What is Open Source Photography for me ?Well, it mainly stands to be Free... Free, in the freedom of choice,Free, from having to pay,Free, in the choice to sponsor,Free, in the choice of Camera, unfortunately this is not completely free :-)Free, in the choice of Operating Systemand Free in the choice of Photo Editing Software... Continue Reading →
Sequel to "Olympus LH‑76 Lens hood Repair or Replacement" Today my new lens hood to replace the Olympus LH-76 was delivered by standard mail,And I just wanted to let you know and show how it turned out for me.Well, I ended up ordering my LH-76 replacement from "fast Ali" :-)It was the ET-78II lens hood... Continue Reading →
As promised in the latest and last edition of the OSP magazine, here's the review of the MCO Plus 14mm f3.5 on Micro Four Thirds Camera. The test photos that belong to this review are on my gallery. (The lens is also available for: E, FX, M4/3, EOSM, NEX) I really like using old lenses,... Continue Reading →
Well, I was warned when I bought the Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 Pro lens,the person I bought it from told me how vulnerable it was,But I'm always super careful,so I thought, that won't happen to me ! This lens hood is (was) great,I really loved it !The idea is that the lens hood can remain on... Continue Reading →
My watch for size comparison I did my first experiments with Olympus and bird photography, with an E-M5 Mark II and Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f/4-5.6 II POWER O.I.S. At that time I was still a Fujifilm user, and compared this lens next to my Fuji X-H1 and Fujifilm XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM... Continue Reading →
Not a real review, but just some pictures taken at an airshow last weekend.This was a lens I really wasn't sure about,but that day she really surprised me.While every photographer hid his camera in the pouring rain,I just walked around with my E-M1 Mark II with the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 Pro in... Continue Reading →
I know there are pros and cons to hoods and filters.So, why do I use a lens hood and a filter on the TTArtisan 23mm f1.4 lens ?Well, the main reason is protection.I spend a lot of time in the woods, and on my bike, then I have my camera around my neck ready to... Continue Reading →
The holidays are over and here we are back with a new issue of the Open Source Photography Magazine.Hopefully you will find something that interests you in this new edition. Last minute updates: My last Fujifilm camera is gone, the X-T1 I had especially for manual photography has been replaced by an almost brand new... Continue Reading →
This review is based on my own findings and experience, I chose, bought and paid for this lens myself.Nothing on Open Source Photography is sponsored. The angle of view : On the TTArtisan website they speak of the "Eye of Humanity", that's because on crop factor 1.5 systems like Fujifilm, this lens corresponds to a... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
A slightly earlier issue of the new OSP Magazine for March.For those who hadn't noticed, the magazine layout - more specifically the yellow border around the magazine - was adapted at the last minute out of solidarity to the colors of the Ukrainian flag, Blue-Yellow. My Fuji and ... the Tamron 18-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di III... Continue Reading →
Intro: She's finally here! the Tamron 18-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di III - A VC VXD FX.It was pre ordered on 5/10/2021, and delivered on 17/02/2020 - four months an a half ! I have never had to wait this long for a lens.In the meantime I have been using and testing it thoroughly - more importantly,... Continue Reading →
The first OSP Magazine for a new year - I wish everyone a great new photography year in 2022 ! Fujifilm vs Olympus I have a new camera in the stable, an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II, and it's better than my Fujifilm X-T1.Should I sell my Fujifilm Gear and switch to Olympus ?Read all... Continue Reading →
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. I have the 7Artisans 35mm f0.95 from the beginning of August 2021, so almost five months now, and this is my opinion about this... Continue Reading →
Someone said to me "you dropped Pentax for Fujifilm, then why buy another Olympus mirrorless camera ?" It's only been a year since I wrote an article about the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark I, My Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark I, with Olympus OM F-Zuiko Auto-T 300mm f4.5 , and now that I've switched all the way... Continue Reading →
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. The Venus Optics Laowa 10mm f2.0 C&D-Dreamer Zero-D for MFT is very tiny and light, and since it's used on an MFT camera, I think... Continue Reading →
The December edition of OSP Magazine consists of 8 pages this time (this included) and many links to external pages, hopefully there's something for you! In the last two months and so after switching to magazines I have learned two things: OSP Photography apparently shows up very well in search results for Recipes, Luts and... Continue Reading →
About Editing, So you're actually a photographer, just like me ?Then I can assume that you don't have any film editing software lying around ?well, you're lucky !Just like the great Open Source Software RawTherapee, Darktable and Digikam for photography,you have Shotcut for creating top quality movies.And it is available for Windows, Mac OS and... Continue Reading →
Content Changes Film Simulation UpdatesMore Film Simulations : PictureFX and FreshLutsExifShot - Exif information on your picturesDarktable Tutorial : Copying the Look and Feel from a Picture and Create a LUT or 3DLut – Part IIMy Camera Gear - Perfectioning and UpgradingEvent : Bushcraft Weekend from 1 to 3 October Changes At the beginning of... Continue Reading →
It was 2010 when I saw the promotional video of the Fujifilm Finepix X100… it was love at first sight ! https://youtu.be/PZRpmZ6nnjw I had to have this camera, and as soon as I got the chance I signed up to get one of the very first.The camera cost about €1400 at the time, not cheap... Continue Reading →
The last articles have always been about Luts or Recipes, so now it's high time to talk about gear, more specifically lenses, and even more specifically : the Big Guns !Long focal length lenses, I usually speak of them as if they were weapons, and that's because long focal length lenses are usually large and... Continue Reading →
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