Vlad S

The camera has a built-in proprietary algorithm to evaluate the exposure - the aperture and/or shutter speed, given the scene and the ISO setting. This algorithm, generally speaking, is specific to...

I really disagree with the notion of "obsolescence" when applied to cameras at this level. If all you care about are the bells and whistles, then yes, every camera becomes obsolete after a year or...

E-M5 is getting long in the tooth. E-P5 is in the Olympus top tier as well; I think they will keep both lines at the front edge, with the difference being the EVF and things like body sealing,...

I think it really would have been much more interesting if the used the bellows to implement tilt and shift. But the image quality is really disappointing...

VidJa, why are you referring to yourself in plural?

I think that if one is trying to make any sort of conclusions, it is necessary to know how the data was obtained, and what part of the market has been tested. The site you quoted does not tell any...

Without knowing their method of collecting the data, there is no way to say that it is reliable, or even representative of the general population, rather than a narrow group of buyers. Vlad

Fungus! These bags trap all sorts of spores and humidity, and provide excellent conditions for breeding fungus: moisture, darkness, lack of air circulation, food. I would not keep my lenses in them...

Panasonic 20mm is slow at focusing, which was one of the OP criteria. It's a good lens, but AF is subpar. Vlad

Even better, typically on Panasonics adjustments in the camera are sufficient for very good OOC JPEGs. Set it and forget it.

@ marike6:
"For AF tracking, C-AF only mirrorless cameras are miles behind DSLRs."

I would not say "miles behind" We see plenty of sharp images eve with shallow DOF, of fast subjects moving in any...

The biggest problem with photographing the Milky Way is the light pollution. Even if there is no direct light in the parking lot, the light of the surrounding city can drown it. In that case no...

Thank you. What sort of problem did you run into? Vlad

Thank you for the compliment. I am jealous of your motorized mount! LOL Can you share what model you got? Can't wait to see the images! Vlad

I appreciate everybody's comments. Vlad

Yes, I did try it. I find Live Time much more convenient to use. The problem with Live Bulb is that you can't update the image at will. With Live Time you start the shot, and then you can...

This week I was backpacking in Hetch Hetchy – a valley in the Yosemite National park in California. I knew that the moon would set around 1 a.m., and the Saggitarius rose above the mountain 2 a.m.,...

Of course it is effective, why would it not be? The trick is to make sure that the tripod is actually stable. The tripod legs and mount should be firm, without wobble or play, regardless of the...

I have seen posts with this sort of problem before, although I have never experienced it myself. Every time the corruption occurred due to faulty connection between the camera and the computer, and...

You are looking at the change in the lightness and saturation in the different parts on the image, not overall dakening or lightening. You can always see that the look of some areas of the image...