Munich, Germany
When my friend called to say that he scored tickets to an Adele concert, I was elated. I love Adele’s music and her stage personality and was excited to see her live. Her Royal Albert Hall performance is one of […]
Fujifilm GFX100S II Review – Good Déjà Vu
In this review, we’ll look at the new Fujifilm GFX100S II, the second edition of Fujifilm’s lean and mean GFX100S medium format camera launched in February 2021 in the depth of the COVID-19 pandemic. I received that camera on launch
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Printing Large
In this post, I’ll share my recent experience of printing a large 150cm x 100cm metal print of the iconic Bangkok skyline during blue hour. People often ask why I use GFX 44mm x 33mm Medium Format cameras rather than
Leica 35MM F1.4 Summilux Pre-Asph II (11870) Review
In this review, we’ll look at the very special Leica 35MM F1.4 Summilux Pre-Aspherical II (11870). This lens was originally launched in 1967 and was available for sale for 28 years. It was based on the first F1.4 35MM lens
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Luang Prabang 2024, Laos
There are some friends in this life that are my forever friends. They could do anything to me and I would still treat them as my friend. This group of friends includes about six people at present and I was
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Weekend in Tokyo, Japan
One of the great privileges of living in Asia is the ability to utter a statement like this, “Let’s go to Tokyo for the weekend!” When I lived in Canada, a trip to Japan required a lot of planning and
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Chinese New Year in Bangkok, Thailand
Continuing from the recent post of Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, I spent the latter half of the holiday in Bangkok. I was just in Bangkok a few months ago and had a great time, so we decided to
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Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
In this post, we’ll continue on our journey in Tokyo and head over to Shinjuku. Shinjuku is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo municipal government facilities. While
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Fujinon GF55 F1.7 Review
The Fujinon GF55 F1.7 (GF55) is a lens that Medium Format Fujifilm GFX users have been eagerly anticipating. When Fujifilm launched the new GFX100 II alongside the GF55, I couldn’t resist the combination special that included a free Lexar 512GB
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Family Trip 2023 – Gear Overload
One of the main reasons I got into photography in 2016 was because of a goal to capture as many memories of my aging mother and father as possible. Having moved from Canada to China in 2013, I lost the
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Joffre Lake Park, Whistler, Canada
I’ve posted a lot about gear recently and there’s a good reason for that. I bought a lot of gear for a very special trip. It was the first family gathering in four years. For 2023, we got together in
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Sony A7R5 First Impressions Review
When I retired my Fujifilm X-T5 out of frustration with false positive autofocus issues, I turned to Sony to find an “action camera” replacement. The Fujifilm GFX100S would remain my everyday camera for landscape and general photography and the Leica
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