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<p><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/592/20668127605_13c7307c2a_c.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>That's all for now. The FDn 50/1.4 pretty much stays on my A7 most of the time. Truly a wonderful lens. As I said, hope you enjoy.</p>

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<p>I recently had the opportunity to photograph some Chinese families that had come over from China to visit San Francisco. The trip was arranged by my nephew who runs a school for teaching English over in their country. I had a wonderful time getting to see my nephew again and meeting many people from such a different culture. Some of the families hired me as well to document one day of their trip. Here are a few examples, all shot with the Canon FDn 50/1.4 on either an A7 or A7 II.</p> <p>Hope you enjoy.</p>

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<p><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/670/20262555973_80f8fdcdae_c.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <em>fresh fruit</em><br /> <br /> <em><br /></em>More shots this week from my San Francisco trip and the Chinese families I photographed. All images on A7 II with Canon FDn 50/1.4. Btw, nice hood shot Sanford.</p>

<p>Edward, I think you are spot on in mentioning medium format in relation to the mirrorless market. But I don't believe it will be Sony that pushes the envelope there. It will be Fuji. Fuji has no vested interest in bringing a full frame system to market and put themselves in Sonys boat of competing with their already strong APSC X camera line in addition to Sonys great FF offerings. They will instead leapfrog FF and go straight for a powerful, small and relatively inexpensive medium format camera. Fuji has a lot of history with MF anyway so it would fit right into their current culture.</p> <p>So most likely in a few years when you walk into a camera store you will see something like this...</p> <p>Sony A7R Mk. V with 64mp BSI Organic curved sensor with pixel shift and Auto Focus for manual lenses.<br> Fuji MX One, 80mp medium format mirrorless with a solid lineup up of sweet Fujinon primes in a package about the size of the A7.<br> Canon 5D Mk whatever, with two new flashing lights and now in bright red!</p>

<blockquote> <p>...and it appears that Canon has at long last joined the Mirrorless fray in a meaningful way.<br> </p> </blockquote> <p>Not...even...close.<br> <br> I have more then a passing interest in Canon getting serious about mirrorless. And year after year I wait in vain. So I have (more then) satisfied myself with at first a NEX 7, then a NEX 7 with Speedbooster, and now an A7. Couldnt be happier.<br> <br> Hopefully one day we will see a modern mirrorless, digital version of the venerable Canon A-1 complete with a new set of small Canon prime lenses. You will also have the option to buy (from Canon) a mechanical/electronic adapter for their old FD lenses that allows full functionality with all that wonderful old glass. Sounds like a pipe dream right? </p> <p>Unfortunately that would take a certain set of brass balls that Canon seemingly at the moment does not posses. The M series, in my opinion, is little piece of snot from a once great imaging company that at one time had their finger on the pulse of photography. Today innovation is a dirty word at Canon.</p>

<p>John, thank you for that very kind comment. :)</p>

<p>Thanks Anthea, I believe that is my personal favorite from all my trip photos as well. I love creepy, dark shots. And for some reason I listed all the photos as being taken with the FDn 50/1.7. Derp, no such animal exists. I meant to say it was the FDn 50/1.4. Must be getting old.</p> <p>And it is such a shame to hear about the workers being replaced, but even more so about how they were notified. That is absolute bull crud.</p>

<p><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/389/19856584103_b5cd7d3bd0_c.jpg" alt="" /><br> <em>colonial breakfast</em><br> <em><br /></em>a7 • FDn 50/1.7</p> <p>A morning shot as people were getting up and having breakfast. Again, that's my little girl on the left. Jeeze, do I like the FDn 50/1.7 or what?</p>

<p><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/391/20488504652_3ed3bfd9af_c.jpg" alt="" /><br> <em>waiting in the low room</em><br> <em><br /></em>a7 • FDn 50/1.7</p> <p>My daughter is the shadowy figure in the bottom left corner. I shot this as she played with some kids in one of the displays in the Exploratorium.</p>