Thomas: “long time reader of your great blog and CEO of COSYSPEDD GmbH, a startup from Germany with a unique bag for mirrorless cameras. See our first video: http://youtu.be/-UFOpSG3g48 (Posted on top of this post at 43rumors). In short:
Wear your mirrorless camera like a western hero wears his gun. Cosyspeed CAMSLINGER bags give you fast, one handed access to your cam, comfortable wearing the whole day long and a new, cool feeling when shooting photos. It’s a unique bag system that really brings out the benefits of mirrorless cameras.
Our website is www.cosyspeed.com and I think you’ll find more info there. Go to the media page to find some videos that’ll show the functions of the CAMSLINGERs.”
Rey: “I posted some thoughts on my blog regarding my testing of the Fujifilm X-T1, Sony A7 and Olympus E-M1. Bottom line, I chose the E-M1. Here’s the rationale: http://2guysphoto.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/fujifilm-x-t1-vs-olympus-om-d-e-m1-vs-sony-a7/“
Cody: “I had a chance to shoot with the Panasonic Leica 42.5mm & GX7 this weekend and have complied my best photos out of a couple hundred. I can say 100% without a doubt the positive reviews online about this lens are an understatement. This lens literally is a steal @ its price of $1599 US. I have nicknamed it writefully “Bokeh Master” and to prove this nickname here is my photo set https://www.flickr.com/photos/princecody/sets/72157643127358715/”
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 Review at Neocamera.
My Verdict on the Olympus 14-42mm EZ Pancake Zoom (TheDigitalStory).
TowerJazz Announces Kick-Off of its JV with Panasonic (Image Sensor World).
German E-M1 Feature Upgrade petition at Oly Forum.
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The Nocticron bokeh testing is quite impressive but with the 75mm F1.8 , it still can deliver or even better in term of bokehlicious because of it’s longer FL .
You just need to be a few steps backward from ordinary portraits shooting then surely be reward with that lovely bokehlicious effect .
In summary , to get the Nocticron because of bokeh , not really convince me . I have to reexamine why I have to purchase the expensive Nocticron , maybe for that particular 85mm FL lens & F1.2 .
If you want to shoot indoors, the 75mm is not for you, unless you happy with close portraits. Remember that both FL have a dramatic difference in rendering. The 75 will give more oof effect and will do better seperation for full body shots. For closer portrait stuff , a 42.5 or similar fl will give more more pleasant 3d rendering wheil a 75 makes it more flat because of the stronger tele compression effect. The Nocticron is at its best in the hands of people who know how to use it wideopen. No night shots, because you can do that with higher ISO, but bokeh wise(which unfortunately not has many fans here in this forum, hence the many negative commenting about it). Price wise, more interesting similar lenses are available.
I will receive my Nocticron Monday or Tuesday. I also own the glorious 75mm and I think they are quite different lenses.
There’s a reason why 85mm, 100mm and 135mm have co-existed for a long time. Each focal length has its uses and fans. Thank God you’re not in charge of m42 product development. I prefer choice.
This scene needs better grass…
With better grass, everything is supposed to look better, right? 😉
Of course! I’m not a big fan of golf, but imagine if the grass was yellow… I would puke instantly.
Golf just puts me to sleep.
for goodness sake the fuji is being judged with a macro lens….thats the one lens that focuses slow ….by design ….sheesh use the 35mm 1.4 …were you on drugs … you were having problems starting with putting on a camera strap… you were dead before you started
there is nothing cute about being 100 percent unfamiliar wit a camera you are doing a video review for ….FAIL !
Help me here, what video review are you talking about??
Probably was linked before:
FACING THE DEMONS OF CAMERA SHAME
http://www.diyphotography.net/facing-demons-camera-shame/
I do not have the “camera shame”, being amateur and all, but man in my professional life, the “{tool} shame” is really a chronic disease affecting many right now. But I also know that it comes and goes in waves: there are periods when everybody’s suddenly crazy about next best thing and then there are periods when you actually need a new/different tool but nobody is even bulging.
“Men and toys”, as women say.