You know that copy of Epyx’s Summer Games for the Apple II? I’m here to confess that the game that kept me up late way past my bedtime in 1982 was a pirated copy. That’s right, I somehow got a hold of the tools to unlock the awesomeness of the game (and the superlative graphics)…

A Pentax K-5 with the DA* 50-135mm F2.8, a Panasonic GH1 with the 100-300mm F4.0-5.6, and the Pentax Q with the 02 Zoom were used to create these photos. Can you guess which is which?

I’m a bit of a contrarian, tacking left when the rest of the world is tacking right. Sometimes there’s a valid reason for my contrarian views and sometimes it’s because I don’t like crowds much I think. So if you’ve spent any time in online photography circles, you’ll see that most serious practitioners of the…

I brought a Panasonic LX7 and a Pentax Q to a recent automotive press event where I got to test drive a number of electric and hybrid cars (along with some hooning in a Miata and wicked looking matte grey Hyundai Veloster Turbo). A Nissan GTR, Chevy Camaro Hot Wheels Edition, Cadillac CTS-V and a…

[I’m starting a new thing – The Sunday Pulpit – where I stretch my writing a bit. Please note that I can’t guarantee it will be every Sunday. Nor can I guarantee that I’ll stretch too far.]We all know how demanding pros can be of their gear. They require the ultimate in image quality and…

Back in the 70s (when having a big bushy mustache wasn’t ironic), the standard kit of most budding photographers included a SLR without the “D” mated with a fast 50. It was F2.0 if you were on a budget, F1.7 if you ate cheese sandwiches for a week, and an F1.4 if you just got that big…

This is last (I think) in a series of ponderings: The Case Against Full Frame The Case Against APS-C The Case Against Micro Four-Thirds The recent introduction of 1″ sensors has been both a bang (Sony RX100) and a “meh” (Nikon 1 series) in the world camerascenti. Sony is clearly on a roll with their…

Went to lunch recently with a group of folks from SeriousCompacts.com and had a fun time chatting about gear. I haven’t done a lot of meetups with people that I know online, but the ones that I have done have been generally good. Having a common interest always helps to get semi-strangers talking. Here’s what…

Went to lunch recently with a group of folks from SeriousCompacts.com and had a fun time chatting about gear. I haven’t done a lot of meetups with people that I know online, but the ones that I have done have been generally good. Having a common interest always helps to get semi-strangers talking. Here’s what…

If your interested in the Nikon V1 and the Nikon 1 system, here’s a collection of my most interesting posts: Nikon V1 Compendium Enjoy!