How to Make Your Own Lens Cleaner

c1970s Kodak lens cleaning solution

I got caught on a vacation once without my trusty bottle of Kodak lens cleaner. So this is what I did…

Sample Images: Maine

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/4000 s @ f/3.5, -0.67, ISO 200

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/500 s @ f/8.0, -0.67, ISO 200

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/800 s @ f/5.6, -0.67, ISO 200

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/500 s @ f/11.0, -0.67, ISO 200

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/200 s @ f/11.0, -0.67, ISO 200

First Look: Lumix DMC-GX7

Lumix DMC-GX7 Micro Four-Thirds Camera

Now, this is a camera I can warm up to…

Sample Image: Coastal Maine Botanical Garden

Nikon N80; AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 G

Sample Image: Pemaquid Light

Nikon N80, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II

Sample Image: Redscale Grasses

Sample Image: Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
1/320 s @ f/9.0, -0.33, ISO200

Sample Image: Redscale Hibiscus

Sample Image: Nikon D90, AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 G.
1/80 s @ f/8.0, ISO 560

Sample Image: Monhegan Island

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/200 s @ f/11.0, -0.67, ISO 200

Sample Image: Monhegan Light Bell

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/500 s @ f/11.0, -0.67, ISO 200

Sample Image: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II
1/3200 s @ f/3.5, -0.67, ISO 400

Sample Image: Pemaquid Light

Nikon D90, AF-S DX-NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8 G
1/2500 s @ f/2.8, -0.33, ISO 200

Sample Image: Valentine’s Day Roses

Nikon D50, AF-S DX-NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8 G; Hoya R72 Infrared Filter
1/100 s @ f/1.8, ISO 400

Sample Images: Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberry, approximately1/4" in diameter.
Nikon D90, AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8, Nikon BR-2A Macro Reversing Ring.

Wild Strawberry, approximately1 1/4" in diameter.
Nikon D90, Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2.0 SL II, Nikon BR-2A Macro Reversing Ring.

Sample Images: Redscale Petunias

Sample Image: Nikon D90, Voigtländer Color Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II.
1/200 s @ f/8.0, -0.67, ISO 200

Sample Image: “Fisheyes”

Sample Image: Fujifilm X10

Sample Image: “Giant Tires”

Giant Tires, Hawthorne, NJ
iPhone 4S, 1/580s @ f/2.4, ISO 50

Sample Image: Apple iPhone 4S “Abandoned Bicycle”

Apple iPhone 4S

Sample Image: Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II

Voigtländer Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II; 1/400 s -1 @ f/8.0, ISO 200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10; 1", mirrorless, with a finder. Wow.

What first caught my eye was the sleek design of this SLR-like camera. And then, I looked a little deeper…

Sony Alpha a7R vs. the Sony 7R

Sony 7R; The world’s first Full-frame MILC

 Introducing the world’s first full-frame, mis-labeled MILC…