Suppose you want a camera that you can easily put away,is waterproof, shock proof, frost resistant, can shoot macro and far away, film in 4K, provides your pictures from exact shooting location, and if possible more...Not an abnormal question I think, because if you are sportsman, adventurer, nature person and even a family man, you... Continue Reading →
It's been about eight months since I wrote about “The Bowery Berchirly” an ONA Camera Bag Alternative Today I am writing about the bigger brother, although the smaller version can perfectly suffice for a day trip, and can easily hold a camera with 3 lenses - sometimes you just want more volume.You could say the smaller... Continue Reading →
Hey, A "normal unboxing" is a video in which someone receives a package and unpacks it. The unpacker provides a video and the steps he takes with comments and thus gives his very first impression.Well, I don't have a package here, but I do have some new software that I found on the internet -... Continue Reading →
There are many other websites that promote accessories to use with your Fujifilm X-H1,this list of recommendations and accessories will be different than theirs. Not everyone will agree with my list, but it's my take on what's best. This list is also not specific to the Fujifilm X-H1 only,If you buy a second-hand camera, the... Continue Reading →
The Tokina SZX f8.0 400mm, a new mirror lens released by Tokina from august 2020. Mirror lenses where popular in the 70's and 80's - by the 90's, nobody wanted them anymore.What has changed ?The digital camera has come and broken trough, but that has been a while now.Especially the arrival of mirrorless cameras with... Continue Reading →
One of the subjects I like to photograph are flowers, plants, mushrooms etc. but sometimes those things are very small, and the range of your standard lens or zoom is just not close enough. I use my XF 18-135mm a lot and it can actually close focus pretty well, but to be able to photograph... Continue Reading →
1) How I came to this purchase (if you want to skip my boring and sleep inducing chatter, please scroll down to nr. 3) : The story starts with making a very important decision, which is to put my entire Pentax gear up for sale and switch completely to Fujifilm. That decision came after the... Continue Reading →
The Fujifilm X-H1 - 24MP X-Trans IIIThese are my first impressions after buying this camera second-hand mid-June 2021. When I first got hold of the camera, it immediately felt perfect, a nice big grip, well placed shutter button, and finally a viewfinder that is placed in such a way that you don't have to stick... Continue Reading →
Hello, hereby the second part of "Reviewing my camera gear - should I upgrade or not ?"First of all, I wrote this after I made my decision, but I did write it in order as it actually happend.I can assure you that for me too, the outcome was very surprising. First let me sketch what... Continue Reading →
Buying a new camera is always fun, the question is do you really need it?Sometimes it's hard to decide because the urge to buy that new toy can be bigger than what your mind says.Should I buy or not - dilemma ! So, recently I did this research on how to make an informed decision,... Continue Reading →
In my previous post "How To Preview all your Luts ?" we talked about a program that could produce a preview of your Luts.Bulk Lut's Previewer is a real asset for those who have a lot of Luts on their computer, but there was one problem, you couldn't preview Haldclut's or PNG files.Today we have... Continue Reading →
Do you like Film Simulations ?Do you use Lut's for this ?Then you should definitely read on ! If, like me, you have a lot of Lut's on your computer, it can be difficult to find out which Lut fits best with a picture,especially if you have to load them one by one in your... Continue Reading →
Yes, 125 free Luts - all in Cube format, this time from commercial manufacturers : ON1 and Rocketstock.But they are free, only an email is required but no registration for ON1, direct download for Rocketstock.Just to be clear, I don't get money to promote someone or a company, normally I don't like to use commercial... Continue Reading →
updated 20 march 2021 I have found a nice collection of presets for use in Darktable.I haven't been able to test them myself yet, but it looks very good, and it's an impressive list of film simulations.Unfortunately, at the moment all of my time is going into work (my last 5 weeks before retirement), and... Continue Reading →
First to clarify: I do not receive any money, reimbursements or free products from VSGO or anyone else to promote this product. The reason why I use the VSGO kit is purely because for me the product is good and the price is also good, no more no less. In any case, I would advise... Continue Reading →
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