Mirrorless camera tips and tricks

Using Live Composite on the Olympus OM-D E-M1 for Fireworks

05/09/2016 By Heather 9 Comments

Last weekend was the Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK – the only three days of the year when the population of most coastal Welsh towns quadruples, its sparse beaches suddenly alive with multicoloured windbreakers, sunbathers and surfers. It is also the so-called “last hurrah” before children and their parents return to the daily grind of school and work.

Problem solving: How to deal with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 and X-T2 “grid” artefacts

25/07/2016 By Mathieu 99 Comments

The X-Pro2 is a camera with lots of positive characteristics but more importantly, it is a relevant upgrade, taking Fujifilm’s mirrorless system to the next level alongside the recently announced X-T2. However, no camera is perfect and sometimes certain flaws can cause more irritation than others.

Olympus Pen F – Using the Creative Monochrome and Color Profiles

22/04/2016 By Mathieu 20 Comments

One of the most common topics you can find on photography forums or Facebook groups is the never-ending “RAW or JPG?” debate. There are those who praise the RAW file for the ultimate quality it delivers, and those who like the more “spontaneous” results straight out of the camera. There also those who happily use both.

A fun experiment: Using the Fuji X-Pro2 OVF and XF 100-400mm for birds in flight

30/03/2016 By Mathieu 22 Comments

Don’t worry, there isn’t a typo in the title. I did indeed write OVF (a.k.a. optical viewfinder)!

Now you might think I’ve had too many pints or have a serious headache but rest assured, I am 100% healthy and yes, I am going to talk about shooting birds in flight with a telephoto lens using the optical rangefinder of the Fujifilm X-Pro2.

Shooting slow motion with the Sony RX10 II and RX100 IV

19/02/2016 By Mathieu 4 Comments

One of the most exciting advances in camera technology seen in the last year can be found on the Sony RX10 II and RX100 IV. And the improved performance has nothing to do with resolution, high ISO performance or dynamic range. Rather, it’s all to do with stacking a RAM memory behind the image sensor to process more data.