Interesting Links
It’s one of those weeks where I’ve sat down at the computer pretty much every day, ready to write, but nothing good has come. It happens. Writer’s block, outside distractions, other projects…or all of the above. So instead, here’s some interesting links I’ve come across in the past couple of weeks, starting with: Thomas Czarnecki’s [...]
Simple Clicks – Olympus 75mm f/1.8
Just a few odds and ends shots taken with the new Olympus 75mm f/1.8. As I mentioned before, I’ve only had a few days to work with it, but it is one seriously impressive lens. These shots don’t really fit in anywhere else, but I liked them enough to want to share them. I especially [...]
Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8
Despite being very attractive, I was on the fence about the Olympus 75mm for several weeks after it first started to become available. From all accounts it was simply excellent, but it was also expensive, and I was looking forward to the forthcoming Panasonic 35-100 as an alternative. Then the weekend of a wedding shoot [...]
First shots with the Panasonic Leica 45mm macro
The story of how this came to be is somewhat convoluted, but goes like this: I’m shooting a wedding on Saturday and needed a lens longer than 25mm, hadn’t liked the Olympus 45mm and sold it last month, couldn’t get my hands the new Olympus 75mm in time, and found the Panasonic Leica 45mm used [...]
Canon EOS-M: what’s the point?
At the risk of sounding like all the other photography bloggers on the internet, here are my thoughts on the newly-announced Canon EOS-M, which is apparently their entry into the compact, interchangeable-lens marketplace. I’m not going to give a full rundown on the camera – I just want to talk about a few points. And [...]
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review: Conclusion
After shooting with the EM-5 for over a month now, I can sum up my whole experience this simply: I don’t miss my Canon gear. I don’t miss anything about it. Not even a little. I’m thrilled that I made the switch, as the m4:3 system has meet all my expectations, and several times has [...]
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review: Portraiture
Alright, so after an embarassing couple of weeks filled with delays, we’re back on track to finally finish up this never-ending review series! So let’s talk portraiture. I saved this one until last for a few reasons, logistics being one of them. But also because portraiture has become one of my favorite kinds of photography [...]
OM-D E-M5 Review Status
My review series of the Olympus E-M5 has gone somewhat off track these past couple of weeks, and for that I want to apologize. This is just a quick note to assure my readers that I haven’t dropped the ball on this project, nor am I quitting mid-stream. It’s just gotten side-tracked by a few [...]
More time on the farm
Spent some time this past weekend back down at Hillside Farms. My mom was in town and, after seeing all the photos I’ve made of the animals and greenhouses, she wanted to see it for herself. So we took backroads down the valley and introduced her to the farm critters. I made more images. Of [...]
My thoughts on the Panasonic 12-35mm
A few people have asked me if I’ll be getting one of the newly announced Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 lenses for my OM-D. The lens was only announced earlier this week and is already apparently on Amazon’s list of most-ordered lenses, which is no surprise. For all its strengths, the m4:3 system currently suffers from a [...]
