Conversations from behind the lens

  • Old Pros vs. New Toys: Why Yesterday’s Cinema Camera Might Be Today’s Best Deal

    Old Pros vs. New Toys: Why Yesterday’s Cinema Camera Might Be Today’s Best Deal

    Stop chasing the specs. Seriously. Put down the credit card and close the tab with the 8K mirrorless pre-order. It’s 2026, and the camera industry has done an incredible job convincing us that gear has an expiration date—that a professional camera released five years ago is suddenly incapable of producing a beautiful image today. They…

  • The Full Frame FOMO: Why APS-C and Super 35 Still Own the Professional Middle Ground

    The Full Frame FOMO: Why APS-C and Super 35 Still Own the Professional Middle Ground

    If you’ve spent any time looking at camera advertisements lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking that anything smaller than a Full Frame sensor is a toy. The marketing machine is in overdrive, pushing the narrative that “real” professionals only shoot Full Frame. It’s a compelling story: better low light, shallower depth of field, and that…

  • Why This Blog Exists

    Why This Blog Exists

    In a world obsessed with 8K resolutions, dynamic range charts, and the latest AI-driven autofocus, we often lose sight of what actually matters: the images we create and the intentional choices we make while standing behind the viewfinder. Welcome to Camera Conversations. My perspective on cameras comes from a mix of worlds. I spent a…