Paris with Sony 12-24mm ultrawide lens

Eiffel Tower at night

Seven Days in Paris Shooting Sony 12-24mm Going against conventional wisdom, I have concluded that an ultrawide zoom like the Sony 12-24mm is the “must have” lens for most types of travel. Many people will […]

Sony FE 12-24mm F/4 G at Universal Studios

Universal Studios with Ultrawide lens For travel, I typically recommend carrying two lenses, an ultrawide zoom and a normal prime being my lenses of choice. On a recent trip to Universal Resort Orlando, I broke […]

Sony 24mm F/1.4 GM Review

Sony 24mm F/1.4 GM Real world images (click for larger) Sony Fe 24mm F/1.4 GM lens (AMAZON / ADORAMA) review: In September 2018, Sony announced their first FE 24mm lens, their Sony FE 24mm F/1.4 […]

Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM at Universal Studios

Universal Studios with Sony 24mm F 1.4 GM My full review of the Sony 24mm F1.4 GM lens will be posted in the coming weeks but I thought I would share some images and thoughts […]

Sony FE 70-200mm F4 Review

Sony FE 70-200mm  F/4 G Real world images (click for larger) Sony FE 70-200mm F/4 G OSS Review: The Sony 70-200mm F/4 was the first full frame telephoto zoom lens that Sony made for their […]

A Proposal with 3 Sony prime lenses

Photographing Proposal / Engagement I decided to end 2018 with a special post, sharing my session photographing the proposal of Amy and Anthony. While I’m primarily an enthusiast, my readers know I’ve shot a few […]

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Review

Sony 24-70 F/4 Master Real world images Sony 24-70mm F/4 lens review: After Sony first launched their full frame mirrorless system in October 2013, the Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS was their […]

Sony 16-35mm F/2.8 GM Review

Sony FE 16-35 F2.8 GM Real world images (click for larger and exif) Sony  FE 16-35mm F/2.8 GM Review: Like every dSLR brand, Sony has a holy trinity of zoom lenses: wide, normal and telephoto 2.8 […]

Sony 85mm F/1.4 GM Review

Sony 85mm F/1.4 GM Real world images (click for larger): Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM lens review: 85mm is my favorite focal length and prime lens. I shoot portraits extensively and 85mm is the right focal […]

Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 AF for Sony Review

Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 AF (Samyang 35mm F/1.4) Real world images: Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AF lens review: Rokinon has long made affordable good quality manual focus lenses.  Notably, the same lenses are produced under multiple brand […]