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LMT N°1: On Soviet Knock-Offs and (Not-So) Great Heights

LMT N°1: On Soviet Knock-Offs and (Not-So) Great Heights

This is the latest attempt at long-form writing, meant to be adjacent to my photography site. Maybe people subscribe, maybe they don't, but hopefully it'll force at least semi-regular long-form updates.

Review: Meike 35mm f/1.7 Manual Focus Prime Lens

Review: Meike 35mm f/1.7 Manual Focus Prime Lens

I recently picked up a Meike MK-FX-35-1.7 35mm f/1.7 lens for my X-Pro2. At $90, it is the cheapest lens I could find for the camera (and 35mm, too, which is the focal length I was looking at).

Walking around Berkeley

Walking around Berkeley

I walked around Berkeley (really, mostly Shattuck and University) lugging the X-Pro2 along. 112 shots pared down to 19 that made it to editing, with 11 of those surviving that I'm more or less happy with.

Book Review: The Cellist of Sarajevo

Book Review: The Cellist of Sarajevo

The Cellist of Sarajevo is a beautiful story, and perhaps a shorter read. I quite enjoyed it.