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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

If you have done similar research, and as evidenced by the photo at the top of this post, you surely know that there was only one camera choice for me: the remarkable new Olympus E-M5 OM-D. So, right after Christmas I ordered up an OM-D along with an Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens and Panasonic’s 14mm f/2.5 and 20mm f/1.7 pancake lenses. Over the first 3 weeks I have already logged over 2,000 shots on the OM-D and have sold my 30D kit on eBay. I can tell you that the OM-D is really quite an amazing camera system.

January 20th, 2013 | Tags: 14mm, 16MP, 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM, 20mm, 30D, 5D, 6D, adobe, APS-C, articulating, Canon, compact, CSC, decision, DSLR, E-M5, E-P1, EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, EVF, f/1.7, f/1.8, f/2.5, Fuji, full frame, ILC, in-body, IS, k10d, LCD, light, Lightroom, MFT, Micro Four Thirds, MK II, NEX, Olympus, OM-D, Panasonic, pancake, Pentax, purchase, Robert S. Donovan, Sony, Travel, user, X-E1, X-Pro1 | Category: Photography, Stuff, gear | Comments (6)

PMA 2009 is in the books. All in all it was a pretty lack-luster show for us enthusiasts. Following are a few more product findings, some observations and my conclusions about the show in general. Be sure to check out my Day 1 and Day 2 reports if you haven’t already.
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March 7th, 2009 | Tags: bags, battery grip, Braggables, Canon, case, classic, DSLR, Dust-Aid, exposure triangle, Fuji F200EXR, hard, Hoya HD filter, Liquid Image, Lumix, mask, Nikon, Olympus, OP/TECH, Panasonic, Pentax, Robert S. Donovan, Samsung, scuba, seahorse, sensor cleaning, Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 EX APO DG, Sigma SD14, Sony, Tamrac, Targus, ugly, waterproof, www.booleansplit.com | Category: gear | Leave a comment

Day one of PMA is in the books and as promised here is my first round of interesting product picks with comments. I will have more to report as the show continues and hopefully some additional in-depth reviews of a few of these items. Let’s dive in:

March 4th, 2009 | Tags: ball head, Black Rapid, Bryce Thatcher, Carl Zeiss, Clik Elite, color-by-number toilet paper, Crumpler, cut away, diy, ExpoImaging, frozen, Gorillapod, Greg Downing, ice, Jack, Jill-e, Joby, lenspen, LowePro Classified, Mon Ami Gabi, Nikon D3, Olympus, Panasonic Lumix G1, panorama, Paris Casino, Pentax K10D, Planar 50mm f/1.4 ZK, PMA 2009, R-Strap, Ray Flash, REI, Samsung NX, SebesorKlear Loupe, Shootsac, smc DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited, trade show, Travel, Wrist Writer, xRez, Yosemite | Category: Misc., gear | Comments (6)