All-arounder zoom with dubious optical compromises..
50 megapixel successor to the 22 megapixel Canon 5D Mark III..
Escape the banale postcard look by shooting landscapes at f/1.4 or f/0.95..
36-megapixel full-frame DSLR with SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode..
Bread and butter zoom lens..
All-new high performance design..
Canon’s compact high-performance 24mm prime..
Canon’s tiny and lovely pancake lens..
Canon’s ultra-fast medium telephoto compared and in the field.
Canon’s versatile super telephoto..
High performance mid-range zoom..
Sigma’s fast high performance wide angle..
Sigma’s fast high performance normal lens..
Fastest 135mm lens yet, with ultra high performance..
Sigma’s fast an flexible moderate super telephoto..
Nikon’s fast ultra wide angle..
Versatile image-stabilized mid-range zoom..
Versatile autofocus wide angle..
An ultra-fast older design still offers appeal on modern digital..
State of the art design in a never before seen fisheye zoom..
Canon’s premium mid-range zooms..
State of the art design in a fast 35mm lens..
State of the art design in a fast 85mm lens..
Nikon’s best-ever f/1.4 lens?.
A review of Canon’s 800m f/5.6L IS super telephoto, with high performance that demands technical mastery to use well..
Comparing the 16-35mm f/2.8L II to most of Canon’s wide angle prime lenses. Optical performance, ergonomics, focus, build quality..
Exploring the 16mm fisheye for landscape photography, and correcting fisheye distortion..
Nikon’s ultra wide angle zoom and the Nikon 14mm f/2.8, critical focus shift behavior..
Perspective control for architecture or landscape as an alternative to Nikon and Canon brand name offerings..
Maximizing dynamic range and image quality by minimizing noise via multiple exposures..
Focusing accuracy and errors..
Best practices for shooting stacking frames..
Examples of Focus Stacking..
Articles written for MediumFormat.com..
Compact normal 54mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.
Medium telephoto 100mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.
100 megapixels in a portable package!.
Sharp images at low shutter speeds..
Ultra wide angle equivalent to 19mm f/3.3. .
Mid-range zoom lens equivalent to 26-53mm f/3.3..
Moderate wide angle equivalent to 37mm f/2.3..
Slightly wide compact normal lens equivalent to 41mm f/2.9..
Standard normal lens equivalent to 66mm f/1.4..
Ultra high speed telephoto equivalent to 90mm f/1.6..
Telephoto equivalent to 200mm lens. .
High performance moderate wide angle.
Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses, 3rd generation..
Examples and comparison from the various lenses.
Moderate wide angle with low distortion..
Milvus garb for the venerable 15/2.8 Distagon, with improved lens coating..
An outstanding 18mm design..
Highest performing 25mm from Zeiss ever..
Highest performing 35mm from Zeiss ever..
Classic design in the latest Milvus build..
An Otus, in effect. Milvus garb for the 135/2 APO, with improved lens coatings on one element. See the ZF.2/ZE 135/2 review pages..
Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..
A brilliant, but also colorful character..
Brilliant imaging, even wide open, but with a few quirks. (Review in progress) .
Ultra high performance with a fast aperture..
A gem with unusual close-focus..
An artist’s drawing tool..
Brilliant imaging in a compact package..
Versatility in a “normal” lens and macro too!.
Fast high performance APO wide angle..
Ultra high performance apochromatic normal lens, first in the Otus line..
Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..
King of bokeh! Corner-to-corner sharpness, world class..
Beautiful bokeh, razor sharp, superb color correction..
Articles written for Lenspire.ZEISS.com..
Out of the way places and wonders..
Fast ultra wide angle for Nikon Z..
Fast wide angle for Nikon Z..
Ultra wide compact zoom for Nikon Z cameras..
Fast portrait telephoto for Nikon Z..
Ultra high performance extreme wide angle..
High performance mild wide-angle..
High performance, high speed..
Super-fast ultra-wide astrophotography lens..
Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..
Native-mount mid-range zoom for mirrorless..
Ultra high speed native-mount moderate wide angle..
Ultra high performance medium telephoto..
Fisheye lens for Sony mirrorless..
Anything wider would be a fisheye..
High-grade manual focus wide-normal lens..
High-grade manual focus normal lens..
Ultra high grade macro all-arounder..
Fast extreme wide angle zoom..
Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom..
Compact long range telephoto zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.
Hand-holdable super telephoto zoom..
Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..
Full frame camera in an ultra-compact body with or without anti-aliasing filter..
Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and shoot tiny camera..
Ultra high performance zoom lens..
Beautiful bokeh, long reach fast speed, compact lens..
A macro lens with high performance..
A fast and lovely 'normal' lens (50mm equiv) for Micro 4/3..
Superb ergonomic design in a compact camera..
Can smaller sensor cameras compete with larger ones on any basis?.
Compact sibling of the Fujifilm X-Pro1.
A low distortion ultra wide angle lens..
A compact fast pancake lens..
Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..
Outstanding wide angle, superb performer..
Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..
Manual focus normal lens for full-frame mirrorless..
Manual focus telephoto lens for full-frame mirrorless..
Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..
Autofocus portrait lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless..
Ultra wide angle lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X..
Leica’s 28-70mm APS-C compact camera..
Shooting + post processing tips with high-res examples..
21mm f/5.6 equivalent FOV lens..
28mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..
75mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..
Leica M 40 megapixel monochrome sensor..
Leica’s fastest and widest lens..
Leica’s best-performing 21mm..
Leica’s fast wide angle..
Leica’s best-performing 24mm, and with a flat field..
Leica’s superlative and most natural lens for the M..
Six models to choose from..
World’s fastest 50mm full-frame lens..
Understanding the Rendering Style of the Noctilux..
Leica’s superlative normal lens..
High performance but flawed 50mm normal lens..
Leica’s longer tele for Leica M..
Leica’s compact 90mm for the M..
Diminutive telephoto and macro lens..
Compact lens for portraiture or similar..
Superb all-around macro and general-purpose lens..
Compact and ultra high performance long telephoto..
Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..
A star performer sets the standard on the SL..
All around razor sharp performer..
Pleasing and relatively inexpensive normal lens.
Blog posts, reverse chronological
2023
2023-09-08 Mountain Wildlife, September 2023 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains
2023-08-27 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Examples: White Mountains
2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak
2023-08-22 Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Bristlecone View to White Mountain Peak
2023-08-18 Incredible Snow Level in Eastern Sierra
2023-08-16 Back from Trip to Eastern Sierra, White Mountains
2023-08-06 Dusk at the Big Hump, White Mountains
2023-07-31 Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 Aperture Series @ 14mm: Dusk Down-Canyon from Schulman Grove (Z8)
2023-07-08 White Mountain Road Still Closed at Schulman Grove
2022
2022-11-13 SHOOTOUT @ 21mm: Hasselblad X2D vs Sony A1: Windswept Bristlecone Pine
2022-04-18 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR Examples: White Mountains Post Snowstorm
2022-04-08 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR Aperture Series @ 70mm: Fresh Snow on White Mountain Forrested Hills
2022-01-13 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM vs Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical: View South over Patriarch Grove
2022-01-03 Marmots with the Sony FE 200-600mm
2021
2021-12-29 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecone Sunrise (Fujifilm GFX100S)
2021-12-29 Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 — Great Lens for Panoramic Stitching
2021-12-28 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Bristlecones at Dawn, Blue Sky
2021-12-28 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Morning Backlit Bristlecone, Patriach Grove
2021-12-27 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: June Sunrise at Patriarch Grove
2021-12-26 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Examples: White Mountains High Country
2021-12-26 Fujifilm GFX100S Panorama with GF 30mm f/3.5: White Mountains High Country
2021-12-23 Fujifilm GFX100S Focus Stacking with Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5: Impressions vs 35mm
2021-08-28 Reader Comment: “wealth of material you have accumulated over the years of shooting around Sierra Nevada/White Mountains”
2021-08-03 Sony FE 200-600mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS Examples: White Mountains Distance
2021-07-18 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Examples: White Mountains
2021-07-12 Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?
2021-07-08 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Patriarch Grove, Aerial View
2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: White Tops of White Mountains
2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar: Focus Shift in Landscapes, Patriarch Grove
2021-07-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Late Day View to White Mountain Peak
2021-07-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Rainstorm over White Mountains
2021-06-27 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Bristlecone, Pre-Dawn Glow
2021-06-20 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecones (GFX100S)
2021-06-19 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecone (GFX100S)
2021-06-19 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: White Mountains Terrain Above Treeline (GFX100S)
2021-06-19 Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?
2021-06-18 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Bristlecone at Dawn (GFX100S)
2021-06-17 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Sunrise Over Patriarch Grove
2021-06-05 Patriarch Grove, Sunrise
2021-06-01 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR Aperture Series: View over Patriarch Grove to Southwest (GFX100S)
2021-06-01 Don’t even Think about Using the Fujifilm GFX100S for Monochrome Landscape Images — Horizontal White Stripes Make Images Unusable
2021-02-09 Using the Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar for Panoramic Stitching
2020
2020-11-29 Shootout @ 85mm: Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4, Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.4: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak
2020-11-17 Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak
2020-10-03 Some California National Forests Have Reopened, Including Inyo National Forest (Yosemite, White Mountains, Eastern Sierra)
2020-09-30 Forest Fires: Many California National Forests remain Closed Through October 8 Including Eastern Sierra, White Mountains, Yosemite High Country
2020-08-31 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Pre-Sunrise View South over Patriarch Grove
2020-08-31 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecone Trunks at Sunrise
2020-08-30 Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Life on the Edge (Ancient Bristlecone Pine)
2020-08-30 Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Wind-Shaped Ancient Bristlecone Pine
2020-08-30 Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S Aperture Series @ 14mm: Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine
2020-08-28 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine
2020-08-21 Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Pre-Sunrise Bristlecone Trunks
2020-08-20 Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S: Astrophotography
2020-06-21 Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9 Aperture Series: Bristlecone Graveyard, Dusk
2020-04-16 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Aperture Series @ 70mm: View Past Lone Pine Campground to White Mountains (Sony A7R IV)
2020-02-29 Phase One IQ4 with Schneider Kreuznach LS 150mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Plant Life on Silver Canyon Hillside
2019
2019-12-11 Schneider Kreuznach LS 80mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: View to White Mountains from Summit of Eureka Dunes (Phase One IQ4)
2019-10-27 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Examples: White Mountains Bristlecones (Sony A7R IV)
2019-10-27 Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Examples: Massive Ancient Bristlecone Trunk (Sony A7R IV)
2019-10-27 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Aperture Series: Bristlecone Logs View to Bristlecone Graveyard, Dusk Purple Sky (Sony A7R IV)
2019-10-25 Frame Averaging Case Study: Patriarch Grove Pre-Dawn
2019-10-24 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Patriarch Grove from Above At Dusk, View Southwest (Sony A7R IV)
2019-10-13 Various Zeiss Milvus and Zeiss Otus Lenses Now with Monochrome Examples from Nikon D850
2019-09-09 Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2: Panoramas in the Eastern Sierra
2019-09-09 Focus Stacking Selfies with the Fujifilm GFX100 (Mt Whitney Zone Sign)
2019-09-09 View South From White Mountain Peak (260 megapixel Panorama with Fujifilm GFX100, Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8), Dana Plateau @ 633 Megapixels
2019-09-08 Patriarch Grove, Sunrise (550 megapixel Panorama with Fujifilm GFX100, Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4)
2019-08-20 Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking For Selfies, People: White Mountain Peak, Mt Whitney
2019-08-19 How Good is Fujifilm GFX100 Sensor Stabilization? “Earth Shadow Rising Above Barcroft Research Station”, 1/10 Second Handheld
2019-08-17 Good Morning From 11700' near Patriarch Grove + Fujifilm GFX100 vs Fujifilm GFX 50S/R
2019-08-11 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR: Seems About Perfect for Many Landscape Scenes and Stacks Well
2019-03-17 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM Examples: White Mountains (Pentax K1 II)
2019-03-17 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW Aperture Series: View to Silver Peak from White Mountain Road (Pentax K1 II)
2019-03-16 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW Aperture Series: View South Over Fresh Snow on White Mountains to Deep Springs (Pentax K1 II)
2019-03-16 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecone at Sunset (Pentax K1 II)
2019-03-16 Pentax HD D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 SDM ED Aperture Series @ 29mm: Backlit Sprinter on White Mountain Road (Pentax K-1 II)
2019-03-15 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW Examples: Late Day and Night, White Mountains (Pentax K1 II)
2019-03-15 Pentax HD D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 SDM ED Aperture Series @ 24mm: Sunset over Snowy Landscape, White Mountains View to Sierra Nevada (Pentax K-1 II)
2019-03-15 Pentax HD D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 SDM ED Aperture Series @ 40mm: Snowy Landscape at Dusk, View Towards Big Pine (Pentax K-1 II)
2019-03-15 Pentax HD D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 SDM ED Aperture Series @ 63mm: Snowy Landscape at Dusk, White Mountain Road (Pentax K-1 II)
2019-03-13 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 24mm: Alabama Hills Rainstorm Creek (Nikon D850)
2019-03-07 Shootout: Zeiss Otus 28/1.4 vs Sigma 28/1.4A: Alabama Hills Creek to White Mountains (Nikon D850)
2018
2018-12-01 Hasselblad HC 120mm f/4 II Examples: Cottonwood Basin, White Mountains
2018-12-01 Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Sprinter Van in Clearing Snowstorm, White Mountain Road (Nikon D850)
2018-11-30 Cold But Beautiful
2018-11-22 Black Horse and Earth Shadow, White Mountains
2018-11-22 Thanksgiving is Once a Year, But...
2018-10-20 Long Term: Usage of my Workhorse NEC PA302W Wide Gamut Professional Display in My Sprinter Van + Reasons To Like in General
2018-09-22 Patriarch Grove in the White Mountains: Steadily Being Trashed
2018-07-06 Reader Question on Vignetting for Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar
2017
2017-11-28 Reasons To Like the NEC PA302W Wide Gamut Professional Display
2017-11-15 Time to Head for Home
2017-11-07 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Healthy Bristlecone Bark (Nikon D850)
2017-11-05 Good Evening, from 11-6
2017-10-18 Care and Feeding of Otus 85
2017-10-16 Travel Advisory Update: Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes Awful for Photography
2017-10-15 Travel Advisory: Smoke from Sonoma Fire in Yosemite, Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, Mono Lake Areas
2017-10-13 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Low View of Bristlecone Trunks (Nikon D850)
2017-10-12 Travel Advisory: Heavy Smoke in Owens Valley / Eastern Sierra from Sonoma Fire
2017-10-10 Nikon D850: 45 megapixels + Zeiss Milvus 35/1.4 + Focus Stacking Can Make Incredible Detailed Images.
2017-10-10 Nikon D850 + Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Bristlecone Hillside With Snow (Nikon D850)
2017-10-09 Nikon D850 + Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Bird’s Eye View of Patriarch Grove
2017-09-02 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: Gnarled Prostrate Bristlecone (Leica M240)
2017-08-10 Patriarch Grove Road Still Blocked by Snow
2017-08-09 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Single Frame Performance at f/9 vs Focus Stacking at f/9 (Flowers Amid Bristlecones)
2017-08-09 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Single Frame Performance at f/9 vs Focus Stacking at f/9 (Bristlecone Log Low View)
2017-08-08 Sprinter Photography Adventure Van by Moonlight, Cineo for Interior Lighting
2017-08-07 Shootout @ 16mm: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM vs 12-24mm f/4 G: Bristlecone Pines Amid White Mountain Strata
2017-07-25 Heading to Mountains
2017-07-20 Reasons To Like the NEC PA302W Wide Gamut Professional Display
2017-05-30 White Mountain Road Status
2017-05-26 Off to the Mountains
2016
2016-10-21 Late October Photo Tour in Yosemite or Eastern Sierra
2016-10-21 Paiute Cutthroat Trout in Cottonwood Creek, White Mountains (shot with Nikon 105mm f/1.4E ED)
2016-10-20 Sigma dp0 Quattro: Examples in Cottonwood Canyon, White Mountains of California, Part 2
2016-10-19 Sigma dp0 Quattro: Examples in Cottonwood Canyon, White Mountains of California
2016-10-02 'Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris' aka Paiute Cutthroat Trout, in Cottonwood Creek, White Mountains
2016-09-25 Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical: Aperture Series 'Snow Road' (Sony A7R II)
2016-07-22 Shootout on Leica SL: Leica 24-90/2.8-4 Vario-Elmarit-M ASPH OIS vs Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon, 'Fresh June Snow on White Mountains'
2016-07-20 Pentax K1: File Quality and Noise from ISO 100 to ISO 204800 (Jagged Bristlecone Stump)
2016-06-16 Home Today, Leica SL, Pentax K1, and More Coming Soon
2016-06-12 Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS in White Mountains Snow
2016-06-12 My Good Deed for the Day at 11,600': Resupplying Richard at the Locked Gate before Barcroft
2016-06-12 Warm and Cozy at 10,400'
2016-06-09 Focus Stacking with the Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 Distagon for Outdoor Scenes
2016-06-08 SuperRes Mode with Pentax K1: Sunset from White Mountain Road
2016-06-07 White Mountain Road is Open to the Locked Gate
2016-06-02 Early June 2016 Photo Tour in Yosemite High Country (or White Mountains)
2016-05-31 Early June 2016 Photo Tour in Yosemite High Country (or White Mountains)
2016-04-28 2016 Photo Tours in Yosemite High Country and/or White Mountains
2016-01-28 Zeiss 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar Examples: Sierra Autumn to Early White Mountains Winter
2016-01-19 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 Examples: White Mountains and Sierra Snow, Late November (Canon 5DS R)
2015
2015-12-31 Solstice Begone
2015-12-22 Compared: Nikon 24mm f/1.8G vs 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR : Snowy White Mountain Road (Nikon D810)
2015-12-21 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR Aperture Series @ 38mm: Bristlecone and Earth Shadow at Dusk (Nikon D810)
2015-12-18 Nikon 24mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series: Snow-Covered Bristlecone Blue Dusk (Nikon D810)
2015-11-29 Back Home... On Shooting in Difficult Conditions
2015-11-26 An Odd Thanksgiving
2015-10-27 Late Fall Photo Tour for one person
2015-10-27 Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Aperture Series: Bristlecone Sculpture on Slate Outcrop, Late Dusk (Sony A7R II)
2015-10-15 Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Examples: White Mountains, Before the Snowtorm
2015-10-13 Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Examples: White Mountains Before the Storm
2015-10-06 Back from Mountains Trip
2015-10-05 All White Mountain Snowmen I’ve Met Prefer Weather-Resistant Zeiss Milvus
2015-10-05 The Perfect Storm, White Mountains, Day 2
2015-10-04 The Perfect Storm, White Mountains
2015-10-02 Leica 28mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH in the field
2015-10-01 First Snowstorm of the Season, White Mountains
2015-09-30 Still Shooting in Mountains
2015-09-24 Heading to the Mountains
2015-09-21 Photo Tour: Fall Color
2015-08-26 Dual Sigma dp0 Quattro Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecones + Bristlecone Log
2015-07-20 Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Bristlecone on Bare Hill, Checking for Lens Symmetry (Canon 5DS R)
2015-07-09 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series at 50 Megapixels: Moots at Barcroft (Canon 5DS R)
2015-07-06 Canon 5DS R: Corrections for Color Fringing More Important than at Lower Resolution
2015-07-05 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series at 50 Megapixels: Summit Building on White Mountain Peak, North View (Canon 5DS R)
2015-07-05 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Examples: Mary Lake + Mt Conness Area
2015-06-29 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Bristlecone Vista at Dusk (Canon 5DS R)
2015-06-26 Back From Mountains Unexpectedly Early Due to Forest Fires
2015-06-25 Canon 5DS R Hits New High, With Zeiss Otus
2015-06-25 Canon 5DS R: Noise Under Real-World Conditions in the Field
2015-06-23 Canon 5DS R: Field Shooting
2015-06-16 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Examples: Lundy Canyon, Hoover Wilderness
2015-06-14 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks
2015-06-13 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Examples: White Mountains
2015-06-13 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Examples: White Mountains
2015-06-01 White Mountains Melt
2015-05-31 Road Status Beyond Patriarch Grove (White Mountains)
2015-05-16 Late May / Early June and Late June Photo Tours in Yosemite High Country and/or White Mountains
2015-02-12 Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon on Nikon D810: Aperture Series 'White Mountains Landscape'
2015-02-07 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series: Dusk Glow On Bristlecone Graveyard
2015-01-12 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: Bleached Bristlecone Logs at Blue Dusk
2015-01-09 Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar Aperture Series “Bristlecone, Earth Shadow Rises”
2015-01-08 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon on Sony A7R: Sierra Nevada and White Mountains Examples
2014
2014-11-09 Zeiss Loxia 35/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Solo Bristlecone, Earth Shadow (also, banding and tonal transitions).
2014-10-05 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Examples at f/1.4 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains
2014-10-03 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Surreal Bristlecones
2014-10-01 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Brilliance and 3D Feel
2014-10-01 US National Forest Service (NFS) Proposes Restrictive Permits for Still Photography on Public Lands: $1000 Fine for Taking a Picture?
2014-09-30 Returning from Trip
2014-09-24 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon In the Field
2014-08-16 Wrapping up Field Shooting
2014-06-22 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM A: Aperture Series 'Backlit Bristlecones' (5D Mark III)
2014-06-15 Up in the Mountains
2014-06-11 Heading to Yosemite and White Mountains: Open Slots for Photo Tours, and Gear List
2014-06-03 Tilt Shift Field Workshop June 12
2014-05-26 Tilt Shift Field Workshops
2014-04-30 Wide Aperture and Sharpness Workshop with Zeiss APO Lenses For Participants
2014-04-19 Diglloyd Photo Tours with Zeiss APO Lenses For Participants
2014-04-03 Diglloyd Photo Tours in June, August, September
2014-02-18 Brook Trout Spawning
2014-02-04 Guide to Leica: Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Leica M240
2014-02-03 Guide to Leica: Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH on Leica M Typ 240
2014-01-25 High Altitude Cold Cycling
2014-01-10 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH vs Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M240: Barcroft Blue Building
2013
2013-10-31 Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R Examples Leica M Typ 240, White Mountains
2013-10-28 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Green Machine)
2013-10-27 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Barcroft Blue Building)
2013-10-18 White Mountain Peak, Oct 17
2013-10-15 Headed to the Mountains
2013-09-13 What Every Leica X Vario User Should Know About Autofocus and Manual Focus
2013-09-11 Sigma DP3 Merrill in the Field (Bristlecone Graveyard)
2013-09-11 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II: Aperture Series at 70mm (Barcroft Outhouse)
2013-09-08 Save Your 'Green'? Leica 24/1.4 Summilux vs 24/3.8 Elmar vs Zeiss 25/2 Distagon (Leica M Typ 240, Green Machine)
2013-09-06 Compared: Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift vs Nikon 24mm f/1.4G (D800E)
2013-09-05 Sony RX1R: 12 Lens Rendering Aperture Series
2013-09-04 Leica X Vario: Dynamic Range Outdoors
2013-09-03 Compared: Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH
2013-09-02 Sony RX1R Aperture Series: Bristlecone at Late Dusk
2013-09-02 Canon 24mm: 24-70mm f/2.8L II vs 24mm f/2.8 IS (Green Machine)
2013-09-01 Sony RX1R: Extreme Dynamic Range (Outhouse Rainstorm Sunset)
2013-08-31 Sony RX1R: Plastic Tubing Aperture Series
2013-08-31 Sony RX1R: Bristlecone Sunset Aperture Series
2013-08-29 Back Home, Through and Past the Smoke (Yosemite Rim Fire Detour)
2013-08-28 Flat Tire in Silver Canyon
2013-08-26 Delayed Return, Still up in White Mountains
2013-08-18 Atop the Marmot Lookout at 12,800'
2013-08-16 Traveling (Mountains)
2013-08-14 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon Examples (Fujifilm X-E1, Bristlecone Graveyard)
2013-08-14 Fujifilm X-E1 + Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Dusk and Night
2013-08-14 Fujifilm X-E1 + Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series (Bristlecone Graveyard)
2013-08-13 Zeiss ZF.2 15mm f/2.8 Distagon as a Cross-Platform Lens (Leica M Typ 240)
2013-08-12 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH: Examples (Bristlecones)
2013-07-31 Ricoh GR Bokeh, and Its Unusual Lens
2013-07-30 Paragliding Over the Sierra
2013-07-23 Zeiss 25/2 Distagon vs 25/2.8 Distagon: Bristlecone Vista White Mountain Peak (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-23 Exciting Find: 5063 Year Old *Living* Bristlecone Pine in White Mountains (My Favorite Haunt)
2013-07-22 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon: Bristlecone Trunks (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-17 Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Performance at 300mm, Distance (Canon 5D Mark III)
2013-07-17 More Examples from the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S Varifocal Super Tele (Canon 5D Mark III)
2013-07-16 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: Eroding Bristlecone Giant (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-15 Shootout: Sigma DP1 Merrill vs Ricoh GR vs Fujifilm X-E1 (Bristlecone Graveyard)
2013-07-13 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Bristlecone Branches Bokeh (Nikon D800E)
2013-07-13 Field Curvature with the Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH
2013-07-12 Ricoh GR: Dusk Among the Bristlecones
2013-07-12 Focus Bracketing for Peak Sharpness with a 15mm Lens
2013-07-12 Dawn in the White Mountains at 11,500'
2013-07-08 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon (Backlit Bristlecone)
2013-07-07 Compared: Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon vs Fujifilm XF 14mm f/2.8 (X-E1, Bristlecone)
2013-07-05 Ricoh GR: Some Key Examples
2013-07-04 Scouting Can Make the Shot
2013-07-04 Ricoh GR: Highly Recommended
2013-07-03 50mm Compared: Noctilux, Summilux, APO-Summicron, Zeiss Planar (Leica M Typ 240, Lounge Chair)
2013-07-02 Ricoh GR Digital: More Examples, and Conclusions
2013-06-30 50mm Compared: Noctilux, Summilux, APO-Summicron, Zeiss Planar (Leica M Typ 240, Bristlecone Pine)
2013-06-26 Ricoh GR Real-High World Examples: White Mountain Peak MTB Ascent
2013-06-20 Ricoh GR Digital Night Shooting
2013-06-20 Leica M Typ 240: Bristlecone and Stars
2013-06-19 Ricoh GR Digital: Examples
2013-06-18 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon in Harsh Daylight (Bristlecones)
2013-06-18 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar in Harsh Daylight (Bristlecones)
2013-06-03 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon
2013-01-11 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM: Aperture Series with Focus Shift Analysis
2012
2012-10-22 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples on D800E (White Mountains)
2012-10-21 Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Distagon: Examples on D800E (White Mountains)
2012-10-14 Sigma DP1 Merrill Examples — Yosemite, White Mountains, Various, San Francisco
2012-10-12 Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH on Olympus OM-D E-M5 (De Chambeau Ranch)
2012-10-11 Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH on Olympus OM-D E-M5 (White Mountains)
2012-09-05 Canon 85mm f/1.2L II As a Landscape Lens, Wide Open or Stopped Down? Five Aperture Series
2012-09-05 Canon 85mm f/1.2L II As a Landscape Lens, Wide Open or Stopped Down?
2012-08-27 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon on Canon 5D Mark III
2012-08-26 Olympus Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED for Panoramas (Patriarch Grove)
2012-08-26 Olympus Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED Aperture Series (More Bristlecones)
2012-08-26 Olympus Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED Aperture Series (Bristlecones)
2012-08-23 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon vs Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G
2012-08-14 Views from a Bike: Sony RX100 and Olympus E-M5 (White Mountain Peak)
2012-08-11 Olympus E-M5 + Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED
2012-08-09 Olympus E-M5 + 8mm Fisheye On the Bike in the Mountains
2012-08-09 Olympus E-M5 + 75mm f/1.8 ED (Bighorn Sheep in Silver Canyon)
2012-08-06 Too Much Desk Work, Time for the Mountains!
2012-07-20 Photo Tour to White Mountains early August
2012-06-05 Photo Tours— Yosemite High Country and/or Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
2012-01-20 Zeiss Guide: Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series (Patriarch Grove Overlook)
2012-01-14 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Examples in White Mountains
2011
2011-12-05 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon “Snowy Day” Examples Page Gone Missing, Now Back
2011-11-20 A Day’s Shooting in a White Mountains Snowstorm with the Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon
2011-11-19 Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon Aperture Series, Bristlecone Monolith
2011-11-17 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Aperture Series, Bristlecone Monolith
2011-11-15 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Examples (Fall Color, Bristlecones)
2011-11-04 Zeiss 25mm f/2 — Extraordinary For Landscape
2011-10-04 Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom
2011-09-05 Reader Says “WOW” With the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon
2011-09-02 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH Example Images in White Mountains
2011-08-08 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon For Landscape Photography
2011-08-02 Two September Photo Tours: Yosemite High Country and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
2011-07-26 Trek To the Summit of White Mountain Peak
2011-07-15 Photo Tour to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in White Mountains July 25/26/27
2011-07-15 Flagrant Offroad Vehicle Damage at Patriarch Grove Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
2011-07-13 Back From Yosemite / White Mountains Trip
2011-04-23 June 2011 Photo Tour to Yosemite and White Mountains
2010
2010-11-04 Reader comments on wilderness damage to Patriarch Grove in White Mountains
2010-07-03 Leica M9 — long term impressions
2010-06-14 Patriarch Grove, White Mountains, June snowstorm
2010-06-14 Landscape photography at f/0.95 in Patriarch Grove
2010-06-14 Back from Yosemite / White Mountains
2010-05-25 Yosemite and White Mountains
2010-05-16 Summer 2010 Photo Tours
2009
2009-11-14 Back from mountain trip with Leica M9, etc
2009-07-15 Photo tour to California’s White Mountains
2009-06-18 Hatchlings at 12,000 feet with the ZF 50/2
2009-05-20 Photo tour — Yosemite and White Mountains
2007
2007-07-06 White Mountains in infrared
2007-05-29 Low Sierra Nevada snowfall and bristlecone pines
