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The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2010 Camera Lens Favorites Part 1

Making a lens purchase can often be a very daunting exercise for those of you not quite sure what might be appropriate for which application.  But being that I don’t like prescribing a specific lens for a specific application, I will just choose my favorite brands of focal lengths and suggest that you experiment with [...]

January 11, 2011 2
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Benjamin Kanarek Blog’s Unofficial Camera Picks for 2010

Being in a position to play with a lot of camera gear is fun, yet can be a rather daunting experience.  Being that Christmas is around the proverbial corner, I thought I would share with you a few of my personal favorite, newer products that have caught both my left and right eyes. Now this [...]

November 17, 2010 7
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My Favorite Focal Length for Studio Fashion

Studio Fashion Everyone I know in the business have their preferences regarding focal lengths for different applications. I tend to work quite a bit shorter than most when it comes to working in closed quarters in a studio environment. I specify this for a reason. Studio work is a fixed space that you set up [...]

August 9, 2010 13
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Camera and Lens Quality Control?

Several years ago, I would pick up my camera, put on a lens, start taking photos and not think twice about the outcome. The responsibility was mine to produce the goods and if I didn’t it was usually my fault.  Well, more and more, those days are over. I am so overwhelmed with complaints by [...]

March 15, 2010 1
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My White Pentax K-x Coming Soon

I never thought I would ever own a white camera. Well those lovely people at Pentax France have decided to send me a Pentax K-x and I decided to get it in white which incidentally matches my iPhone. I should have it in about 5 days from now and when I get it up and [...]

February 17, 2010 9
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My All Time Favorite Lenses

My All Time Favorite Lenses As I have worked with many of the SLR’s and Medium Format camera’s out there, I want to share with you some of my favorites.  In my career I used Nikon, Canon, Pentax SLR’s and all of the Medium Format stuff out there. My choices are based on my most [...]

November 6, 2009 2
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A short story about a photographer… By Gerardo Jacques Wuhl

As I always say, I was born with a camera under my arm (maybe you know the Latin expression “he was born with bread under his arm”). My dad is a photographer, and like any son in the world, I admire his work. My first steps with photography were with a P&S Canon camera, but [...]

September 19, 2009 2
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My Cutting Edge Photography Gear

I have a Fuji disposable cardboard and plastic camera, but with built in flash.  It comes with 27 exposures.  I am at exposure 9, so it should be good for a couple of more years. I love the solid feel of it. It has a wonderful 3 element f11.0 plastic non-coated lens, manual rotary film [...]

September 19, 2009 2
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