Category: Opinion
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The Future of Casual Photography is Here
Today at Mobile World Congress, Nokia launched their new 808 PureView. It’s a smartphone. A smartphone with a 41 Megapixel camera. I know what you’re thinking. I thought the same thing: Those have got to be the worst 41 megapixels in existence. That’s outright absurd. And then I looked at the images. This thing is…
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Olympus Releases the E-M5!
The much leaked and highly anticipated Olympus E-M5 is finally here. Olympus has finally released the “professional” grade Micro 4/3 camera they’ve been promising for years. Will it measure up to the hype? Will it take the Micro 4/3 format in a new direction? I’ll dissect the press release a bit and give you my…
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When is your camera good enough?
As an active member in several on-line photographic communities, I read a lot of photographers’ opinions on a wide range of subjects: photographic technique, inspirational photos, business and the quality of camera gear. One trend I’ve noticed with the rapid pace of improvement in digital imaging is that many photographers get so caught up in…
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Pentax K-01 Announced – My Thoughts
Today, Pentax announced their large sensor entry into the mirrorless camera market. The camera has a 16 MP APS-C sized sensor, and that should be great. I’m sure image quality in this camera will be excellent. Where Pentax both succeeded and failed was with making the camera use the K-mount. The K-mount is the Pentax…
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The Mirrorless Camera Industry and the Search for the Perfect Camera – Part 2
This is part two of a two part series on the Mirrorless Camera Industry. Read Part 1 here. In this part I’ll discuss the newest exciting offerings in the mirrorless realm and give you my opinions on their successes and failures and I’ll discuss the future and what this all means for you as a…
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The Mirrorless Camera Industry and the Search for the Perfect Camera – Part 1
In this two-part series, Admiring Light will take a brief look at the history of cameras, look at the emergence of digital Compact System Cameras (mirrorless digital cameras), and finally examine upcoming products and how they may, or may not, fit into the modern photographer’s quest for the Perfect Camera. This is part one; part…
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