Photographs and articles by A. Cemal Ekin
Coauthored by Dennis Goulet This will be the second Pergear macro lens review after my earlier 60mm version. The new one is a 100mm f-2.8 lens capable of 2X magnification. They contacted me for a review and provided a sample lens for this review. Although I received a free lens, there are no affiliate links …
I reviewed an interesting combination of a camera battery charger and an external power bank a while ago. That combination from Llano gave the photographers access to charging batteries and other devices. I also mentioned in that review that a charger with an internal power bank was on the way. Well, it is here! Disclosure: …
A camera battery is the lifeline of a camera. We all carry spare camera batteries even on quick visits to locations. They can be fussy, and finicky, and stop working for no apparent reason. Camera batteries have come a long way since my first digital camera, a Nikon 990. They are generally not interchangeable among …
I am not new to panoramic photography. In the film days, I printed carefully captured frames and mounted them side-by-side creating the panorama. There was one on my mother’s living room wall. I wish I had that now! Even later, I photographed multiple frames of color negatives or slides even though I had little chance …
Tripods are an essential part of photographers’ tool chests. As I indicated in an article, selecting a tripod is not easy. Starting with the cost, one must consider the weight, capacity, sturdiness, dimensions, and other personal requirements. The ROGETI T32Lite tripod combines qualities that may satisfy many photographers. Disclosure: ROGETI provided the review sample, but …
As long as smartphone photography remains as robust as it is, developers will keep introducing new phone photography accessories. The new PhoneMicro kit 3-in-1 is one of their new arrivals, and they can be purchased individually. (Although Apexel provided the review sample, this post has no affiliate links.) The PhoneMicro 5 Contents The PhoneMicro 3-in-1 …
Our friend, and highly accomplished ceramic artist Nermin Kura will have a new exhibit in Ankara titled The Oracle’s Horizons. As I write this article, she is in Ankara busy with the details of the upcoming exhibit. Nermin Kura Nermin has just retired from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. She was a professor at …
In part one of this series, I shared my experiences with the ROGETI TSE Frame and my mistakes. Based on some questions and comments, I realized I should have shared more information. In this second part, I will try to present some missing information from the first one along with close-up pictures of the frame …
I have read about the ROGETI frame that clamps on the lens, allowing the user to mount the frame and let the camera hang behind. That keeps the viewpoint stationary, thus eliminating the parallax effect. About a month ago, I wrote to ROGETI and asked if they provided review samples. As luck would have it, …
I like wide-angle lenses. So, when Pergear asked me to review the TTArtisan APS-C 10 mm lens, I gladly accepted. In this article, I will share my user experiences and feelings about the lens, construction, etc. This is not a technical review as I am not equipped for that. Disclaimer: Although Pergear sent the lens …
I think Pergear likes my reviews! Here I am, reviewing an “action camera,” which is the opposite of my habits. But, I review gear and share my honest opinion with all the information in the open. Disclaimer: Although Pergear sent the camera for me to review, there are no affiliate links in this article, and …
A while ago, after I reviewed an inexpensive shift lens, Pergear contacted me to review a lens available only in Sony and Nikon mounts. I told them I did not have cameras that would take the lens. Later, I learned that they reissued their 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens, Mark 2, and I wrote and …
My friend Cemal asked me to try two lighting kits from Apexel and provide my comments. After seeing that the Apexel APL-FL19 USB LED Video Light Kit is designed for indoor studio use and not suited to the types of photography that I do, I opted to review this light kit. You can read a …
A while ago, I reviewed a couple of attachments by Apexel for phone cameras. They asked me to review their night vision scope but I told them nobody would believe my review of a product like that! I inquired if I could write a review of a couple of LED light kits and they agreed. …
A little while ago, I reviewed a microscope adaptor from the same manufacturer, and, no I am not working for them. They help me pass time as I play with things I enjoy and share what I learn with the readers and the manufacturer. Apexel Macro Lens Kit Early on, when they asked me to …
Low-cost lenses started appearing in the market in the last twenty years or so, with prices coming down steadily. When I saw another inexpensive lens in an article a couple of months ago, it grabbed my attention not with its price but with its core feature. It was a shift lens. An 18 mm, fixed-aperture …
