I finally received my Zuiko MC-20 teleconverter and was eager to run it through a few tests to see if it exacts an image quality penalty - as it theoretically must.  Since the focal length rises, all of the optical aberrations in the base lens become exaggerated and more visible. I was not able to … Continue reading How good is the new Zuiko MC-20 teleconverter? →

My father was a young man during that era made famous by Mad Men.   Although a Western educated bourgeoisie, he gave Mao a chance but in the end fled metropolitan Shanghai for metropolitan Hong Kong, then a British colony.  Leaving with nothing, shortly after his first steps into the West he bought himself some … Continue reading Of vintage watches and custom made watch straps. →

I'm not a true artist because I draw terribly and likely paint even worse.  But I discovered that being a prolific user of Photoshop gave me some skills that allowed me to digitally paint certain styles of artwork, in my case motorsports.  Photoshop gives the user a powerful array of tools that immediately compensates for … Continue reading Digital Motorsports Painting →

The idea for this project began as a thread comment from a knowledgeable poster who speculated that even modern Zuiko lenses were not able to fully resolve the nearly double resolution afforded by the High Resolution Mode.   Resolution can be determined by the size of the smallest features clearly discerned.  It is not the same … Continue reading Can m43 lenses actually resolve the additional resolution of high res mode? →

One of the best selling features of the new E-M1X body is the ability to take 50 MP high resolution images from a 20 MP sensor - hand held.   The sensor stabilization motors shift the sensor in half pixel increments to improve both resolution and color fidelity (since no Bayer layer interpolation estimation is … Continue reading Quick evaluation of E-M1X hand held high resolution imaging →

There is nothing quite like stepping into tropical weather, low 30s and 90% humidity, whilst surviving the last few weeks of winter in Toronto.  That's one of the reasons I chose a local butterfly conservatory as the location to test the auto focus capabilities of the new E-M1X body. In order to really challenge the … Continue reading Shooting Butterflies with the E-M1X →