Experimenting with light and angles.

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On 8/24/2026 at 1:01 AM, Rivkin said:

I think the images are really good. Its most likely something from Edo period, or at least the very end of Muromachi  - and those blades react very well to almost any direction of light. Old lenses also will work very well because much of the nuances associated with more modern designs are not efficient in the setup. Yes, the camera world moved away from DSLR if only because electronic viewfinders on things like Leica SL3 are nothing short of phenomenal. But Canon 5R and Nikon D850 present great value for their current prices and will not become obsolete.

 

I've captured quite good photos with a D850 and 105mm Macro. Got it all at a fraction of the new mirrorless. 

 

I would love to check out with mirrorless cameras the new pixel shift features that can take a 48MP sensor and output 200MP+ images and see how that works for high res nihonto photos.

 

But in the meantime I'm more than happy with my "old" DSLR