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Yeah, well, like everyone else I began with one, and because when I’m shooting I alternate with Z-mounts, it soon became obvious that having an adapter set for life on each F-mount would make things more fluid. Before, I always found myself with the adapter still on the camera as I was about to...

I don’t mind at all, Peter, and it’s not my thread, so you’re quite welcome by any means, and so is everyone else who’d like to have a try. I thought I said so in my very first message when I created this thread but I will happily reiterate if anyone else feels like joining us! Nice beer can...

To complement the recently acquired Plena (of which I hope I can find the time to take a portrait shot soon), and upon weighing the beast in real life, I immediately bought this lens collar on Amazon. Should be delivered on Friday, it’s coming from England. It will fit the 105 macro, too. I...

Well, being able to dispense with the FTZ II adapters would already be a big improvement, trust me! Three tilt-shifts with three adapters in a Peak Design backpack take up quite some space! Plus, there is talk that Z-mount tilt-shifts could possibly have autofocus (although I imagine the...

Chocolate truffles close up. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Flash lighting, single exposure.

Tombstone for a friend François was a friend. He was flying the helicopter that crashed in the Sahara in a sand storm during the Paris–Dakar Rally of 1986, killing himself, the rally organizer Thierry Sabine, and popular French singer Daniel Balavoine. François’s mom, Albina du Boisrouvray...

Glad to know your expectations have been matched. Mine include Z-mount tilt-shift lenses which, I am afraid, are not just around the corner... 😧

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I’m not sure they intend to... :giggle:

A Breton icon (2013) This little house tucked between the rocks is probably the most widely known sight from Brittany worldwide, as it was used for years by the most official organizations possible for tourism promotion and on millions of postcards, without any kind of authorization from, nor...

Meet Zelda This orange thingy is a so–called “L-bracket”. When it was launched in 2018, it had been designed especially for the Z7, in official collaboration with Nikon, by a British company called Three-Legged Thing, a maker of tripods and ball heads. I have owned “Zelda” since then, and used...

Today I am happy to show you (albeit in too small a size to enjoy all the details) the second Absolute Masterpiece of Romanesque Sculpture, the first one being the Reclining Eve I have already shown: the Dance of Prophet Isaiah. Because words fail me to describe this piece, I will quote those...

The Invisible Man, or How to Have Fun with a Tilt-Shift Lens —aka, How to take head–on pictures of a reflective object without seeing yourself and your camera in it! :p Paris, December 2013, Nikon D700, Nikkor 24mm, ƒ/3.5D PC-E tilt-shift lens, handheld. Natural light, single exposure.

The admirable vaulting in the high chapel above the narthex of the Romanesque abbey church of Moissac, southwestern France. I can just sit there or lie on the floor and gaze at it for hours... Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head...

’Tis the season ! A pair of Timberland high shoes, perfect for the Autumn, as temperatures begin to head down and humidity starts to creep in... Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 85mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Artificial lighting (2020).

The cupolas on the roof of the abbey church of Souillac, southwestern France. Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. Natural light, single exposure.

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Occasionally, it can be fun to do a bit of what they cal “urbex”, for “urban exploration” —i.e., going in abandoned buildings or industrial sites (often, if not always, trespassing to do so) to take photos. Genuine urbexers (“Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints”) are a tight...

A napoléon Super-macro shot of a detail of a 20-franc gold coin from 1911. Such gold coins were first known in France as louis d’or, as most of the last French kings were names Louis, and under the monarchy, the profile of the king would be engraved on the heads side. Then, they became...

Dessert, anyone? Chocolate éclair and raspberry tartlets. You understand now why I do very little food photography? I tend to devour the hero subject before I can even shoot it! This sort of photography is best done on a very full stomach, even if it feels less comfortable —oh, and editing...