Had a proper chance to sit down with the E-P1 today and look at the much discussed area of autofocus. Here’s my brief summary. The Olympus E-P1 uses contrast detection for autofocus – similar to compact cameras. This is different…

Nothing like a new piece of camera gear to get me posting again. I am not anticipating doing a full review on my newly acquired Olympus E-P1, given it’s already been covered extensively. Instead, I’ll be doing a regular “diary…

An entry point for my ongoing write up on the Canon 5d Mark II. More a diary than a formal review… I’ll add to the list below as new sections / entries become available: Part 1 – First impressions and…

High ISO performance There was a time when Canon was the only game in town when it came to the high ISO space. When I was a Nikon shooter (back in the age old D200 days) I would look upon…

Image Quality and the First One Thousand Clicks Discussions of a camera’s ISO capabilities, resolution, AF and the like are all well and good but the truest test of any camera is what a photographer is capable of doing with…

Depth of Field This will be a short post… There are a number of reasons why Full Frame can make a difference to a photographer’s images. Perhaps the one most commonly cited is that compared with cropped sensors (1.5x, 1.6x…

Autofocus This post will focus on the important, often misunderstood and almost always badly reviewed aspect of Autofocus. The reason I say it’s usually badly reviewed is because at this time of writing (and very likely for quite some time),…

RAW and exposure latitude in post processing [Note – the samples below may vary significantly depending on monitor type / brightness – the final example looks v well exposed on my monitor. Your mileage may vary on your own setup)…

I’ve made the decision on whether to pull together a 5D Mark II review. The quick answer is that I’m going to go ahead with it, although to save myself time while making it as comprehensive / useful as possible,…

To review or not to review, that is the question. I just picked up my 5D Mark II body – getting it earlier than I anticipated – after an unexpected surplus at a local camera store. Due to recent time…