Searching for Mr Goodba...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Regular readers know that my mirrorless camera bag of choice has been Think Tank’s Retrospective 5 because of its practicality, size and retro good looks. As I kept adding new gear to my system, I outgrew the bag. Panasonic Lumix GX1, Lumix GF3 body,...

My One Camera Trip to L...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Last week I wrote a blog post about my plan to take the small Panasonic Lumix GM5 with the 12-32mm and 35-100mm lenses with me on my work trip to the CES show in Las Vegas. At a show like the Consumer Electronics Show I don’t get much time to take personal...

Two Features I Want in ...

Today’s post by Mark Toal 2014 brought two features to almost all cameras that I want in every future camera that I buy; focus peaking and Wi-Fi. When I first see a new feature my response is usually “I don’t need that, I just want a camera that takes a good image”. You’d...

Social Media Popularity

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I’ve never been very good about figuring out what works best to get people to look at my websites or images on the Internet. Joe takes care of all that stuff for this blog. For the past seven years I’ve been adding photos to my personal photo blog. After I...

Choosing a Camera for a...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal It’s time for my annual week long trip to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. Since I’ll be working all week in the Panasonic booth and won’t have too much time for making photos. I’m trying to decide what camera to take. My main criteria are that that...

New Year’s Resolu...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal I feel like I’m always writing or talking about why mirrorless cameras allow you always have a camera with you. The other day I had another great example. I’m the photographer for one of the steam trains that lives here in Portland, Oregon—the SP&S...