Chris Parker's Personal Blog – Flying, sailing and photography, mostly. And gadgets.
I’ve made the switch from Olympus to Canon. I’ve really loved Olympus kit – image stablisation built into the camera body, smaller, lighter, cheaper lenses – but I decided I needed to make the jump to a full-frame sensor so as to have more control over depth of field and better low-light performance.
I’ve gone for the 5D Mark II with the primary “walkabout” lens being the fast 24-70 f/2.8 L USM. I’ve also sprung for the 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM for longer reach.
Someone at Turkish Airlines should get a grip on their advertising agency…
Thanks to Flying with Fish and The Flying Pinto for pointing this out.
More on mini-worlds, or polar panoramas as they’re known. I’ve just found a flickr group for them.
These are wonderful images. I’ve tried making images like this, in fact there’s a MiniWorlds page on this site with my five.
I found the instructions in the 27 February 2009 edition of MacUser UK. In short, the instructions are:
Canon have recently announced the PowerShot S90. It’s a small point & shoot (“P&S”) with a 10 megapixel sensor and full control modes i.e. aperture priority, shutter priority etc.
It looks like a very promising camera – a direct competitor to the excellent Panasonic Lumix LX-3, released a year ago, which I own and enjoy.
Here’s one of the first full reviews of the S90, from Luminous Landscapes.
Thinking about getting a new P&S? Read David Pogue’s New York Times article on the latest offerings from Sony, Canon and Fuji and why they’re so much better than last year’s models.
The bottom line: buy the Sony DSC-WX1.
