I spent a week in Pacific City, OR celebrating my birthday shooting Cape Kiwanda. Last summer I spent a day here and fell in love with this place. The lighting was just amazing that day and I’ve longed to come back and shoot again.

The weather was going to be hot and I wasn’t very optimistic since it was summer. But still I was taking a break from working so hard the past couple of months. I was going to be a lazy shooter that week.

Every photographer should have a good 35mm lens in their collection and the Sony Zeiss 35mm f1.4 is one of the best lens for your Sony camera. The focal length of a 35mm is simply a sweet spot for basically any types of photography you do.

As you know I shoot mainly landscapes and rely on my 18mm lens for all of my shots. I also recently added this phenomenal 85mm to my gear for intimate portraits. But what I’ve learned is that nothing will beat a good 35mm lens due to its versatility.

In my last post I talked about the new Sony FE 85mm 1.8 lens I’ve recently added to my collection. From my initial review it’s an incredible lens in terms of cost and size.

I’ve spent the past month shooting with it more than my landscape lens. This is due mainly to family functions and graduation. June this year was incredibly busy month but it offered ample opportunities to shoot with the Sony FE 85mm 1.8.