Care & Feeding of ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Recently when testing the Leica Q I ran into a memory card problem that was ultimately solved using the Leica itself as a card reader and connecting the camera to my computer via a cable and copying the image files to my hard drive. While card failures do...

High ISO and the Lumix ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace After living with the Panasonic Lumix G7 for some time, carrying it with me everywhere (and yes, the serial number is starting to wear off, even with careful usage) I have some additional impressions I would like to add over my First Look. I have not warmed up...

Using a Macro Lens for ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Panasonic’s Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 Asph Mega O.I.S lens is one of the exceptions of the rule of big macro lenses (in the world of full-frame and APS-C cameras) because at less than eight ounces and 2.46-inches long it’s downright tiny. The lens...

Wireless Speedlights in...

Today’s Post by Barry Staver My desire to switch from an SLR to a mirrorless camera system has been slowed by the lack of a dedicated wireless flash system. There are several third-party flash systems but most only work in manual mode. I’m often shooting fast moving events or certainly...

Filters for Mirrorless ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace While many digital SLRs have built in color (red, blue, green, yellow, etc) digital filters that can be used with the camera’s monochrome modes to affect tonality of the final image, there are some “real” filters that are ideally suited to mirrorless cameras....

Why I Mostly Shoot JPEG

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Mark Toal has written about this subject before. To read his take on this subject click here. One of photography’s seven deadly sins is shooting in JPEG format, because everyone know if you’re a serious photographer ya ‘gotta shoot RAW. So now its time to...