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Hello everyone! After a long hiatus due to my traveling, I am happy to have finally managed to complete the fourth - and last, for now - of my in-depth reviews dedicated to Rodenstock XT lenses, that is, Rodenstock lenses used in X-Shutter and on a Phase One XT. This fourth instalment will...

Hello everyone! Today, I completed the third of a series of four in-depth reviews dedicated to Rodenstock lenses, in particular used in X-Shutter and on a Phase One XT. This third article will analyse the Rodenstock 50mm f/4, covering a classic focal length equivalent of 35mm on so-called...

Ladies and gentlemen, I have put together a blog page with my compared review of Nitecore UHX1 Pro dual battery charger for the Hasselblad X1D versus Hasselblad's own Battery Charging Hub. The page is here: https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2019/09/nitecore-hasselblad-x1d-dual-charger-review.html...

Ladies and gentlemen, I have put together a blog page with my in-depth impressions of the Hasselblad XCD 65mm f/2.8. The page is here: https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2019/09/hasselblad-xcd-65mm-f-2-8-in-depth-review.html In short, the lens is amazing at infinity, a little less sharp at close...

Ladies and gentlemen, I just published my in-depth review of the Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8, both with and without the X Converter 1.7. The page is here: https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2019/08/hasselblad-xcd-135mm-f-2-8-in-depth-review.html In short, the lens is spectacular both without the...

Ladies and gentlemen, for a little Sunday read, I just posted my first impression review of the Hasselblad X1D II. Without revealing too much, I think the camera is improved on pretty much all counts :) Read on to find out all about the changes and improvements brought by this new iteration of...

Ladies and gentlemen, I just posted my in-depth review of the Hasselblad XCD 90mm, fourth of my series dedicated to Hasselblad XCD lenses. Without spoiling the fun, let me just say that this lens is really something :) Read on to find out all about this short tele for the Hasselblad X1D...

Ladies and gentlemen, I just published my in-depth review of the Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5. This is a truly amazing lens, and while I wasn't surprised by the results, after having used it for so long, I still found its performance hard to believe. Read on to find out what I thought about this...

For a little weekend reading, for those of you interested I just published my second in-depth review of Hasselblad lenses, this time featuring the Hasselblad XCD 30mm. Read on to find out what I thought of this lens...

Ladies and gentlemen, for a little Sunday read, and for those interested, I just published my Hasselblad X1D review, seen under a landscape photographer's perspective. As a landscape photographer, my in-depth Hasselblad X1D review will mainly deal with the use of the camera for a pretty...

I'm not ready to review the camera, but I figured I'd create a thread to start sharing information as I gather it. This first installment is based on some high-ISO night shooting on the Northern California coast. This was a somewhat demanding shoot with some light pollution and moisture in the...

There should have been auroras yesterday. But no. So I decided to shoot this and that. There was a weak breeze, so there was a little movement in the trees etc. Here's an image and crops Middle-ish Left side Right Coma (isn't there) At f2.4. Iso 800 and 13 seconds, if I remember.

Ladies and gentlemen, today I published my review of Harry Benz amazing straps for Leica cameras (Harry Benz also produces straps for any camera, of course). You can read the article following the link below: HARRY BENZ “THE BROGUE” STRAPS FOR LEICA CAMERAS REVIEW Hope you'll find it...

For my Fine Art Landscape work, I find ultra-wide-angle lenses to be wonderful creative tools because of the different “view of the world” they provide: see in this Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D in-depth review my thoughts about this relatively new and promising addition to the ultra-wide...

For my Fine Art Landscape work, I find ultra-wide-angle lenses to be wonderful creative tools because of the different “view of the world” they provide: see in this Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D in-depth review my thoughts about this relatively new and promising addition to the ultra-wide...

For my Fine Art Landscape work, I find ultra-wide-angle lenses to be wonderful creative tools because of the different “view of the world” they provide: see in this Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D in-depth review my thoughts about this relatively new and promising addition to the ultra-wide...

For my Fine Art Landscape work, I find ultra-wide-angle lenses to be wonderful creative tools because of the different “view of the world” they provide: see in this Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D in-depth review my thoughts about this relatively new and promising addition to the ultra-wide...

Hello everyone, my review of the new Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH is finally published! I compared it with the Voigtlander 15mm at the wide end, and with the Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm at the long end. I hope you'll find it interesting, here it is: LEICA...

I just published my new article dedicated to the Leica M10 applied to Fine Art Landscape Photography. Hope you'll enjoy, drop me a comment to let me know what you think about it! :) https://vieribottazzini.com/2018/01/fine-art-landscape-photography-with-the-leica-m10-review.html Thank you...

Hello everyone, I published today my user review of the Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm ASPH. Enjoy! https://vieribottazzini.com/2017/11/leica-24-90mm-f2-8-4-vario-elmarit-sl-asph-user-review.html Best regards, Vieri