Kristoffer Trolle

Mamiya ZD Review (Digital Back)

Mamiya ZD Review (Digital Back)

Why get an old digital back when you could get a modern mirrorless medium format camera? I wrote a blog post about buying a Fujifilm GFX and selling it again last year. For me the GFX was designed for …


Contax 35mm SLR system (C/Y Mount)

Contax 35mm SLR system (C/Y Mount)

Contax has been one of the hottest camera brands in analog film photography forever, the expensive point and shoot cameras and the even more expensive Contax 645 system have been hyped for years. But …


Canon EOS R8 Review + thoughts on EOS R system

Canon EOS R8 Review + thoughts on EOS R system

It finally seems to be going the right way for Canon again after being late to the mirrorless camera party, with only entry level Canon EF-M system cameras for many years, while Sony and even Fujifilm …


Big CCD-Sensor Camera Test

Big CCD-Sensor Camera Test

Just like how the analog film trend was big over the last 5-10 years among photographers, “digicams” and CCD-sensors are now the new thing. Film has gotten more expensive so people are looking for …


DxO Pure Raw 3

DxO Pure Raw 3

There is a new way to get the most out of your raw files and that is called DxO Pure Raw. It uses “AI” aka. machine learning to give you a more clean and more detailed interpretation of your raw file. …


I bought a Fujifilm GFX 50S II and I sold it again

I bought a Fujifilm GFX 50S II and I sold it again

Here is a short post about why I bought Fujifilm GFX 50S II and why I quickly sold it again. I got my first Fujifilm X camera back in late 2014, and even though I have tried all the other camera …


Camera buyers beware – Ebay’s buyers protection is now broken

Camera buyers beware – Ebay’s buyers protection is now broken

I used Ebay for buying used camera gear for many years now, but recently I got scammed and I want to warn other Ebay users. Ebay’s buyers protection For many years Ebay have been a favorite for camera …


Zeiss Touit 32mm f1.8 Lens for Fujifilm X mount

Zeiss Touit 32mm f1.8 Lens for Fujifilm X mount

I never heard much praise of Zeiss Touit lenses for Fujifilm X mount until I watched GxAce’s review last year of the Zeiss Touit 32mm f1.8. I bought the lens back then and have now been using it for a …


Kodak Professional DCS 645 Pro Back Review (Digital Back)

Kodak Professional DCS 645 Pro Back Review (Digital Back)

I recently stumbled upon some photographers on Flickr that all use an old medium format digital back and I was blown away by their photos. It’s the Kodak DCS 645 Pro Back, a digital back released in …


Battle of X-Trans Sensors: X-Trans 1 vs X-Trans 2 vs X-Trans 3 vs X-Trans 4

Battle of X-Trans Sensors: X-Trans 1 vs X-Trans 2 vs X-Trans 3 vs X-Trans 4

For a lot of years us photographers have only been looking forward when it comes to cameras, always buying the new gear and getting rid of the old. But recently there have been a trend to look back, …


Death to the Flip Out Screen

Death to the Flip Out Screen

I recently sold my Fujifilm X-H1 camera and bought the Fujifilm X-S10 which comes with a flip out screen, and I was surprised how useless the screen is for us photographers. Flip out screens have been …


Battle of diffusion filters: Tiffen Black Pro-Mist vs. Tiffen Glimmer Glass vs. Moment Cinebloom

Battle of diffusion filters: Tiffen Black Pro-Mist vs. Tiffen Glimmer Glass vs. Moment Cinebloom

I covered diffusion filters in the past in my review of the Tiffen Black Pro-Mist filter, I recommend that you check it out first for more basics on diffusion filters. In this post I want to try and …


Analog Film Part 3: Kodak Vision3 T500, Silbersaltz, Cinestill 800, Canon EOS 33V + more

Analog Film Part 3: Kodak Vision3 T500, Silbersaltz, Cinestill 800, Canon EOS 33V + more

I’ve been back to shooting analog film again recently, after trying it many times and every time realizing it wasn’t for me. If you missed my past blog posts on film check out part 1 and part 2. The …


Blast from the Past: Canon EOS 350D / Canon Rebel Digital XT Review

Blast from the Past: Canon EOS 350D / Canon Rebel Digital XT Review

I find the early 00’s interesting when it comes to cameras, the time when the first DSLR’s was released but when analog film SLR’s was still being used by professionals. At that time I was a young …


Battle of the most compact Fujifilm X cameras: Fujifilm X70, Fujifilm X100-series, Fujifilm X-M1

Battle of the most compact Fujifilm X cameras: Fujifilm X70, Fujifilm X100-series, Fujifilm X-M1

Fujifilm X cameras are all pretty small but which ones are the smallest? I found the 3 smallest options and made a comparison of them. Fujifilm X70 The camera has a 18mm f2.8 fixed lens, with the …


Fujifilm Classic Neg film simulation

Fujifilm Classic Neg film simulation

Last year I watched a video from Big Head Taco aka. Take Kayo where he used the last covid-19 lockdown to shoot night photography from this car. He shot a lot with Classic Neg film simulation and it …


Tiffen Black Pro-Mist filter for Photographers

Tiffen Black Pro-Mist filter for Photographers

Diffusion filters have become very common in video production, it gives you a less digital look and is almost considered a must own. I owned a Tiffen Black Pro-Mist filter for video recording for some …


Dji Mavic Pro 2 for photography

Dji Mavic Pro 2 for photography

I have now owned the Dji Mavic 2 Pro drone for one year now and it’s time to make a review from a photographers point of view. I upgraded to it from the Dji Mavic Air and before that the Dji Phantom …


Canon EOS M6 Mark I & Mark II + Canon EF 135mm f2 L USM

Canon EOS M6 Mark I & Mark II + Canon EF 135mm f2 L USM

I’ve always been fascinated by long Canon or Nikon DSLR tele prime lenses but never liked the long size and heavy weight. I tried many options to get around it, to get a smaller more portable tele …


Sony A7R III

Sony A7R III

I decided to try out Sony’s full frame cameras after being a little disappointed with Fujifilm X-T3’s sensor that almost felt like a step back from the X-T2. I started doing more cityscape and …


Fujifilm tips & tricks

Fujifilm tips & tricks

Always use base iso for critical dynamic range situations: This might be obvious for most people but a lot of Fujifilm photographers (including myself) have been in doubt about this because of the …


Sony A7R III + Sony LA-EA4 + Minolta AF 200mm f2.8

Sony A7R III + Sony LA-EA4 + Minolta AF 200mm f2.8

I recently got myself a Sony A7R III. To my surprise I found out that you could mount old a-mount lenses on the camera with an adapter and this sparked my interest. This is a review of the adapter and …


Mini reviews of all Fujifilm X camera gear used

Mini reviews of all Fujifilm X camera gear used

Update: I have updated the article with more gear. I’ve been using Fujifilm X cameras for the last 5 years and it’s time to sum up what’s the best gear I’ve used. This is a list of all the cameras, …


Analog Film Part 2: Canon EOS 650, Canon EOS 33V, Kodak Ektar + more

Analog Film Part 2: Canon EOS 650, Canon EOS 33V, Kodak Ektar + more

For me shooting analog film photography is something I do when I get tired of digital photography. I’ve written about my initial experience shooting film here (part 1) and this is part 2. First of …


Bike photography in Copenhagen

Bike photography in Copenhagen

One of my favorite photographers is the danish Franz-Michael S. Mellbin, not only is the guy an ambassador but he is also an excellent photographer that documents the bicycle culture in Copenhagen. …


Fotodiox Rhinocam Review

Fotodiox Rhinocam Review

Do you want to get higher resolution than medium format with your normal aps-c or full frame camera? Fotodiox Rhinocam lets you do just that for small money. With the Rhinocam you can adapt medium …


Big test of medium format lenses (Mamiya 645, Pentax 645, Pentax 6×7, Pentacon Six)

Big test of medium format lenses (Mamiya 645, Pentax 645, Pentax 6×7, Pentacon Six)

Notice: People have wrote me that some of the lenses might be bad copies, take that into account when you look at the lens test and try to compare it to other lens tests online. I bought a lot of …


Fringer’s Canon EF to Fujifilm X smart adapter

Fringer’s Canon EF to Fujifilm X smart adapter

This is a short review of the Fringer Canon EF to Fujifilm X lens adapter, a so called smart adapter meaning it lets you use auto focus with Canon lenses on your Fujifilm X camera. Smart adapter’s for …


Analog Film Part 1: Mamiya 645, Pentax 6×7, Yashica Mat 124g, Pentax 645N, Cinestill and more

Analog Film Part 1: Mamiya 645, Pentax 6×7, Yashica Mat 124g, Pentax 645N, Cinestill and more

When I started out with photography a few years ago film photography was pretty much dead, but recently it’s been coming back big time. What got me interested was seeing night photos shot with …


Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 vs. Fujifilm XF 50mm f2.0

Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2 vs. Fujifilm XF 50mm f2.0

There are a lot of comparisons out there of these two lenses and for a good reasons. They both have pros and cons and both are awesome lenses in each their way. I’ve had them both for quite some time …