Mike Kobal http://www.mikekobal.com PHOTOGRAPHY Fri, 05 May 2017 19:56:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Model of the day: Lucy: Fuji X T2: XF 56mm 1.2 http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-lucy-fuji-x-t2-xf-56mm-1-2/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-lucy-fuji-x-t2-xf-56mm-1-2/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:01:01 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13335 Shot with the X T2 and one of my two fav portrait lenses, the XF 56mm 1.2 at 1.6.

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-lucy-fuji-x-t2-xf-56mm-1-2/feed/ 0 Model of the day: Alessia Sushko, paparazzi style. http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-alessia-sushko/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-alessia-sushko/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:56:34 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13187 shot with the Sony A6300 and the 10-18mm.

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-alessia-sushko/feed/ 3 Model of the day: Carley: Shot with the Sony A6300 & 58mm f2 http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-carley-shot-with-the-sony-a6300-58mm-f2/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-carley-shot-with-the-sony-a6300-58mm-f2/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 01:03:31 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13175 My Sony A6300 became a lot more useful since I added the Meike battery grip, handles much better, especially for manual focusing, the only drawback, I do prefer to remove the card if I don’t shoot tethered rather then downloading the files via USB cable from the camera (too slow).…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-kalyn/feed/ 0 Model of the day: Sunny (Sony A7rII af focus dilemma at f8 or smaller) http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-sunny-sony-a7rii-af-focus-dilemma-at-f8-or-smaller/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-sunny-sony-a7rii-af-focus-dilemma-at-f8-or-smaller/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2016 12:00:09 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13150 Shot with the Sony A7rII and the Sigma MC11 & Canon 50mm 1.4 at f11 When shooting at f8 or higher, Canon lenses via the Sigma MC 11 exclusively, I hope Sony will release a firmware update to allow af aquisition wide open again-rather then at the working aperture with…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-sunny-sony-a7rii-af-focus-dilemma-at-f8-or-smaller/feed/ 1 Model of the day: Valeria Leonova: 50mm 1.4 http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-valeria-leonova-50mm-1-4/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-valeria-leonova-50mm-1-4/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:55:34 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13111 Shot with the Sony A7rII and the Sigma MC11 & Canon 50mm 1.4 wide open

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-valeria-leonova-50mm-1-4/feed/ 0 Model of the day: Anya: shot with the Canon 80D http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-anya-shot-with-the-canon-80d/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-anya-shot-with-the-canon-80d/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:42:48 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13102 shot with the Canon 80D and the 50mm 1.4 USM, wide open in live view mode having a vertically adjustable LCD for portraits is something I truly miss on my Sony cameras. If you find this article helpful, please consider helping me maintaining this blog by purchasing your gear through…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-anya-shot-with-the-canon-80d/feed/ 0 Model of the day: Anya: 135mm on Sigma MC 11 http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-anya-135mm-on-sigma-mc-11/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-anya-135mm-on-sigma-mc-11/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:03:50 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13046 shot wide open with the insanely sharp Canon 135mm f2 in AF-C mode using the Sigma MC 11 adapter (firmware 1.0). I haven’t installed 1.01 which might disable AF-C on Canon lenses. So far I love this combo. As a big fan of fast 135mm lenses, using the Zeiss 135mm…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-anya-135mm-on-sigma-mc-11/feed/ 4 Millie Novak: Persona: Sony GM 85mm at 1.4 http://www.mikekobal.com/millie-novak-persona-sony-gm-85mm-at-1-4/ http://www.mikekobal.com/millie-novak-persona-sony-gm-85mm-at-1-4/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:46:12 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13032 Shot with the Sony A7rII and the Sony GM 85mm at 1.4 If you like this shot, please consider helping me maintaining this blog by purchasing your gear through my product links to Adorama and B&H and Ebay. It will cost you nothing and allows me to keep adding! Or…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/millie-novak-persona-sony-gm-85mm-at-1-4/feed/ 0 Ksenia: Model rating: 100: Sensor rating: 50 http://www.mikekobal.com/ksenia-model-rating-100-sensor-rating-50/ http://www.mikekobal.com/ksenia-model-rating-100-sensor-rating-50/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2016 04:52:46 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13028 Shot with the Nikon AW1 and kit lens. Sometimes you just have to forget about sensor ratings and focus on your subject.

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