Vlad S

It's disappointing that their writing style sucks, but there is plenty of concise, well written reviews out there. So I don't think it's a big loss for me. Vlad

I read it with the help of Google translation, and I totally hated the article. I thought the text was difficult to understand and track. It also had too many turns of speech that are not related...

I used have a G1, and now have an E-M5. E-M5 has a much better color saturation at high ISO, actually quite dramatically better. The extra dynamic range is there, but you need to postprocess to...

I ended up using Dicapac with the G3, and I was glad I got it. I got WP-H10 model, and it may be a little too large for the E-M5, but gives an option to use it wit a gripped camera as well. The...

People at the private beach may have had reasons other than paranoia to ask to stop photographing. 1. There has been a significant erosion of privacy in the society in general, and many people are...

In other words, the reporters will have to do two jobs for one salary.

This is something that many people do not understand: the interchangeable lens systems usually require multiple lenses to take the full advantage of the system. For a lot of people the compacts are...

The NEX kit lens would not have worked for you just as the Olympus kit lens did not. You still would have to buy another lens for low light, and a third lens for sharp portraits. Compare the image...

No, it is unrelated to sharpening. I almost never use any sharpening controls in raw conversions. I think the improvement in the corners has to do with how precisely the different color channels...

That is a survey, not a comparison. I will not believe it until I see it compared head-to-head with one of the µ4/3 lenses on a µ4/3 camera. There have been many examples of very well regarded...

It was simply my observation, that CA correction in DXO made edges and corners sharp. I tried the same in Lightroom, and it removed the color fringes, but improvement in sharpness was only...

If your main objection to the 9-18 is the corner softness, try to shoot in raw and process with DXO Optics Pro to remove the chromatic aberrations. I found that removing CA with their custom...

You need to keep in mind two things: 1. If you use a lens without electric connections, the IBIS will not know which focal length to use. You will have to set it by hand. It works ok for primes,...

If you must take pictures at such a long distance you have two solutions: 1. accept the airstreams as the signature look. 2. Shoot at dawn, when the air is usually the most still. Moisture in the...

It works on Olympus cameras just as well as on Panasonic cameras. The CA on this lens is well corrected optically, and already extremely low without the software correction. It is not good for...

The LC-1 was a small sensor (2/3") compact. Panasonic also made an SLR with the same styling and a 4/3 sensor. Vlad

If you are concerned about the resale value, then you need to look at the used prices, because nobody is going to pay you a new body price for your used body. A used Canon T4i body is selling for...

I think her comments actually are big deal. Her statement represents the growing culture where creative jobs are increasingly viewed as lesser than "real" jobs, which require licenses and...

Here is a chart that lists what options can be assigned to what button. I just keep a copy on my hard drive for reference. The antishock modes are listed together with the the usual drive modes...

I agree with you that such a light wear is inconsequential for the performance. Nevertheless, I think it is important that any item labeled as "new" actually comes in a factory sealed package. Say,...