The ceaseless march of technological progress makes camera gear made just a few years ago seem hopelessly inadequate if you listen to marketing materials and people on camera forums prattling on about which camera/brand is best as if they are talking about sports teams. It’s an odd dichotomy–photographers bristle when people suggest that their photos… Continue reading Brought a Knife to a Gun Fight
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Nikon 1 V1-Good Enough to be the A Cam?
Next time you’re in Barnes & Noble, saunter (or sashay, your choice) over to the magazine rack and pick up a copy of the Feb ’14 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine. My Vermont dual purpose story, “One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by KLR” is in there, and it’s one of the… Continue reading Nikon 1 V1-Good Enough to be the A Cam?
A Reason to Shoot RAW
Sample files of the new Pentax K-3 are now being released to the Internets. Imaging Resource does a great job of taking test photos under controlled conditions for the pixel peepers to pore over. And while I’m a proponent of the idea that the greatest variable in any photograph opportunity is the photographer itself, I… Continue reading A Reason to Shoot RAW
Reuter’s Jason Reed takes a stunning and I mean stunning photo of Ted Cruz
This photo simply stopped me in my tracks. I can imagine the situation-a scrum of reporters and photographers jostling around Ted Cruz. And in this madness, a lightbulb goes off in Jason Reed’s head, and he gets this angle. Wow. Even the disembodied audio recorders and microphones – the way that they envelope Cruz –… Continue reading Reuter’s Jason Reed takes a stunning and I mean stunning photo of Ted Cruz
A Short Rant: The Sometimes Tempestuous Relationship with the Nikon V1
My what a short memory I have! Just a couple of weeks ago I was waxing poetically about the Nikon 1 system, claiming that the V1 was going to become my primary motorcycle travel camera. There’s a lot to like about it–the compact body and lenses, the lightning quick AF and FPS, the solid build,… Continue reading A Short Rant: The Sometimes Tempestuous Relationship with the Nikon V1
Razor Thin Depth of Field is a Harsh Mistress
I recently participated in a discussion on PentaxForums where members noted Canon’s apparent dominance in DSLR video. The premise was that while Panasonic gets a lot of attention online for their GH line of cameras, most people encountered in the real world are shooting with Canon DSLRs at the center of their rigs. It’s something… Continue reading Razor Thin Depth of Field is a Harsh Mistress
Nikon V1 at the Central Jersey Jazz Festival
Took the Nikon V1 to the Central Jersey Jazz Festival. Last year it was the Somerville Jazz Festival, but they’ve teamed up with New Brunswick now and have beefed up their lineup and marketing. This year’s crowd was much bigger, but it was still a really fun, low key event, with everyone sitting in camp… Continue reading Nikon V1 at the Central Jersey Jazz Festival
Go Figure (The Continuing Adventures of the Nikon V1)
Nikon’s been in the news a bit lately, primarily because of it’s reduced forecasts and admission that their 1 Series cameras aren’t doing as well as they had hoped. That’s really a shame, because I’m really warming up to the V1. Go figure. On my last trip, the V1 was paired with the Pentax K-5,… Continue reading Go Figure (The Continuing Adventures of the Nikon V1)
Nikon V1 + 18.5mm f/1.8 go to a Birthday Party
In my continuing quest to test the limits of the Nikon V1 and 18.5mm f/1.8 lens, I took the camera to my great-niece’s second birthday. The setting is a typical house interior (dimly lit for photography purposes) on a cold winter day. In other words, not a lot of light. For this test, I also… Continue reading Nikon V1 + 18.5mm f/1.8 go to a Birthday Party
High FPS with the Nikon 1 V1 indoors
Playing around with the 30FPS RAW of the Nikon 1 V1. The fast 50 (18.5mm f/1.8) helps here in the dim indoor light. I’ve actually had to halve the number of frames in order to keep file size down. The high speed performance of the Nikon 1 really is fun and makes five, six, and… Continue reading High FPS with the Nikon 1 V1 indoors