Some of you may know that I broke my Fujifilm G617 few months ago, and Fujifilm couldn’t repair it because the parts are no longer available. Not that I repaired it by myself, but I bought another one because I really love this format. Winter is finally gone. I feel it’s too hot already.
Hasselblad announced yesterday that they are going to put their V system to an end. It’s not a surprising news, but I was always wondering when this day would come. I bought my first Hasselblad, a 501CM, in 2007, and my first project with the camera was 7 Days in Glacier National Park. Later I …
Last week, I attended my first SPE (Society of Photographic Education) National Conference, which was held in Chicago. I was not very sure about what to expect before the event but only knew Martin Parr and Richard Misrach would be among the keynote speakers. Having signed up for the Professional Portfolio Review, I brought my …
The more I shoot with a 4×5 camera, the more I like its 4:5 ratio. I was a fan of square images, and I think I still am. Nevertheless, for landscapes, the 1:1 ratio doesn’t always work very well for me or for the scene. This photo was taken with a Hasselblad SWC 903 camera …
This photo was taken near the entrance of the UW-Madison Arboretum with a Fujifilm G617 panoramic camera, which I bought last year but didn’t spend much time with it until recently. Its 105mm lens is ideal for me, if not the most ideal, and its 6cm by 17cm images are gorgeous. (Who still looks at …
It has been a very exciting photokina so far this year, if not the most exciting in the past decade. It’s good to see that Canon and Nikon finally make 35mm full-frame digital cameras more affordable, namely, Canon EOS 6D and Nikon D600. Sony’s A99 may be innovative, but I’m not a fan of electronic …