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 Fuji GFX portrait session review http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-gfx-portrait-session-review/ http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-gfx-portrait-session-review/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:27:50 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13360 Fuji GFX with Fujifilm GF 120mm f4 macro, ISO 100, 1/125 f11 Lets forget about crop factors, depth of field equivalencies for a minute and take a look at how she performs during a portrait session. Adorama was kind enough providing a loaner for a day and artist Raymond Verdaguer…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-gfx-portrait-session-review/feed/ 2 Streetshot of the day: Wind chill: Fuji X T2 http://www.mikekobal.com/streetshot-of-the-day-wind-chill-fuji-x-t2/ http://www.mikekobal.com/streetshot-of-the-day-wind-chill-fuji-x-t2/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2017 23:42:58 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13344 Fuji X-T2 with the 16mm 1.4 Check out my street feed on Instagram @globalshutter

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/streetshot-of-the-day-wind-chill-fuji-x-t2/feed/ 0 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 Snapshot of the day: Enchanted: Fuji X Pro2 http://www.mikekobal.com/snapshot-of-the-day-enchanted-fuji-x-pro2/ http://www.mikekobal.com/snapshot-of-the-day-enchanted-fuji-x-pro2/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:53:15 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13178 Tested the Fuji X Pro2 over the weekend, lovely camera, you might wonder why I didn’t pick one up when it came out? Well….you can probably guess I am more interested in the X T2 although I have to admit, I am very tempted to get the X-Pro2. The main…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/snapshot-of-the-day-enchanted-fuji-x-pro2/feed/ 0 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-carley-shot-with-the-sony-a6300-58mm-f2/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 Shooting 4k in the heat: Sony A7rII http://www.mikekobal.com/shooting-4k-in-the-heat-sony-a7rii/ http://www.mikekobal.com/shooting-4k-in-the-heat-sony-a7rii/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:29:09 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13130 Shot with the Sony A7rII, the Sony 18-200mm 3.5-6.3 and the Saramonic XLR sound box. Music:Ripples Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ A converted storage/factory building in Brooklyn, no air conditioning, just few fans blowing, birds chirping, a hub for artists like Michiko to…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/shooting-4k-in-the-heat-sony-a7rii/feed/ 0 Snapshot of the day: The Camera Thief http://www.mikekobal.com/snapshot-of-the-day-the-camera-thief/ http://www.mikekobal.com/snapshot-of-the-day-the-camera-thief/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:44:34 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13126 caught with the Sony A6300 and the 10-18mm

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/snapshot-of-the-day-the-camera-thief/feed/ 0 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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