Nikon D850 Monochrome Conversion by MaxMax.com
D850 with the RGB Bayer matrix removed for a true monochrome sensor..
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D850 with the RGB Bayer matrix removed for a true monochrome sensor..
Canon’s compact high-performance 24mm prime..
Canon’s best-ever medium telephoto and with image stabilization..
A whopping 4/3 stop faster than other lenses in its range..
Sigma’s fast high performance wide angle..
Extraordinary optical efforts for outstanding performance..
Extraordinary optical efforts for outstanding performance..
Sigma’s best portrait lens..
Extraordinary optical efforts for class-leading performance?.
Sigma’s fast an flexible moderate super telephoto..
Nikon’s fast ultra wide angle..
Extreme wide angle zoom..
Coveted super speed telephoto..
Examples of how images were made...
Bypass the limits on depth of field and diffraction..
Examples of Focus Stacking..
Articles written for MediumFormat.com..
Wide angle 24mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.
Compact normal 54mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.
Medium telephoto 100mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.
Long telephoto 162mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.
100 megapixels in a portable package!.
Image quality assessments..
Ultra wide angle equivalent to 19mm f/3.3. .
Moderate wide angle equivalent to 37mm f/2.3..
Slightly long zoom lens equivalent to 37-82mm f/3.3..
Slightly wide compact normal lens equivalent to 41mm f/2.9..
Standard normal lens equivalent to 52mm f/2.3..
High performance macro photography on medium format, equivalent to 99mm f/3.3..
Telephoto equivalent to 200mm lens. .
Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses..
Normal lens equivqlent to 53mm..
Normal lens equivqlent to 53mm..
The last CCD-sensor Leica S model..
An outstanding 18mm design..
Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..
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..
Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..
True-to-life imagery..
Out of the way places and wonders..
Image quality..
Ultra wide compact zoom for Nikon Z cameras..
Mid-range zoom expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..
Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..
Compact ultra-wide angle lens..
Fast wide angle..
Fast high performance normal lens of Zeiss design..
Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..
Ultra high speed native-mount moderate wide angle..
Ultra high performance medium telephoto..
Highly corrected medium telephoto..
Macro lens also excellent for all-around shooting..
High-grade manual focus normal lens..
Ultra high grade performer at a modest price..
High grade macro all-arounder at a modest price..
Fast extreme wide angle zoom..
Extreme wide angle zoom..
Compact long range telephoto zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.
Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..
Superb ergonomic design in a compact camera..
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..
Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..
Autofocus portrait lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless..
21mm f/5.6 equivalent FOV lens..
Leica M 40 megapixel monochrome sensor..
Leica M mount in slim body with SL-type sensor..
Overall design and behavior..
24-megapixel CMOS monochrome sensor..
24-megapixel fixed lens compact full-frame..
Leica’s fast wide angle..
Leica’s best-performing 24mm, and with a flat field..
Leica’s fast 28mm..
High performance but flawed 50mm normal lens..
Leica’s longer tele for Leica M..
Compact lens for portraiture or similar..
Superb all-around macro and general-purpose lens..
Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..
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2019-12-12 Schneider Kreuznach LS 240mm f/4.5 Example: Alpenglow On Mt Whitney (Phase One IQ4)
2019-09-30 November-Like Shooting Conditions in Eastern Sierra
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)
2019-08-20 Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking For Selfies, People: White Mountain Peak, Mt Whitney
2019-03-13 Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM Sports Panorama: Clouds at Sunrise, Alabama Hills and Mt Whitney Range
2019-03-06 Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Aperture Series: View of Peaks near Mt Whitney, Very Late Dusk (Nikon D850)
2019-03-05 Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM Sports Examples: Mt Whitney and Alabama Hills, Pre-Dawn to Early Sun
2018-10-08 Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8 Examples on Nikon Z7: Mt Conness Basin East
2018-10-06 Testing the Nikon Z7 for Pattern Noise in Typical Landscape Scenario
2018-09-13 Sigma FE 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Hiker at Upper Conness Lake
2018-09-10 Compared: Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 to Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2: View from Dana Lakes to Mt Conness
2018-08-22 Summited Mt Whitney, Headed Home
2018-08-15 Back in 2001 the Nikon D1X Went to Mt Whitney; Here in 2018 the Hasselblad X1D Gets Its Shot
2018-07-30 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Red Blueberry Scrub View To Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)
2018-07-20 Mono Lake from Mt Dana, Pre-Dawn
2018-07-13 Sigma for Sony 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Aperture Series: Southern Ridge of Mt Conness
2018-07-12 Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Mt Conness Green Meadow, Dusk
2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Early Morning
2018-06-24 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Sunrise on Mt Conness
2017-10-29 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Boulder View to Sub-Peak of Mt Conness
2017-05-21 Stitched Panoramas with Fujifilm GFX and GF 120/4: View to Mt Whitney From Alabama Hills
2016-09-10 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Red Blueberry Scrub View To Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)
2016-09-07 Dead and Dying
2016-08-21 Back from Overnights
2016-01-17 Sigma 24mm f/1.4A Examples in Mt Conness Watershed
2015-11-24 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Examples: Post-Snowstorm Climb (Sony A7R II)
2015-08-25 Sigma dp0 Quattro Aperture Series: Sunset Over Mt Conness Eastern Drainage
2015-08-16 Smoke Plume over Mt Gibbs (Walker Fire)
2015-07-21 Will the Leica Q Kill the Leica M?
2015-07-21 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (Canon 5DS R)
2015-07-15 Leica Q: Climbing Mt Dana from Sun to Hail to Rain to Sun Again
2015-07-05 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Examples: Mary Lake + Mt Conness Area
2015-06-25 Canon 5DS R Hits New High, With Zeiss Otus
2015-06-11 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Aperture Series: Meadow View of Mt Conness East
2015-03-12 Panoramic Megapixels (stitching): Olympus EM5 Mark II, Lone Pine and Mt Whitney
2014-11-16 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series: Mt Conness Glacier Remnants
2014-11-15 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon vs Nikon 20mm f/1.8G: Mt Conness Glacier
2014-09-08 Yes, it snows in August
2013-10-18 White Mountain Peak, Oct 17
2013-07-23 Zeiss 25/2 Distagon vs 25/2.8 Distagon: Bristlecone Vista White Mountain Peak (Nikon D800E)
2013-06-26 Ricoh GR Real-High World Examples: White Mountain Peak MTB Ascent
2012-08-14 Views from a Bike: Sony RX100 and Olympus E-M5 (White Mountain Peak)
2012-08-09 Olympus E-M5 + 8mm Fisheye On the Bike in the Mountains
2012-07-18 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Field Curvature Study (Yosemite, Tioga)
2011-07-26 Trek To the Summit of White Mountain Peak
2010-02-08 New samples with D3x for Zeiss ZF21/2.8, 28/2, 35/2 Distagons
2009-10-06 SPOT personal tracker for saving your ass
2009-10-06 Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite
2007-10-15 View from Mt Dana
2007-10-15 Climbing Yosemite’s Mt Dana