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My One-Year Experience with the Olympus 12-100 PRO Zoom – By Peter Frailey

10/03/2018 By Heather 6 Comments

The Olympus 12-100mm F4 PRO zoom (24-200mm equivalent focal length) has been a well-used and well-loved lens for me this past year. I see that it has even relegated my Panasonic 14-140, a favorite from the prior year, to my lens drawer. Though the 14-140 is a “sharp enough” lens, the 12-100 is “more than sharp enough” and importantly has a few additional features, albeit at a significantly higher (2x) price point.

Thomas Stirr’s Nikon 1 eBook Announced!

18/01/2018 By Heather Leave a Comment

I’ve been shooting with the Nikon 1 system exclusively for the past two and a half years for both my client video work and my personal photography. It just seemed like a natural progression to write an eBook about my journey with this small, capable system.

Touring Nova Scotia Canada with Nikon 1 – Guest post by Thomas Stirr

19/12/2017 By Heather 5 Comments

My wife and I recently spent two weeks in Nova Scotia doing field work for our recently published eBook, Nova Scotia Photography Tour. This article features a small collection of images captured while we were on our tour. Some of the images are included in our eBook.

Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.2 PRO Review

13/12/2017 By Heather 9 Comments

The M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.2 PRO is one of Olympus’ most recent offerings for Micro Four Thirds, and also happens to be the fastest moderate wide-angle AF prime for the system at the time of writing. Its most appealing feature is its fast f/1.2 aperture which is useful for low-light work and environmental portraits.

As with all our most recent reviews, we’ve summarised our thoughts about this new prime in video format below. You’ll also find a bullet point list of our main findings and a series of sample images. Enjoy!

Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2 PRO Review

13/12/2017 By Heather Leave a Comment

The Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2 PRO is the fifth portrait lens for the Micro Four Thirds system with a field of view close to 85mm in 35mm format, and the second premium AF lens after the Nocticron 42.5mm with a fast f/1.2 aperture.