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.
Episodes
5 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...