I’ve done all of my flash work with non-TTL flashes but like with legacy lenses, there are tradeoffs. With legacy (or any other manual) lenses, you lose shots spending time focusing. With manual flashes, you lose shots spending time locking in the right exposure. Through-the-lens (TTL) metering “is a feature of cameras whereby light levels are measured through the lens that captures the picture… This information can then…
First off, you should understand how different focal lengths effect what a portrait looks like. Photographer Stephen Eastwood visualizes this in his test from 19-350mm (See full size here): Photographers tend to argue that the ideal portrait lens should lie between 85-135mm (42.5-67.5mm on m43), I personally believe that it depends on your subject, as no two faces are alike. But keep in mind that the above…
The Panasonic LX100 has been the hottest camera, not just in the Micro Four Thirds world, but all of photography since it’s announcement at Photokina. Stuffing a Micro Four Thirds sized sensor in a compact body WITH 4k video is an astonishing advancement, throw in the 24-75mm f1.7-2.8 equivalent lens and we have a legitimate game-changer. Since it’s been released for a little over a month…
When shopping for a new lens for your m43 camera, there’s a lot to consider but I think we can all come to an agreement that we want a lens that shoots images that are sharp as a tack. Today, we’ll be using metrics from the widely renowned DxOMark, most notably the PMpix sharpness score. We’ll also be supplementing their results with my personal insights, as well as from…
My wife hates having her picture taken, so when she showed me a portrait out of Cosmopolitan that she liked I begrudgingly said that specific look requires a $500 ring light. Later that night though I started looking for alternatives, I remember seeing a few DIY’s in years past, but I’ve never had too much luck with DIY’s. There are a lot of cheaper alternatives out there, but some…
Mitakon’s new lenses are now available for pre-order and with estimated ship dates for the end of this month: Mitakon 24mm f/1.7 – $289 – This lens doesn’t really fill a void competing within the same price range as the famed 20mm 1.7. And with the Panasonic-Leica 25mm f1.4 around $100 more and a half stop faster with a fast autofocus there just isn’t a reason to purchase this lens IMHO. Mitakon 42.5mm…
Last week, we compared the LX100 vs GM5, but what about current Micro Four Thirds owners contemplating an upgrade? This post could be a little premature as the GM5 hasn’t even been released, but as it sports the same sensor as the GM1, essentially just adding a hot shoe and live viewfinder – is it worth the upgrade from the GM1 to GM5, or even from the GF…
