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 →
Fifty years have passed, and here is another OM-1 !Will it be discussed as much as the original OM-1 ? (which actually was marked M-1 first), I don't think so, can he be as revolutionary ? possibly.But why do I want to write about it anyway?Do I have one - noDo I want one -... 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 →
Content: Tamron 18-300mm VC for Fuji X - it's out and I bought it !NEW ! PictureFX CineStill 800 T Lut and 3DLutMore about Luts and this MagazinePast Bushcraft Weekend October Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (Model B061) Finally it's here and I bought it, the new Tamron 18-300mm for Fuji X. However,... 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 →
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 →
It's only been a few days since me and Mark G Adams from OneCameraOneLens.com were talking about an 18-300mm for Fuji X, and here she is - from Tamron ! TAMRON Announces Development of its First Lens for FUJIFILM X-Mount Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VX D (coming 2021): BHphoto / AmazonUS Source: Tamron... Continue Reading →
Don't worry, i'am keeping the best pieces 🙂 So, the Pentax gear is being sold at the moment, and a new main camera, the Fujifilm X-H1 has taken the place of the Pentax K-3, but that changes a lot for me in how the new equipment is being used. Going back a bit - I... 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 →
I have written about this little Japanese camera before in December 2020, but I wanted to put it - and this lens kit - in the spotlight one more time. There are many people - including a brother-in-law of mine - who are not really photographers, but still want to take pictures from far objects.... Continue Reading →
Actually, in the "oven" is speaking early probably, they are not "baked" yet 🙂 I also did not intend to make other Film Simulations outside of Fujifilm Simulations, however, circumstances can change and in this case it did. Being more busy with real film is the most important reason I think, it automatically created the... Continue Reading →
Yes, an extension that converts your wrist strap into a camera neck strap, but first I want to go back to the original article about the wrist strap.The blog about the camera wrist strap was not received with the enthusiasm I expected, but that can happen.Then, some time later, I read an article at https://casualphotophile.com/... Continue Reading →
Making Film Simulations.That was the reason (apart from the sporadic film shots which I sometimes take) to start to shoot more 35mm film.Without a "real" photo it is virtually impossible to match digital pictures to film, at least if you want to fine-tune as accurately as possible anyway.But my old Olympus OM10 had problems, the... Continue Reading →
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