The Sony Alpha 7 and A7R have just been announced and feature a full frame interchangeable lens mirror-less camera for around $2000. This niche was held so far by the Leica M at a much higher price point. Unlike the Leica, this is not a range finder. Brian Smith has a field test that show… Continue reading Sony Alpha 7
Month: October 2013
Things about the X-E1
Tim Bray wrote a love letter to Fujifilm: He starts with the conclusion: It’s the best camera I’ve ever used: Light, wonderful in the hand, perfect controls, astounding lenses, pleasing pictures. So if you were thinking of buying a Serious Camera, this is totally one of the ones you should look at. Or maybe the… Continue reading Things about the X-E1
Cleaning old cameras
Two recent articles on cleaning (old) cameras: Japan Camera Hunter: Classic Camera Cleaning Guide. Petapixel: How to clean up your old camera. Both have similarities in techniques, which is absolutely not surprising. I haven’t had the time yet to try these out, but if you needed a starting point to clean your collection of film… Continue reading Cleaning old cameras