Month: August 2012
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Samsung Galaxy Camera – Some thoughts
Yesterday, Samsung announced their new Galaxy Camera…a full fledged point and shoot with essentially a full fledged smartphone built in (minus the voice calling). It’s an intriguing idea, and I feel it likely shows functionality that will become more commonplace with cameras going forward. It’s got a 21x optical zoom lens and a 16.3 MP…
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Review: Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED
Olympus has been on a roll lately. While many of their early Micro 4/3 lens options were decent optically, the build quality was generally lacking and there was a lack of any really stellar optics. This has all changed since 2011. Olympus has switched gears somewhat and started catering to the high-end shooter who wants…
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The Night Storm Approaches
I had to work late last night, and on the way home, I stopped downtown for a few minutes for some night shots with the Olympus 75mm f/1.8. I wasn’t really planning anything special, and as I turned to head back to the car, I noticed that in the otherwise clear night, clouds were gathering…
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Quick Tip: Photographing Children
A lot of hobbyist photographers take pictures of their kids. In fact, even for those who like shooting landscapes or macro, a lot of people take more pictures of their children than of any other subject. I know that’s certainly the case for me. I love taking pictures of architecture, landscapes, sports, bugs, flowers, etc….but…
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Olympus 75mm f/1.8 – First Impressions
My full review of the 75mm f/1.8 is now up. Head over there to take a look! The Olympus 75mm f/1.8 arrived into the Admiring Light studios (i.e, my hands) yesterday. Took it for a short test spin, and it is quite the impressive optic, so far. It’s not perfect, but it’s darn, darn good.…
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It’s raining inside!
I took this photograph yesterday morning. It’s my daughter, wearing her little frog boots, and ready to go outside. I took this shot with one thing in mind, but after viewing the original image, I decided to do some editing to make the image fit the vision that was in my head. I normally don’t…
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Review: Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95
There are fast lenses, and then there are FAST lenses. The Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 definitely falls into the latter category. In fact, at f/0.95, it ties with a few other lenses, including its 25mm Micro 4/3 brother, as the fastest lens currently produced for an interchangeable lens camera. Faster lenses have been made, but they have…
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Finding photos in the shadows
I went downtown for a quick jaunt today. I went to North Bank Park, where I go a lot. I’ve exhausted a lot of the photographic opportunities here, at least when it comes to the cityscape…(though I think it’s impossible to truly exhaust a location…it just gets harder). I got a few nice photos, but…
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