Minolta 35mm f/1.4
I drove back to the shop a few hours later, and bought the 35mm.
All in "Gear"
Weird
My Sony a99, after a hot day of photographing the Great Valley Crit, starting acting up. After about 40 minutes or so of shooting, I would get an error saying that the IBIS (SteadyShot) was no longer working.
Shots from May and June, 2022
For some reason I got out the macro lens in early May and have rarely put it down! I took a few landscape shots since then, but mostly I've been playing in the macro landscape.
Shots from March and April, 2022
Always keep this in mind when photographing nature. April isn't the cruelest month...March is.
Shots from January, 2022
I spent most of January not going out into the cold.Â
Minolta 35-105 macro
Recently, two lenses and a flash popped up for sale locally on FB marketplace for $30, and I took notice.
Gear and More Gear
I’ve spent the past month thinking a lot about gear.Â
Chasing Chase with the Cheapest Ugliest Lens Known to Humankind
 The Phoenix (Cosina) 100-400 slide zoom lens has such a 1980s vibe about it, you feel like making a mix tape and drinking a Zima the moment you use it for the first time.
The Fear of Being Without
Sometimes I need to force myself to leave the big lens at home and focus on something else. And, if I see a coyote, or a mink, or a Pennsylvania sasquatch, out on the trail, I'll just have to settle with trying to capture it as best as I can with whatever the hell I've got.
Conowingo Dam
Spent another morning at Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River trying to get a few photos of eagles. A bit more successful this time!
Hello, Sony a99....and....Sony a6000
I think I've become a discontinued Sony fanboy.Â
R.I.P. Sony a77
Froze my butt off for three hours, no great eagle pics, and, to top it off, my Sony a77 died. Stuck shutter curtain.Â