cptobvious

Just curious, why would you think I'd make this up?

I did delete it because I didn't really feel like getting into it when I don't speak the language well and don't know the local law on this (if there is such a ridiculous thing). The other day my ...

I'm currently in South Korea on visit for several weeks. The last time I was here in 2010, cameras were a big thing. There were television and billboard ads of famous Korean celebrities promoting ...

It's a shame since the rest of the frame (the right 75%) of this lens is so good. I had the chance to test one more copy of this lens recently and had the same result with the out-of-focus left ...

Both of my 12-40 orders were in June. I just shipped off the 12-40 for warranty repair yesterday because it was outside the return window.

Some reviewers like Lloyd Chambers and Lenstip reported focus shift issues with the 15/1.7 on Olympus bodies (E-M1 and E-M10). I have not experienced the problem myself, although one copy I had ...

The worst decentered example of this lens I tried came from Olympus' refurb outlet. I don't think they do any refurbishing at all based on my past experience. In fact, my last two orders turned ...

Sorry to bump an old thread, but my 12-40 had the same issue last night. I took it off my E-M10 to test another lens I just bought, and when I put the 12-40 back on it would not switch to AF. ...

About 9 years ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case called Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. and legalized vertical price-fixing in the U.S. It's still illegal in Australia, ...

Lloyd Chambers noted focus shift issues with the 15/1.7 and E-M1: http://diglloyd.com/prem/s/ALLVIEW/FourThirdsLenses_PanasonicMicro/lenses-Panasonic-Leica-15f1_7-focusShift-dolls.html?dglyPT=true ...

Thanks for sharing these. I recompiled the file in dcptool for the E-M10 and E-PL7 and tested it on a few files. So far it looks like it could be a useful alternative for Adobe Standard or the ...

I don't see the camera makers making a compelling case to the general public to buy ILCs anymore. Apple and Google have streamlined the photo taking, processing, sharing, and storing process to ...

I have a similar setup with the 12-40, 40-150R, 45/1.8, and 20/1.7 (maybe to be replaced with the 15/1.7). The 12-40 can do fine as a 1-lens solution, but I would still bring everything. The ...

I have mixed feelings about Olympus colors. The AWB is very good - in my experience more accurate than most Canon, Nikon, and Sony ILCs I've owned (about a dozen total). The colors do skew towards ...

I have the 12-40, 20, and 45 as well, and the 14-42 II R is only $100 or less new right now, but I won't buy it because I know I'll never use it.  When I owned it I was often wishing I had ...

This was published back in April but I missed it. Oly's other scandals involved accounting (2011) and medical device kickbacks (2016), but this one seems to be a camera-related internal ...

Summer is always a slow time for camera sales, because that's when the camera companies typically sell the most gear. More people on vacation, more weddings, etc. The best sales are during the ...

Nikon 1 has like 3 primes. Maybe 1 that is weather-sealed. And your opinion that weather-sealing on a prime is not important at all is contradicted by the fact that Fuji's best-selling lens is now ...

Fuji were apparently surprised by the success of the 35/2 WR, but to me it seems like a no-brainer. The mirrorless makers keep chasing the high end with f/1.4 or faster lenses and large pro zooms, ...

I use a few layers of bubble wrap at the bottom of my current bag (Think Tank Retrospective 13L). It's a bag designed for laptops and the insert I have (Domke FA-230) also has little to no padding ...