From a little while in the past. RJP I think we — as a family — took more pictures during the past three or four days than we took the entire rest of the month. The huge blizzard that hit us… Read More ›
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A MURKY FUTURE FOR OLYMPUS – REBLOG BY ATMTX PHOTO BLOG
A couple of days ago, a few people reached out to me about Olympus. They knew I am an Olympus fan, and that I own and use many of their cameras. If you haven’t heard, a press release indicated that… Read More ›
ALL WE DID IS BAKE. BREAD.
We had company. It has been a long time since we had company, but it was the granddaughter and the daughter in law and my son’s friend and us. Yes, I know, I know, but we’ve been so isolated for… Read More ›
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT OLYMPUS?
Last August, there was an announcement that Olympus was selling a part of their organization to another Japanese finance company and that the cameras would move to the new company while Olympus put their emphasis in medical instrumentation. Clearly there… Read More ›
THE DAY OF THE NEW CAMERA
It isn’t a new camera in the sense that it was never used before, but it’s close enough! I hasn’t been used much and this is the first time I’ve gotten a new camera and immediately seen an improvement in… Read More ›
THE CAMERA I DIDN’T BUY – AND THE ONES I’VE ALREADY GOT
I got an “on sale” notice from Adorama about the Olympus OMD M1 Mark II, down from $1300 to $900. I know from long experience that if Adorama has it on sale, so does everyone else. That’s because the Mark… Read More ›
BY THE RIVER
On the last day of July, the heat finally broke. The humidity, too. A few months ago, I got a Panasonic Lumix f4, 40 to 150mm telephoto for my Olympus cameras … and then, the Olympus f1.8 25 mm went on sale. I… Read More ›
PHOTO TECHNO CRISIS
I was playing with a camera this morning, trying to capture flowers in the morning light. In the middle of this artistic endeavor, I had a minor, yet memorable techno-crisis. It is a classic example of the kind of problems that beset us because of the… Read More ›
TOO MUCH STUFF, REDUX
A couple of days ago, my new 60 mm Olympus macro lens arrived. I didn’t expect it so quickly. I’ve been lusting after this lens for years. Olympus finally dropped the price by $100. I bought it. I unpacked it, attached… Read More ›
SPEAKING OF CAMERAS
Some photographers use a favorite camera all the time. Others use various cameras, depending on what they are doing. I’m one of the latter. On some level, I’m always shopping for a camera, lens, a bag, an accessory. Shopping for equipment is as… Read More ›
ME AND MY CAMERAS
Some photographers have a favorite camera they use all the time. Others use various cameras, depending on what they are doing. I’m one of the latter. Cameras come and go and no doubt always will. I have slots to fill. I don’t have much money,… Read More ›
THE OLYMPUS OM-D E-M10 — REVIEW
An excellent review of a camera I hope to buy. Superb technology at a fair price. Olympus. My favorite cameras.
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