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Ruminations on a 50mm f/1.1 Nokton

Monday, August 30th, 2010

I’m in love with the night. I enjoy the mysteries that lurk in the darkness, the enigmatic shapes, and the cavernous infinity of a bottomless shadow. In fact, I love the night so much that I want to photograph night itself — and not flood it with artificial daylight. As any photographer knows, the solution to such a requirement is spelled f-a-s-t-l-e-n-s. For M-mount shooters, this has historically meant choosing between an account-draining Leica Noctilux, or the gamble of an older, adapted lens. Now, however, we have a third option — the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton. It’s (relatively) inexpensive. It’s new. It’s built for M-mount cameras. But is it any good? | Read the article to learn all the answers.

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Clutterbucking

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Cluttered houses. Cluttered photos. Cluttered minds. ULTRAsomething photographer, grEGORy simpson reveals, in one tidy little article, how to deal with all three. | Read the article

Categories : Techniques
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