• Thoughts on the Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 and Olympus 75mm f/1.8

    In the Micro 4/3 world this past week has seen the official announcement of two lenses that had been previewed some time back by both Olympus and Panasonic.  This week saw the official announcements and pricing information.  On Monday, Panasonic released their 12-35mm f/2.8 standard zoom, while Olympus announced the 75mm f/1.8 on Thursday.  You…

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  • Review: HLD-6 – OM-D Battery Grip

    Today I’m going to take an in-depth look at a camera accessory.  Most of the time, these sorts of things are evaluated with a quick blurb and then consumers are left to sift through forums or Amazon reviews to get an idea of the worth of a product.  I think for the accessories that really…

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  • Revisiting Film

    I’m loving digital photography.  I love my Olympus E-M5 and all the modern convenience it brings.  But sometimes you just want a different experience.  I have a few old manual focus cameras, and my most recent is my dad’s old Canon AE-1, which still works just fine.  I have a fair amount of Canon FD…

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  • Review: Olympus OM-D E-M5

    A New Flagship? When Olympus announced their latest camera, the OM-D E-M5, there was more buzz among the photographic community for this release than there had been for probably any other Micro 4/3 camera since the original E-P1.   Olympus resurrected their legendary ‘OM’ system name for this camera, creating a new line of Olympus Micro…

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  • Random Shots From Yesterday

    Getting time to shoot… Well, despite being crazy busy at work, I actually found some time to shoot yesterday.  The first shot, to the left (click to enlarge) was a shot I’ve been meaning to take for months.  I drive past it every week on a way to a meeting.  It’s just off the highway. …

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  • Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic GH2: Dynamic Range Battle

    Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic GH2: Dynamic Range Battle

    So at lunch today, I finally got a chance to test the Olympus E-M5 against the Panasonic GH2 in dynamic range.  I chose a high DR area, and then decided to see how they did when overexposed 3 stops and pulled back, and underexposed 3 stops and pushed back. All shots were taken one after…

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  • Photoshop CS6 Too Pricey? Get GIMP!

    Photoshop CS6 was released yesterday.  It includes several big improvements over CS5 including a new processing engine that speeds up the program significantly, additional video tools and some excellent additions to the content-aware toolset, among other changes. But, what if Photoshop is just too darn expensive?  I bit the bullet years ago and purchased Photoshop…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Shooting the Supermoon

    Last night, I got ready for bed and was ready to turn off the light when I remembered that last night was the night of the so-called ‘supermoon.’  That is, when the moon is full at its perigee (the closest point of its orbit). When these factors combine, the moon appears 12-14% larger and brighter…

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