Sony FE28mm f2 lens. Small and capable lens. This post is about the Sony FE 28mm f2 lens. I have been using this lens for a while and it is really quite good on both the Sony a7S and a7RmkII as it is small enough so that it is nicely balanced on the front of the cameras. Optically it is a good performer. The thing that 28mm lens force you to do, is get closer to your subject, especially if you want objects to be a reasonable size within your frame. An advantage of a 28mm lens is that the depth …

I have a Guest post up on the Inspired Eye website. It is a user report on the Sony RX1RII camera that I use. Check out the link: http://www.theinspiredeye.net/sony-rx1-street-photography   It is a great website and they have a very cool online magazine that I would recommend you all to subscribe to. InspiredEye Magazine   

Panoramas on Sony cameras. For something different and a little bit of fun I do like the panorama feature on Sony cameras. I have been experimenting with Sweep panorama mode on the Sony a7 series, RX100mkIV and RX1RmkII cameras. I think it is a great mode for those fun shoots when you are on holiday and/or want a quick image of a landscape or scene that is wider than you can capture with your lens. I have found you do need to get your exposure correct as the Panorama mode only makes jpeg images of the panorama. The images in …

Occasionally, i get asked why I use Sony cameras, as I am a Sony Global Imagung Ambassador, I would like to answer that question with this post. I have now had a range of Sony digital camera’s, since my original a900 a-mount camera. I loved using the a900 as it had the best viewfinder on a DSLR camera and it gave me files that were highly useable, but it was a little limited for the type of work that I have been doing more recently. As my work has evolved my camera needs have changed. I used the a99 for …

Creative Cloud alternatives. I have been thinking about this for a while now. Could I do away with Adobe and their Creative Cloud, that is not use their software. I have been using for quite some time, the following programs: InDesign (page layout), Photoshop (retouching), Lightroom (file management and raw conversion), Bridge (quick exploration of images), Premiere Pro (film and sound editing), and I used to use Dreamweaver (website design), all in CS6 and I suspect when Apple release their new operating system later in the year this will become a problem that I will have to address as Adobe no longer supports their CS6 …

Sony a7RMKII camera with Leica 28mm Elmarit lens I have been experimenting with a Leica 28mm Elmarit lens on my Sony a7RMKII camera. I have decided to ignore all the internet and the doom mongers on how this lens preforms on the a7RMKII camera, and try it myself. Using the Novaflex Leica M to Sony emount adaptor the lens performs well enough for my needs. I have attached a full size (a2) image to this post for you to see. I am busy working a a City of London street photography project as regular readers might already know. This image was made yesterday, …

I spent the afternoon with photographer Rob Johns, (@firstfew2econds) discussing multimedia apps for the iPad. So that I can make social media material that can be used on various media and different places. I came home and downloaded Soundcloud, VRP7, Storyline, Anchor and audioBoom. then spent the evening signing up for these services so that I can use them in telling stories that I want to explore over the next few months. I have lots to learn and experiment with over the next few weeks. In addition I am going to  do more of the Facebook live videos, that I did …