• 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

    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

    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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  4. Hi Jordan, nice to have you back! Very interesting reading. I am new to Canon have an R6 with various…

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