A person’s fascination with or enjoyment of a product is unique. Their opinion of or about something may not jive with yours. It may even be irrational. Anyone is free to hold an opinion; conversely, anyone is free to disagree with another’s opinion.
Read moreMirrorlessons: Olympus 75/1,8 VS Fujifilm 90/2,0
Mathieu and Heather's amazing efforts have made their latest lens/camera reviews superbly user-friendly. Thanks to comparo sliders, varied subjects, light, and movement, this latest one may be their most friendly yet. Even if you're not part of camp m43 or X, it is a great read.
Mirrorlessons: Portrait lens battle! – Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 vs. Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8
9to5Mac: iPhone 6s and iPhone SE 4K Video
The above video is a testament to how far phone cameras have progressed. But what a random clutch of subjects and angles to choose in comparing video function of both phones.
Source: 9to5Mac - iPhone 6s vs iPhone SE iSight camera comparison
Leica Q - the best travel camera Craig Mod’s ever used
Four years ago, Craig Mod asked artists at a Tokyo A Book Apart promotion to raise their hands. I had just re-opened my commercial jewellery studio. I hesitated. Today I wouldn’t. I’d shrug and flippantly manspread all over over my knuckles. I’m a calculating strobist. I measure, weigh, design sets, and plan.
Read moreLeica Rumors - MGR Bresson, Leica, MS Optical viewfinder magnifiers compared
Today, Leica Rumors published my full review of MGR Production’s Bresson zoomable magnifier for Leica M cameras. I would like to thank both Leica Rumors and MGR Productions for their part in making this happen.
1. Review: Three different Leica magnifiers compared (MGR Production Bresson vs. Leica vs. MS Optical)
2. MGR Production’s Bresson zoomable magnifier: Adjustable viewfinder magnifier Type J and Y
Fujifilm Australia: Are You Carrying Excess Camera Baggage?
I've a few things to say about the latest article by Leigh Diprose for Fujfilm Australia. The first is: bullocks. (All stresses mine.)
Read moreA Pen F for your thoughXTs?
Speaking of rectangular, flat, retro SLRs with off-centre viewfinders, this is what the original Pen F looks like next to a Fujifilm X-T1. While it’s not Rollei 35 tiny, it is nearly as pocketable. Half frame 35mm film is 15% larger than an APS-C sensor, mathing its standard 38mm lens to the APS-C equivalent of ~33mm (virtually the same FOV as 50mm on FF).
Read moreEverything is rangefinder
The PEN-F's retro-inspired lines drew the Rangefinder card from DPReview in today's headline: Olympus PEN-F revives 1960s rangefinder-style design with 20MP sensor, built-in EVF. In their accompanying first impressions article, they describe the Pen-F as having ‘rangefinder-like controls’, and later, ‘sleek rangefinder-style looks’.
Read moreLeica M - MGR 1,1x - 1,6x Adjustable viewfinder magnifier V1 short summary
A zoomable magnifier is a clever solution to a perennial problem: the Leica M's non-TTL fixed OVF lacks both native diopter correction, and automatic tracking to a lens’s native FOV. After being asked by dozens of readers to check out MGR's zoomable Bresson finder-- reported by Leica Rumors in August of 2015 -- MGR sent me one for review. Many thanks, MGR.
Read moredSLR to mirrorless to SLR - one Man's Fujifilm conversion
It’s a ridiculously familiar story: man starts with whisky, man hits up geek: gets lost; man loiters, cultivating his craft, garnering accolades and geek street cred. Man’s business expands. Man begins to hate his clunky A7r. And, many whiskies later, he wonders why the hell he’s wasting dosh renting Phase One backs. He saves. He saves. He saves. It’s a story you’ve heard a million times.
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