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To me the Olympus OM-D marks the tipping point where the Micro Four Thirds format made the leap from a good idea in theory to a good idea in practice.

February 24th, 2013 | Tags: 12-50mm, 12mm, 14mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30D, 35mm, 45mm, 5-axis, 50mm, 5D, 60mm, 6D, AEL, AF, aperture, APS-C, auto, auto focus, battery, bokeh, button, camera, Canon, chimping, compact, custom, depth of field, digital, dpreview.com, DSLR, E-10, E-M5, E-P1, easy, enthusiast, ergonomics, EVF, example, experience, experienced, eye, f/1.4, f/1.7, f/1.8, f/2, f/2.5, face, fast fifty, FF, field of view, five axis, Flickr, Fn1, Fn2, focus, FoV, full frame, full sized, grip, hand, hand held, high, HLD-6, ideal, image quality, IQ, IS, ISO, k10d, kit, LCD, lens, light, Lightroom, long exposure, low light, Lowepro, Lumix, manual, manual focus, MF, MFT, Micro Four Thirds, MKII, MKIII, motion, Olympus, OM-D, Panasonic, pancake, Pentax, photographer, prime, priority, professional, program, quality, RAW, Rebel XT, resolution, review, Robert S. Donovan, sample, sharpness, slr, small, speed, stability, studio, system, test, Travel, user, viewfinder, weather sealed, WYSIWYG, zoom | Category: Photography, Stuff, gear, reviews | Leave a comment

Well, that didn’t take too long. What has it been, 7 months? Here we see my new Canon 30D (bought used from B.H. Photo) and Canon 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM lens next to my “old” Olympus E-P1 PEN with the 14-42mm kit lens it came with.

January 15th, 2011 | Tags: 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM, camera, Canon 30D, DSLR, ergonomics, grip, handling, lens, Olympus E-P1, PEN, size, viewfinder | Category: Photography, gear | Comments (5)

I have had a number of people ask me how to get consistent results with their manual focus lenses on Pentax DSLRs. The good thing is that it is not all that difficult. The bad thing is that it takes a bit of trial and error to figure it out. Or, maybe that’s a good [...]

August 20th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, accuracy, aperture, consistency, consistent, DSLR, in-focus, indicator, infinity, lens, manual focus, MF, Pentax K10D, practice, ring, skill, still life, technique, test, Travel, tripod, viewfinder | Category: Photography, Tips & Tricks, technique | Comments (11)

One of the best things about shooting a modern Pentax DSLR is having access to 35 years worth of wonderful K mount lenses- all with shake reduction! That’s a feature no other camera manufacturer can claim. The problem is that using these lenses effectively on a DSLR is somewhat of a black art that requires [...]

May 5th, 2009 | Tags: A, AE-L, aperture, aperture ring, Av, compensation, configuration, custom function, depth of field, DoF, DSLR, e-dial, EV, EXIF, exposure, F--, focal length, focus, Green Button, guide, how to, indicator, K mount, K100D, k10d, K200D, K20D, KEH, Km, lens, M, manual, menu, metering, MF, old, Pentax, permitted, power switch, preview, research, series, set-up, setting, shake reduction, shutter, SR, stop down, Takumar, TAv, used, using, viewfinder | Category: gear, how to | Comments (120)