by Chris Gampat on November 22, 2011
You’ve got a micro four thirds camera, and you want to move up to something better. Luckily, there are ways to move up in the system without having to completely switch to whole nother camera system. That saves you lots of money and time when it comes to selling and buying lenses. Like many of you reading this, I’m invested in the Micro four thirds camera system and so are many of my friends. We all started out with one camera and one lens and then moved on up depending on our own specific needs and wants.
This guide will assess the needs of those wanting to stay in a budget, shoot video, shoot stills, use the cameras as flair and for those that want to make the absolute best of the system.
by Chris Gampat on July 19, 2011
We’ve finally got our hands on the Panasonic GH2
but only for a short amount of time. With a SLR-style body and considered by many to be the best Micro Four Thirds camera currently out there on the market, the GH2 is a feature packed little beast. As soon as I got my hands on it, I decided to shoot a couple of portraits with it and my Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2
lens. Unfortunately, the Gary Fong Puffer
didn’t want to play nice with the pop-up flash, so that was a no-go and so, we went right into some natural diffused light.
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by Chris Gampat on June 5, 2011
Boredom = the creation of the awesomest photography hack ever. Ring flashes are items that I’m extremely smitten with for the particular look they give off. People see them all over in ads, and when I recently invested into a Micro Four Thirds camera, I tried to figure out a way to use a ring flash with it. Here’s a story of trial, error, frustration, boredom, and success.
And in the end, it proved effective in being extremely fun for me.
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by Mike Pouliot on April 23, 2011
Like most point and shoot cameras, the built in flash in the Olympus PEN and the Panasonic GF series leaves something to be desired. I own a GF-1 and I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve used the built in flash…and I would have a few fingers to spare. Small built-in flashes are too close to the lens and usually produce harsh light that is anything but flattering to most subjects. Well, Gary Fong thinks he has a solution for you Micro Four Thirds (M43) users and it’s called the Micro Four Thirds Puffer. We did a review on this previously for Nikon cameras.
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by Chris Gampat on December 31, 2010
One year ago on December 28th 2009, I sat on my bed and said to myself, “I’m tired of being unemployed and unproductive. And so I started ThePhoblographer.com, and it has taken off in ways that I haven’t even thought were possible for a site started on a Macbook, on my bed, while in my pajamas. It’s been a crazy year and the staff and site have evolved. There are even more changes to come (like us moving to a faster server and a slight redesign and better search bar.) I’m straying off the topic though: here are the top 20 postings of the past year according to WordPress (though our other analytics have different numbers.)
| Which One Should I Buy: Canon 60D? T2i? or 7D? |
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| Which One Should I Get?: Canon S95 vs Panasonic LX-5K |
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49,050 |
| The Best Budget Lenses |
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32,752 |
| Hands On: Nikon D3100, D7000 and the SB-700 Speedlight |
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25,019 |
| The Canon 7D vs Nikon D300s In Shooting Concerts |
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24,955 |
| Hands on and Hands Off: Olympus EPL-1 |
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22,710 |
| Hands-On: Canon S95 |
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20,117 |
| The Ultimate Wedding Photography Checklist |
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17,774 |
| What Would You Do With a Lens This Long? |
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17,022 |
| Leica V-LUX 20 Review Based on The Panasonic ZS-7 |
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15,545 |
| Long Term Test: Canon 7D Vs Nikon D300s |
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14,608 |
| Hands On: Sony A55, A560 and 24mm F2 ZA SSM |
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14,473 |
| The Complete Canon PowerShot S95 Review |
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14,162 |
| Field Test: Apple iPhone 4 Camera |
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12,919 |
| 4 Reasons Why You Should Get the Leica D-LUX 5 vs Panasonic LX-5 |
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12,815 |
| Pentax K-5 Beats Out Canon 5D Mk II, 7D, Nikon D700, D300s |
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12,227 |
| Canon Announces 60D and Lens Updates |
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11,702 |
| Hands On Review: Panasonic ZS-7 |
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10,923 |
| Lens Sharpness Test: Sony 16mm F2.8 vs Panasonic 20mm F1.7 |
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10,726 |
| The Worst Excuses I’ve Ever Heard For Not Wanting to Pay a Photographer Appropriately |
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by Chris Gampat on November 22, 2010
You’ve been waiting for it: which one is really better? Is it the Canon S95 or the D-LUX5? Sure, Panasonic has the LX-5, but we didn’t get that in for review. After a comparison of the specs on the cameras and now the full field reviews finished, we now present to you the camera to choose.
