Popular Science article takes a cursory examination of using Leica lenses on M4/3 cameras and concludes that there are no advantages to using them unless you already own one or more Leica lenses. The Leica lenses are designed for full-frame cameras and so cut much of the light reaching the M4/3 sensor. It is more cost-effective using M4/3 lenses and they yield better results.
This journal documents my experiences with a Canon 50D, my first DSLR camera, purchased on Oct. 16, 2008. The camera was end-of-lined by Canon in July 2010 and there are rumours of the 60D.
Pairing M4/3 cameras and Leica Lenses
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Friday Foto: Coneflower (Rudbeckia, Black-eyed Susan)
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After 2 years photographing flowers with the 50mm/1.4 lens, I have recently switched to the 24mm/1.4L; I have had to adjust my compositions to accomodate the wider field of view.
These are the first photos of flowers with the 24mm. This week, a wide shot; next week a medium shot and the following week, a bit closer shot of these golden coneflowers, which are native to North America.
Portfolio: Martin Brent
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Martin Brent is a commercial and editorial photographer.
Friday Foto: Coneflower (Rudbeckia) 2
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This week, part 2 of the 24mm lens series-- a medium shot of the Rudbeckia coneflowers. This was shot at f/2. The pinkish flower in the bottom right is another species of the coneflower, Echinacea Purpurea.
Canon S95
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Canon announced the Powershot S95 camera, in addition to the G12 and a couple of other point-and-shoot cameras.
Interesting features include the in-camera HDR, ersatz tilt-shift mode and Hybrid IS in macro mode. It also records up to one half-hour of 720p video.
Friday Foto: Rudbeckia 3
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Friday Foto: Enjoying a Good Book
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From Friday Foto: Downtown |
This is actually a composite of two nearly identical photographs but with different depth-of-fields— the tree (right-hand-side) from one photograph and the subject and background from another (left hand-side). The EXIF in the photograph is correct for one of the two photographs.