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Touch Screen Controls Are Useless
TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLS ARE USELESSOn a hand held cameraAuthor Andrew S June 2013Sydney Harbour, Opera House, Bridge. Lumix GH3, 35-100mm f2.8 lensIntroduction The world is awash with touch screen...
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Viewfinder Location: Which is Best ?
Viewfinder Location, Which is best ?Built in to the camera ? If so Where ? Top Left or in a Hump ?Author Andrew S May 2013Lumix GH3. Hump top with 2 Set and See dials, buttons, levers.Introduction...
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Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner
User report after Four YearsA good scanner for large, medium or small format filmAuthor Andrew S June 2013Angophora After Fire. From Original 4x5inch Velvia transparencyIntroduction I stopped...
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Is There an Ideal Sensor Size Part 1
Part 1, Just the FactsAuthor Andrew S, June 2013 Gasherbrums from Concordia, Pakistan. Original photo on medium format film, Mamiya 7. Scanned with Epson V700Introduction Way back in the days of...
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Ideal Sensor Size ? Part 2, Full Frame
Is There an Ideal Sensor Size ? Part 2, Full FrameAuthor Andrew S June 2013Thamel, Kathmandu. I made this photo several years ago on 35mm film. A modern full frame DSLR would deliver better image...
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Ideal Sensor Size ? Part 3, APS-C
Author Andrew S June 2013Birdsville Hotel 2007. I made this photo with a Canon EOS 20D which did a good job with it's 8 mpx sensor.Background In the early days of digital photography, imaging...
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Ideal Sensor Size ? Part 4 Micro 4/3
Author Andrew S June 2013This photo was made at night, Lumix GH3 camera held at waist height, viewing on the articulated monitor. Composition, framing, focus and capture took about two seconds. ISO...
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Ideal Sensor Size ?, Part 5, 1" [NikonCX]
Author Andrew S June 2013Nikon 1 Mockup Front ViewNikon 1 Mockup Rear view What is it ? The so-called "one inch" or Nikon CX imager size measures 8.8x13.2mm, with a diagonal of 15.9mm. It is the...
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Ideal Sensor Size ? Part 6 Smaller Formats
Author Andrew S June 2013The surf was up today so I snapped a few boardriders off the point at Dee Why. Not made with a superzoom camera as I don't own one. I used a Lumix GH3 with Lumix 100-300mm...
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Staying With Photoshop
Author AndrewS June 2013Masai Structure. I made this color transparency in Tanzania, 1991. The resulting printable photo has been improving over the years as each iteration of Photoshop provides more...
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Nikon 1 V2 Review, Part 1, First Impressions
A curious combination of featuresAuthor Andrew S June 2013Nikon V2 in the author's average adult male sized hand.A new arrival Our family recently acquired a new Nikon 1 V2 with 10-100mm f4-5.6mm...
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Nikon 1 V2 Review Part 2 Overview
Part 2, OverviewNikon V2 with 1 Series 10-100mm f4-5.6 lens. A good combination for quick response photographySystem With it's oddly named 1 series of cameras, Nikon created a completely new...
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Nikon 1 V2 Review Part 3 Image Quality
Marina, Nikon 1 V2, 10-100mm f4-5.6 lens at 30mm. Introduction The V2 has many features and capabilities which might make it attractive to the enthusiast photographer seeking good performance and...
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Nikon 1 V2 Review Part 4 Performance
Black Browed Albatross. Nikon V2, 10-100mm f4-5.6mm (Non PD) lens. Elements of camera evaluation When reviewing a camera I look at four main qualities, Description, Image Quality, Performance and...
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Nikon 1 V2 Review Part 5 Ergonomics
Nikon 1 V2 in the author's average size adult male hand. It doesn't look so bad from the top, however.........Nikon 1 with EVF cameras The first Nikon 1 series camera with built in EVF was the V1,...
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Two Twin Lens M43 kits
On the left, Lumix G5 with 14-45 and 45-150mm lenses. On the right, Lumix GH3 with 12-35 and 35-100mm constant f2.8 lenses. You can see the G5 kit is smaller than the GH3 kit but not dramatically so....
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The Proper Camera
A group of proper camerasProper: (adjective) Adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; Fit; Suitable.Introduction The march of technology has had a dramatic impact on our understanding...
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Six Months with the Lumix GH3 and f2.8 zooms
A long term user reviewGH3 with 12-35mm f2.8 lens mounted. Lumix 35-100mm f2.8 lens on the left. Each lens comes with a lens hood which reverse mounts over the barrel for transport and...
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How to Test for Shutter Shock
M43 System PracticeHow to test for image blur due to shutter shockIntroduction There has been ongoing discussion in M43 user forums about the vexed issue of image blur apparently or possibly or...
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Panasonic Lumix G5 or G6 What's the difference ?
Panasonic Lumix Mid Level CamerasG5 or G6 What are the differences ?On the left the G5 with Lumix 14-42mm Mk I kit zoom. On the right the G6 with Lumix 14-45mm zoom.The Lumix camera lineup...
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