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 (75º 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. [...]

     A friend of mine, Xela (CLICK HERE FOR HER BLOG), asked me about a flash for her Panasonic G2. I had to do a little digging as I really have never looked into a flash for Panasonic before. I was surprised to find that the options out there were pretty sparse. First I ran [...]

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 [...]

Just a short little video I took the other day on my drive to the grocery store. Fremont, CA is being fitted for a new Warm Springs B.A.R.T. (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station. I wanted to document what the area looked like prior to the tracks being laid and the station’s construction. The steel beams [...]

Decided to shoot around my neighborhood. Tried out how my hand held stability footage looked and experimented with some rack focusing techniques. I found that I didn’t spend enough time playing with the rack focusing or spend enough time on any particular one subject to get a more in depth perspective. Well, with the exception [...]

a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref_%3Dsr_nr_i_0%26keywords%3Dpanasonic%2520gh2%2520battery%26qid%3D1298580159%26rh%3Dk%253Apanasonic%2520gh2%2520battery%252Ci%253Aelectronics&tag=ooffc-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957″> I am so addicted to this GH2! It seems like I can’t ever leave it behind, no matter where I go. I have found that an entire day of shooting with my GH2 has led to one thing: a dead battery by evening. If you have a GH2, I highly recommend grabbing one [...]

At this year’s Consumer Electronic’s Show (CES), the undeniable overlying theme was emerging 3D technology. I spent a great deal of time interviewing vendors that held a wealth of knowledge about 3D capabilities in the cameras to be released within 2011. My personal opinion is that the technology isn’t quite there yet for the common [...]

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 [...]

I see many DSLR video guys using these sun shade view finders. I think it would be helpful when out in the bright sun. I’m still trying to find one that says it will work with the GH2, but I don’t see anything available here on Amazon: Camera LCD View Finders. Is anyone with a [...]

I took my first GH2 video and tried to play with the brightness and contrast settings. Overall it’s exciting to see the potential. I think for this to work I have to change the brightness and contrast to each section of the video differently. I tried to apply a contrast setting to the entire edited [...]

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 [...]

The golden trifecta of photography: Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. I’m learning all three and what they mean in conjunction with each other. I’m working on an easy video tutorial for super novice shooters like myself to grasp an understanding of how to take the perfect exposure. Aperture or f stop = f/ Shutter Speed [...]