Michael Meissner

Well you always have the option of using one of the dive bags. Such as: (1) Bingo camera dry bag In my case, I have a rather specialized need that made getting the Sigma 16mm ...

Note, Sigma does list the 16mm and 56mm as being splash-proof. However, the Sigma 30mm which is in the same family as the 16/56mm is NOT splash proof. I think I may have taken my Sigma 16mm f/1.4 ...

Yes, the E-M10 mark I/II/III are not splash proof. I would imagine that using dummy batteries of any kind breaks the seals for it being splash proof. Thanks, I never knew the name of what the 2 ...

Having both tilt LCD cameras (Stylus-1, E-m1 mark I, E-m5 mark I, Panasonic LX-10) and FAS cameras (G85, FZ300, E-m5 mark III) I have the luxury of being able to choose the camera based on how I ...

I don't have time to read the whole article in detail due to other things going on in my life right now. Most things use the inner circle for '+' current, and the outer jacket for '-'.  I'm pretty ...

Yes, and there some pitfalls with USB powering (such as finding a USB powerbank that can actually deliver at least 2.1 amps so that the converter can convert the power to 9 volts before going to ...

First of all, my focus is almost entirely how to run the camera for long periods of time via battery usage, so for me, A/C adapters to power the camera are more for testing.  Also, since I power ...

Lets see. Remember the goal is 9v and at least one amp. It is shoddy packaging if they just list one amp value and several different voltages, since it is unlikely it offers the same amp value for ...

I suspect it is more the software in the camera, not the actual sensor itself. At this point, I've decided I really don't like Panasonic. If you like Panasonic, great. I have taken pictures of men ...

Sure it is. If I find I cannot use Panasonic, I will either keep the cameras I have until they break, or ultimately I may dump everything and move to greener pastures. But I'm not likely to buy ...

You really need somebody who is an EE to answer these questions. As I've said before, I am a computer programmer by training but who at times dabbles in electronics. While I haven't smoked a ...

I've tried with 3 different Panasonic cameras (G85, LX10, FZ300), and there is just something about the Panasonic DNA that I don't like. (1) I only shoot JPG, and the Panasonic noise handling for JPGs ...

In particular, the two camera sensors were so poor at low light photography that I couldn't use the camera to actually take pictures (a lot of steampunk events are indoors, and those that are...

Hopefully the new sensor is a lot better than the old sensors. I think this has come up before, so this reply will be like my previous one.

I do a lot of steampunk cameras, where I put a modern...

I am just a computer programmer, but often times in terms of battery information, I generally turn to Battery University. In particular: (1) https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_l ...

No idea.

For me at renaissance faires the issue is I move the gear all of the time.  If your camera needs a connection through several converters (to fix male/female orientation, or to change plug size), ...

Bear in mind the tripod pan/tilt head is a completely different product that the power adapters. For what it is, it seems well made. It is the only motorized pan/tilt heat that can hold mirrorless ...

D-tap is evidently a power/plug setup used in the video world.  I don't know anything about it. I own the Bescor MPC-101 motorized pan/tilt head, and it is fine for what it is, but there are two ...

I don't own an E-m10 mark III, but generally on Olympus cameras you press the info button to switch between the various screens. On page 23 of the fine manual the 4 screens listed are: (1) Basic ...