Ray Cook Photography
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 […]
At last. The first full release of ON1 Photo Raw has been released and promises lots of delicious post-production awesomeness. Having just broken the surface of learning Lightroom, to have another big application to learn is daunting. At the moment, I use On1 Photo for two main tasks: firstly, of course, adding styling to images […]
Like a lot of people, I am anticipating the full release of On1 Photo Raw in January. It seems like this release has been due for ages. I actually bought the product months ago as a pre-registration. It seems it was more like a crowdfunding tactic than a genuine discount offer. Anyways, I think it […]