Lumenatorial: The golden fruit

Lumenatorial: The golden fruit

In the last months I have been struggling to deliver content on a weekly basis. Time is short and blogging takes time. So I decided to start a series of shorter entries called “Lumenatorials”. In these posts I will show a photo I made and deliver some...
Low-cost LED background light for your computer

Low-cost LED background light for your computer

When working at a computer it is advisable to have some sort of background lighting. It is less strennous for your eyes if the contrast between the screen and the surroundings is not too big. I used to have a lamp on a boom arm which shone behind my iMac. But the lamp...
WalimexPro (Samyang) 12 mm f2.8 full-frame fish-eye

WalimexPro (Samyang) 12 mm f2.8 full-frame fish-eye

Back in September 2014 Samyang announced a new lens – a 12 mm f2.8 fish-eye for full-frame cameras. A prototype was shown at Photokina in Cologne (see picture below) but the lens was not available until now. I already own the Samyang 8 mm f3.5 fish-eye and it is...