Mark at the Panasonic Lumix booth shows us two of their newest lenses, the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 Asph. Lens for Micro 4/3 and the Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8 Lumix G Vario Zoom Lens. Mark explains to us why these lenses are equivalent to the popular full frame 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 [...]
Right now on eBay, Panasonic’s Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 lens is going for around $160! This is about half the price of what other retailers are selling the exact same lens for. This wide (75ยบ angle of view) lens is compatible with Lumix G Micro 4/3 cameras. Huge thanks to OTech reader, Martin, for giving [...]
Cyber Monday is almost here. If you’re looking to gift or purchase a digital camera on sale, Amazon has a few digital cameras priced at attractive numbers. I checked out their current going list and found these to be among my top choices. In short, with the T3i you get the body with 2 lenses. [...]
Macro lenses can get really expensive, especially if you’re just using them for hobby shooting. A rather inexpensive alternative to purchasing more glass are Macro extension tubes. These tubes move the lens farther from camera sensor. The farther away the lens is, the closer the minimum focal distance and the greater the magnification. This metal [...]
Better camera quality than what the iPhone 4 has to offer but not quite a DSLR, Panasonic’s new Lumix DMC-FH7 will be going for $179.99 later next month. This point and shoot boasts a 3″ Smart Touch Screen where the user can take advantage of Touch Auto Focus (AF), Touch Zoom, Touch Shutter and Intelligent [...]
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 [...]
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
