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Measuring Camera Ergonomics, Part 2 of 3, Rationale
Red planet ? In Part three of this 3 part series I will introduce a proposed evaluation schedule. If the reader has been following this blog the terms used in the schedule will be familiar. However the...
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Measuring Camera Ergonomics Part 3 of 3, Evaluation Schedule
Summary of abbreviations used:UI = User Interface. Can be hard (buttons, dials etc) or soft (screen based). UIM = User Interface Module. Refers to a button, dial, lever, switch collar, ring etc.Set...
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Panasonic 100-300mm lens reappraisal, Part 1, specifications and operation
100-300mm at 300mm, hand held shot by the roadside. 1/500sec at f5.6. Sharpness is adequate for this type of shot even though the shutter speed is quite slow for this lens. Panasonic's first and the...
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Panasonic 100-300mm lens reappraisal, Part 2, Optics and Techniques
100-300mm lens on GH3, 300mm, f8, 1/500 sec, E-Shutter, sturdy tripod, cable release, no wind. The yachts are about 300meters from the camera. You can see the posts marked C and D. Just above the C and...
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Why Panasonic needs the G7, Part 1, Concept
On the right, current model G6. On the left, mockup of proposed successor, the G7 In decline I keep reading reports of declining sales across all categories of camera. One has the feeling that some...
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Why Panasonic needs the G7, Part 2, The Mockup
On the left, the G7 mockup, made of plywood. This is slightly smaller in all dimensions than the G6 on the right. But the shape is designed to "fill the box" more with higher shoulders and a taller...
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"Classic and Authentic" or "Ergonomic"
Classic and authentic Church Point scene made with ergonomic Panasonic G6 camera An interesting piece by Sam Byford appeared in The Verge (www.theverge.com) on 8 May this year, titled " The beautiful...
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Panasonic G7 mockup, silver
G7 Mockup showing uncluttered but comprehensive control layout, clear space for the thumb, large buttons located where they will not be hit accidentally, JOG lever, quad control set. Last week I posted...
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The Nikon 1 V3 could have been...............
V2 on the left with 10-100mm lens, Mockup on the right. You can see the inverted L shaped handle topped by the quad control set Using a mockup to illustrate how it could be doneThe Nikon 1 series...
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Panasonic GH4 User Review Part 1 Exterior and first impressions
GH4, Panasonic 100-300mm lens, hand held The GH4 is the latest iteration of Panasonic's top of the line GH series combining a high level of stills and video capability in one compact unit. My GH4 has...
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Panasonic GH4 User Review Part 2 EVF
GH4, 100-300mm lens, hand held Problems reported with the GH3 The feature of the GH3 which has drawn most criticism is the EVF. This is prone to a "smearing" appearance towards the edges of the...
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Panasonic GH4 User Review Part 3.1 Focus Technologies
GH4 with 100-300mm lens From 1989 to 2009 my main cameras were Canon SLRs then DSLRs. In many respects these were decent cameras with good image quality and performance. But every one of them...
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Panasonic GH4 User Review Part 3.2 Manual Focus
GH4 with 100-300mm lens The Panasonic GH4 has a very sophisticated and effective focus system. This post is about manual focus. The user who has never before encountered a recent model Panasonic M43...
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Panasonic GH4 User Review Part 3.3 Single Shot Autofocus
GH4, 100-300mm lens The GH4 is reallytwo cameras in one body, a high performance stills camera and a highly capable 4K video camera. This post is about autofocus for still photos. There is extensive...
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Panasonic GH4 User review Part 3.4 Continuous autofocus
GH4, 35-100mm f2.8 lens In the previous post I commented that GH4 single shot AF is not much better than the GH3 largely because the GH3 is already excellent and difficult to improve. But continuous...
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Panasonic GH4 User Review Part 4 Shutter Shock
Mechanical shutter 1/80secE-Shutter 1/80secAll Micro Four thirds cameras to date have a mechanical shutter. All of those which I have tested to date can produce unsharpness with or without double...
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Panasonic GH4 User review Part 5, 100-300mm lens compatibility problems
GH4 with 100-300mm , hand held. f8, 1/1600 sec. It was a hazy warm day, not really good for long distance photography however the 100-300mm lens has handled the conditions well. The buildings in the...
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Panasonic GH4 vs GH3 What's the difference ?
The recently released GH4 looks the same and mostly works the same as the GH3, Panasonic's previous, and still available, top tier pro level, hybrid stills/video camera.So, is it worth the cost to...
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GH4 User review, Shoelace as neck strap
Shoelace as neck strapHow I carry a cameraAbout 10 years ago I stopped using the neck straps supplied by camera makers and switched to shoe laces.Why ?* I rarely carry a camera by the neck strap. I...
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Setting Up the GH4 Part 1 Custom Modes, Setup and Playback Menus
Setting up the GH4 can be a challenge but there are worse things............ The GH4 is one of the mostcomprehensively specified cameras ever produced with an amazing array of features, specifications,...
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