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Fast lenses for APS-C cameras, Pelikan Hubs, and the Asvine P100 titanium fountain pen


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In this episode I discuss the critical importance of fast and ultra-fast (large maximum aperture) lenses for crop sensor or APS-C cameras. The benefits include depth of field effects such as subject isolation and bokeh as well as keeping ISO values manageable in low light conditions. I also give some special love to the Fujifilm XF 50mm f/1.0 and the Voigtlander 35mm f/0.95 lens. In pens I briefly mention Pelikan Hub 2026 and the a new Pelikan 200 pen that looks like a bodily fluid. Mostly, I discuss the surprisingly nice Asvine P100 fountain pen, a pen that is smartly designed, writes very well, and is quite inexpensive.  

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Pictures and PensBy Jon Andresen