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May 12, 2012 Events, Review Post a Comment

Olympus XZ-1 – A Simple Review

This maybe a very late review of a great compact camera by Olympus which was launched on January 2011.
Until now Olympus haven’t produce a replacement even though rumors of XZ-2 are flying around.

A great performer in low light with F1.8 – F2.5 max aperture on a focal length of 28-112mm. A decent bokeh at F1.8 and useable noise at 1600 iso.

A great camera for traveling and with the recent price cut (Less than RM1k), this would be the best choice in its class. The 6 Art filters will make your travel photos looks interesting. The grainy film filter is my favorite.

More complete reviews please visit http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/OlympusXZ1

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December 31, 2011 Nature, Review, Videography 2 Comments

D5100 Video Test – KL Bird Park

This is a test of the D5100 video features. Shot with Nikkor 70-300VR hand held. No color grading and applied Sony Vegas Pro stabilizer on some of the footage.

Some of the thing that I need to get used to is the AE lock and the black bar on the LCD screen when enter into video mode. The black bar for the 16×9 format only come to active when record button activate. This caused some of the pre-focus / composed object got it head cut. AE lock is very important features to maintain the exposure of the footage from changing while filming.

It’s easy to control… no problem for me with the absent of manual video control. The articulating LCD screen is great and very handy to have it.

December 31, 2011 Nature, Review Post a Comment

D5100 Field Test – KL Bird Park

This is an outing to test my newly acquired Nikon D5100. I sold my D90 to buy this because I have the D7000 but got problem matching the color between D90 & D7000 when used them together for photography job. Since D5100 used the same sensor and the same technology (even better) as D7000, I decide to purchase this camera.

I love the color reproduction of D7000 especially on blue & red and the D5100 offers similar result. The high ISO control that I see is way better than D90 and nearly as good as D7000. Another main reason for me to buy this camera is for Video work… a backup camera for D7000, even it doesn’t have full manual control on video… but I manage to work around it.

Nikon has skimp down the control button on D5100, but from past experience with D40 & D5000, its a no biggie for me… changing setting is a breeze. I also bought The Octopus 3rd Party Battery Grip, due to it small size and my big hand. The grip fit perfectly and work flawlessly.

All and all, I satisfied with this purchase.. a recommended buy for a beginner and enthusiast alike.

All images shot with Nikkor 70-300 VR.