Cameras

Cameras

Migrating Mirrorless

As you may recall, a few years back, I moved from Canon to Panasonic’s Lumix line of Micro Four-Thirds cameras. I made this decision for two reasons: 1) I’d just trekked around the Alaskan Panhandle carrying a EOS body and a 100-400mm lens for a week and the size and weight just about killed me and 2) Canon seemed to not be innovating (similar to Apple and its Mac platform) but both Panasonic and its partner in the m43 system, Olympus, were coming out with all sorts of cool features. So, I started...

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  • December 7, 2018
Cameras / GPS Logs

In Which I Buy and Test More Gear…

As you may or may not know, I’ve been getting into the Micro Four-Thirds mirrorless camera format for the last year or so. It started right after I lugged around a giant gripped dSLR, a 24-105mm lens and a 100-400mm lens all over the Alaskan Panhandle. Upon returning to 75Central HQ in Dallas, I swore I’d never do that again. Impressed by mirrorless cameras, especially the work (and influence) of Giulio Sciorio over at Small Camera, Big Picture, I picked up a Lumix G6 and a couple of lenses. The G6 appealed to...

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  • August 23, 2014
Cameras

Observations on the Lumix G6

In October of last year, after lugging my Canon dSLR and a couple of really heavy L lenses around Alaska for a week, I made the decision that I needed something smaller. I’d been thinking about it for a while, having bought a Fujifilm x100 a couple of years ago, which had been giving me pleasing results. Having seen a lot of other photographers make the leap to mirrorless for almost all of their work, I was ready to follow suit. I considered going with Fujifilm’s X-Mount series of cameras, but the lack...

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  • June 9, 2014
Cameras / Technique/Workflow

Focal Length Analysis

So, I’ve been contemplating a buying a new lens, but I couldn’t decide on what focal length I needed.  Did I want 11-16? 24-70? 24-105? 100-400?  600? I could make arguments for any of these, but I was still indecisive.  So, I decided to see what focal lengths I have been shooting at to guide me.  And the best way to do that would be to get some statistical analysis going.  Luckily, this isn’t terribly difficult to do with the right tools. I use Adobe Lightroom as my image catalog/workflow manager and I...

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  • March 28, 2013
Cameras / Elsewhere

Stupid Craigslist Ads

I regularly troll the local (DFW) Craigslist photo page looking for potential bargains to add to my kit.  Unfortunately, I’ve never found anything that seemed like something I’d want to spend my money on.  And that’s probably because almost everything on there is being sold by people that have unrealistic expectations of the valuation of their gear.  I’m sorry, but just because you spent $900 on a Canon Rebel XTi with the kit lens four years ago doesn’t mean that it’s still worth $900.  Anyhow, I thought I’d share a few of the...

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  • August 19, 2011
Cameras / Elsewhere / Video

LA Light

This is a pretty cool video shot by Colin Rich on a Canon 5D mkII and a 7D. LA Light – Los Angeles Timelapse from Colin Rich on Vimeo.

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  • August 8, 2011
Cameras / Elsewhere

Great Idea

This project on Kickstarter adds a proper shutter button to the iPhone.  I hope it gets made…I would totally buy one.  As it is now, I find it awkward to press the onscreen shutter button on the iPhone, so this would definitely help take my iPhoneography skillz up a notch. Red Pop by Beep Industries — Kickstarter.

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  • June 3, 2011
Cameras

The iPhone is Dominating Flickr

This article over at ShutterSalt highlights why the iPhone is about to become the most-popular camera over on Flickr.  And they present seven shots to back it up.  As you may know, I’m an avid iPhoneographer and am glad to see confirmation of the power and popularity of Apple’s device. Why The iPhone is Dominating Flickr, Plus 7 Photos To Prove It | ShutterSalt.

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  • May 10, 2011