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Nikon V1 with 18.5mm f/1.8 @ 1/60s, f/1.8, ISO400 A new restaurant, Yamataka Tea Room, opened in town, in one of those spaces that never seems to flourish; every town has a space like it. We went there to try their tea as well as some dumplings and buns. The owners speak with the thick Chinese…
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We interrupt all of this testing and opining to bring you this, a photo of cats.
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We interrupt all of this testing and opining to bring you this, a photo of cats.
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In two previous posts (“The Case Against Full Frame” and “The Case Against APS-C”) I opined on why the leading professional and amateur sensor sizes are doomed to the scrapheap of history. Where does that leave the upstart Micro Four-Thirds?By all accounts, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a watershed mark in the development of Micro…
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In two previous posts (“The Case Against Full Frame” and “The Case Against APS-C”) I opined on why the leading professional and amateur sensor sizes are doomed to the scrapheap of history. Where does that leave the upstart Micro Four-Thirds? By all accounts, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a watershed mark in the development of…
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More flora from the Flores residence. No flowers though, except for the name. 1/125, f/2.0, ISO400 With a close focus distance that’s a shim under 8.5″, the 18.5mm f/1.8 does a reasonable impersonation of a macro lens. Well, not quite, but it will let those that dabble in the close arts take a pretty picture.…
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah….” I can hear you saying, “forget the photos of people and cats and ice on the roof of your car. What we, the collective borg want to know is….can the V1 with the 18.5mm f/1.8 take pictures of food?” You tell me… 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO450 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO800 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO400 And…
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah….” I can hear you saying, “forget the photos of people and cats and ice on the roof of your car. What we, the collective borg want to know is….can the V1 with the 18.5mm f/1.8 take pictures of food?” You tell me… 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO450 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO800 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO400 And…
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah….” I can hear you saying, “forget the photos of people and cats and ice on the roof of your car. What we, the collective borg want to know is….can the V1 with the 18.5mm f/1.8 take pictures of food?” You tell me… 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO450 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO800 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO400 And…
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Low light/high ISO performance is the new megapickle. Whenever a new camera is announced, one of the first questions is, “How is the high ISO performance?” I’m one of the guilty parties, since I do most of my shooting with available light. And then the sample images come out, followed by the first shots of…