I’m back from Europe, jet lag and all! I’m back home after a week on tour with Seal and after what seemed like a solid 20 hours of travel time to get back home, I arrived and crashed for 10 hours. Today I felt great and am now fully rested so figured it was time [Read More...]
Was sitting in my hotel room in Florence, Italy and decided to do a quick test of these three cameras. The Sony NEX-5, Olympus E-P2 and Leica X1. I set each camera on the balcony and set each to their base ISO and F4. These are just JPEGS so we can see what comes out [Read More...]
July 15th 2010 – Hey guys, on the bus headed for Florence, Italy and I was able to connect to WiFi for a bit so I uploaded some shots from last nights show in Croatia. This one was more of a challenge due to lighting, access, etc. but I still walked away with some cool [Read More...]
My dear friend Seal thought I could use some time away, so he invited me to come join him in Europe and take some shots of whatever I wanted. Seal is in the middle of his European tour and is getting ready to launch his new album “6″ in September. Of course I could not [Read More...]
Hey guys! I am back today, a bit earlier than planned but I had a good day today at Slide Rock State Park which is near Sedona, AZ. I was not really in the mood to snap pics but once I got going I had a good time. Just wanted to chime in and say [Read More...]
The high ISO test between the Olympus E-P2, Leica X1 and Sony NEX-3. I’ll keep this one short and simple. Same subject. Same light. (which was LOW for the higher ISO shots 1600/3200) All three cameras set to ISO 400, 1600 and then 3200 with their default evaluative metering and settings. All images straight out [Read More...]
It’s Saturday and I was a bit bored this morning so I wandered out back in my Pajamas for some fun camera comparisons. It’s been a while since I have done one of these and since I had all three cameras on hand I decided to give this a whirl. This will be Part one [Read More...]
My two favorite Digital Cameras ever! By Steve Huff A question: Isn’t photography meant to be enjoyable and fun? These days I see so many frustrated photographers shooting, chimping, (previewing their images immediately after taking them) and then they grumble and complain because the image is out of focus, or their exposure was off, or [Read More...]
Hey guys, just wanted to drop a note saying that I will be leaving today for my big move from IL to AZ. I will be on the road for 3 days and may not be able to post updates or answer e-mail. I will try to post as I will be driving with only [Read More...]
Today I welcome Jonathan Wong who has provided a GREAT guest article for us comparing the Olympus E-PL1 to the new Samsung NX10. Something I myself was VERY curious about. Thank you Jonathan! The Perfect Camera – On vacation with the Samsung NX10 and Olympus E-PL1 Hello, my name is Jonathan. I have a problem. [Read More...]
Man oh MAN! I have been so busy lately with traveling, driving and moving across the country. Ugg. I still have a lot to do but am excited to get back to FULL TIME work on this site! I just got back home last night at 2am from the airport and have been packing boxes [Read More...]
Olympus E-PL1 Camera Review/Real World Report – Since I have been shooting some film recently with my Leica M6 I realized that while I have been spending time scanning negatives, I have not been spending time post processing the images to get them to look good. That is the beauty of film. It’s simple and [Read More...]
OK guys, I am hitting the road again for a 2 day trip from AZ to Chicago and I leave in 6 hours. For the next two days the updates will be limited but starting Tuesday I will be back full time to the site. Today was AWESOME as my wife and I picked up [Read More...]
FIRST LOOK: Olympus E-Pl1: Today I received a shiny new Olympus E-PL1 in black and I was expecting the worst. Why you ask? Well, I have read a few previews on various sites and many say that the E-PL1 was plasticky and with a cheaper build than the E-P1 and E-P2. I guess this is [Read More...]
This Noktor 50 0.95 lens review diary should be read from the bottom up. The conclusion is up top, early thoughts and samples at the bottom so if this is your first visit to this review diary, start there! For another review of this lens which is a little more positive and geared towards video [Read More...]
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