I was borrowing Zak Braverman’s while he was out of town. He had been raving about how wonderful it was, and I have to admit that after really using it for a while myself, I grew to appreciate it. The focus throw is very long, so you have very fine control over the focus. That, combined with a Katz Eye focus screen makes the manual focus a true pleasure. And the results just seem to have a crisp pop to them. And the macro aspect is nice; I don’t have a macro lens. I’ll probably get one of the 2nd-generation versions announced earlier this week once they’re available. —Jeffrey

The problem with f/16, besides the lack of light, is that it makes it more difficult to hide how messy the background is. I’d have to tidy the living room, and my dedication to blogging is not that strong. —Jeffrey

We have a big tub where they all get cleaned up to occasionally. We try to encourage him to clean up after himself, sometimes with the “If you don’t clean it up, I will” stick (where in this case the meaning of Daddy “cleaning up” means “disposing of” ) —Jeffrey