Using the Canon 1.4x Teleconverter and the Canon 70-200 f2.8 for Wildlife Photography
With a little less than a month before my trip to Yellowstone, I was looking for a car camera and lens combo. My primary lens and camera combination for the trip will be the Canon 5d Mark III and 500mm…
EOS Inspector – A Mac App to find the Number of Shutter Actuations on your Canon DSLR
As many of you Canon photographers know, Canon has decided to hide the number of shutter actuations on their cameras. Other camera manufacturers like Nikon publish the shutter count in the EXIF data. The shutter actuation data is useful as…
Using the Lowepro Event Messenger 100 Bag with the Olympus OM-D
Lowepro Event Messenger 100 I’ve been searching for a day bag for my Olympus OM-D E-M1 Micro Four Thirds camera. I recently purchased the Lowepro Event Messenger 100 Camera Bag for a trip to India. I will be using the Event…
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Panasonic 100-300mm lens for Travel Bird Photography
Sometimes when you travel it’s not possible to bring along big lenses and big DSLRs for bird photography. The current weight and size limitations imposed by the airlines has made traveling with photo equipment even more difficult. Lately, I’ve only…
Using the Olympus OM-D E-M1 for Macro Photography
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lensare quickly becoming my go to camera and lens for macro photography. My previous macro camera and lens were the Canon 5d Mark iii and Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens which is…
The Remote Control WiFi Feature on the Olympus OM-D E-M1
The Olympus Remote Control feature allows you to remotely control and take photos with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera over WiFi. The Olympus OI Share application is required to remotely control the Olympus OM-D E-M1 or the Olympus Pen E-P5…
Comparing the Olympus OM-D E-M1, E-M5, and E-M10
Olympus has recently announced a new addition to their OM-D line of Micro Four Thirds cameras, the Olympus OM-D E-M10. At first it was thought that the OM-D E-M10 would be replacing the E-M5. However, Olympus intends to keep all…
Setting Up WiFi on the Olympus OM-D E-M1
Unlike its predecessor, the Olympus OM-D E-M1 comes with built in WiFi. This is a new feature for Olympus that was first introduced with the Olympus E-P5. The WiFi on the Olympus OM-D E-M1 has 4 features. Remote Control Photo…
The WiFi Feature on the Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus has included built-in WiFi on the Olympus OM-D E-M1. This is a new feature from the predecessor E-M5 model. The latest version of the Olympus PEN cameras (E-P5) also features built in Wi-Fi. Olympus has created iOS and Android …
Bushnell Backtrack D-Tour GPS Review for Hikers and Nature Photographers
When out photographing in nature, I can get carried away with hiking deeper into the woods or taking an unknown trail. I’m usually pretty good with direction and find my way back to the car. However, I thought it would…
