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 Soma magazine: first editorial: shooting for print with the Sony A7/r: field report, part two. http://www.mikekobal.com/soma-magazine-first-editorial-shooting-for-print-with-the-sony-a7r-field-report-part-two/ http://www.mikekobal.com/soma-magazine-first-editorial-shooting-for-print-with-the-sony-a7r-field-report-part-two/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:15:31 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=10993 click on the image for larger size, use the back button to return to this article. If you haven’t seen part one, click here to find out about camera set up and the video shoot. how does the Sony A7 perform when shooting a fast paced editorial? find out after…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/soma-magazine-first-editorial-shooting-for-print-with-the-sony-a7r-field-report-part-two/feed/ 15 How to choose a mirrorless camera system to replace your DSLR’s http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-choose-a-mirrorless-camera-system-to-replace-your-dslrs/ http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-choose-a-mirrorless-camera-system-to-replace-your-dslrs/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:35:31 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=10961 Over the last few month, I received a few requests for advice, mostly from Canon and Nikon shooters asking which mirrorless system to choose to replace their DSLR kit, not photographers just looking for a secondary camera system, this is important because my priorities wouldn’t be the same. Below is…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/how-to-choose-a-mirrorless-camera-system-to-replace-your-dslrs/feed/ 4 Portrait of the day: american poet http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-of-the-day-american-poet/ http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-of-the-day-american-poet/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:14:14 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=9513 shot with the Nikon D800E and the Nikkor 300mm f4 ED .

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/sophie-boesen-5-innocence/feed/ 0 Portrait of the day: the barber shop owner: a perfect subject for the Nikon Df? http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-of-the-day-the-barber-shop-owner-a-perfect-subject-for-the-nikon-df/ http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-of-the-day-the-barber-shop-owner-a-perfect-subject-for-the-nikon-df/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:00:54 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=9363 As I am eagerly awaiting the official announcement of the Nikon Df (Nikonrumors), I came across this retro looking portrait. Welcome to the past, nothing in that place indicates that this photo was taken on Sept 26th, 2013, it could just as well have been taken 20 years earlier. Now…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-of-the-day-the-barber-shop-owner-a-perfect-subject-for-the-nikon-df/feed/ 0 Chinatown, NYC, a photo essay in color, shot with the Nikon D800e and Ricoh GR http://www.mikekobal.com/chinatown-nyc-a-photo-essay-in-color-shot-with-the-nikon-d800e-and-ricoh-gr/ http://www.mikekobal.com/chinatown-nyc-a-photo-essay-in-color-shot-with-the-nikon-d800e-and-ricoh-gr/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:56:48 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=8805 Chinatown hasn’t lost its magic since I first visited NYC many years ago. Hardly anything has changed. Most of us, even die-hard new yorkers feel like tourists walking down Mott street. A visual delight for photographers of all sorts, I have tried to capture my essential Chinatown, this time keeping…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/chinatown-nyc-a-photo-essay-in-color-shot-with-the-nikon-d800e-and-ricoh-gr/feed/ 3 RUSH HOUR: fashion editorial shot with the 135mm F2 and Nikon D800E http://www.mikekobal.com/rush-hour-fashion-editorial-shot-with-the-135mm-f2-and-nikon-d800e/ http://www.mikekobal.com/rush-hour-fashion-editorial-shot-with-the-135mm-f2-and-nikon-d800e/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 20:20:30 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=8058 I am very pleased how my last editorial turned out, I will post the full spread once published (in about 1 to 2 weeks). Some of you emailed wondering if I will review the newly released Zeiss 135mm f2 and I thought this would be a good opportunity to share…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/rush-hour-fashion-editorial-shot-with-the-135mm-f2-and-nikon-d800e/feed/ 6 35mm f1.4: a classic rules again:Sigma, Rokinon compared: part one http://www.mikekobal.com/35mm-f1-4-a-classic-rules-againsigma-rokinon-compared-part-one/ http://www.mikekobal.com/35mm-f1-4-a-classic-rules-againsigma-rokinon-compared-part-one/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:16:21 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=7485 shot wide open at f1.4 After unpacking it, I was thoroughly impressed with the finish and feel, unprecedented for a Sigma lens, I had to look twice to make sure they didn’t send a Zeiss more after the break First thing I did was set the aperture to 1.4, mount…

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