Quite an amazing video. While its present skills wouldn't net it a place in the training regimen of second-year players, it looks like a great trainer for the beginning-level table tennis player.
35 images of Korea from 100 years ago
The world has undergone great changes over the last one hundred years. Just look at these images from Korea from around 1900.
DPReview: would you rather an X series camera with a PASM dial?
Gotto love the witticism of commenters at the world's largest camera forum. One of my favourite forum members, itsastickup, wins the battle again.
“Pain in the ASM, if you ask me. Not that you are.”
The entire pattle -er, battle, can be found here.
Playboy and Hello Kitty come together in an unholy Leica union
The Leica C is a mashup of many people's favourite mascots, big boy. The full cheeky article is at The Verge. Ω was tipped off by the mighty (and cheeky) Martin Irwin.
Youtube: Fujifilm X-T1 light leaks
It appears that the X-T1's light leaks come from the left-hand side USB and mic jacks. DPReview readers have already begun dismantling the video and its author. The problem most affects long exposures which are triggered by a cable release.
For the astrophotographer - 1 pixel scale model of the solar system
Our vista on the firmament is amazing, especially considering that most of the bright dots we see with our eye appears to be roughly equivalent in brightness and size. That simply isn't so.
Fotodesign-rs: Fujifilm X-T1 review
Fotodesign-rs has a wonderful, and honest, review of Fujifilm's latest. It is illustrated with liberal doses of bokeh-heavy street photography that its author, Robin, is so good at. He concludes thusly:
“Well, it’s fairly simple to summarize my findings about the X-T1. In the end it’s rather an evolution of the X-E2, wrapped in a different body, than a game changer taking over the camera world. For me, the biggest advantage is the new high-res viewfinder, which I would love to see in a X-E3. The autofocus is improved, but still lacks responsiveness compared to the competition. This might not be true for AF-C performance, but that is something I don’t care much about. The image quality hasn’t changed at all and is still very good. Video quality is still poor, so nothing has changed there either.
Even though it’s not a game changer, I really like the X-T1 and I am looking forward to using it more often this year.”
Thanks Tomen.de for putting together such a great list of X-series articles.
Tom Grill: lifestyle photographer's review of the Fujifilm X-T1
Tom Grill's reviews are a cut above the pack. His Sony A7r review outclassed most everything out there. (It certainly outclassed Ω's paralytic ramble.) Tom's Fujifilm X-T1 review is illustrated with on-location anecdotes, photographs, and comparisons to his workhorse, the Nikon D4. It is an excellent and informative read. He concludes:
“It is little wonder the X-T1 is winning design awards all over the place. Its new EVF finder is state-of-the-art, and the performance level of the camera raises the bar for mirrorless cameras in general. Auto-focus has been improved to best-of-breed and on par with many pro level DSLR’s, while the new EVF is second to none in its ground-breaking improvements.”
Martin Irwin: (De)lightful Tokyo
For a while now Ω has been a fan of Martin Irwin's photography and frank reviews. He has an eye for shadows, converging lines, and the modern human element. If you want to observe Tokyo life whilst skipping around the fartsy world of the self-proclaimed street photographer, Martin's work will get you there. The lad's weapon of choice is the silent Sony RX1 and his English good looks.
His latest photographic delights can be found below:
DPReview: fixing the Fujifilm X-T1's 4-way controller
DPReview's DAndison offers a good tip for those who can't quite hit the X-T1's minute buttons with their... tips. It involves electrical tape. Lots of it. His pointer combine with myriad complaints in one of the newest threads in a barrage of well-deserved community animosity toward the awful X-T1 4-way controller.