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As a companion to last week\u2019s end-of-year review episode, and as a way of kicking off the new year, we will discuss our own photographic new year\u2019s resolutions and gear wish lists on today\u2019s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast.\xa0

As our most ardent listeners know, Allan, Jason, and I have wildly different photographic styles and our gear bags reflect those styles. We will start by talking about the photo-related goals that we each have for the coming year. Perhaps inspired by some of the guests we have had on the show this year or our \u201cWhat is Photography?\u201d project, I have a couple of long-delayed projects I want to get back to, Jason is looking to continue his long-exposure work with urban cityscapes, and Allan is going to dig back into his film archive to digitize long-hidden gems. We will talk a bit about our current work and the techniques we want to improve this year and, after a short break, we will talk a bit about gear.

Going around the table, we will discuss what we are currently shooting with and what new (or used) gear we may purchase to help us achieve our new year\u2019s goals. Allan will start by describing the \u201cfranken-slide copier\u201d that he built with a Micro-NIKKOR 55mm lens, a Bolt Macro Light, and his trusty Sony a7R II.\xa0 Jason is looking to experiment with long telephoto lenses, such as the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens,\xa0and a new 3 Legged Thing tripod\xa0to add to his landscape photography kit, and I want to get back to my street photography roots with a fixed-lens camera such as the Fujifilm X100F or one of the Ricoh GR series cameras.

While we do talk gear and you can find links to all products we discussed here, this episode is mostly about our shared passions for photography and keeping creativity an important part of our 2019. What photography goals do you have for the coming year?

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Photograph \xa9 Allan Weitz