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Went out to the pond this morning, not much happening but got some shots. My first impression of G9 firmware update was very good. When I set focus single area options showed for human, human/animal detect or none. I picked human/animal. Acquisition, focus and tracking seemed much improved (influenced no…
— 1 day ago on Firmware Updates for Lumix and Olympus (2 comments)
Ingrid says:
Hi Daniel, Thank you for the detailed article and clear instructions. Hoping you can help my situ. I'm having 2 issues: My Gh5 won't connect to my computer with the usb cable (I just get a lighting bolt with arrows pointing up and down) AND the firmware .zip folder I…
— 1 week ago on Lumix Diaries How to Update Firmware on Panasonic Lumix Cameras & Lenses (114 comments)
Joel Kleiner says:
Very nice photo Dan. For a moment I thought you had Tanya climbing on those jagged rocks. I looked further and found her in the red jacket. Iceland is looking really wonderful. 😍Very cool photo! 🇮🇸🤩👍😎📷👋😄
— 2 weeks ago on Red Coat to the Rescue (2 comments)
Peter Simpson says:
Hi Dan, Many thanks for posting this new blog entry, I'm just into wildlife photography right now so haven't given a lot of thought to landscape yet. The thought of carrying around another complete system would is rather daunting! 😁😁😁 Best wishes, Peter
— 3 weeks ago on Medium Format Anyone? (6 comments)
Peter Simpson says:
Hi Dan, Many thanks for posting this new blog entry, I'm just into wildlife photography right now so haven't given a lot of thought to landscape yet. The thought of carrying around another complete system would is rather daunting! 😁😁😁 Best wishes, Peter
— 3 weeks ago on Medium Format Anyone? (6 comments)
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Firmware Updates for Lumix and Olympus
There are new firmware updates for Lumix an Olympus cameras. For Lumix the updates are for the GH5S, G9, and G100 cameras. For Olympus the firmware updates are for the E-M5 Marklll and the E-M1 Markll. I installed the firmware update for the Lumix G9 and it worked without hitch.…
Red Coat to the Rescue
Adding scale to your pictures On our recent trip to Iceland I had a chance to share with our NE Explorers the idea of adding scale to your pictures by including a person in the landscape. We were shooting the beautiful Hvítá River in overcast light which was perfect for…
Medium Format Anyone?
I’ve had some requests to update my blog due to my last blog post being a bit sad and difficult for some people to look at. Since I’m on the road working in Iceland I don’t have a great deal of time to really come up with anything amazing. But…
The Death of a Single Snow Goose
The Death of a Single Snow Goose was first published on our Natural Exposures Facebook page. I decided to bring it to the blog, since a huge part of this image is the backstory. Unfortunately, Twitter and Instagram don’t allow for the amount of text to tell that story, so…
Aki Murata of OM Digital Solutions (Olympus) Interview
OM Digital Solutions (Olympus) is off to a great start. In this recent interview by DPReview, Aki Murata talks about the new company being much more nimble. You can read why that’s an advantage in the future for not just still photography but video as well. I’ve been in contact…
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