Pictures and Pens
A podcast about my passions of photography and fountain pens. Discussions about collecting and using cameras, lenses, pens and associated topics such as photo editing, inks, paper, and coffee.
Pictures and Pens
Latest Episodes
Prime lens walkabout as well as fountain pen and ink buying in Houston, TX
On a weekend trip to Houston, TX I challenged myself to get some good photos in an essentially random location with a single prime lens. For this exercise I found a location near downtown that I photographed with a 55mm f2.8 Mamiya 645 lens ada...
Zoom Lenses and Fountain Pen Auctions
In this episode I discuss my experience with zoom lenses--I prefer primes--and also my experience with buying fountain pens at auction. First, I talk about Sony G-Master zoom lenses, the 16-35mm f2.8 GMII and the 24-70mm f2.8 GMII, both of whic...
The amazing Sigma 200mm f/2 lens and Pelikan raden fountain pens (a new one was just released)
In this episode I express my enthusiasm for the Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS Sports lens, a fast telephoto lens that is essentially perfect and one of the best lenses ever made. I picked it up used, almost on a whim, and I'm so glad I did; what a lens...
RAW vs JPEG, DaVinci Resolve news, Platinum converters, and Montblanc Signature nibs
In this episode of Pictures and Pens I discuss my current approach to image capture by file type and camera system: RAW and JPEG for Fujifilm and RAW for Sony. I also discuss the exciting news that DaVinci Resolve has added still photo editing ...
Adapting Voigtlander M-mount lenses and a Nakaya fountain pen
In this first episode I discuss adapting Voigtlander M-mount lenses to Sony E-mount mirroless cameras and the magic of the 40mm f1.2 Nokton Aspherical lens from Voigtlander on my Sony A7RV. Also discussed is a standard cigar shaped urushi fount...