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Opinion

This is where I offer thoughts on developments in photography and video, some of the context behind news stories and industry events, and how these might impact photographers.

Have the best stills cameras already been made?

June 20, 2023 by Fotovolo

There are lots of new cameras hitting the market all the time, and if anything the pace of development seems to be accelarating. But it’s all clustered around a couple of key areas, notably video capture, burst capture and AI subject-recognition autofocus.

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The unfair stigma of Gear Acquisition Syndrome

June 17, 2023 by Fotovolo

Gear Acquisition Syndrome is a standing joke in the photographic community. It describes photographers who are constantly buying new gear instead of spending their time actually taking photographs. Well, I think it’s time to stop sneering and start accepting.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Nikon

I need the extended depth of field of crop sensors more often than the shallow DOF of full frame

June 15, 2023 by Fotovolo

Often – very often, in my opinion – the shallow depth of field of a larger format can be a nuisance. It’s a nuisance for landscapes, for interiors, for close-ups and for any other kind of image where you want objects at different distances from the camera to all look adequately sharp.

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Do you really need autofocus for video?

June 13, 2023 by Fotovolo

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What a stupid question, you’re probably thinking. Would we have a trillion words written a day on the latest camera autofocus tech if we didn’t need it? The thing is, it all depends on who you ask – and whether you’re talking about vlogging or filmmaking. Because there’s a difference.

Filed Under: Opinion

Do lenses matter more than megapixels?

March 1, 2023 by Rod Lawton

We assume that megapixels matter more than anything, and that a good lens on a high-resolution full frame camera will still be better than an excellent lens on a lower-resolution camera, right? Well, I thought I’d check.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Olympus, OM System, Sony

Can you trust your EVF?

February 27, 2023 by Rod Lawton

I’m not sure you can. The theory goes that because an EVF relays exactly what the sensor is capturing, it is by definition an accurate representation of the image you will record. But I think it’s leading us to trust EVFs altogether too much.

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Are the kit lenses that come with cameras any good?

February 23, 2023 by Rod Lawton

There is no one-size-fits-all standard zoom for everyone, and while a kit lens will be fine for some users, others might need to move on or use something different.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Olympus, OM System

Why are kit lenses getting worse?

February 21, 2023 by Rod Lawton

It’s as if the makers of full frame mirrorless cameras have suddenly realized that there’s no point making mirrorless cameras smaller if the lenses are as big as ever. So there’s a trend now to make compact zooms for these cameras to cut down on the overall system size. That’s great. But in making these kit lenses compact, have they also made them next to useless?

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Canon, Nikon, Sony

How hard can it be to find an all-manual camera with actual DIALS?

February 15, 2023 by Rod Lawton

We all know that any DSLR or mirrorless camera can offer both manual exposure and manual focus. What I’m actually asking is how many cameras offer these as external controls like old-fashioned film cameras? The answer, depressingly, is almost none.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: 7artisans, Fujifilm, Leica

Canon and Nikon’s APS-C mirrorless lenses: strategic error or clever upsell?

February 8, 2023 by Fotovolo

Back in the days of Nikon and Canon DSLRs, both makers had APS-C cameras backed up by extensive ranges of APS-C lenses. You could buy an APS-C DSLR and stick with it for good. That’s not happening with their mirrorless replacements.

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Canon, Nikon

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