The snow is here again
We got some snow this week and the landscape looks just amazing. I can’t help it, I love snow! There’s not too much of the good thing yet so it’s still possible to walk around without problems, just...
View ArticleBindings
A couple of years ago I wrote a lot about skiing, or rather, the problems I had with it. Those pesky ski boots just kept chafing and gave me blisters for every trip I made and I finally decided that I...
View ArticleNew camera backpack
Regular reader(s) know that I have an ongoing quest to find a camera backpack that really works for me. I’ve tried with normal backpacks and customised them for carrying gear, and I’ve tried with...
View ArticleTokina 16-28mm f2.8
Or, Tokina AF 16-28mm f2.8 AT-X Pro SD FX as it’s officially called (I’ll just call it “Tokina” in the rest of the post, I’m sure you understand why…). This is the new lens in my bag, when I finally...
View ArticleTokina 11-16mm f2.8
Only three months ago I wrote about my new wideangle lens, Tokina 16-28mm. I was mighty impressed with it, but what I really didn’t see coming is that I would find out that it’s not wide enough. Yes...
View ArticleSigma 18-125mm f3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM
It seems like lately I’ve been in a lens frenzy. In the past, I’ve normally bought (changed) one lens per year on average. Last year I got two and now I have yet another new lens. The thing is, since I...
View ArticleF-Stop Loka backpack
I got my Loka backpack from F-Stop last week and I got to use it in action already last weekend in the mountains. One weekend is perhaps not long enough to create a definitive picture of the product,...
View ArticleSigma 50mm f2.8 EX DG Macro
Surprise, I have a new lens in the bag! I’ve been wondering about this problem of mine when going on hikes and trying to carry light, that I most often have to sacrifice the heavy 150mm macro. Which...
View ArticleSamyang MF 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC review
I have discussed my wideangle lens dilemma quite a few times on this blog, and the latest update on this topic was that I got myself a 14mm lens, the Samyang MF 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC. That’s a lot of...
View ArticleThe Photographer’s Ephemeris
I think just about every landscape photographer likes to shoot the moon, I certainly do. I want to use the full moon as a feature in a landscape picture, so I’m always checking the full moon rise and...
View ArticleOlympus OM-D E-M5
First day out with the new camera, exciting! And what’s even better, it was snowing in the morning and I just kept looking outside to see when it would be light enough to go...
View ArticleTamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD
Well, now I’ve had my first “real” day out with the new Tamron megazoom. I can’t really do any attempt at a review, I mean the lens is one of two things – good...
View ArticleOlympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150/4-5.6
I almost hesitate to say this but I have a new lens… it’s the Olympus 14-150mm superzoom that I was supposed to get with the camera, but in the end opted for the cheap...
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