by the sensor’s own disastrous IR filtering (and the...

Funny that Barney’s pick was published the very same day I purchased my own M10, bringing me back into that idiosyncratic brand’s fold 7 year’s after I had given up on it, post M9 and M8...

Your production is wonderful! Interesting and challenging for me to realise that not only you produce those fantastic images with old bodies and cheap lenses, but that you actually have a ...

For the Nikon mount version, the lens would still operate flawlessly even if you ripped out ALL electronic components, on aperture priority mode or full manual. You would only lose EXIF data on...

Healthy exercise.

When all is said and done, a good picture will be a good picture independently of the age of the capturing device or the technology used. The combination of subject matter,...

Fully agree. This is clearly my most favourite lens of all my favourite lenses.

You seem to be using  APS-C. Contrary to others here, I will therefore NOT recommend you look at 85mm for portraiture as, on APS-C, you will hardly be able to use it indoors, due to ...

I do not own this lens and cannot comment if your sample behaves the same way others do. But looking at your pics, it is clear that the main issue is movement blur rather than missed focus. With a ...

Yes. the only reason to do AF fine tune with manual lenses is to correct out of spec elements of the body, including mirror alignement, focusing screen placement and the AF module placement ...

"Boring" might be an overstatement, but I will agree with the following: if you have a dull composition with dull light and a meaningless subject matter, the resulting picture will be boring AND ...

That is good to know. Wondered if you also tried your AI lenses with the OVF's electronic rangefinder feature (the "green dot") ? According to Nikon litterature, the green dot accuracy is improved ...