March 19, 2011 was our latest super moon since 1993. Although clouds kept me from capturing the moon, the falling rain during the day was certainly worth my time. Tweet This Post

In my last two posts I shot some footage of plants around the house to compare the gels on my LED 5001 light. I felt like the transparent gel really had a nice cold feel. I felt like the video was shot in the winter on a cold night. It gave the video more of [...]

Now using the LED 5001′s warm gel, I made use of my light again tonight. Shot with a Lumix 20mm pancake lens in 24p cinema mode. ISO320, white balance at tungsten, this time using the LED 5001′s WARM GEL. A full review on this light here: http://oliviatech.com/led-5001-video-light-for-gh2 Music: Love You More – Alexi Murdoch Find [...]

Making use of my LED 5001 professional light tonight. Shot on my GH2 with a Lumix 20mm pancake lens in 24p cinema mode, ISO400, tungsten white balance with a transparent gel or diffuser. Handheld and tripod. A full review on this light here: http://oliviatech.com/led-5001-video-light-for-gh2 Music: Baker Lake – Sera Cahoone Find it Here: http://www.amazon.com/ePhoto-Dimmable-Barndoor-Camcorder/dp/B0044GUR7W/ Tweet [...]

Below are two shots of one subject. One with a low F stop and one one with a high F stop. You can clearly see how opening the aperture changes the photo’s depth of field. Tweet This Post

In this video I compare my new Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 lens with the Panasonic Lumix 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 stock lens that came with my Panasonic GH2. There is a depth of field comparison and a low lighting comparison to show the performance difference between the two lenses. Which do you prefer? Tweet This Post

Today I received my new Lumix 20mm f1.7 lens! The 20mm has an f stop capability of 1.7, making the max aperture larger than the 14-42mm which only has a f3.5-5.6 capability. The f1.7 allows this lens to shoot in very low light and gives it a greater depth of field as you can see [...]

Well, I have decided to go with the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake lens for the GH2! Just ordered it, and waiting for it to arrive soon. I don’t want a lens that requires an additional adapter at this point and since my GH2 has a micro four thirds system, this lens fits the bill. I’ll [...]