I recently bought a Canon EF 40mm STM lens from a local seller for a damn good price. I used to own this lens and I sold it a few years back when a sold my Canon digital cameras. I regret that [...]
I have a soft spot for fixed-lens (non-zoom) point and shoot cameras. I really like point and shoot cameras in general, but the non-zoom variety are my favorites. My friend Lisa gave me this gem of a [...]
Nikkor-Q C vs. Nikkor AI Not which is better, but which is better for me. A few months back, I picked up an AI'd 200mm Nikkor-Q C 1:4 from my local camera shop. The lens is sharp and has great [...]
I think photography has gotten too easy. I don't know if that's actually a bad thing. Sometimes we just have to "let go." Cameras are a tool that we use for self expression. The control we get from [...]
I was on a lovely photowalk on a blistering hot Sunday when I saw Cody was working at the camera shop. The shop is closed on Sundays. We had a quick chat about cameras and Cody pulls out a this [...]
In 2006, many photographers hadn't made the jump to a digital photography work flow. I didn't make the jump until 2008. Shooting events on film isn't nearly as streamlined as it is today with digital [...]
The current COVID-19 pandemic has really put a damper on local music scenes and musicians. We carry on, we'll be back in music venues soon enough. I started photographing live music here in Eugene in [...]
I am a longtime Adobe® user, going back to before Photoshop™ 7, 2001ish. I have been in love with that software. I didn't get into digital photography until 2005, but before that, I was scanning [...]
The Freedom Zoom 105i. This is a really strange looking camera. It's about the size of a brick, just as heavy, and less ergonomic. When Cody at Dot Dotson's Camera handed me this camera. I was a [...]
For the last several months, I've been a 35mm focal length kick. I've always loved the 50mm and the 28mm lens too. I've even dabbled in the 24mm zone as well. I've enjoyed the 40mm pancake lens for [...]
