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2023-09-29 Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: Picnic Table, Pumpkin and Sunflower Heads (GFX100 II)

2023-04-04 Reader Comment: AI Midjourney Imitates My Photographic Style (+ Reader Comments)

2022-10-26 Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 Examples: Early Oil Paintings of Ann Kurz-Chambers (X2D)

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Artichokes

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 38mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 55mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 24mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-15 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: Finally a Good Sample

2022-03-03 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 Aperture Series @ 40mm: Flowering Trees along Alpine Creek

2022-01-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Boulder and Flowering Shrub Amid Aspen

2021-12-27 Sunflower in December

2021-09-06 Leica 35mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH Aperture Series: Fading Sunflowers (Leica SL2)

2021-08-12 Reader Comment, Sony A1: Horizontal Stripes in Blue Channel on Some Colors such as Sunflowers (PDAF banding?)

2021-06-29 Sigma FE 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Sunflower Head

2021-06-08 A Taste of Home: Tigger and Garden Flowers

2021-05-11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: California Buckeye flower spike amid leaves

2020-09-11 Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art: Hideous Pincushion Distortion and Its Effects on Micro Contrast

2019-09-02 Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Aperture Series: Orange Flower

2019-08-09 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR: Close-Range Focus Stacking

2019-07-31 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L Aperture Series: Mules Ears Flowering, Morning Light

2019-07-31 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Creekside Flowers

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Spring Flowers Along Tenaya Creek

2019-05-01 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Examples: Flowers, Plants, Ad-Hoc (Nikon D850)

2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Flowers Backlit by Window (Nikon D850)

2019-04-11 Panasonic S1R: Image Quality Gains at ISO 50, 100, 200 Plus ISO 50 in Multi-Shot High-Res Mode (Poppy by Window)

2019-03-25 Flower Super-Bloom in Many Places in Southern California, such as Carrizo Plain National Monument

2019-02-10 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series: Orange Poppy and Chair (Canon EOS R)

2018-09-29 Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Rock Creek with Flowers

2018-09-23 Will the Golden Age of Lenses Come to Full Flower, or Balkanize, or Something In-Between?

2018-08-31 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Flowering Riparian Plant, Late Summer, Rock Creek Area

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Panasonic S1R Image Quality

Aspects of image quality..

1. Panasonic S1R: Quality Gains with ISO 50 (Poppy by Window)

Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 Macro OIS

All-arounder entry-level mid-range zoom for L-Mount..

1. Shootout: Leica 50mm f/1.4 SL vs Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 50mm f/1.4 vs Panasonic LUMIX S 24-105mm f/4 (Mosaic)

Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4

Premium fast normal lens for L-Mount..

1. Shootout: Leica 50mm f/1.4 SL vs Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 50mm f/1.4 vs Panasonic LUMIX S 24-105mm f/4 (Mosaic)

Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH

Fast short wide angle lens for L-Mount cameras..

1. Examples: Backyard (Leica SL2, APS-C)

Leica 35mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH

Fast apochromatic prime/wide lens for L-Mount cameras..

1. Examples: Backyard (Leica SL2)
2. Examples: Fading Sunflowers (Leica SL2)

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-SL ASPH

Fast apochromatic prime lens for L-Mount cameras..

1. Examples: Lee Vining Canyon (Panasonic S1R)
2. Shootout: Leica 50mm f/1.4 SL vs Panasonic LUMIX S PRO 50mm f/1.4 vs Panasonic LUMIX S 24-105mm f/4 (Mosaic)

Nikon D810

Improvements on the workhorse D800E..

1. Nikon D810 + Zeiss Otus 55/1.4 APO vs Pentax 645Z (Pine Creek Sunflowers)

Nikon D800E

36 megapixels in a compact full-frame DSLR..

1. Focus Accuracy (Focus Assist with Green Dot)
2. ISO Series from 50 to 25600 (Flowers)
3. ISO Series from 50 to 12800 (Mosaic)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

22 megapixel successor to the popular 5D Mark II..

1. Examples — Carrizo Plain
2. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Flowers)
3. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Creek)
4. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Pipe Organ)

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR

Nikon’s finest 70-200 zoom as of 2017..

1. vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (White Flowers, Nikon D810)

Canon 14mm f/2.8L II

In-depth review of the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II including flare, distortion, field curvature, resolution charts, numerous field examples and comparison to the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G. The Canon EF 14/2.8L II is a superb lens, but with some peculiarities which may enhance or degrade its appeal for different uses. The review is as much a “user guide” as a review; even if you use this lens it’s well worth your time to read this review..

1. Examples

Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4

Normal lens..

1. Bokeh—58/1.4 Nokton vs 58/1.2 NOCT-Nikkor

Pentax K-3 II (APS-C)

24-megapixel APS-C DSLR with SuperResolution true-color..

1. SuperResolution: Texture and Detail (Flower Paper)

Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art

Superwide optimized zoom lens..

1. Aperture Series @ 20mm: Flowering Creosote Bush in Sand Dunes, Figure on Dune, Death Valley
2. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Creosote Bush

Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast high performance wide angle..

1. Aperture Series: Bird of Paradise Flower (Canon 5DM3)
2. Aperture Series: Magenta Flower (Canon 5DM3)
3. Aperture Series: California Poppy (Canon 5DM3)

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast and affordable moderate excellent wide angle..

1. Compared to Canon 35/1.4L (Manzanita Flowers, Canon 5DM3)

Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

Fastest 135mm lens yet, with ultra high performance..

1. Examples: Autofocus Accuracy (Nikon D810)
2. vs Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL ED VR (White Flowers, Nikon D810)
3. Aperture Series: Pink Flowers (Nikon D810)

Sigma Telephoto APO Macro Lenses: 150mm, 180mm

Sigma’s fast telephoto APO macro lenses..

1. California Poppy at 1:3 (D800E)

Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 200mm f/4.0D IF-ED

Nikon’s workhorse 200mm macro lens, and not just sharp at close-ups!.

1. Examples

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G

Nikon’s fast ultra wide angle..

1. Aperture Series: Sunflower Blossom (D810)
2. Aperture Series: Multi-Stem Sunflower and Blue Sky (D810)

Nikon AF-S 60mm f/2.8G Macro

Comparing the new Nikon 60mm to its predecessors, and the Coastal Optics 60/4 APO..

1. Closeup Comparison vs Coastal 60/4

Coastal Optics 60mm f/4 UV-VIS-IR APO Macro

A superlative multi-spectral lens with perfect color correction..

1. vs Nikon 60mm f/2.8G (Nikon D3x, Flower)

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom

State of the art design in a never before seen fisheye zoom..

1. Examples at 8mm

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS Super Telephoto

A review of Canon’s 800m f/5.6L IS super telephoto, with high performance that demands technical mastery to use well..

1. Examples: Landscape

Canon 200mm f/2L IS USM

A review of Canon’s 200mm f/2L mini super telephoto. Not just for sports, it makes a great landscape lens..

1. Aperture Series and Bokeh at f/2, 4, 8 (Flowers)

Digital Sensor Technology

Digital capture technology is discrete, and not the same as film..

1. Oversampling for High Image Quality (Sony NEX-7)

Workflow Tips and technique

An introduction to digital workflow and best practices. .

1. ACR/Lightroom Camera Profile for Raw Conversion (Nikon D810)

Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6

Compact wide angle.

1. Aperture Series @ 40mm: Flowering Trees along Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7

State of the art normal lens..

1. Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 Examples: Garden
2. Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 Aperture Series: Picnic Table, Pumpkin and Sunflower Heads

Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R WR

Ultra high speed telephoto equivalent to 90mm f/1.6..

1. Shootout: Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R WR vs Fujifilm GF 100-200mm f/5.6: Mosaic with Unstable Lens Focus (GFX100)

Hasselblad X1D Imaging Quality

Performance both in the field and controlled conditions..

1. Example with Rich Color, Dark Tones, Mixed Lighting: Flowers at Russian Ridge
2. Shootout vs Nikon D810 (Flowers)
3. Shootout vs Nikon D810: 4-stop Underexposure + Push (Flowers)

Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 V

Normal lens equivqlent to 45mm..

1. Examples: Early Oil Paintings of Ann Kurz-Chambers

Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2

Medium format telephoto lens, 74mm equivalent..

1. Aperture Series: White Anthurium Closeup

Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5

Telephoto macro lens, 99mm equivalent..

1. Aperture Series: Flowering Riparian Plant, Late Summer, Rock Creek Area

Milvus 50mm f/1.4

Outstanding build and optical quality in a normal lens..

1. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers by Waterfall (Nikon D810)
2. Aperture Series: Flowers by Creek at Dusk (Nikon D810)

Milvus 85mm f/1.4

Outstanding build and optical quality in a medium tele..

1. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers by Waterfall (Nikon D810)
2. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers Closeup (Nikon D810)

Milvus 100mm f/2M

The classic 100/2 Makro-Planar improved..

1. Macro Examples: Out of Focus Specular Highlights
2. Macro Examples: Bees and Bugs, High Sierra
3. Macro Examples: High Sierra Variety

15mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..

1. Optimizing Focus for Field Curvature and Subject (Campfire / SUV)

18mm f/3.5 Distagon

A brilliant, but also colorful character..

1. Examples

ZF.2/ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Brilliant imaging, even wide open, but with a few quirks. (Review in progress) .

1. Examples (close-up)

28mm f/2 Distagon

An artist’s drawing tool..

1. Aperture Series: Creekside Yellow Flowers and Dark Rocks, Lundy Creek (Nikon D810)

35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Strokes of a master..

1. Bokeh at f/1.4
2. Examples In The Forest
3. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Buildings / Waterfall

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..

1. Aperture Series: Tulips (Nikon D800E)

Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and 'transparency' without peer..

1. Examples: Monitor Pass Area (Nikon D850)

Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar

Razor sharp with gorgeous bokeh..

1. Examples: Flowers, Plants, Ad-Hoc (Nikon D850)
2. Examples: Campus, Late Day (Nikon D850)
3. Aperture Series: Orange Poppies at MOD (Nikon D850)
4. Aperture Series: Flowers Backlit by Window at MOD (Nikon D850)

100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

King of bokeh! Corner-to-corner sharpness, world class..

1. Examples

135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar

Beautiful bokeh, razor sharp, superb color correction..

1. Tulips at ƒ/2
2. Bokeh Aperture Series: Tulips 10 (Nikon D800E)
3. vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL ED VR: White Flowers (Nikon D810)
4. vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art: Pink Flowers (Nikon D810)

Zeiss LensSpire Articles

Articles written for Lenspire.ZEISS.com..

1. Macro and Close-up Shooting, Especially Outdoors
2. Zoom Lens or Prime? 135mm

Misc Reviews

Miscellaneous reviews..

1. An Hour With the Hasselblad H3D

Zeiss ZF.2 and Zeiss ZE Lenses For Canon and Nikon

Zeiss ZF.2 and Zeiss ZE Lenses For Canon and Nikon.

1. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

Infrared

Beyond deep red, seeing the invisible..

1. Zeiss ZF Lenses for Infrared

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM

Bread and butter all-around zoom..

1. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Orange Poppy and Chair

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM

All-arounder compact lens with macro capability..

1. Aperture Series: Creekside Flowers

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM

High speed portrait lens optimized for Canon mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series: Mules Ears Flowering, Morning Light

Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S

Ultra-wide fast zoom..

1. Examples: Backyard Garden (Z8)

Sony Alpha A7R II

Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..

1. Examples: Dana Lake, Dana Glacier Part 3, 'Return' (Zeiss Batis)

Sony Alpha A9

Blackout-free 20 fps speed demon..

1. Pattern/Banding Noise at ISO 100 (Poppy)

Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

High performance wide angle..

1. Examples: Close-Range Shooting

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

High performance mild wide-angle..

1. Examples: Backyard

Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA

Fast high performance normal lens of Zeiss design..

1. Field Examples: Yosemite Area (Sony A7R II)
2. Field Examples: Hall Natural Area, Dusk (Sony A7R II)

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

High performance, high speed..

1. Examples: Dreamy Drawing (Backyard)
2. Aperture Series: California Buckeye Flower Spike Amid Leaves
3. Aperture Series: Boulder and Flowering Shrub Amid Aspen

Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS

Native-mount macro length designed by Zeiss..

1. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers (A7R II)

Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Orange Poppy

Sigma FE 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Fast native-mount moderate wide angle..

1. Examples: Backyard
2. Aperture Series: Sunflower Head

Sigma FE 45mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary

Compact native-mount normal lens..

1. Aperture series at Close Range: Orange Flower

Sigma FE 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art

Macro lens also excellent for all-around shooting..

1. Aperture Series @ 1:5: Closed Flower Seedheads
2. Aperture Series @ 1:5: Yellow Flower Against Green

Voigtlander FE Heliar-Hyper 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical III

Anything wider would be a fisheye..

1. Aperture Series: Yellow Flower Yard (Sony A7R II)

Voigtlander FE 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical

Fast high performance manual focus wide angle..

1. Aperture Series: Spring Flowers along Tenaya Creek

Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aspherical

Ultra high grade macro all-arounder..

1. Examples: Secondary Color Correction

Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95

Ultra fast medium telephoto manual focus lens..

1. Aperture Series: Magenta Flower on Green

Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

Extreme wide angle zoom..

1. Examples: Dana Lakes and Glacier Canyon

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom..

1. Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes, High Sierra
2. Imaging Performance @ 17mm, Single Frame vs Stacked: Flowers Amid Bristlecones
3. Imaging Performance @ 16mm, Single Frame vs 3-Frame Stack: Flowers in Meadow to High Peaks, Dusk

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II

Premiere mid-range zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

1. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Sunflower Head
2. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Artichokes
3. Aperture Series @ 38mm: Sunflower Head
4. Aperture Series @ 55mm: Sunflower Head

Fujifilm Finepix X100

The best compact big-sensor digital camera yet?.

1. Initial Examples With Fujifilm X100

Nikon Coolpix A

Fixed 28mm lens with APS-C sensor free of anti-aliasing blur with wonderful color..

1. Examples: Tulips and Variety
2. Aperture Series: Tulips

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 / RX1R

Full frame camera in an ultra-compact body with or without anti-aliasing filter..

1. Aperture Series (RX1, Tile Mosaic)

Sony DSC-RX10 III

Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and wide range zoom..

1. Examples: Ad-Hoc Backyard Shots at Tele End

Panasonic GH4

Still photos and gorgeous 4K UltraHD video..

1. 4K: Buckeye Flowers in Breeze, Late Dusk

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO

Super telephoto with superb bokeh and color correction..

1. Examples: Flowers and More in Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley

Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH

Fast, bright and highly corrected medium telephoto..

1. Aperture Series: Magenta Flower on Green (EM1)

Panasonic G-1 micro-4/3 camera

Panasonic G-1 especially compared to the Olympus E-P1. Intriguing results with RAW vs in-camera JPEG. RAW file included for your own analysis..

1. Examples—Stanford succulent garden

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Interchangeable lenses on a 16MP APS-C sensor.

1. Digital Artifacts
2. Examples (Flowers and Food)
3. Examples (Flowers and Food, Adobe Camera RAW Redo)
4. RAW File vs JPEG Exposure (Flowers)

Fujifilm X-Pro2

Fujifilm's 24MP APS-C offering..

1. JPEG vs RAW SHOOTOUT: Portrait Among The Flowers

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS

Wide angle zoom equivalent to 15-36mm.

1. Examples: Carrizo Plain (Fujifilm X-Pro2)

Zeiss 24mm f/1.8 for Sony NEX

Moderate wide angle for Sony NEX..

1. Sony 24mm ƒ/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series (Pencils)

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

1. Examples: Down Low and Near-Macro (A7R II)

Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Distagon

Autofocus extreme wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

1. Examples: Close Range Flowers
2. Examples: Eastern Sierra High Country Closeups (Sony A7R II)
3. Aperture Series: Rock Creek, Flowers

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon

Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers by Waterfall (Sony A7R II)

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar

Autofocus portrait lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers by Waterfall (Sony A7R II)

Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar

Normal lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X..

1. Aperture series: Sunflowers (Sony NEX-7)
2. Aperture series: Sunflowers Closer (Sony NEX-7)
3. Examples: Sunflowers (Sony NEX-7)

Overview of Sigma Foveon Sensor cameras

Foveon X3 true-color sensor for outstanding resolution..

1. How Large for Printing?

Sigma sd Quattro H

Mirrorless Sigma Quattro larger APS-H sensor with interchangeable lenses..

1. Color Rendition: Richly Saturated Reds

Sigma DP2 Merrill

45mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

1. Examples (DP2M, Tulips)

Sigma DP3 Merrill

75mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

1. Examples (DP3M, Tulips)
2. Aperture Series DP3 Merrill (Tulips)

Leica M11

Leica M 60 Megapixels..

1. Examples: Alpine Creek, High ISO (M11)

Leica M10

Leica M mount in slim body with SL-type sensor..

1. M10 vs M240 ISO Series from 100 to 6400: Fountain to Flowers to Tower
2. Examples: Dana Lakes, Part 2: At the Dana Lakes

Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH

Leica’s widest prime lens..

1. Examples: Neighborhood (M11 Monochrom)

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Leica’s superlative normal lens..

1. Examples: 50/1.4 Summilux-M (White Mountains)

Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

High performance but flawed 50mm normal lens..

1. Bokeh (M240)

Leica 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

Leica’s medium tele for Leica M..

1. Examples: Alpine Creek (M9

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..

1. Examples: Alpine Creek, High ISO (M11)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2023

2023-09-29 Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: Picnic Table, Pumpkin and Sunflower Heads (GFX100 II)

2023-04-04 Reader Comment: AI Midjourney Imitates My Photographic Style (+ Reader Comments)

2022

2022-10-26 Hasselblad XCD 55mm f/2.5 Examples: Early Oil Paintings of Ann Kurz-Chambers (X2D)

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Artichokes

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 38mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 55mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-16 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Aperture Series @ 24mm: Van Gogh Sunflower Opens

2022-07-15 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: Finally a Good Sample

2022-03-03 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 Aperture Series @ 40mm: Flowering Trees along Alpine Creek

2022-01-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Boulder and Flowering Shrub Amid Aspen

2021

2021-12-27 Sunflower in December

2021-09-06 Leica 35mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH Aperture Series: Fading Sunflowers (Leica SL2)

2021-08-12 Reader Comment, Sony A1: Horizontal Stripes in Blue Channel on Some Colors such as Sunflowers (PDAF banding?)

2021-06-29 Sigma FE 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Sunflower Head

2021-06-08 A Taste of Home: Tigger and Garden Flowers

2021-05-11 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: California Buckeye flower spike amid leaves

2020

2020-09-11 Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art: Hideous Pincushion Distortion and Its Effects on Micro Contrast

2019

2019-09-02 Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Aperture Series: Orange Flower

2019-08-09 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR: Close-Range Focus Stacking

2019-07-31 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L Aperture Series: Mules Ears Flowering, Morning Light

2019-07-31 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Creekside Flowers

2019-07-30 Voigtlander FE Nokton 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical Aperture Series: Spring Flowers Along Tenaya Creek

2019-05-01 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Examples: Flowers, Plants, Ad-Hoc (Nikon D850)

2019-04-30 Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Flowers Backlit by Window (Nikon D850)

2019-04-11 Panasonic S1R: Image Quality Gains at ISO 50, 100, 200 Plus ISO 50 in Multi-Shot High-Res Mode (Poppy by Window)

2019-03-25 Flower Super-Bloom in Many Places in Southern California, such as Carrizo Plain National Monument

2019-02-10 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series: Orange Poppy and Chair (Canon EOS R)

2018

2018-09-29 Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Rock Creek with Flowers

2018-09-23 Will the Golden Age of Lenses Come to Full Flower, or Balkanize, or Something In-Between?

2018-08-31 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Flowering Riparian Plant, Late Summer, Rock Creek Area

2018-07-13 Three Sigma for Sony 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Aperture Series: Closed Flower Seedheads, Yellow Flower, Crooked Pine

2018-07-01 Stream side Damage by J Muir H

2018-05-25 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Creosote Bush

2018-05-22 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 20mm: Flowering Creosote Bush in Sand Dunes, Figure on Dune

2018-01-12 2018 Is the Year for Thunderbolt 3 To Flower

2017

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM: Imaging Performance @ 16mm, Single Frame vs 3-Frame Stack: Flowers in Meadow to High Peaks, Dusk

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)

2017-07-20 SHOOTOUT: Leica M10 vs Leica M240 ISO Series from 100 to 6400 (Fountain to Flowers to Tower)

2017-06-04 Backside of Mono Lake Area

2017-05-11 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: the Reigning 135mm Makes Short Work of Sigma (at least at 1:5)

2017-05-10 Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Shootout vs Nikon 70-200/2.8 FL ED VR vs Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar

2017-03-24 Carrizo Plain Flower Status, 2017

2017-02-15 Sigma sd Quattro H Color Rendition: Richly Saturated Reds

2017-02-12 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 45/3.2 SHOOTOUT vs Nikon D810 + Zeiss 35/1.4: Flowers with 4-stop Underexposure + Push

2017-02-12 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 45/3.2 SHOOTOUT vs Nikon D810 + Zeiss 35/1.4: Flowers

2017-02-11 Hasselblad X1D with XCD 90/3.2 Aperture Series: White Anthurium

2017-02-09 Hasselblad X1D Example with Rich Color, Dark Tones, Mixed Lighting: Flowers at Russian Ridge

2016

2016-08-24 Season Changing Even as Flowers Bloom

2016-05-28 Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical for Sony Aperture Series: Yellow Flower Yard (A7R II)

2016-04-24 Rumors of High Megapixels True or Not, Oversampling for Image Quality Makes Sense: 109 Megapixel Tulips via Sony RX100

2016-03-26 Fujifilm X-Pro2: RAW vs JPEG SHOOTOUT (Portrait Among the Flowers)

2016-03-23 Carrizo Plain Flower Status, 23 March 2016

2016-03-22 Carrizo Plain Flower Status + Yellow and Blue Along Soda Lake Road

2016-03-20 Carrizo Plain Flower Status

2016-03-09 Death Valley Flower Status

2016-02-24 Pentax K3 II: Evaluating SuperResolution Pixel Shift Mode vs StdRes with Color and Texture

2016-02-21 Pentax K1: Super Resolution Mode Appears to be Best DSLR Quality Yet

2015

2015-11-07 Accurate Color from a Lab and Printing on Canvas

2015-10-27 Spectral Transmission of Digital Sensors

2015-08-24 Two Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers + Tiny Leaf on Wet Rocks (Sony A7R II)

2015-08-23 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers by Waterfall (Sony A7R II)

2015-08-23 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Aperture Series: Yellow Flowers by Waterfall (Sony A7R II)

2015-03-27 Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art: Aperture Series 'Magenta Flower' and 'Poppy'

2015-03-18 Carrizo Plain Flower Status

2015-02-28 Oversampling for Image Quality: 109 Megapixel Sony RX100 tulips

2014

2014-10-15 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series at MOD: Multi-Stem Sunflower and Blue Sky

2014-10-15 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series at MOD: Sunflower Blossom

2014-08-22 Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon on Nikon D810 (Lundy Canyon Creekside Yellow Flowers)

2014-08-20 Nikon D810 vs Pentax 645Z: Visual Impact Out in the Field with a Real Image (Comparison)

2014-08-11 Nikon D810 Dynamic Range: Best Ever in Any Camera?

2014-03-13 Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 Aperture Series ‘Magenta Flower on Green’

2014-03-13 Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH Aperture Series ‘Magenta Flower on Green’

2013

2013-12-14 Tulips Brighten My day

2013-08-05 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Weathered Branches / Red Flowers (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-08-02 Sigma DP2 Merrill Tulips Image at 6 Feet Wide by 4 Feet High = Gorgeous

2013-05-22 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Aperture Series At Close Range (Sunflowers, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-22 Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar: Aperture Series (Sunflowers, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-21 Sony NEX-7: Unstable Controls

2013-04-05 Nikon Coolpix A: Aperture Series in Color and Black and White

2013-04-04 Nikon Coolpix A Examples

2013-04-03 Nikon Coolpix A Sensor

2013-03-25 Sigma 180mm f/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM at 1:3 (Poppy, Nikon D800E)

2013-03-24 Spring Poppy

2013-03-16 Tulips #10 @ f/13 Finished Print (Nikon D800E + Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar)

2013-03-08 Sigma DP3 Merrill Examples

2013-03-07 Sigma DP3 Merrill Initial Experience

2013-03-07 Printing on Canvas: Tulips #10

2013-03-07 Oversampling for Image Quality (109 Megapixel Sony RX100 tulips)

2013-03-05 Sigma DP2 Merrill: Tulips Examples

2013-03-05 Color with the Sigma DP2 Merrill

2013-03-01 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Tulips at f/2

2013-02-28 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Tulips Aperture Series from f/2 - f/13

2013-02-28 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: General Comments

2013-02-27 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Tulips

2012

2012-11-12 Getting the Best Results From a Digital Sensor

2012-04-09 Nikon D800 ISO Series (Flowers)

2012-03-05 Back From Death Valley

2011

2011-05-02 Focal Length (Working Distance) and Color Correction With Nikon AF-S 60mm f/2.8G ED Macro

2010

2010-08-06 Reader comments on sunflower crop

2008

2008-07-18 Sunflower season — Canon 1Ds Mark III + Leica 280 APO

2008-07-01 Is 12 megapixels enough?

2008-06-29 Sunflower beauty

2008-06-26 Depth of field, diffraction, and megapixels

2008-01-20 Flowering manzanita

2007

2007-10-18 Flower power

2007-06-06 Experiment—white poppy

2007-04-25 A world-class headlamp—the Lupine Lighting Systems Wilma

2006

2006-02-27 No flowers in Death Valley