This will be short and brief. During the pandemic, I shot a review for a company that make bicycle friction drives to convert them into e-bikes using my E-M1.2 It's an ok first effort that could really use a dedicated camera and sound man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoDN8Lpy4v4
At Olympus, what’s old should be new again – a retrospective look at the XA and LT1.
Brand loyalty starts at an early age. I was probably 9 years of age when my father brought home an Olympus light microscope he had bought from one of his grad students. In 1980 I was thirteen and on vacation in Hong Kong, when my father picked up the brand new compact Olympus XA 35mm … Continue reading At Olympus, what’s old should be new again – a retrospective look at the XA and LT1.
Vintage Watches – the last word.
Like my two recent entries regarding music (but with a photographic tie in), this will be my last discussion on vintage watches. I did not think I would find the world of vintage watches interesting because save for a very few, it is a passive hobby typically involving the gradual acquisition of certain watches with … Continue reading Vintage Watches – the last word.
An alternative to the Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 telezoom.
We've all seen the photos, so it is real. It looks very well built, so it will be hefty. As will the price, somewhere in the $7000 USD range. It will have a built in 1.25x TC so it will have an effective maximum reach of 500mm at f/6.3. I'm not really a zoom kind … Continue reading An alternative to the Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 telezoom.
Jim’s Alternatives to the Leica 10-25mm f/1.7
Dedicated to Charline Norgrove, a dear fellow m43 user who was always the first to champion my posts. The Leica/Lumix 10-25mm f/1.7 lens has been greeted with universal acclaim, even though its bigger than many expected and its price is a little eye watering. What is a person to do when he's also trying to … Continue reading Jim’s Alternatives to the Leica 10-25mm f/1.7
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Just wanted to reassure all readers that this blog really is about photography and associated camera gear. My current preoccupation with music is a passing fantasy (of being a professional musician). Because there is a camera connection to this story, however tenuous. As a kid I had an interest in Big Band Swing music … Continue reading The Glenn Miller Orchestra
How good (or how bad) is a brand new $250 Chinese soprano saxophone compared to a $3200 Yamaha instrument?
Something very different on the blog today, a step into the world of music. I have not been a professional musician for a very long time and then only as a pianist and not a saxophonist. But I had to prepare a very short musical performance to spice up a ballroom dancing number that my … Continue reading How good (or how bad) is a brand new $250 Chinese soprano saxophone compared to a $3200 Yamaha instrument?
