Is anyone else having difficulty with sharing posts on Flipboard? According to their support, Flipboard strips text from articles (and only shows the photos) if they detect less than 150 words (700 characters) in the article. But this rule is not consistently applied. I’ve had some posts with plenty of words come up as only photos … More Inconsistent Censorship in Flipboard
Canon just lost another customer. I’ve been shooting both DSLR and Fuji mirrorless for about a year now and recently decided to go 100% mirrorless. My DSLR bodies just collect dust in my cabinet except for the occasional test against my Fuji bodies, so it was time to sell them off to make way for better equipment. … More I’m DSLR Free!!!
This image is relatively old (from before “mirrorless” became the official name for mirrorless, large sensor cameras), but the idea is still valid. What it doesn’t show is the de-evolution that happens when you start down the DSLR path. I have been thinking deply about my photography lately again, and I’m working on this evolution. … More Fuji Photographer Evolution
If you are a family photographer like me, you are on a budget and can’t afford the best-of-the-best for everything. I would like an ultrawide lens (wider than 18mm (27mm FF equiv)) for my Fuji cameras, but can’t justify the $1000 for Fuji’s 10-24mm. I would also like to avoid the whole upgrade game, so what I … More Cheap Ultrawide Lens for Fuji
I have new found respect for insect photographers — especially ones who shoot very busy bees. I recently shot bees at sunset with my 50-140mm at 140mm wide open (f/2.8) at its minimum focus distance (3ft), and man! Are those bees are hard to track and keep in focus. At f/2.8 at this distance, you’ve got … More Chasing Bees
Last year or so, Peak Design came out with the Everyday Bag which sold very well, but it was a messenger-style bag which isn’t my cup of tea. In general, I like backpacks. Now, PD has started a Kickstarter campaign for their next products which includes the Everyday Backpack that is quite intriguing. It has many of … More The Everyday Backpack by Peak Design
There has been a lot of press lately since the X-T2 announcement. Here is my 2 cents as a X-T1 owner — none of which is surprising I don’t think. If you make your living on photography… and need all the new features, by all means go for it. Those are impressive new features that improve an … More Fuji X-T1 vs X-T2
The dogwood trees were blooming here a few months ago, and I took an opportunity while my younger daughter’s soccer team practiced to shoot some dogwood trees next to the soccer fields. Unfortunately for me, the wind was really blowing (about 30mph). Here is what the trees looked like at 8fps. But with extreme patience, … More Impact of Sensor Size – Dogwood Tree
For those of you looking for a new camera, you can use a camera with a tilt screen (like my Fuji X-T1) so you can get high angles like this… or low angles like this without lying down on the ground to see what you are shooting. (You can probably do this with a tilt screen, too (that’s a screen … More Old Eyes and Tilt Screens
**Update** This is no longer speculation. Here are my first impressions. First of all, this is all speculation as I have not had my hands on the SpiderLight Hand Strap. I have simply seen the Kickstarter campaign and have been doing research to see if I want to support the campaign. There isn’t much information online yet, but … More SpiderLight Hand Strap
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