Arthur Stanley Jefferson

When I shoot with Flash I first meter the ambient scene, check for ambient hotspots and generally increase my shutter speed to cut out the influence of the ambient light on my subject. Typically I ...

You're welcome.. A few more things I would recommend are: Turn off Auto ISO Set white balance to 5800k as a starting point, then tweak, I never use awb Use only evaluative metering in camera Turn ...

I use Canon 5D mk3s, which I use with Canon 600 exrt, 600 exrt2, Neewer 600 exrt, vintage Vivitar 283 with VP1 controllers and Quantum T5DR flashes. I also use 2 Quantum Turbo 3 battery packs and ...

https://fstoppers.com/originals/does-sony-have-problem-failing-shutters-a7-iii-402365 Some happening after 25k shots!

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/camera-af-microadjustment/ Thanks RayUk for pointing out the error in my link 😊

...geddit?😀

Make a note of your current af setup, then try mine. I set my own parameters, so changed case 1 to: Tracking sensitivity: -2 Accel/Decel Tracking: +1 AF point auto switching: 0 AI Servo 1st image ...

... I tried everything and settled on these settings for the 5D mk3. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63840107 Maybe put these exact settings in as a starting point, also set standard profile ...

..personally I think the 50L you have looks like that at f1.2, try it at F2 and it will be razor sharp. Most of my older lenses are optimum at 2/3 of a stop down from full open. ....I know nowadays ...

....to socket in dummy 12v battery adapter supplied with all 1D series cameras. I did this with my old 1Dmk2n as a backup. I still have an SD7 cable with dummy LPE6 battery attached ....which ...

I'm very sorry to hear that

I have the 135 f2 and love it. Very similar look with the 85 @f2 if your subject is framed the same, but 85mm will allow you to frame your subject approximately one metre closer than the 135 f2 ...

Tokina rebadge a Viltrox, (with badly set typography) and charge a massive markup...did they think no one would notice?

No thanks Tokina....

Steve, you should send one to the actor Jeff Bridges, he loves run and gun medium format photography and could perhaps tweet about your product.

Put the price up too!😊

This is great, I would love one if I could still afford to shoot medium format film.

When I did my arts degree (many years ago) all the Mamiya RB67s were booked well in advance. So I made my own...

....With mirrorless, there is more room for the rear lens assembly of RFS/ crop format lenses to protrude further into the body (to cover a smaller apsc sensor). An R7 with an RF mount that takes ...

Sounds good, but maybe wait for early adopters to see which lenses are most compatible as some may not work satisfactorily.
There's also this generalized Caveat emptor....

"Worn lenses with faulty...

Here's my take on it...* I believe the previous scheduled releases were reordered as Covid hit, and the R1 development was extended, (perhaps an opportunity to fine tune quad pixel af in the field ...

I hope you're right...I made my predictions back in September 2019...14 months ago....and 6 months before Covid took off in March 2020. I believe the previous scheduled releases were reordered as ...

.....or RF 100 F2 Macro possibly being announced early next year..