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You bet. I am in no way comparing myself to Alan. We do very different things. I am a photography teacher who makes art for pleasure. You might have noticed that I made no judgement on Alan’s...

I don’t know if I am allowed to post my Flickr link but I’ll try. This is more a sketchbook where I keep ideas. I don’t have much of an online presence....

Alan is a beginning photographer with a good eye for light. He is a LEICA ambassador and gets plenty of press from LEICA. His concepts are not well developed yet but he has potential. He is well...

For what it is worth, i was ready to buy the SEM21 and set up a heavy tripod and shot side by side with the Nikon 20mm 1.8. It was no contest. The 20 was superior in every way besides size. I ...

Video and stills will always be two different things. Video shot at fast shutter speeds looks terrible. A bit of blur in the frames makes the movement smoother. 180 degree rule suggests shutter...

Very nice. I would have opted for a reflector or fill just a bit as the shadows are very dark. Certainly emphasises strength over grace as is. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

It is easier to engineer as manufacture larger lenses. The tolerances are less significant. Period. With Otus lenses, Zeiss combined large size and engineering expertise to create the best lenses ...

Dear Sirs, I apologize if this have been discussed or requested. Since each forum has a moderator, could you consider giving them the role of marking threads that include long term useful ...

Fingers crossed. It was one of the things I loved about Fuji. Their firmware updates were like getting a new camera sometimes! And release 2.0 will allow any two points.

Great for group shots. Put one each over two faces at extremes (closest and furthest) and dial in best focus. Also, good for T/S lenses but only left/ right shifts. Not ideal for landscapes where ...

Do you have this lens? What camera do you use it on? What is it about the IQ that you take issue with? This is the best pancake lens I have ever used. I cant imagine one with better IQ than this. ...

I prefer to push the f1 button again to zoom out if I want, but I shot XT-2 and remember it being good that way as well. Easy fix in firmware to make that an option if Nikon is reading and listening.

Uh, it is barely bigger than a lens cap at 134 grams and 2.3 cm long. So why would you expect it to be better? I am thrilled that it is close to good and size and weight wise is like having a body ...

The corners are not great wide open and have some smearing though no color shift. At f5.6 and smaller they are good. At f8 - f16 they are very good. I think f11 is the sweet spot for landscapes ...

Flickr Link These are quick and dirty from last night. JPGs. More to come. Included are two portraits, night market and a landscape. My take on the lens / Z7 performance: (1) Pin sharp from wide open ...

My contribution. I shoot mostly with manual focus lenses. Otus lenses have to have focus nailed or it is clearly missed. With the D850, this was impossible without use of the live view screen on ...

Pictures from this lens coming this morning. Did I mention how sexy it is with the hood? Nudge.

As good as it gets from a pancake lens. I’ll post some images in a few hours.