*Who are they for anyway? – an open letter to Panolympus

May 13, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in General ramblings, Photography gear | 44 Comments

We are witnessing a new war being waged in digital photography, and we’re all winning. On top of the leapfrogging going on in the higher end system lines, we are seeing more and more movement toward the world of smaller, mirror-less, interchangeable lens system cameras. You may call them EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens, assuming they have an electronic viewfinder), or MILC (Mirror-less Interchangeable Lens Compacts) but however we cleverly abbreviate them, the question remains, who are these cameras for?

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*G-FD’d Up From the Feet Up! (or, how I saved thousands buying FD lenses)

April 29, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in General ramblings, Photography gear and tagged adapter, camera, canon, ef, eos, fd, gear, lenses, manual focus, micro 4/3, panasonic, photography, review, techniques | 94 Comments

Looking down the barrel…

Recycle, reuse, reshoot. As long as you don’t mind manually focusing and establishing your exposure, why pay a ton of money when there are so many used, high quality lenses available? Sure there are many optical and automated benefits to modern lenses, but sometimes, for the money saved, I can deal with the shortcomings of older, out of date lenses. Using older, “legacy” glass on multiple cameras, either via a proprietary mount or adapter, can provide a fun, reasonably affordable and beneficial experience… Continue reading →

*TRP in the New York Times – Gadgetwise

April 13, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in General ramblings, Photography gear and tagged gadgetwise, micro 4/3, new york times, photographer, photography, rik fairlie, tyson robichaud | 3 Comments

This little guy has been pulling his weight!

Rik Fairlie from the New York Times had gotten in touch with me a few weeks back regarding my experience with the micro 4/3’s system. We chatted for a little bit about the pros and cons and he was nice enough to mention me in his article for the Gadgetwise section last week. I’ve not been quoted in a publication before so it is weird to see my name affiliated with an article like this. Kinda like hearing your own voice on your answering machine, I guess if I could go back, I might have answered some of the questions a little differently, more eloquently perhaps. Regardless, thank you very much to Rik for tracking me down and for those who’d like to read the article, it is here!

*Focal Length, Crop Factor and Field of View

March 13, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in Photography gear, Photography tutorials and tagged angle of view, crop factor, digital crop, field of view, focal length, full frame, gear, lens, micro 4/3, micro fourthirds, photography, sensor, tutorial | 32 Comments

How does sensor size actually affect focal length?

Focal length? Effective focal length? Actual focal length? Crop factor? Do you get more reach with a crop sensor? Is it equal to a longer focal length? There are some misconceptions surrounding what happens when a lens is used on cameras with different sensor sizes. Let’s have a look at the differences between a full frame, APS-C and micro 4/3 sensor.

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*Your Micro 4/3′s camera + your existing lenses = limitless fun.

February 25, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in Photography gear, Photography tutorials and tagged adapters, camera, canon, ef, eos, four thirds, gear, lens, lenses, micro 4/3, micro fourthirds, photography, pictures, tutorial | 77 Comments

so much for compact…

Who cares that Olympus and Panasonic have released relatively few lenses, mainly slow zooms, for the micro 4/3’s cameras? Adding m4/3 mount adapters to your bag opens up a bevy of hundreds of lenses. What you gain in variety though, you may loose in automated functionality. Continue reading →

*Which lens for which situation?

February 16, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in General ramblings, Photography gear, Photography tutorials and tagged aperture, choice, choose, crop factor, digital, focal length, gear, lens, lenses, photography, prime, sensor, sensor size, which lens, zoom | 10 Comments

different tools for different applications

I like to spend time on flickr. It is an amazingly diverse community of photographers ranging from absolute novices to consummate professionals. One of the questions that come up in the gear groups there and in conversation with other photographers quite often is, “which lens should I purchase?” With interchangeable lens system cameras coming down in price by the day it seems, it is becoming much more accessible to acquire high quality photographic tools. One of the main benefits to an interchangeable lens camera, is just that, lenses! Which to choose and why? C’mon in and we shall discuss. Before the end of this article, you too will know which lenses will provide you with the best bang for you buck, depending on which buck you choose to bang… Continue reading →

*Panasonic GF-1, my new obsession.

January 19, 2010 by tyson robichaud photography in General ramblings, Photography gear and tagged digital, four thirds, fourthirds, gear, gf1, interchangeable lenses, lumix, micro 4/3, micro four thirds, panasonic, photography, review, sensor | 34 Comments

The start of a new decade brings with it a shift in digital image capturing technology. From an ambitious snapshooter’s perspective, perhaps the most versatile system has presented itself. While the discerning professional may not consider the micro 4/3 system cameras heavy lifting tools, it is at least an intriguing compact system for lighter shooting. Continue reading →

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