Click here, or on the picture to view and read the second part of my article about the Tall Ship Race on "La Gallerie". On this page, more about my new Olympus cameras : In my limited circle of fellow photographers, there is one question that regularly comes up, and which is the most discussed,and... Continue Reading →
The Tall Ships Races – Edition 2022 – Antwerp – Part one
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Holly Blue with an Olympus lens on Steroids
Well, my Fujifilm sale is going fast, my two X-H1s are already gone, and so are a lot of the lenses.And now that I have my new Olympus E-M1 Mark III, I needed some new top lenses.One of those lenses is the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 Pro along with the M.Zuiko Digital MC... Continue Reading →
Along Came a Little Spider
E-M1MarkIII - Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro My new E-M1 MKIII with a new lens, the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 Pro.Nice lens and very sharp, and what I also like is that you can get close, even if it is not a macro lens. Click on the picture to see more, or here to... Continue Reading →
What’s in my Camera Bag Today ?
I started this writing, not quite knowing where I wanted to go with my photography in the future,because ten cameras with an equally large collection of lenses from two brands is not very handy to use.So, what to do with my Fujifilm gear and/or Olympus gear?I turned this writing into a chronological one over a... Continue Reading →
OSP Magazine July – August
This Magazine : This OSP magazine is intended for the months July and August, yes two months!I wrote before that I have a tennis elbow, I already had the necessary pills and ointments, but little improvement. So I have to rest my elbow because it still hurts terribly or else I'll just keep typing and... Continue Reading →
Updating your Olympus Camera Firmware without Olympus Workspace
Update - December 3, 2024 - Found a new methode myself - new page will follow today, look for it in the Blueprint - Setup & Update category ! Update - December 3, 2024: LightSnowDev, Jonathan contacted by e-mail, waiting for reply. Update – November 30, 2024: Until about a year ago, this update method... Continue Reading →
New Lut Update – 10 Cinematic LUTs for free by Lukas Eriksen
About : Lukas Eriksen : Filmmaker from Australia - Promising talent ! DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/LukasEriksenLUTS Check Out His Other Videos : https://www.youtube.com/c/LukasEriksen/videos
Lens Mount Adapter “need to know”
A long time ago I was very interested in Russian rangefinder cameras, SLRs and lenses.Later, when I also owned some digital cameras, I wanted to use Russian camera lenses on my digital cameras,I also wanted to use M42 lenses from my old Pentax cameras on Russian rangefinders.That turned out not to be so easy.But when... Continue Reading →
New Recipe Update : MGA Classic Pro by Mark G Adams from One Camera One Lens
About : Well actually it's needless to introduce him, because who doesn't know Mark G Adams ?When it comes to making recipes for Fujifilm I think there are only a few that really matter , and Mark is one of them - I certainly don't mean to offend other recipe makers - but when it... Continue Reading →
The Dirty Lens
A regular or even daily problem I encounter when taking pictures or even when buying and/or selling lenses, but possibly also something you regularly encounter or have doubts about.Dirt on or in your lens!Do I have to clean my lens regularly if there is dust on the front glass?Do I need a cleaning kit to... Continue Reading →
New Recipe Update – Real Film vs Three Popular Recipes and How To Improve them by Adam Gough
About : Adam Gough aka Goughie. His channel has a focus on film photography and digital Leica's. With a mixture of tutorials and days out shooting. This Recipe Update : Adam Gough takes a closer look at three recipes here, comparing them to shots taken with real film on his Leica M6.Discuss and show the... Continue Reading →
OSP Magazine June
A slightly thinner version of the OSP magazine this time.More about this at the end of this page. PictureFX NTFLX DRK I & II Two new 3DL cube files based on the popular Netflix series DARK. Fresh LUTs PictureFX Page Below some test results made in Darktable - Opacity 100% Original PictureFX DRKI PictureFX DRKII... Continue Reading →
Downgrade your Camera Gear
Yes, he finaly lost it, most of you will think :-)I admit, downgrading your camera gear doesn't seem like the wisest choice,however, in some cases it may just be the best choice. What caused writing this article, was the decision to sell my Olympus TG-6, and the purchase of the 5 years older TG-3. The... Continue Reading →
OSP Magazine May
Well, it all went pretty fast at the end of April,I got sick, I still am a bitand before I knew it it was time again for the release of a new OSP magazine.So in the end it was a bit chaotic.I've been writing about Big Lenses, Adapters, and Image Processing for a while, but... Continue Reading →
Camera & SD Card Workflow
When you come home after a photo shoot or trip, and you are going to copy your photos and/or videos to your computer, how do you do that ? Many use their regular photo & video editing program to copy photos and/or videos, however, can it structurally organize your pictures and videos by renaming them... Continue Reading →
New Recipe Update – Justin Gould
I'm always looking for new interesting recipes, but not all of them make it into "The Largest Collection of Recipes brought together".Many are copies with minimal differences, and even if they are improvements, no one wants a list of 5000 recipes in the end.If you find a recipe that you more or less like, you... Continue Reading →
My Fuji and – an SMC Pentax-M 2.8 28mm with a special K&F Concept PK/DA – FX Adapter
No sharpness tests, pixel counting or other technical mumbo jumbo, just everyday pictures with the intention of showing the view angle, color pattern and character, and my thoughts of the lens. A lens review as I did when I first started with OSP,except for a few extra words about the camera used and the special... Continue Reading →
OSP Magazine Special – Fujifilm Simulation Recipes and Sci-fi Gaming
Screenshot : Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Announcement Trailer | PS4 Dom Caligan Photography As promised, an extra special OSP Magazine issue dedicated to three Fujifilm Simulation Recipes : What have Fujifilm Simulation Recipes have to do with Sci-fi games? well, more than I expected.The creator of these recipes is very in to night photography,and... Continue Reading →
OSP Magazine April
Back to Normal or rather, change and finding a new Normal.In more ways than you might think,read more about this here. Recipe Mania This time, a one page XL Recipe Update My Camera Gear in 2022 What has changed ? Click here for my article. The Olympus OMD EM10 Mark II A great and cheap... Continue Reading →
PictureFX Superia Sakura v.II
It's been a while since I've created a new Lut, and to be honest my interest in new Luts had faded a bit too. I started making them all primarily for myself, for use in RawTherapee, and with Darktable also used as an editor, and making videos in ShotCut, 3DLut's or Cube files also have... Continue Reading →
Recipe Mania
Recipe Mania - A one page Update ! Below some new recipes from well-known makers,Mark G. Adams and Craig Bergonzoni are already legendary for their amazing recipes, as is Thomas Schwab. Mark G. Adams - RetroChroma Latest recipe and pictures : American Classic Car Show And New Recipe “RetroChroma” Craig Bergonzoni - "E6XD" Film simulation... Continue Reading →
Back to Normal
Well, the last two years have been a real rollercoaster.We were stuck with Covid 19 for two years.And to be honest, we're still far from getting rid of Covid I think.Also striking for me was the more obvious presence of the climate changes, something we urgently need to do something about.And then suddenly there was... Continue Reading →
My Gear in 2022
IntroA specialized camera systemHow many Cameras do you need How many Megapixels do you realy needMy Fujifilm GearMy Olympus GearEDC - Every Day CameraBushcraft or Adventure Camera Bags and CasesTri-PodsFinal Word Intro Personal gear talks,one likes it, others don't.I myself like to read what other photographers use and for what,it's that way I ended up... Continue Reading →
The Olympus E-M10 Mark II
It was the Olympus E-M10 Mark I that made me discover the advantages of the M4/3 system.This camera has 3-axis image stabilization and a crop factor of two due to the characteristics of the sensor.In the beginning I connected this camera to my manual Olympus Zuiko OM lenses, more specifically the OM Zuiko 300mm f4.5,... Continue Reading →