Some photos from a day shooting a Kew Gardens in London back in August. This was a two camera trip, first was my OM-5 and the second was an Olympus OM-1n. That’s the film OM-1 from the 1970s, not the digital one. Photos below are film first, digital second. The OM-1n was loaded with Kodak… Read More »
A few months ago I saw a post on Reddit singing the praises of the Olympus FL-LM3 clip-on flash and I thought what the hell, why not. I bought one second hand from Wex for the princely sum of £38 in “excellent” condition. And you know what, it really is great. Smaller and easier I… Read More »
My current camera collection is the Lumix S5 II, Lumix S9 and OM Systems OM-5. The S5 II is my main video camera and the S9 was bought as a matching B-cam, replacing a S1. The OM-5 was originally intended as a travel camera but ended up being my main photography camera instead of the… Read More »
Mini reviews for things purchased last year. PC: Palit 5070Ti The 2070S was starting to show its age for gaming, but mostly this upgrade was triggered by not wanting to pay for Adobe Premiere any more. When I’d tried Resolve previously I’d had serious stability issues to the point of renders just failing which I… Read More »
Just over two years ago I switched to L-mount as my primary camera system. At the time I was doing a lot of video work using multiple micro-four thirds cameras. For a long time this was mostly G80 based, but ended up with GH5M2, GH5S, and a G9. I was tempted by the improved AF… Read More »
As previously mentioned I gave up on my Sony RX100 VII and sold it on. And that left a bit of a gap for a new ‘medium cam’, something more capable than the pocket-size Canon G9X II but smaller than the Panasonic S5 II. I decided to fill that hole with the Olympus OM-Systems OM-5.… Read More »
As I’d owned my RX100 VII for a couple of years I thought I should write a long term review. When I started drafting it in my head I realized the camera really wasn’t working for me and ending up selling it shortly after. One of those occasions where measuring something changes the outcome. Background… Read More »
I’ve been taken a break from session recordings to focus on other hobbies, and I’m certainly not buying any more session gear. Which is a shame since Panasonic have, very sweetly, released a camera just for me. Yes, the S9 is out to, let’s say, “mixed” reviews. But for my use, it just might be… Read More »
A small collection of results from playing with USB powerbanks. USB power is a really interesting way of powering devices: there’s lots of capacity options, charging is easy and they’re reusable across devices. And prices are low compared to NP-F batteries and certainly first party batteries for devices. The biggest issue is finding quality options… Read More »
Quick post. My phone was up for renewal so I went large with an iPhone 13 Pro. This was an acceptance that I take more photos on my phone than any ‘real’ camera so made sense to spend the money. After a few weeks my opinion is basically that’s it’s fine, but not miraculous, and… Read More »