Polka dot flares are not something I expected to encounter after years of shooting directly into the sun. While testing an unreleased lens on my Leica CL, I noticed a series of organised red circular flare patterns appearing only at smaller apertures. Curious about the cause, I compared results across multiple cameras and formats, eventually tracing the behaviour to sensor design and on-sensor phase detection. This post documents that accidental discovery and what I learned f

Testing the tokina 28-70mm at Aspen Vision City turned into a full photoessay exploring this legacy zoom on the Canon R5. I share how I discovered the lens, its history, why it still makes sense for video work today, and my real-world findings on image quality, usability, and C-Log3 exposure behavior. A unique blend of hands-on impressions, sample visuals, and surprising discoveries.

Atypical Observation in Hong Kong shot with Leica CL and Canon 5D IV and post processed with the latest technique.

At this point of time, I would still highly recommend for anyone to get a camera if you are being serious about getting quality images out o