In this post I'll share a few test shots taken with a selection of my lenses from 27mm - 50mm. The goal of this test is simply to see which lenses pass enough UV light to make them usable for reflected ultraviolet photography.
Hoya U360 & U340 UV pass filter comparison
April 29th, 2018I recently purchased a pair of Hoya U340 and U360 UV pass filters, for potential use in reflected UV photography. The filters let through a small amount of IR, so cannot be used for UV photography by themselves, but need to be combined with an IR cut filter. Thankfully I already have a Schott BG40 filter that will cut IR.
So in this post I thought I'd share the results of my test comparing the Hoyas against the Baader U and Schott UG11 UV pass filters.
Andoer CL-50LS Arca-Swiss QR lever clamp review
April 14th, 2018This is an initial review of the Andoer CL-50LS quick release clamp. At the moment I haven't actually used the clamp a great deal, and so I will update this review at a later date if I find any problems (or just to confirm that it is still working well X months later).
I will be reviewing this clamp from a point of view of how the clamp is useful (and better than other clamps) to me. Of course your needs for a clamp may be quite different to mine. The main two uses (I bought two) of this clamp for me are as a quick release plate on my pano head, and as a quick release plate on my gimbal. It should also be noted that I normally use my camera(s) with an L plate bracket.
Leica M – Sony E mount adapter review
March 23rd, 2018This will be a fairly short review of a couple of cheap eBay Leica M to Sony E mount (AKA FE mount and NEX mount) adapters.
One is an unbranded adapter, just labelled with 'Leica M - Nex'. It was sold on eBay as Leica M Mount Lens to Sony E Adapter Macro Focusing Helicoid NEX-5T 7 6 A7
and cost the grand sum of £4.69.
The other adapter is the Dollice L/M - Nex. The item I bought was sold as Leica M to Sony E Mount NEX Lens Adapter Camera A5100 6000 5000 3000 NEX-6 7 A7
and was more expensive, coming in at £5.09.