Blog entries of Malte´s Photography / old to new
- 35mm third-party lens comparison for Fujifilm FX mount
All three lenses got their reason to be on the market and in my photo backpack. Read my findings and opinion, look to my pictures and make up your own mind. - 7Artisans 55mm f1.4 MK II unboxing
Join us in unboxing the brand new 7Artisans 55mm f1.4 MK II lens. - New Lens Menu
We have added to “Malte’s Photography” a new menu point that is showing, sorted by manufacture and specific lens, many example photos. You will find… Read more: New Lens Menu - 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MK II unboxing
Join us in unboxing the brand new 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MK II lens. - First pictures with the new 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MK II
I am deeply impressed by the from lens to lens improving build quality by 7Artisans. Has been the 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MK I quite… Read more: First pictures with the new 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MK II - 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro comparison MK I / MK II
Last year in the middle of the Corona Epidemic when “staying home” has been our slogan and life style, I bought the 7Artisans 60mm f2.8… Read more: 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro comparison MK I / MK II - NEW The Analog Nikon F Story
As you can see I have added a new menu item on the header. “The Anlog Nikon F Story” I am using but also collecting… Read more: NEW The Analog Nikon F Story - Getting Close
As for sure you have seen lately, I ordered the NEW 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MK II lens. In an in-depth comparison I made a… Read more: Getting Close - More trials with the new 7artisans 60mm f2.8 Macro MKII
Last weekend I explored my apple, plums, peers and walnut trees in the garden. I even met some other visitor. - Testing the Weebill S Gimbal from Zhiyun on my Apple Tree
We had great weather today and Violaine enjoyed testing our new Weebill S gimbal from Zhiyun. She filmed with the camera, Fujifilm X-PRO2 Graphite and… Read more: Testing the Weebill S Gimbal from Zhiyun on my Apple Tree - Violaine, the Gimbal Weebill S and the apple tree
As promised our video from the exercise Violaine made with the Weebill S gimbal from Zhiyun in the apple tree. I filmed her filming the… Read more: Violaine, the Gimbal Weebill S and the apple tree - A Macro exercise after a heavy summer shower
After a wonderful sunny summer Sunday we had for 20 min a heavy summer shower. 20 min later the sun has been back and nothing… Read more: A Macro exercise after a heavy summer shower - A day in the life of a spider
Today, Sunday 1. August 2021 around noon, I made an other excursion into my garden. I took some pictures of the apples on my apple… Read more: A day in the life of a spider - My new friend “Paul the fly“
Last week I enjoyed the sun and I took some pictures of the purpur sun hat. A purpur sun hat is a wonderful target to… Read more: My new friend “Paul the fly“ - Lost Place
A friend of mine came up with the idea to shoot a lost place, not far away from our native. On a Saturday we traveled… Read more: Lost Place - The NEW 7Artisans 50mm f0.95
The new 7Artisans 50mm f0.95 has arrived. The first haptic impression of this new lens is outstanding. The lens has a high quality finishing. The… Read more: The NEW 7Artisans 50mm f0.95 - Unboxing 7Artisans 50mm f0.95
Join us in unboxing the brand new 7Artisans 50mm f0.95 lens. - First impressions and test of the new 7Artisans 50mm f0.95
Even being impressed that 7Artisans has developed a 50mm lens with an aperture opening of f0.95 for a price of only 259€ (Amazon Germany) honestly,… Read more: First impressions and test of the new 7Artisans 50mm f0.95 - The NEW 7Artisans 25mm f0.95
Today when FedEx has been at my door the “trio” has been completed by 7Artisans. The journey has been started end of last year with… Read more: The NEW 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 - Street & Portrait samples the new 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 lens
Tonight, after a long day in the office I was extremely hot on getting my hands on the new 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 lens I got… Read more: Street & Portrait samples the new 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 lens - The new 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC
Last Thursday, FedEx delivered to my house the new 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 lens and also the new 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC. Of course I was… Read more: The new 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC - Unboxing movie of the NEW 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC
Enjoy the unboxing of the NEW 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC lens. A wonderful small 40.2mm and light weight 228g lens still made of full metal… Read more: Unboxing movie of the NEW 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC - The NEW 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 test with lens hood
Yes, it is a huge lens. 11 lenses in 9 groups are asking for space but this lens from 7Artisans is a high end well… Read more: The NEW 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 test with lens hood - First test of the NEW 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC lens
The last weeks have been highly exiting to me. 7Artisans has launched a firework of new high-end lenses and I was very lucky to get… Read more: First test of the NEW 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC lens - New lens pages on Malte´s PhotographyWe want to share with you some new sample image lens pages we have created lately. AF-S Nikkor 24 – 70mm f2.8 G ED: https://schlueter-enterprises.com/af-s-nikkor-24-70-mm-128g-ed/… Read more: New lens pages on Malte´s Photography
- Urban Impression with Nikon D500
My second article on Malte’s Photography is a special view to a big city in Germany. I decided for a special gear combination. Call me… Read more: Urban Impression with Nikon D500 - Unboxing the Fujifilm X-PRO3 black
Please enjoy the unboxing movie of the Fujifilm X-PRO3 with the new 7Artisans 50mm f0.95. My first impression of the Fujifilm X-PRO3 compared to the… Read more: Unboxing the Fujifilm X-PRO3 black - First shots with the FujiFilm X-PRO3 and the new 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC
When the new Fujifilm X-PRO 3 arrived last Saturday at my place, I was so busy with harvesting my apples and cooking apple purée that… Read more: First shots with the FujiFilm X-PRO3 and the new 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC - My new Fujifilm X-PRO3 and the 7Artisans 50mm f0.95
First Steps My excurse with my new X-PRO3 and my new always on lens 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC brought me within hours much closer to… Read more: My new Fujifilm X-PRO3 and the 7Artisans 50mm f0.95 - Why should I use a lens hood?
How this all started The other day I have got an annoying discussion with a “person” on Facebook. After I have received the 7Artisans 25mm… Read more: Why should I use a lens hood? - Harbor Neuss explored with 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 on Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black
Please join me on a photo safari into my “wild” neighborhood. I wanted to try the new 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 on my Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black… Read more: Harbor Neuss explored with 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 on Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black - Wide open Night Street Photography with the Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95
Firefly is the new name for the stunning 7Artisans f0.95 series of lenses. The 7Artisans 25mm f0.95, the 7Artisans 35mm f0.95 and the 7Artisans 50mm… Read more: Wide open Night Street Photography with the Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 - Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain captured with the NEW Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95
I have been visiting some interesting places in the wider surrounding of the town I have been born 57 years ago, Düsseldorf. One of these… Read more: Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain captured with the NEW Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 - Field test with the Fujifilm X-PRO3’s “Of the shelf” Film simulations
Let me be honest, I am a lazy photographer that likes to work in his comfort zone and is proud when he touches borders but… Read more: Field test with the Fujifilm X-PRO3’s “Of the shelf” Film simulations - Data Sheets to the NEW Firefly series 7Artisans 25mm f0.95
Please have a look to the data sheets for the NEW Firefly Series 7Artisans 25mm f0.95. You can see the high build quality as well… Read more: Data Sheets to the NEW Firefly series 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 - Kiefernstrasse Düsseldorf
Last week I explored the new Firefly series 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 lens during a night street shooting. I liked very much the performance in low… Read more: Kiefernstrasse Düsseldorf - The blue hour in Neuss captured with 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC on Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black
Last night, after a wonderful dinner at one of our favorite Indian restaurants Swades in Neuss, an impressive blue hour painted the center of Neuss… Read more: The blue hour in Neuss captured with 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC on Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black - My 7Artisans line up
All of you that follow my blog for a while by now might have understood that I am addicted to manual prime lenses. My favorite… Read more: My 7Artisans line up - Unboxing movie of the new 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8 MKII Fish-eye
Enjoy the unboxing movie of the new 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8 MK II Fish-eye lens. I am fallen in love with the outstanding build quality of… Read more: Unboxing movie of the new 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8 MKII Fish-eye - Fish-Eye the new 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8
Fish-eye is an interesting topic in the photography. Most of the time there are just two opinions with the people. They love this kind of… Read more: Fish-Eye the new 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8 - Click, Click, Click the 7Artisans 35mm f1.2 MKII
What is the most asked questions I receive on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and here in the Blog? “Is the aperture ring of the new 7Artisans… Read more: Click, Click, Click the 7Artisans 35mm f1.2 MKII - Testing the 7Artisans 35mm f1.2 MKII
Did I tell you that I am a fan of the simple 7Artisans 35mm f1.2 MKI lens? This even has been my first 7Artisans lens.… Read more: Testing the 7Artisans 35mm f1.2 MKII - Spiders attracts me
Last Thursday I relaxed after a hard week of work on my terrace and garden, enjoying some last warm sun beams on my skin. Suddenly… Read more: Spiders attracts me - The NEW Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 is NOW available in the 7Artisans shopThe NEW Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 is finally available in the 7Artisans shop https://official-7artisans-store.myshopify.com/products/25mm-f0-95?ref=b33konjo29&variant=40379651719376 To me this Firefly series lens is optical and mechanical the… Read more: The NEW Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 is NOW available in the 7Artisans shop
- Firefly portrait session
Shooting portraits is something every body today is doing quite often, many millennials and younger generations even several times every day, called selfies. Create a… Read more: Firefly portrait session - 7Artisans will launch a series of Slim optical PRO filter
Today, in the age of Social Media, we are all used to so many AI based picture and video enhancement software. Some people have forgotten… Read more: 7Artisans will launch a series of Slim optical PRO filter - Autumn vibes
The days are getting shorter and the leafs are changing color and gently falling from the trees. The sun, even shining bright from the blue… Read more: Autumn vibes - Water Castle Linn
Today we have got one of the last sunny autumn days. Sunny days in autumn are remembering to the summer afternoon hours just short before… Read more: Water Castle Linn - Hotel Design
As you perhaps might know, due to my job I am traveling globally a lot. Well to be really precise, that has been before COVID-19.… Read more: Hotel Design - Schloss Dyck
Schloss Dyck (English Castle Dyck) is the most important moated castle in the Rhineland region. The castle is located in Jüchen which belongs to the… Read more: Schloss Dyck - KÖ by night
The KÖ (Königsallee) is one of the most famous, most diverse, most expensive and most opinion dividing street in Düsseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. People… Read more: KÖ by night - Castle Bergerhausen explored with the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8
First some history 1291 AD castle Bergerhausen has been the first time mentioned as the home of the knights von Bergerhausen. 1424 AD Statz von… Read more: Castle Bergerhausen explored with the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 - 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 if you need a wider always on lens
Photography it is like dining. You can’t have foie gras, oysters, truffle and caviar with Champagne every day. Much to heavy and after a while… Read more: 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 if you need a wider always on lens - UV and CPL slim 7Artisans filters used on the new Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95
I was very surprised when 7Artisans informed me that they will soon release their new optical filters. It has been a while since I used… Read more: UV and CPL slim 7Artisans filters used on the new Firefly 7Artisans 25mm f0.95 - NEWS: 7Artisans Vision Series
Today I received three new 7artisans cine lenses. These are extreme wide open Cine lenses that will guarantee small depth of field video scenes and… Read more: NEWS: 7Artisans Vision Series - Industry Portrait made with 7Artisans Vision 35mm T1.05
All this week I have been filming an industry video project. In a short break I used the new 7Artisans Vision Series 35mm T1.05 to… Read more: Industry Portrait made with 7Artisans Vision 35mm T1.05 - Christmas Market in Düsseldorf 2021
I have visited yesterday the Christmas market in Düsseldorf. Honestly a very strange experience in these sad corona times. 2G applied and most people are… Read more: Christmas Market in Düsseldorf 2021 - MY FIRST INDUSTRY VIDEO MADE WITH THE 7ARTISANS VISION 35MM T1.05
Last week I produced with the NEW 7Artisans Vision Series lenses an Automation Industry Video. Below you can find a first teaser. I love the… Read more: MY FIRST INDUSTRY VIDEO MADE WITH THE 7ARTISANS VISION 35MM T1.05 - Bokeh produced with the 7Artisans Vision 35mm T1.05
During my Factory Automation video production I had to test the small DOF and bokeh of the 7Artisans Vision 35mm T1.05 lens wide open at… Read more: Bokeh produced with the 7Artisans Vision 35mm T1.05 - A simple Cine Production setup
The NEW 7Artisans Vision Series lenses 25mm – 35mm – 50mm T1.05 mounted on the Neewer Semi professional Rig with Follow Focus and with the… Read more: A simple Cine Production setup - Christmas Market Düsseldorf Take 2
A second time this year I have been visiting the Christmas Market in Düsseldorf. The first time I used the 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC on… Read more: Christmas Market Düsseldorf Take 2 - Merry Christmas
I wish you all a healthy and peaceful merry Christmas. Enjoy the quality time with your family and friends. - Review of the NEW 7Artisans Vision Series cine lenses
I found a second passion. All my life I am dedicated to photography. First analog and since 2008 I switched to digital imaging. In the… Read more: Review of the NEW 7Artisans Vision Series cine lenses - Ups, we did it again “Weihnachtsmarkt DÜSSELDORF”
We have been visiting the Christmas Market in Düsseldorf on the Second Christmas Day, again. This time not in the evening but during daylight in… Read more: Ups, we did it again “Weihnachtsmarkt DÜSSELDORF” - Getting close to an white Amaryllis
We have got a white Amaryllis as a Christmas present. It took some days till the blossom opened up and than at a rare moment… Read more: Getting close to an white Amaryllis - Happy New Year 2022
I wish you all a healthy and successful 2022. I wish us all that we get back to normal. I wish that we can meet… Read more: Happy New Year 2022 - Low available light out of the hand photography
The new 7Artisans Vision Series cine lenses are so wonderfully wide open at T1.05 that most people will use it to generate outstanding bokeh even… Read more: Low available light out of the hand photography - reddot meets 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC
I have been visiting last year the reddot museum at the Zeche Zollverein in Essen. In this museum objects, products even helicopters and cars are… Read more: reddot meets 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC - Evening atmosphere at the river Rhine in Düsseldorf
It has been a sad, grey and rainy Sunday and suddenly some blue sky showed up in the late afternoon. I grabbed my Fujifilm X-PRO3… Read more: Evening atmosphere at the river Rhine in Düsseldorf - A grey Saturday captured with the 7Artisans 18mm f2.8 UFO lens
All week has been dominated by a grey and foggy winter weather. I used the Saturday afternoon to clean my equipment and suddenly in the… Read more: A grey Saturday captured with the 7Artisans 18mm f2.8 UFO lens - A year with the 7Artisans 7.5mm f2.8 fisheye
A Year With The 7artisans 7.5mm X Mount (2021 Version)garrytaiga Link to the Story - Happy New Year 2022 at Mamma Rosa captured with the 7Artisans Vision lenses
The last evening of 2021 we enjoyed a wonderful 6 course menu at the Trattoria Mamma Rosa in Krefeld, Germany. Alessandro and his Familie are… Read more: Happy New Year 2022 at Mamma Rosa captured with the 7Artisans Vision lenses - Portrait of Lissy made with the 7Artisans Vision 50mm T1.05 on Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black
Lissy, our 9 year old Labrador lady is enjoying this rainy and cold day next to the burning fireplace on her big dog bed. I… Read more: Portrait of Lissy made with the 7Artisans Vision 50mm T1.05 on Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black - A sunny sunday morning walk in the Altstadt of Düsseldorf
After some very cold and wet days, the typical days where even our Labrador Lissy does not want to leave the house, the clouds cleared… Read more: A sunny sunday morning walk in the Altstadt of Düsseldorf - xīn nián kuài lè
nián kuài lè – New Year happiness Some new year presents FedEx delivered today from 7Artisans. Thanks a lot 🙏 - Naviglio Grande
I have been for a quick business trip in Milano. My colleague Ivo has been so kind to take me out for a nice dinner.… Read more: Naviglio Grande - And suddenly the world has been changed!
I woke up this morning and the world has changed during last night. Without a reason Russia has attacked an other sovereign country. They fooled… Read more: And suddenly the world has been changed! - Classic Negative, love or hate – UPDATE
The Fujifilm film emulation technology is one of the things why I felt in love with the X cameras and changed from Nikon to Fujifilm.… Read more: Classic Negative, love or hate – UPDATE - Black Mist filter by 7Artisans
The Black Mist filter of 7Artisans is creating images as if you are taking images in a misty evening. Lights are getting a milde halo,… Read more: Black Mist filter by 7Artisans - Fujifilm lens roadmap 2022
The Fujifilm Lens Roadmap. For 2022 a Fujinon XF 18-120mm and a Fujinon XF 150-600mm zoom lens are planned. - Evening sky over Düsseldorf
This has been the burning evening sky over Düsseldorf captured within a time frame of 10 minutes. The Sahara Sand clouds over Germany might have… Read more: Evening sky over Düsseldorf - One Night in Hamburg
Last week Friday I visited with my loved always on lens, the 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC and my Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black the area of the… Read more: One Night in Hamburg - Valerie on the long bowed escalator in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg
The long bowed Escalator in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg takes quite a while to take you to visitor platform called Plaza. Spontaneous I was able… Read more: Valerie on the long bowed escalator in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg - War, Война, Krieg – Mr. Putin
Three weeks ago I have been expecting the leader of Russia, Mr. Putin, would be a person of honor being able as an adult to… Read more: War, Война, Krieg – Mr. Putin - Does it make sense to use a 74$ lens on a 2200$ camera?
The 7Artisans 50mm f1.8 lens can be ordered at the 7Artisans Shop for 73.80$ including shipment. This is a real budget price. I paid for… Read more: Does it make sense to use a 74$ lens on a 2200$ camera? - Short impressions from my business trip to Mexico
I have been on my first international business trip after the break out of Covid at the beginning of 2020. You can not believe how… Read more: Short impressions from my business trip to Mexico - Krickenbecker Seen explored with the 7Artisans 12mm f2.8 lens
I used this 1. of May Sunday to visit the Krickenbecker Seen with my Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black. Nature landscapes is something relative new to me.… Read more: Krickenbecker Seen explored with the 7Artisans 12mm f2.8 lens - The Blue Lake in Ratingen turned into a lost place
When I have been young, between 5 and 12 years I have been at least once a month with my parents on a Sunday at… Read more: The Blue Lake in Ratingen turned into a lost place - The amazing 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 MKII Macro lens
Spring time and early summer is such an appealing time in the year to me. In the sad and color less winter I am having… Read more: The amazing 7Artisans 60mm f2.8 MKII Macro lens - Use of the Black Mist Filter from 7Artisans
Traditional a Black Mist Filter is used to give highlights in night photography a mystery or dreamy bokeh as if natural mist is in the… Read more: Use of the Black Mist Filter from 7Artisans - The Schluff train captured with the 7Artisans Vision 25mm T1.05
Today I took the outstanding 7Artisans Vision 25mm T1.05, a lens special made for professional video imaging, with me to take still pictures of a… Read more: The Schluff train captured with the 7Artisans Vision 25mm T1.05 - Japan-Day 2022 in Düsseldorf
Last week Saturday for the first time in two years the Japan-Day in Düsseldorf has been celebrated. On this day you can walk along the… Read more: Japan-Day 2022 in Düsseldorf - Fujifilm updated 2022 lens roadmap
The UPDATED Fujifilm Lens Roadmap. For 2022 a Fujinon XF 18-120mm and a Fujinon XF 150-600mm zoom lens are just announced. - India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the three 7Artisanscrons – Part 1
India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the three 7Artisanscrons. Are these three simple lenses enough for a 3 weeks trip to… Read more: India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the three 7Artisanscrons – Part 1 - India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the three 7Artisanscrons – Part 2
This is Part 2 of my travel photography I produced with the three 7Artisanscrons – India. Delhi by night and in the early morning. Captured… Read more: India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the three 7Artisanscrons – Part 2 - India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 – Part 3
Part 3 is focused on Singapore and Malaysia. I also decided to reduce my gear just to the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 on my Fujifilm X-PRO3… Read more: India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 – Part 3 - The NEW Haida CPL-VND Filter arrived
The NEW Haida CPL-VND Filter arrived! This is a Circular Polarization Filter and a variable ND Filter with 3-7 Stops in one! I am excited… Read more: The NEW Haida CPL-VND Filter arrived - India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 – Part 4 and Verdict
Part 4 Japan and the verdict. During the last three weeks of visiting for business India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, I used some evening hours… Read more: India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan – travel photography just with the 7Artisans 25mm f1.8 – Part 4 and Verdict - First test of the NEW CPL-VND Filter of Haida on the river Rhine
I have tested the NEW Haida CPL-VND Filter on a 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 APSC lens and Fujifilm X-PRO3 Black body. To do this test I… Read more: First test of the NEW CPL-VND Filter of Haida on the river Rhine - TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 and TTArtisan 50mm f1.2 first impressions
I received the TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 and TTArtisan 50mm f1.2 lenses. These are manual lenses with clicked aperture and a full metal high build quality… Read more: TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 and TTArtisan 50mm f1.2 first impressions