Panasonic Develops 8K Global Shutter Camera Sensor
Panasonic Develops 8K Global Shutter Camera Sensor Those of you who travel with us know I’ve been hinting about a Panasonic super-duper camera sensor that’s been whispered about for several years. Based on a recent press release by Panasonic, it seems the cat is officially out of the bag. A… Read More »
Merry Christmas to All With Some Lumix News
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Gift Giving, or whatever you celebrate as long as it’s positive to your fellow homo sapiens. I thought I would share some Lumix news snippets for the holiday season including some preliminary tests with the new Leica 200mm with 1.4X and 2X teleconverters and Lumix G9. Panasonic… Read More »
Lumix Stories Video Series: Jennifer Maring & William Innes
Panasonic’s Lumix GH5 camera is gaining attention from professionals and enthusiasts alike. Panasonic is so well known for producing world-class video cameras that they’re often overlooked when it comes to their camera’s still photo capabilities. It’s unfair, but hey, who ever said life was fair? To help solve that problem,… Read More »
Lumix Stories Video Series GH5 World-Class Still Camera, Ben Grunow
The Lumix GH5 is a world-class still camera and this video, the first in a four-part series, drives the point. One of the most common misconceptions about Lumix cameras is the idea they’re mainly built for high-end video capture. The comments I often here go something like this, “The GH5… Read More »
New Technology To Help Us Take Better Photos
Panasonic’s On A Roll It’s a been a great year so far for Panasonic’s Lumix line of cameras that’s giving us new technology to help us take better photos. Most notably the introduction of the hard to get Lumix GH5 that’s helping me get great birds in flight photos. I’ve… Read More »
Two Great Travel Lenses: Leica 12-60mm & Olympus 12-100mm
Two great travel lenses Leica 12-60mm and Olympus 12-100mm to foil carry-on police As traveling photographers, we’ve all been there. “There” is the point in the line where the gate agent looks you straight in the eye and asks you to place your carry-on in the make-believe overhead bin that… Read More »
Panasonic and Leica Share Technology Behind Lenses
Panasonic Leica Shares Technology Behind Lenses When Panasonic introduced their line of Lumix cameras back in 2001, they began what has turned out to be a very rewarding relationship with the folks at Leica. Cameras have always been as much about lenses as they are about the photographic body those lenses… Read More »
Panasonic LUMIX G85 Shooting Experience Huge Bang For The Buck
Editors Note: Under the heading of no surprises I want everybody who reads this blog to know that I’m what is called a Panasonic Lumix Luminary. In other words, I do get compensated a small stipend each year for working with Panasonic. However, I can tell you straight up, the small… Read More »
Leica 100-400mm Comparison Lumix Olympus
Leica 100-400mm Comparison Lumix & Olympus This morning I was inspired by a question on the blog to do a quick and dirty little test, comparing the Leica 100-400mm on both the new Lumix G85 (with updated firmware V.1.2), 100-400mm firmware update V1.1, and the Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark ll. Here’s the… Read More »
Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark ll Leica 100-400mm
Ever since the announcement of the new Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark ll I’ve received a great deal of questions about how this camera will work with the Panasonic Leica 100-400mm zoom. Thankfully, I finally received the new Olympus, and this last week I spent time at Bosque del Apache NWR shooting the combination. Overall,… Read More »