Some Thoughts for 2015

2014 has been a good year for mirrorless camera shooters.  The available options are staggering; 1" sensor (Nikon V/J series), Micro 4/3, APS-C and full frame and 2015 will only get better.  This year I would like to make a few changes to the way I shoot/acquire gear and I hope I can stick with it.

What I want to do, for the early part of 2015, is to make my collection of EF lenses work with the Sony mirrorless cameras (NEX-6 and A7) through the use of smart AF adapter.  I have about a dozen Canon EF lenses, most of them L lenses, that have not been used much since I do most of my shooting with mirrorless cameras.  These lenses include my favourites, 35/1.4L, 50/1.2L, 85/1.2L, 135/2 L and the now broken 200mm f1.8L.  I have waited this long for the smart adapters to mature, and I think it's now the time to do it.  I will write a separate post detailing my findings on the adapters.  If the adapter works out well, I would not need to buy native Sony E-Mount lenses, as my Canon lens collection covers 16mm to 200mm, plus the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.

Buy fewer lenses.  Last year alone I added more than 20 lenses to my collection, mostly obscured, non-35mm format lenses.  I did enjoy most of them and I made some nice pictures with some.  But this year I will concentrate on using them to make pictures instead of buying more.  I will be happy if I can manage to buy less than half of what  I bought last year.

Shoot less.  Yes, shoot less and not more.  This may sound strange, but I want to shoot fewer pictures but more keepers.  In other words, put more thought into making the pictures.

We will see how it goes :)

Milkweed - Sony A7 & Wollensak 162mm f4.5 Type I