by Ben
Since selling my sony a7riv and 200-600mm summer of 2023 I’ve been missing the long telephoto lens in my lineup. Living near Yellowstone will do that I suppose. I added the 150-600mm this past winter and finally got a chance to take it to YNP in March. This is by no means a great test […]
by Ben
I finally picked up a sony 200-600mm. Since moving to Montana and this lens getting announced I’ve felt like it’s the lens for wildlife photography. I’ve been considering one for a long time but finally bit the bullet, sold the 100-400 and got one! I didn’t own them both at the same time so I […]
Categories: blog, gear, lenses, new gear, personal, photography, review • Tags: gear, review, Sony 200-600mm
by Ben
Long lenses have always been something I’ve used in my photography. When I first got a film body in the 90s I had a 70-300mm variant. I’ve since gone through four camera systems (canon, nikon, canon again, fuji and now sony). On each system I’ve had a long lens of some sort. They basically fall […]
Categories: blog, gear, lenses, personal, photography
by Ben
I was invited to actually surf today. Instead I took the camera along and had some fun but stayed warm and dry! I’m working on a Sony 200-600mm review but figured I’d share 4 images from today. I’ve got a ton more surging images to edit but figured I’d get one done tonight. Enjoy.
Categories: blog, gear, lenses, personal, photography, surf, Weekend Fun! • Tags: 200-600, a7riii, montana, Sony 200-600mm, surf, surfing
by Ben
Long time no blog. Yeah, I need to work on that. Yes we’ve moved to Montana. Yes this year/spring/summer/fall has been a blur. I’ll work on better updates… BUT! Sony released a fast 24mm lens! This was my daily lens for the PADs I did back when the kids were born. I’ve switch systems (twice!) […]
by Ben
Welcome to the second part of my fuji X-T1 camera review. This post will focus primarily on how the X-T1 performs while shooting weddings. Part I of the review (which focuses on landscape photography) is here. I broke the review up into two sections because the two genres are quite different and I figured it’d be […]
by Ben
This post is a bit overdue and because of that it’s probably going to be a bit long… In case you haven’t noticed I’ve been in the process of switching my entire kit over from a canon full frame kit to a fuji APS-C (“crop”) kit. This has roots that go back about 5 years […]
Categories: blog, cameras, gear, lenses • Tags: 5D mark III, canon, fuji, fuji 10-24mm, fuji 18-55mm, fuji 55-200mm, review, XT1
by Ben
I wanted to put a post together that goes over what I use to get my landscape images. While I do list the exact gear I shoot with, I don’t want this post to make is seem like that portion is critical. It’s far more important to get out there with what you do have […]
Categories: accessories, bags, blog, cameras, gear, lenses, video reviews
by Ben
I converted my 10-22mm to be able to be used on FF over the weekend. I wouldn’t call it a full conversion as it’s NOT and EF lens, and you CAN damage your FF camera (and possibly 1.3) if you’re not careful, so proceed at your own risk… But, taking canon’s rear baffle out and […]
Categories: blog, gear, lenses, video reviews
by Ben
Switched back to canon. Nikon’s are great, but the Nikon tax killed me in the end. $2200 for the 24G specifically. Not that some of these lenses are inexpensive, but I bought them all used and save a ton. I’ve got a body I like and lenses I love now and so far so good. […]
by Ben
I don’t even shoot canon anymore, but I’m still active on PotN and have the shots of this project so I figured I’d share this officially (this shots are buried in a 17-40 post here somewhere). Basically, canon uses the same hood on the 17-40L, 16-35L (but they made it even bigger for the 16-35II!) […]
Categories: accessories, blog, gear, lenses
by Ben
I’m working my lenses out for my DSLR kit and I really want the new 16-35mmVR and 24mm 1.4. To fund them I have to sell some of what I currently own. So I’m thinking about downgrading my 24-70G to a lesser zoom as most of what I use it for isn’t very demanding anyway […]
by Ben
I guess it’s about time I make it official and put a shot/post about this on the gear blog. I’ve officially switched to Nikon. When my 5Dii drowned in August I realized I could use that opportunity to try a D700. It’s the camera I wish canon would make, but they refuse to for whatever reason. It […]
