Articles Tagged 'Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM'

Very soon, we are departing for Kenya, for what will be our first visit to Africa since 2015.  Naturally, there is some preparation in terms of photographic equipment.  A photographic safari requires a considerable amount of gear.  Here is a view of the equipment that we would like to take with us: And here is [ continue reading ]

In the photography world, the topic of prime lenses vs.  zoom lenses is one of those enduring debates.  As someone who has used both types of lenses extensively over the years, I will offer my views both for and against both types.  Let me preface by saying that I made a conscious choice to use [ continue reading ]

Last week, I decided to buy a Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM lens.  It was a lens I had entertained — but not seriously — adding to my rig.  Until the addition of this lens, my two wide lenses consisted of my Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM and Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM [ continue reading ]

I rarely capture photographs of the gear I use to capture photographs, but this year has seen some changes to my camera and lens rig.  These are two of my latest 'lovelies': a Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM, which I purchased on 12/01/2017 to replace my long-serving Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM; and [ continue reading ]

Today I picked up my new NiSi filters.  My filter kit now consists of: NiSi 150mm x 170mm Nano IR 1.2 (GND16/four-stop) soft graduated neutral-density filter; NiSi 150mm x 170mm Nano IR 0.9 (GND8/three-stop) reverse graduated neutral-density filter; NiSi 150mm x 150mm Nano IR 3.0 (ND1000/ten-stop) neutral-density filter; and NiSi filter holder for the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM.  I just [ continue reading ]