Martin Ocando

I own the Samyang 7.5 and the Olympus 9-18mm. And I agree they are far better options than the 10mm. Specially they are petite in size and weight, compared to the 10mm. I'd give the edge to the ...

Next time warn about the snakes. I have snake phobia, and I almost hit my head to the ceiling. :-( I'm trying to fight the phobia by looking at pictures of snakes, but I need to be aware, and do ...

Oh yeah, I heard the whining. Poor thing. I hope he recovers soon. Looks like a real sweet soul. I'll pray to Saint Francis, the patron saint of pets, for his recovery.

No matter which format the lens is for, just multiply for focal length in mm by a factor of 2, so it will be a 36-110mm

As said, people will never be pleased with a specific camera or system. There is not such thing as a perfect camera, and is not because the manufacturers don't try very hard, but that what is good ...

Correct, is not the clip I'm concerned about, but our hands. Imagine tumbling around and, survival instinct will make your hands hold to something to avoid falling, and the camera might slip out ...

For hiking in the rough, I'd just add a PD Leash strap tied around the backpack main strap, a bit loose, so you won't pull from it when putting the camera to your face, but short enough that it ...

I also have a Manfrotto 496RC2 ballhead on my heavy Vanguard tripod, and I converted the QR plate to Arca Swiss. There are several options available. I went with a very expensive one (Hejnar ...

Hi, As I mentioned, don't sweat it on the contact, as the Olympus grip also makes a dent on them. So, is no biggie. Although, the flimsy door is indeed an issue. More than once I've found myself ...

Agree. He had a capability of finding simplicity in composition, and unclutter the clutteredness in a way many can't. He is the one who taught me that the 70-200mm focal length was indeed very ...

Michael Reichmann passed away at 71 michael-reichmann-founder-of-luminous-landscape-dies-aged-71 I remember I was just coming out of film, and considering my first digital camera purchase. I didn't ...

This is my current bag of choice. We photographers have, what I call, season bags. Or bags that work for us for a time, and then our needs change, and we go looking for another bag. We might come ...

I agree that RAID 1 would be better, and no performance impact due to parity checking. Well, you are right. I'm trusting one SD card at a time. Although I have 5 8GB cards, that I swap every ...

Last Saturday, I teached a basic Photography workshop at work. It was free for everyone, but with limited slots. I got a few people, and being my first time, I think I did pretty good. I needed ...

I would never trust one single card with all my photos. Although, a RAID array configuration using 3 micro SD cards sound compelling. It might increase write speed a bit, and if one fails, you can ...

Oh, wasn't aware of that. And is good idea to take that into account, and maybe find an alternative way of figuring out full and empties. Simply labeling them with a marker comes to mind. Do you do ...

They don't fall out. They are held pretty tight on the rubberized holders. Actually you need to pry them off with a fingernail. Well, that's kind of an organizational issue.

I think you meant Pentax lenses without built in AF motors, like the older models, and the answer is no. No m43 lens makes noise. Maybe the 20mm might make some slight noise, although you'll have ...

In my experience with 3rd parties, I've had Wasabis and Watsons, which are the ones I currently use, and have given me excellent performance, no 3rd party battery charges well on Olympus chargers. ...