by Ben Carpenter | January 5, 2022 Conversing Cameras: Jim Sullivan As I'm writing the opening to this week's Conversing Cameras, I have a cookbook with some of the most incredible food photography sitting in front of me. Hundreds of photos from Jim's most recent publication covering Authentic Mexican food comprise this recent publication. Continue Reading
by Ben Carpenter | November 17, 2021 Conversing Cameras: Danny Bligh In this edition of Conversing Cameras, we share close friends of Camera West's photography and story as we talk photography, gear, life, and the nexus connecting all of these particulars. Danny Bligh and I talk cameras nearly every day, it seems. Continue Reading
July 29, 2021 Thoughts on the Fujifilm GFX 100s The GFX line of cameras has come a long way since the GFX 50s. Fujifilm's "better than full-frame" approach to medium format photography has them doing things with the medium format camera that not many have done in this space. Continue Reading
July 9, 2021 First Look: Leica M10-R — Black Paint We took a look at the Leica M10-R in Black Paint. This particular camera is going to be limited to 2000 units worldwide. Internally this is the same thing as a Leica M10-R but camera comes with the special Black Paint Finish. Continue Reading
June 17, 2021 First Look & Review: Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f1.8 Lens Panasonic has added another lens to their L mount compact lens lineup: the new Lumix S 50mm f1.8 lens. Continue Reading
June 11, 2021 Review: The New Panasonic GH5 Mark II The Panasonic GH5 Mark II Mirrorless Camera may look identical to the GH5 except for some splashes of red added and some other minor changes. Most of the main changes on this new camera are internal because of the new processor added to the camera. Here we will review some of these improvements. Continue Reading
May 21, 2021 Wide vs Telephoto Lens in Photography Ever wonder the difference between shooting a wide angle lens vs telephoto lens? Here we we will discuss some examples of 18mm and 135mm lenses. While we are using Leica M lenses on a Leica SL2-S Camera, these principles apply to lenses from different manufactures. Carlo Velasquez, a photographer and employee at Leica Store SF, explored the streets of San Francisco using both Wide Angle and Telephoto Lenses. Continue Reading