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Fujifilm and Micro Four Thirds Lenses – Weight and Price Comparision
by chrisEdit: I should make it very clear that I consider lenses from both systems to be exceptional optically. Which is why I do not talk about it below. I have wrote about Fuji X system many times in the past. I also owned an X100s for some time. Fujifilm has many things that appeal to me, especially the famed Fuji Colour and the more control…
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Sync Lightroom catalog across computers with SyncThing
by chrisI have struggled for a good 6 months trying to find a good way to let me edit on either of my 2 computers at home, with Lightroom kept in sync'd automatically. I need to be able to use either machine depending on the mood/time of day, and then switch to the other machine with the minimum of fuss and waiting for things to synchronized. I…
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Powerful flashes for Micro Four Thirds
by chrisI am thinking of upgrading from the trusty Olympus FL-600R to a more powerful unit. There seems to be no Olympus nor Panasonic flashes designed for Micro Four Thirds that fits the bill, but the Four Thirds FL-50R is highly regarded. There are also the Metz mecablitz 44, 52, and 64. (The 64 recently replaced the 58) But is the Metz 52 more powerful than…
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Fabrinet Chokchai
by chrisLast weekend, we went to the National Science Museum to see the Ice Age exhibition. My daughter loved it, but that is for another post. On the way back, we were going past my former workplace so I decided to pay a visit. This 230,000 square-foot factory, formerly of Seagate, was where Fabrinet started. It is not a new building, and would be regularly affected…
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Will Fuji match MFT comprehensive lens range in 2014?
by chrisI have been very happy with Micro Four Thirds, especially with the extensive range and quality of lenses available to the system. The other mirrorless systems like Fuji X mount, Sony E and FE mount, or Nikon 1 had not come close on the lens range. But Fuji is working very hard lately to change that. They are putting out quality lenses on a rapid…