Ray Cook Photography
I just sold my Canon 7D and my 18-85 lens on eBay. Having now purchased the Sony 24-105 for my A7 II I don’t need that lens. Since discovering that I can put my camera in APS-C mode, mount my Tamron 70-300 and get the equivalent of 105-450mm, I don’t need the Canon for wildlife. […]
Sony A7 II, fast prime, eye focus for portraits
So, I decided to use my wife as a model. I’ve been watching videos of professional photographers isolating their subjects with fast primes and using flash or other lighting to fill in. Probably my sharpest lens is my Canon nifty fifty EF 1.8 50mm IS STM. So I decided to use this and the Yongnuo […]
How does my Sony 28-70 compare at 50mm to a couple of primes and my old Canon walk-around lens?
When I bought my Sony A7 II last month it was partly to reduce the weight of kit I carry, especially, at the time, an upcoming trip to Florence. Add to that the wish for a proper full-frame camera again (the last was my Minolta AG-m film camera) and I ‘plumped’ for the A7 II […]
I’ve been and gone and done it – I’m mirrorless
Contemplating carrying my 7D and 4 heavy lenses around Florence in 35 C heat persuaded me to make the jump not just to mirrorless, but full-frame. I am now the proud owner of a Sony A7 II. There have been pros and cons. I have been both delighted and frustrated. I’m not selling my 7D […]
Three lenses, a camera and an auction (4) Manfrotto Art 190 Professional Tripod
Vintage Manfrotto Art 190 Professional Tripod Maybe this series of posts should be called ‘Three lenses, a camera, A TRIPOD, and an Auction” because the tripod is the only item that has served a practical purpose for me. I have a very nice Velbon UT63D travel tripod which collapses to a silly size and goes […]
This is the third post in the series about the lenses, camera and tripod I won in an online auction. let’s look at the Tokina RMC 25-50mm f4 zoom lens. The first thing I would say about it is that it is not as aesthetically pleasing to look at as the Zuiko. It is also […]
This post follows on from my previous post where I described how I won my first online auction and picked up an Olympus OM-10 and 3 lenses plus a Manfrotto tripod. Having purchased an adapter which allows me to mount Olympus O/OM lenses on my Canon 7D DSLR, I had a chance to put this […]
A while ago, I was attracted to the idea of buying cameras and lenses from the last century, especially the period 1960’s to 1990’s, in online auctions. The idea was to start a collection of vintage cameras and glass. There is something aesthetically appealing about many old SLR cameras and lenses. It’s the chic of […]
Using the Dream Loom Mini Portable Photography Studio to take images for eBay
I bought this product on Amazon after using a similar, smaller version that a friend lent me and finding it too small for the purpose I intended to use it for; namely, taking photos for selling stuff on eBay. Here’s the link to the product: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M0EVYZD/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 my review of it is under the product and […]
I’m just back from a few days in the Red Sea resort of Eilat at the southern tip of Israel. I was there for some winter sun, but I knew there were some birds around, and on the last day I returned to a spot near an outfall into the sea where I had seen […]