Paul's Photo Blog

But flash is still very much a part of summer photography...

Labels: flash, kid pictures, lighting, off-camera flash, strobist stuff

My friend at work loaned me his old camera gear to play with. Included in the kit was the 105mm f/2.5 AI lens. Since this lens has a pretty solid reputation for quality, I wanted to see how it compared to my $55 100mm f/2.8 Series E lens -- one of my favorite lenses.

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All photos with the 105mm AIS were shot at f/2.8. Photos are exactly as they came out of the camera, with only the text added in Photoshop -- no further adjustment. I focused on the same item in both sets of pictures, using the same focus point on my D200. Let's look at the results:





These lenses are practically the same. I notice very, very little difference. In the last set of photos, I do like the 105's bokeh a tad better -- it's a little creamier. Honestly, it makes me that much happier with my cheap 100mm holds its own.

Labels: 100mm shootout, borrowed lens, lens testing

I finally got the scanner I've been wanting for a few years. It arrived yesterday, and I finally got a chance to set it up this evening.

Here are a few keepers from the first and only roll of 120 slide film I've ever shot, which I just recently re-discovered (it wasn't in the book of negatives I put together in college).

Labels: archives, film, mountains, old photos, scanners, slides, TLR, volcanoes