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Canon Powershot G1XMk3 User review 21 February 2018
The G1XMk3 makes a good street and documentary camera with its reliable exposure and focussing and overall good picture quality. Picture quality is not noticeably better than that achievable with the...
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Epson XP-15000 Printer review 30 March 2018
This printer’s full name is Epson Expression Photo HD XP-15000 and it’s model designation is B641A or C11CG43501 depending on which part of Epson’s information material you read. However it is most...
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Canon G1X Mk3 Managing color fringing in Adobe Camera Raw. 10 April 2018
The G1X3 is a good street/documentary camera with fast accurate focusing. There is a bit of blue in the flare around the lights which I elected to leave in place.The Canon G1X3 is a versatile compact...
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Sony RX10Mk4 Settings Chart 17 April 2018
The RX10Mk4 offers very good follow focus capability on moving subjects. I used the Sport/Action settings listed below for this shot. I made 64 still frames in a single take at full zoom with around...
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ILC with kit lens or advanced compact. Which is better ? 17 April 2018
G85 with 14-42mm lens 70mm at f5.6 Very good resolution and overall picture quality.I like street and documentary photography and like to make a photographic record of family gatherings. For these...
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Panasonic G85 Thoughts and comments. 18 April 2018
Big scene Sydney. G85 with 14-42mm lens at 14mm f5 hand held. I recently picked up a G85 and started using it again after several months without an interchangeable lens camera. During this time I have...
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Panasonic G85 Shutter Type decisions 18 April 2018
Wentworth Falls. G85 with 14-42mm lens On screen 5/8 of the G85 Rec Menu The Shutter Type options are Auto, MSHTR (Mechanical focal plane shutter), EFC (Electronic first curtain) and ESHTR (Electronic...
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My pick for Micro Four Thirds system hero lens, the humble 14-42mm f3.5-5.6
G85 with 14-42mm lens Very few output requirements demand more information rendering capability than this. Note, resolution available on this blog is considerably lower than that visible on the...
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Canon G1XMk3 High ISO noise is high.
The G1X3 can be used effectively for documentary work indoors provided one keeps to the wide end of the zoom where f2.8 is available and the location is reasonably well lit.I recently compared high ISO...
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Setting up the Sony RX10Mk4 for still photos Part 5 Menus: Setup, Camera 1...
Once it is set up properly and the user becomes familiar with all its many capabilities the RX10M4 is a very impressive picture taking machine.This is the fifth and last post in the series on setting...
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How I test a lens 29 April 2018
The Sony RX10Mk4 has an excellent 25x zoom lens which compares favourably with primes at every focal length.One of the bugbears of modern photography is sample variation in lens quality. I am aware...
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The Essence of Camera Ergonomics 14 June 2018
The mockup camera has been shaped to fit the handThe essence of camera ergonomics is the number and complexity of actions required to control the device.Other important factors include holding,...
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Canon EOS-M50 User review 17 July 2018
M50 with 15-45mm kit lensI have a long history with Canon cameras. My first was an EOS 630 in 1990. That was followed by several EOS SLR film models then several EOS DSLR digital models. Along the way...
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Canon EOS-M50 Ergonomic score July 2018
May Gibbs, EOS-M50This evaluation follows my usual schedule which you can read about here.Overall the M50 presents the photographer with a user experience which is neither especially engaging nor...
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Top plate settings displays: Why ? 12 August 2018
How not to do it. Sony RX10Mk4. This camera has state-of the-art technology and performance but a mediocre user interface.Way back in the good ol’ days of SLRs and film, top plate LCD displays served...
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Mirrorless ILC comparison Canon EOS-M50 vs Lumix G85 14 August 2018
Lumix G85When I started working on this comparison the two cameras, each with standard kit lens were selling for about the same price in Australia.Since then the M50 has been discounted while the G85...
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Panasonic LX100 Mk2 wish list 17 August 2018
LX100 in AmsterdamThe LX100 was announced in September 2014 and soon attracted great interest from enthusiast photographers. The design was a complete departure from previous LX models making me wonder...
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Panasonic LX100Mk2 What we got and did not 23 August 2018
LX100 Mk1 We can expect a bit more detail from the Mk2 but any increase in dynamic range or reduction in high ISO noise seem unlikelyThe LX100 Mk2 which was officially announced yesterday has been...
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Pruning the Panasonic garden ? 23 August 2018
Dolce vita Bondi LX100 In the heyday of camera sales, around 2010-2011, many camera makers including Panasonic offered a plethora of models with annual updates. Following the crash in sales...
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Full frame mirrorless Who needs it ? 6 September 2018
Western Distributor, Sydney Not made with a FF MILCThe Canon G1X3 compact was good enoughIs FF MILC a hoax ?This month heraldsone of the more productive seasons in recent history for announcements of...
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