Gary Martin

More dogs catching Frisbees, please.

I'm 92.7% sure that I don't care much about numerical ratings.

Try your zoom at 30mm; if it works, you should consider the Panasonic 15/1.7. I know you're committed to 1 lens, but I always carry the 25/1.8 as well (which is very small), and I've been able to ...

Good post, you offer a compelling argument. I would suggest, however, that there would not have been such a backlash against the EM1x if the replacements for the EM5 Mk2 and Pen-F weren't so long ...

I have the following primes and find them all to be very sharp: Panasonic 15/1.7, Panasonic 20/1.7, Olympus 25/1.8, Olympus 45/1.8. The latter is supposed to suffer from field curvature (although ...

That was my thought; I use Pentax and Olympus, so I everything I shoot should have "Doomed" as a watermark.

Just as I thought: Pentax is still Doomed . In the meantime, my 2019 purchase plans (hopes?) are to get the GRIII (yes!), DA*11-18 and D-FA 70-200/4. I'm not going to worry about Ricoh's future ...

Canon has lots of best-in-class lenses, and lots of shooters are loyal to their glass. That's as good of a reason for brand loyalty as any, especially if your camera bodies, although perhaps not ...

People complain about paying for online services, and then they complain about having to look at advertising, or having their personal data sold. There's no business model for a completely free ...

Indeed it is!

If your point is that some photographers chase gear upgrades to compensate their lack of vision, then your point is valid but I think that's been widely stated before. Perhaps your post title is a ...

I shoot a variety of formats; sometimes I prefer the output from a larger sensor. Does that mean I'm incompetent? Geez, there's so much insecurity and hand-wringing around here.

The choice here should be based solely on functionality. Both of these lenses are among the best-in-class, so I don't see the point in comparing them optically.

Not necessarily - I like the Fuji approach, but if I can't flip the screen for vertical orientation, I'll keep the full articulation.

13" x 17" technically, but 240 ppi is more than good enough (IMO), and will get you a nice 16" x 20".

If it's not a system camera (ie. interchangeable lenses), then why do you care about the sensor size of a fixed-lens compact? My GRII makes an excellent companion to my m43 gear - and my other ...

Using the Pen-F is, for me, an intangible pleasure; I feel like I'm shooting with a cool-looking retro antique that magically has modern image-making capabilities. Since I'm not a pro, the process ...

I have a K-01 and a KP; the AF is much much faster on the KP than the K-01. That being said, the DA 35, being a macro lens, has a very large focus throw, so if you miss the target (for example, ...

I bought a black one during the Black Friday special, but at this price differential I would pick the silver one without hesitation, that's a helluva deal.

A refreshing break from pixel-peeping and towards usability. I like that 15mm a lot ;)