New Gear

I’ll confess to having acquired some new camera equipment.  I have started posting a few shots, and while I expect it will take a little while to become full conversant with the equipment, I already see the improved quality that comes with a full-sized sensor.  The ease in separating the subject from the background is spectacular; this is in part a result of the larger sensor and the lenses.

M9, Voightlander Nokton f1.1 50mm, ISO250, f/1.2, 1/60 sec

While I acted on the purchase quite quickly; the decision was one that has been in plan for nearly five years.  Over this timeframe as I have been developing my skills I have been matching the technology accordingly.  In the last few months I concluded that I would prefer to move to a camera with a full-sized sensor rather than one of the cropped models. The physical size and weight of the body and associated lenses became the next consideration. 

While there are a few surprises, they are positive, and I’ll try to cover them over the next few days or weeks.