GH-1 & FD 85mm f1.8

The Panasonic GH-1 and the Canon FD 85mm 1.8 S.S.C. are a magical combination. The lens is cropped to a 170mm field of view—which means the image is cropped—not magnified. With a minimum focusing distance of about three feet, on a full-frame this lens would not be an ideal walk-around lens. But on the GH-1 [...]

The Beauty of Autumn

Nature In Motion

I wrote the music in the late 90′s and refreshed the mix in early 2011—the track is called “West Coast Ease” and is part of a collection of music and videos called “The Sun Will Shine Again.” (TSWSA) The purchase of the Panasonic GH1 camera sparked a keen interest in the creation of film-like productions. [...]

West Coast Ease

One of my greatest pleasures from this track was a story told to me by one of my friends—it went something like this: While listening to West Coast Ease one evening, we decided to order a pizza and while giving my order, the woman on the other end of the phone asks: what music is [...]

The Night Comes

I first wrote “The Night Comes” (TNC) in 1996. This was the last track to the collection called, “Don’t Let It Go”, which was released in early 1997. A lot has happened since that initial release—my knowledge of audio production has exponentially increased—my ears for musical production have improved, the tools have improved. And so [...]

The Mount Adapter: Let The Evolution Begin

Metabones and Conurus have announced the Canon EF to Sony E mount adapter. This comes so close to reaching the promised-land in adapters. The only function missing is auto focus—a translucent mirror version with phase detection is just around the corner! Regarding the cost of $399 for the unit, the market will eventually determine the [...]

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Canon G1X: Opinion

Canon was careful in crafting the G1X. They didn’t want to cannibalize any of their DSLR market—and they achieved this amazing feat with a single brush stroke: they fitted the camera with the tunnel style optical viewfinder. This one single attribute brings about enough differentiation between their DSLRs and the the rest of the product [...]

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Olympus OM-D

The rumor mill is buzzing with the prospect of Olympus bringing to market a flagship product; a product aimed at the professional. It is unfortunate that Olympus began their adventure into the mirrorless world with a system meant for the point and shooter. They were all pent up that this would net them the needed [...]

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