No, I’m not going to come out with a bunch of superlatives again after my GH3 review. I really like my GH3 but it’s an expensive video camera at the minute – I just don’t seem to use either of my M43s cameras for stills right now. I think I need to sell a whole …
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D800E and AF-S NIKKOR VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G
A very long name for what is a relatively cheap (but FX or full frame) zoom in the Nikon lens line up. The only FX lens I have which was cheaper is my 50mm F1.4. According to the reports I read buying it is is great until 200mm then it falls off a lot. Nonetheless, …
X-Trans RAW Conversion Comparisons
You may well have seen the blog post I made at the time Capture One 7.02 was released, which compared the OOC Jpegs with Lightroom (LR) and Capture One (C1). I wanted to extend this comparison to include Aperture, since its really very good RAW conversion capability was included. I also wanted to update the …
The future of X-Trans RAW: Apple Aperture?
I was really surprised at the message telling me Apple Aperture had acquired Fuji X-trans compatibility (for use with the X-Pro1, X-E1 and X100S). I downloaded it, gave a conversion a look, thought it looked OK and disregarded it on the basis that Aperture is way overdue for an update and lacks decent CA control …
The DSLR strikes back? Nikon D600
I didn’t expect, after selling my A900, to be buying another DSLR about 12 months later. Aha, people who own a DSLR will say, he has seen the error of his ways. He’ll be shooting solidly with a DSLR now. All this mirrorless ILC stuff will turn out to be a “phase”. Err no. What …
X100S + WCL-X100 = Great
What a great combination. Optically fantastic provided you correct the distortion. I’m talking about the WCL-X100 wide angle converter which converts the X100 23mm lens to a 19mm lens (which means it becomes a 28mm equivalent). The build quality of this converter is excellent. It just feels like a solid hunk of metal and glass, with …
Some impressions of the FujiFilm X100S
I’ve been silent most of this week because of family stuff last week and a busy week in work this week. One notable arrival this week was the X100S last Saturday which I’m still trying to find time and light to take shots with. This meant the departure of my X100 but it’s gone to …
Capture One – Some Comparisons with X-Pro1 Jpegs and LR
I never really understand why people have such negative attitudes about developments and technology that are designed to help them. That’s why I was mystified at the mixed response this week to the release of Capture One Pro v7.0.2, which included preliminary support for the X-Pro1 and X-E1. I had tested it over a couple …
Holy cow this camera is good (initial thoughts on the GH3)…
This is shaping up to be a very impressive camera. It’s a beast – size wise it’s as big width wise as a APS-C DSLR (though it is thinner). Grip is the most comfortable I’ve had in M43s including the G5. I can imagine holding this for hours without it being uncomfortable. The viewfinder is …
Some thoughts on the Sony SEL1018
I genuinely thought, at about 1:30pm this afternoon, that this post was going to be about how good this lens was and how great the output looked…. I should start by saying I love ultra wide angle zooms. I’ve owned a number of them in my time. My regular UWA zooms for M43s are the …
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