Coming Soon My Pentax Experience or Experiment?
For those of you on the fence or owners of Pentax, I will be writing a lengthly expose on my experiences and experiment with Pentax since converting over from Canon…
Nikon D600 or Canon 6D That is the Question
I am seriously considering going to one of the above brands and as I consider digital a disposable medium, I will not spend a fortune on a camera that will become obsolete in a couple of years or so…
Tasty Tech Toys the Canon PowerShot G1X
Who needs another compact camera? Everyone does! Well at least every couple years or so. That’s what the camera manufacturers would love to have us believe.
Good Budget Zoom Lenses
Fixed focal length lenses are no longer the be all and end all in lens optics heaven. I have used several zoom lenses that compete quit readily with some of the fixed lenses I have used. I would love to hear from those of you using zooms and your impressions
Which Camera Brand is the Best?
The question asked by many photographers and that captures the imagination, visceral reactions and high end emotion is -Which Camera Brand is the Best- Here is my answer
Hans Feurer back in VOGUE Paris
Emmanuelle Alt is writing her own ticket for VOGUE Paris. I was not expecting a fundamental change in the Editorial Direction being that she has been the Fashion Director of the magazine for over ten years and collaborating with Carine Roitfeld. There has been one huge surprise however…
Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, Leica, Panasonic, Olympus… Or?
Does the Gear You have Really Matter? Or How I learned to take a “Pitcher…” or is that a “Picture?”… I’ll take both, just in case the Picture doesn’t turn out! Well, I will commence with a simple answer “NO”… Whether it is a Nikon, Sony, Canon, Panasonic, Olympus, Samsung , Pentax or any Medium [...]
The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2010 Camera Lens Favorites Part 3
My Favorite Fixed Focal Length Lenses It is enough of a challenge to choose your favorite zoom lenses, but to have to choose only one fixed focal length lens from each brand is an exercise in decision making that most would find difficult to make. None the less here are my choices and they do [...]
Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, Leica, Panasonic, Lumix, Samsung,etc. Which Brands are You Using?
Which Brands are You? I would love to hear from all of our loyal readers. Tell us which brand of digital camera you decided to purchase whether a compact or DSLR and which model. Tell us what was the reason for your purchase and your impressions. You can comment directly on this blog post or [...]
The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2010 Camera Lens Favorites Part 2
In Part 2 of my Lens Favorites, I want to share with you some lens options for when you want to go beyond the Medium Telephoto focal length. All of the lenses I have chosen effectively go from between 70-100 mm to a maximum of 200 to 400mm in the APSC and 4/3rds format. I [...]
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 [...]
The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2010 Camera Awards
Well can you believe it? It feels like yesterday when we had our first “The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2009 Camera Awards” contest! Here are my choices of the year and their standing. Don’t ask me why, because my answer will be BECAUSE. Just kidding! The runners up are at the bottom of this post. If [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Recalling Pierre Cardin from Benjamin Kanarek’s Archives
Going through some of Benjamin Kanarek’s archives and I fell on images that he photographed for “Votre Beauté” Magazine around 20 years ago. It is part of a series that he shot exclusively highlighting the Couturier Pierre Cardin
The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2009 Camera Awards
The Benjamin Kanarek Blog 2009 Camera Awards H- ere are Benjamin Kanarek Blog choices for Cameras of the year.
Camera Love a Romantic Tragicomedy
Camera Love, a Romantic Tragicomedy by William Shakespeare
Beauty Shoot for “Citizen K” Magazine “How Did I Do it?”
Beauty photography tutorial, Benjamin Kanarek shares a photography technique he used for his beauty editorial in Citizen K International
