Mirrorless Telephoto Comparison Leica, Fuji, Nikon, Olympus
Mirrorless Telephoto Comparison Leica, Fuji, Nikon, Olympus Last December I was fortunate to receive the new Leica 100-400m zoom, built for the Panasonic Lumix cameras I’ve been enthusiastically shooting since 2008. A complete transition to Micro Four Thirds has been squelched by the fact we just didn’t have the long professional quality telephoto/zoom… Read More »
Sony Getting Serious About Professional Users
Just a quick post about a recent video I saw with a photographer who recently received Sony’s new Pro Support package. If it’s all this photographer describes—he shows the unboxing so to speak—it sounds quite impressive. I’ve been a Nikon Professional Services member since 1981 and they do a great job supporting… Read More »
Drobo & Mylio: The Best Keep Getting Better
Drobo & Mylio: The Best Keep Getting Better I will tell you right up front, this is a bit of a long story but it’s well worth the read if you want a safe, reliable storage solution for your pictures that doesn’t expose them to the seemingly lawless frontier known as… Read More »
Lumix Diaries Sharks with Lumix TS5 Underwater Camera
Lumix Diaries Lemon Sharks with Lumix TS5 Underwater Camera Amazingly, there is not a lot to share on the technical side of this image. I simply put it on P (program) with AF and let the camera handle everything else. This image was shot with the Lumix TS5, an older version… Read More »
Google’s Nik Software is Now Completely Free
Google’s Nik Software is Now Completely Free I have always been a fan of Nik software but once Google bought it I kind of forgot about it as I used other programs. I haven’t seen a lot of updates to Nik so I was concerned it was on the way of… Read More »
Reviews of Leica 100-400mm Showing Up
Mixed Reviews of Leica 100-400mm Update of original Update 5/12/2016 The issues I had read about with AF and the new 100-400mm seem to have been solved. I know mine were. Have not heard any concerns in the past few weeks. Only have heard glowing reviews. I think Panasonic has got all… Read More »
Leica 100-400mm Dual IS with Lumix GX8
I recently shot the Leica 100-400mm Dual IS with Lumix GX8 in my hotel room while on our 2016 Japan Winter Wildlife Photo Tour. This test was inspired by fellow Natural Exposures Explorer Dean Schwartz who sent me an image he shot with his new Olympus 300mm F/4 and the OM-D… Read More »
Lumix Diaries Leica 100-400mm Samples
I’ve decided to share some images from the new Leica 100-400mm lens in this Blog post. There has been a lot of interest and requests from my readers to see full-sized, high resolution images ever since the assignment I was given to produce ad materials for then new Leica 100-400mm zoom. Sharing full-sized,… Read More »
Olympus 300mm F/4 Pro Lens Update
Looking forward to testing this lens Dean. Thanks for the heads up. Based on the stellar performance of the Olympus 40-150mm F/2.8, this should also be an incredible option for those that need truly professional telephoto reach. This lens, along with the coming Leica 100-400mm zoom from Panasonic Lumix, will… Read More »
Revenge of the Bridge Camera by Lumix Colleague Mark Toal
Revenge of the Bridge Camera. Just a quick heads up about the so-called “bridge camera.” What’s a bridge camera? Like my friend and Lumix colleague Mark Toal explains, “To me, a bridge camera has a long zoom lens attached to a point-and-shoot camera body and tends to look like baby… Read More »