Why You Should Use a Me...

Today’s Post by Jason Anderson with Joe Farace One of the most surprising things that I hear from photographers is that many of them tether their cameras to their computers for transferring photos. While tethering is always an option, there are risks to doing it that way. Whenever I hear...

Pack’em Up, Head&...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace If you follow my camera bags exploits here on Mirrorless Photo Tips, and my article in the May 2015 issue of Shutterbug, I’ve been using a combination of Think Thank Photo (Panasonic) and Billingham (Olympus) shoulder bags for my Micro Four-thirds...

Grain is the Name of th...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Photographers love to tinker with their images. If there’s too much grain in a photograph, we use all kinds of digital methods to eliminate it. If there’s no grain in our digital images, we want to add some. Note: In the small JPEG files you see here, the grain...

My Love Affair With a L...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal The only Micro Four thirds lens I had to buy the minute it was announced was the Panasonic Lumix 7-14mm f/4. Now Olympus has their 7-14mm f/2.8. I own the Lumix lens and have tried the Olympus. The Olympus lens is a stop faster and has all-metal construction....

First Look: Panasonic L...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Mark has been shooting and posting images made with a Lumix GX8 since the camera was announced. I just got my paws on one and in this first (of at least two) posts about the camera put it through its paces. I’ve said it here ad nauseam that I love my Lumix GX1....

Two Weeks With Only a P...

Today’s Post by Mark Toal Recently I decided to use a cell phone as my only camera for two weeks. I’ve been using iPhones for several years and taken several thousand photos with my phone, but I never felt they were close to the quality of any camera except a point and shoot. The...