Posts Tagged ‘lens’

27 Aug 2009

Lensbaby Composer Mini Review

Posted by Juan Pons. 4 Comments

I am a realist, at least I used to be.
By realist, I mean that I like to portray my subjects as they are in real life, with as little embellishment and alteration as possible. I think this changed when I recently received a Lensbaby Composer for testing.
I have to be honest and say that [...]

13 Aug 2009

Hands on with the Canon EF 1200 f/5.6L Lens

Posted by Juan Pons. 19 Comments

When we heard that the fine folks at LensCoat had their hands on what has to be one of the rarest lenses in the world, we knew we had get over there and shoot some footage! As we were in the area, we quickly mobilized and teamed up with Outdoor Photo Gear to create [...]

12 Jun 2009

The making of a LensCoat for the Canon EF 1200mm f5.6 L USM Lens

Posted by Juan Pons. 5 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to film with my good friend Art Howard, the making of a LensCoat for this rarest of lenses.
Art and I got to spend a day with Scott Elowitz, owner of LensCoat.com and his crew while they manufactured, by hand, a few LensCoats for this very unique lens. We were on [...]