I had a nice play with my lense baby yesterday and have to say it makes you look at things in a different way. Anyone who doesnt know what a lense baby is, its a selective focus lense that can make any point in a photo pin sharp while throwing everything else out of focus.
Like most things I have seen lense baby's being used in both amazing ways and utter rubbish ways. And just like when you look for video done by the D90 on Google, you will most likely have to wade through all the rubbish before you find anything amazing.
I love anything that means less photoshop! I love taking a photo as I used to in my days of film.
The Lense Baby means all your work is at the time of taking the photo, not in photoshop afterwards. Anything that can do this and also feed a photographers imagination can only be a good thing.
But beware, I remember a time my dad bought a load of filters for his cine camera and I have never seen so much overuse of filters in my life. He used them just for the sake of it and made every family video look like a really bad 80's pop video.
I'm sure he would do the same with photoshop if he ever went digital!
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Friday, 19 June 2009
Lumix GH-1
I have been after something compact both as a backup camera and something to carry around with me pretty much all the time.
Unfortunately there just isnt a compact that can do everything that I want it to do. Basicly I want a pocket D90 which is not going to happen at least nothing like that for a few years.
I have been keeping an eye out to see if anyone else is going to jump on the old Video and an SLR Bandwagon and sure enough Panasonic have.
The Lumix GH1 is a little smaller than an SLR. Its not going to fit in my pocket but it will be less bulky to carry around.
Now heres the thing! This gorgeous little camera can do 1080p 24fps fully manual video as well as 12mp photo's. It has a flip lcd so you can do some crazy angled photography without having to guess. You can activate auto focus on the video for those moments when its hard to focus manually.
It can also take the old Canon fd lenses (with an adapter) which I have a load of!!
If you have any doubt as to to what this little camera can do, click the link below.
http://www.vimeo.com/5033677
Unfortunately there just isnt a compact that can do everything that I want it to do. Basicly I want a pocket D90 which is not going to happen at least nothing like that for a few years.
I have been keeping an eye out to see if anyone else is going to jump on the old Video and an SLR Bandwagon and sure enough Panasonic have.
The Lumix GH1 is a little smaller than an SLR. Its not going to fit in my pocket but it will be less bulky to carry around.
Now heres the thing! This gorgeous little camera can do 1080p 24fps fully manual video as well as 12mp photo's. It has a flip lcd so you can do some crazy angled photography without having to guess. You can activate auto focus on the video for those moments when its hard to focus manually.
It can also take the old Canon fd lenses (with an adapter) which I have a load of!!
If you have any doubt as to to what this little camera can do, click the link below.
http://www.vimeo.com/5033677
Mike Kobal
I have a little link below for any doubters of the quality of the D90's movies. There is also some 5dmkii stuff on there. I think this guy likes the 5d better now he has one but I love the 24fps and I hope you like my recent movies when I post them on here.
In the mean time take a look through this guys work.
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/
In the mean time take a look through this guys work.
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Busy Summer
Apologies for no posts recently! I have been stretched to the max with weddings and havent even had time to upload anything here yet!
But watch this space as I have more Photo's and more video for you to see.
Strangely I have decided to stick with my Nikon D90 rather than splashing out £2500.00 on the Canon Eos Mkii!!! Why? I here you ask! Surely the D90 at under £1000.00 is not a pro camera!
Rubbish!!! Thats what I say! I have grown so attached to this camera that I got for about £500.00 a few months ago, that I have no need for the Canon! I have managed to overcome the quirks of the video mode and I can honestly say the people that slagged it off saying it was too hard to use can kiss my hairy toe!
I have only done movie at 3 weddings so far but I am so excited at what I have captured at the last two! I fear I am hooked on movie! Dont worry, I have not lost the love for the still image. I have just found another love for another way of capturing moments.
Back to my precious D90! The Still photography is fab also!! If I shoot jpeg, I hardly have to do any post processing to get them to how I desired when I took the photo.
It may be strange I have only decided all this now, but I think it takes a while to bond properly with a piece of camera equipment. It has took a very busy period and many photo's for me to decide if I liked this camera or not. Fact is I love it.
Lately I find myself watching movies on Tv and looking for inspiration for a little Movie of my own.
I have always done this with still phototography. I have always took inspiration from movies I have enjoyed.
So thanks to the Nikon D90 I have regained my old childhood hobby of movie making.
In the next couple of weeks I will post my latest shots all from my precious camera.
Is anyone else feels the love for the D90 let me know and post your comments.
But watch this space as I have more Photo's and more video for you to see.
Strangely I have decided to stick with my Nikon D90 rather than splashing out £2500.00 on the Canon Eos Mkii!!! Why? I here you ask! Surely the D90 at under £1000.00 is not a pro camera!
Rubbish!!! Thats what I say! I have grown so attached to this camera that I got for about £500.00 a few months ago, that I have no need for the Canon! I have managed to overcome the quirks of the video mode and I can honestly say the people that slagged it off saying it was too hard to use can kiss my hairy toe!
I have only done movie at 3 weddings so far but I am so excited at what I have captured at the last two! I fear I am hooked on movie! Dont worry, I have not lost the love for the still image. I have just found another love for another way of capturing moments.
Back to my precious D90! The Still photography is fab also!! If I shoot jpeg, I hardly have to do any post processing to get them to how I desired when I took the photo.
It may be strange I have only decided all this now, but I think it takes a while to bond properly with a piece of camera equipment. It has took a very busy period and many photo's for me to decide if I liked this camera or not. Fact is I love it.
Lately I find myself watching movies on Tv and looking for inspiration for a little Movie of my own.
I have always done this with still phototography. I have always took inspiration from movies I have enjoyed.
So thanks to the Nikon D90 I have regained my old childhood hobby of movie making.
In the next couple of weeks I will post my latest shots all from my precious camera.
Is anyone else feels the love for the D90 let me know and post your comments.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)