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!

Go out and take pictures with you current camera. *Judging by the contents of my camera drawer, I would understand if you judged me completely incapable of following my own advice.

Panasonic LX7 with the Pentax K-5 + FA43 thrown in for good measure. I also brought the Pentax Q but the LX7 got the bulk of the workout. The Panny’s fast zoom makes it well suited to street work, from a fast and wide 24mm F1.4 to a still fast telephoto 90mm F2.3 that lets me…