News is flying around Facebook and the Interweb. The Canon 5DS and 5DS R are coming. They’ll be 50.6 megapixels. Its exciting news. People have been waiting for a ‘big megapixel’ camera from Canon for quite some time. So people are asking the question, “What should I buy? Should I buy the 5DS or the 5DS R?” My answer …… Read more →
Category: Techniques
The Panasonic Lumix GH4 meets Antarctica, South Georgia and The Falklands
A few months before leaving for Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands I bought a new Panasonic Lumix GH4 and an accompanying Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 Aspherical Lens. My stalwart video rig has been comprised of Canon 5D Mark III’s (previously the 5D Mark II’s). The Canon DSLRs have been my go to cameras for a few… Read more →
Tips for overcoming Jet Lag
I’ve just arrived home after another successful Photography Expedition into the Arctic with another wonderful case of Jet Lag! (look for my trip report for Jewels of the Arctic 2014 coming in the net few days) Jet Lag is something that effects us all. No matter how much you travel, jet lag is just plain hard to tame. And as… Read more →
Does the camera make the image?
When I think about this question I visualize a Shakespearean Actor on stage posing the question in olde English to the audience with questioning hand extended ‘Doth the camera maketh the image?’ In all seriousness though, does the camera make the image? Well that question can be answered from a few different perspectives namely with regards to how one… Read more →
How to backup photographs and keep them SAFE!
I just backup photographs to my NAS. They’ll be safe? yeah? These are some famous last words. Its always good to have a NAS and it is part of a backup regime but in itself, it is not a ‘complete backup’ per se. So what is backup in a computing sense? Backup is the concept of making extra copies… Read more →