As the days of my vacation dwindle down I am reminded of the importance of prioritizing tasks.\u00a0 Yesterday I returned the lenses and teleconverters to the rental company, taking a flurry of photos right before packing them up.\u00a0 Just as a preliminary statement without actually having analyzed any of the files I took with the Mitakon SpeedMaster 50mm f\/0.95, I will go out on a limb and guess that I won’t want to own this lens.\u00a0 First off its a manual lens (which isn’t a deal breaker by itself).\u00a0 Secondly the aperture is not only manual but it doesn’t register on my Sony A7 III files.\u00a0 And thirdly, I’m kind of a sharp lens junky.\u00a0 This lens is not that kind of lens.\u00a0 At f\/0.95, sharpness isn’t even a possibility.\u00a0 So, I’m guessing I’ll be giving it a pass.\u00a0 But that’s not to say I might find some applications where it makes sense to use it.<\/p>\n
I will also review the Sony 100-400mm GM zoom lens.\u00a0 This is a very good and useful lens that I’m very interested in.\u00a0 There will be a lot of comparisons between the 400 with and without the 1.4X and 2X teleconverters attached.I’ll have a lot more to say about these combinations but one thing I will state upfront is that telephoto work is a lot more than a honking big lens.\u00a0 Technique is everything.\u00a0 Using monopods, tripods, teleconverters, polarizers and using the correct camera modes for ISO, exposure and focus are every bit as important as the lens.\u00a0 And hand holding a very heavy lens is an art in and of itself.<\/p>\n
The political news cycle is jam packed with important and bizarre occurrences so I actually have to show restraint and concentrate on the most entertaining items.\u00a0 Otherwise I might overload on SJW outrage and lose my sunny disposition.<\/p>\n
On the review front, today I’ll be reviewing the last episode of Twilight Zone, Season Four.\u00a0 That will be the last of the hour long episodes and back to the half hour format that I think works best for this genera.\u00a0 So that means we have about ten more weeks of TZ articles.<\/p>\n
Last week the first phase of ShatnerKhan began.\u00a0 And as expected it was cheesy and pathetic.\u00a0 It exceeded all expectations.\u00a0 I will write up this first volley soon and all will be amazed at how truly sad an acting career can be.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned.<\/p>\n
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