Barry Stewart

Cheers!

I recall when I bought the battery pack for my E-1 (still holds a great charge) for $99.00. When I unboxed it my wife saw "black" and groaned "aNOTHER" camera?! LOL!

A BIG difference is that my cameras actually earn $$ and tax write-offs... so we can afford new shoes. I'll sit back and watch and let my credit card rest a while.

I have Olympus iShare on my wife's iPhone, mostly for a wifi trigger — and yesterday, Olympus sent her a promo of the news that is soon to come at Photokina. "What's this from Olympus?" she asked. ...

Right you are, Harold.

On a µ4/3 camera, the 60 is a short telephoto. This makes it great for portraits without having to stand "in your face" which makes people uncomfortable. At a social gathering, I can stand back ...

It looks like the tail of the fish is bitten or rotted away. Good timing on your capture though! I'm wondering why "e-shutter"? Normal shutter would give a better chance of dealing with motion ...

Writing on her hat is clearly improved. My question: why is she only wearing a hat in a bicycle race?

Minolta's Maxxum/Dynax film cameras had chips that you could plug into the card slot door on the side of the camera. The cards were about the size of an SD card. "Custom" card let you set up your ...

Good find, for CF users… though I wonder if it writes to both cards at once — or acts as a reserve tank, once the first is full? In any case, firmware would likely have to be tweaked to allow ...

A while ago, I proposed dual micro-SD cards on one SD adapter, fitting into one SD slot. Why not? The measurements show it is physically possible.

Everyone's version of "low" or "dim" light will be different. I was shooting a graduation prom and when the lights went low, I was looking at 1/8 of a second at F/2.8 and ISO 800. (Not a dark cave ...

It used to be a problem with my 50-200 SWD, that if I had the F/stop anything other than wide-open, the frame rate would lag. I'm not sure if this problem is fixed yet, with firmware. Unless ...

Except if you're shifting the camera a LOT when you recompose, at which point the focused target will be out of focus. If I want an off-centre focus point on my E-M1 or E-PL5, I use the back screen ...

Thanks for your detailed response, Rusk. One thing we agree on — and you said it so well — good audio is hugely important for video or slideshow presentations. I've done some work with stripping ...

Yes but… if you're only semi-serious, like the parent who is asked to record the school's Christmas concert or a dance recital: • You don't want to spend a LOT of cash but you want to do a better ...

I noted some annoying AF noises on the audio track, when I used the Sigma 60 on my E-M1. Ambient noise was low. YMMV. An external mic would help isolate this noise. The Sigma 60 is not alone in ...

I took some photos at a recent teachers' professional-development day and sent them in to the organizer. Most were with the Sigma 60 on my E-M1. "Wow, the photo quality is amazing!!" was her response.

I didn't have as far a leap to take, as I came from Olympus' regular 4/3 cameras. (Still have my E-1). I first tested the Micro 4/3 waters by getting an E-PL5. The E-M5 was making good waves at the ...

Let your imagination run wild, Roel. Wifi control is a huge feature. I use it for shots of birds in their nest, with my E-M1 only a wingspan away. Also for family pics when I want to be in the ...