Earlier this year, Olympus announced one of the odder lenses for Micro 4/3. A $49 ‘lens’ that doubles as a body cap: The 15mm f/8 Body Cap Lens This is what you could call an ‘ultra-pancake’. And, like it’s name implies, it’s roughly the same size as a standard Micro 4/3 body cap. The lens…
Micro 4/3 Year in Review
Out in the Gorge
I realized I never posted these, and thought I would share. I had a little bit of time to swing by Hocking Hills State Park a few weeks ago and take a quick run through the gorge north of Old Man’s Cave. While I normally make a yearly fall trip there for two days for…
First Impressions: Sigma 19mm f/2.8 EX DN
Sigma has been around for a long while, making their own lenses and cameras for the Sigma SA mount, as well as an array of high end compact cameras. They also are one of the major third party lens manufacturers for most DSLR camera mounts. However, they’ve just recently gotten into the mirrorless game with…
A Cold Evening
For the first time in a long time, I really got a chance to go out and shoot for a bit. I went downtown after work and got some shots of the sunset and the city at night. I’m very much a proponent of the ‘gear doesn’t make the shot’ crowd, but on evenings like…
The City at Dusk
Tonight on the way home from work, I stopped to capture this. The sun was nearly below the horizon and the sky was overcast, but just enough sunlight remained to give a kiss of light to the windows of the city.
Review: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 X OIS
Panasonic and Olympus have been very busy the past few years, filling out their lens lineups for Micro 4/3, and while there have been some consumer grade lenses released in this time frame, both Olympus and Panasonic have really targeted the high-end enthusiast and professional with their recent lens offerings. At first, Micro 4/3 had…
Review: Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro
Quite a while back, Olympus hinted at their first true macro lens for Micro 4/3…the 60mm f/2.8. It’s taken a while to come to market, but it finally saw official release this past September. I was lucky enough to pick one up shortly thereafter. Olympus priced this lens competitively, at $499, coming in well under…