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I've almost wrapped up shooting with the Olympus 25mm f/1.2 with the Lumix G85 and the Fuji 90mm f/2 on the X-T2. As it turns out, both lenses are excellent. Although I'm finding myself using back button focusing more and more, the clutch manual focus on the Olympus is a wonderful feature, one I wish... Continue Reading →
After some five or more years of shooting street life here and in South Korea, I'm getting burned out. I made the decision to start concentrating on doing short narrative films, vlogging and maybe even some fashion shoots instead. But in order to do that, I'll need some nice video lights. Initially, I was going... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/GTMr5C50Cck These are nice test shots, pretty much what we've been asking for for a while now, since AF-C is most probably one of the major concerns of those of us who've used Panasonic cameras in the past. My only gripe is that it appears as though either the in-camera sharpening is cranked up full-tilt... Continue Reading →
The Panasonic Lumix GH5 will be released next month, and many are trying to decide which lens to buy for their camera. It would appear that many in the online community have settled on one of Panasonic's zoom lenses, either the G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 v.2 or the PanLeica 12-60mm f/2.8-4. Yet not a... Continue Reading →
Shot with the Fuji X-T2, 35mm f/2 lens and Zhiyun Crane. Genesis of the project I'd been wanting to shoot with Fuji's Acros film simulation for a while, but didn't have a clear idea of why I should choose monochrome over color. I often decide to embark on a project from sheer contrariness. For example,... Continue Reading →
Here's a quick and dirty test of the insanely good Olympus 75mm f/1.8, shot on the Lumix G85. Settings: Contrast -2, Sharpening -5, NR -5, Saturation at default. https://youtu.be/fIHoNCQJxos Music by Eric Matyas http://www.soundimage.org
Both lenses are sharp as a tack. Both have beautiful color rendition. But for head and shoulder shots, nothing touches the Leica for bokeh, except perhaps the insanely sharp Olympus 75mm f/1.8. https://youtu.be/O0tRTKA397g Music by Eric Matyas http://www.soundimage.org
Seriously, unless you're shooting a Hollywood production, this is all the camera you need. https://youtu.be/X7emOfB5qho Music by Eric Matyas http://www.soundimage.org
I hadn't used my Sigma lens in over something like a year because I couldn't find any way to stabilize it with the GH4. Luckily, the G85 and Metabones came to the rescue, and now I'm finally able to use this incredible piece of optical engineering. Should you buy the Leica or get the Sigma... Continue Reading →
The Vietnamese New Year is just around the corner and (almost) everyone's getting dressed up in ao dai and having their picture taken. I met a few photographers here who swear by primes: none of them even own a zoom lens, yet they're absolutely certain that primes are somehow superior. How anybody who only owns... Continue Reading →
On the Fuji X-T2, you can cycle through four display modes with the button on the right side of the hump: Eye sensor, which turns the EVF on and the LCD off when looking through the EVF; alternatively, viewing the LCD turns the EVF off; EVF only, which turns off the LCD; LCD only, which... Continue Reading →
I find the images coming straight out of the camera a touch too contrasty to my liking, so I've been trying to determine which is better for pulling a little more detail out of the blacks: reducing contrast, or lifting shadows. These were shot outdoors just prior to and after a rainstorm and the lighting... Continue Reading →
I've been reviewing the best settings to use with the Panasonic Lumix G85. Firstly, after double-checking my low light test the other day, I realized that my focus was off, so what appeared at first to be serious smearing of detail at higher ISO settings turned out to be 'operator error'. At this point, I'd... Continue Reading →
I'm no Panasonic hater, and I don't mean to piss on your parade, but - anyone who thinks the GH5 is going to somehow render the Fuji obsolete is just fooling themselves. Not a few reviewers, comparing the G85 to the X-T2, ended up choosing the Lumix, not because of Panasonic's stupendous color science, brilliant low light sensitivity or... Continue Reading →
Since doing a low light test, I also recommended dialing noise reduction down to -5. https://youtu.be/1l7BWYSFOX0
I was pleasantly surprised at both the handling and the image quality of the G85. It is probably currently the best value in a 4K mirrorless camera. The G85 has less noise than the GH4, the images are cleaner. Skin tones, while still unmistakably Panasonic, are improved over the aging GH4. I struggled for years to get... Continue Reading →
Don't get me wrong - I love Fuji lenses, and I can well understand why so many reviewers own or would like to own at least half of the 23 or so lenses in Fuji's catalogue. Their build quality is on par with or even better than Zeiss. They are all metal and glass, and... Continue Reading →
I wrote in an earlier post how camera reviewers are often blamed for inaccuracies or omissions in their coverage, whereas it is often readers who value features and specs over image quality, reliability and usability who are to blame. For example, video-oriented cameras with exceptional IQ but lacking IBIS are categorically dismissed as absolute failures by... Continue Reading →
I guess seeing is not believing... I just finished watching a comparison between the Lumix GX85 and the Sony a6300, concerning rolling shutter, high ISO performance, dynamic range, 1080p, and continuous autofocus - and I thought the a6300 just killed it in practically every category, leaving the Panasonic in the dust in all but IBIS (the a6300 didn't have... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 