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 Zeiss FE 50mm 1.4: to buy or not to buy http://www.mikekobal.com/zeiss-fe-50mm-1-4-to-buy-or-not-to-buy/ http://www.mikekobal.com/zeiss-fe-50mm-1-4-to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:16:08 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13114 The new FE 50mm 1.4 should be a fantastic lens, the big question of course is, do you need it and will it bring significant benefits over your current 50mm/55mm. If money is no object, of course, just get one. Judging by their recent offerings, this should be a stellar…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/zeiss-fe-50mm-1-4-to-buy-or-not-to-buy/feed/ 0 Portrait: Roy Owsley: Painter: http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-roy-owsley-painter/ http://www.mikekobal.com/portrait-roy-owsley-painter/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:30:56 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=12805 A quick portrait shoot with Roy in his East Village studio, artwork shot with the Sony A7r, video with the Sony A7s. Lenses: Zeiss FE 24 70mm, Zeiss FE 55mm and the Zeiss FE 16-35mm. If you find this article helpful, please consider helping me maintaining this blog by purchasing…

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