By pascaljappy | Opinion
Every July 14th, France celebrates Bastille day with much fanfare, in a three pronged event: military parades in the morning, fireworks in the evening, and louts destroying stuff in between, which appears to have become a new low IQ way of life in France (some people have a picnic, others burn motobikes, the thrills of […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post
My pet rant over recent years has been against Sony. Sony got me into the mirrorless world with the wonderful NEX-5n. That and tiny Zeiss and Voigtlander lenses reinvented the way I traveled with cameras. Right up to the point where, in the middle of a remote West Australian national park, the damn thing […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News
In the first episode of this tourist report, I described the light and sights of this fascinating city. At least what can be visited in a very short (less than 24h) stay. In this second part, my focus will be on what impressed me most : the night, the lights and the buildings. Note the […]
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On my way and back to a from Western Australia last Christmas, I had the opportunity to stay 12 hours in HK. Each way. Rather than the usual 3 hour wait in yet another airport, I felt the longer stay might provide a chance for a quick discovery of an exotic city. And why not […]
Continue readingBy philberphoto | News
It is a question that so many gear freaks among us ask themselves. Can I get a small camera that really stands up to the big boys? I have already partly answered that to my satisfaction. Since purchasing my first Sony NEX (a NEX5, then a 5N, then a 7), I am now able to […]
Continue readingBy pascaljappy | News , Review
UPDATE : Rolling review on the way Episode 1 : The review begins Episode 2 : The Olympus OM-D E-M5 as a street photography camera (with plenty more) I am writing these initial words in Notepad, tearing along the vineyards of Burgundy at 200mph in the fast train taking me from Paris back to my […]
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UPDATE : A summary of all this website’s reviews of the Sony NEX-5n and NEX-7 is now available. As part of my ongoing review on the Sony NEX-5N, I have shot plenty of B&W pictures using the camera’s wonderful High-Contrast B&W picture effects mode. I find all the other modes rather gimmicky, but this one […]
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