Olympus E-PL5 Quick Review

Olympus E-PL5 Quick Review

Nov 25

 By Scott Gietler and Kelli Dickinson We are really excited about the Olympus E-PL5. It has an amazing sensor, the same as the OM-D E-M5, takes great photos, and works great in the Olympus housing. Reasons to get the E-PL5: Awesome image quality, great lens selection, great high ISO performance (see image tests below) Performed as well as the OM-D (8-9fps) in our high-speed shooting...

Canon G15 quick review

Canon G15 quick review

Nov 22

The Canon G15 is the long anticipated replacement for the Canon G12. We got the camera last week, here are the highlights of what we found: Macro capability is excellent, same as the Canon G12 lens Auto-focus does not seem that different; in our low light tests, the auto-focus speed at 28mm was similar; when zoomed in, the G15 sometimes did focus faster than the G12 some of the time, but it...

Did You Know? Facts About Kelp

Did You Know? Facts About Kelp

Nov 05

By Brent Durand Kelp.  It’s often where you aim to start a California dive.  It’s also something you swim around when on a long surface kick.  It looks magical in photos and every once in a while you get stuck in it.  Most importantly, it’s a fundamental part of our marine ecosystem here in California. Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is found along the west coast of North America, as...

Nauticam Adds Support for the Olympus 60mm Macro Lens

Nauticam Adds Support for the Olympus 60mm Macro Lens

Nov 01

Just in time for the holidays, Nauticam announced today support for the new Micro 4/3 Olympus 60mm macro lens. Now available is a flat port that they specifically designed for the 60mm macro lens called the Macro Port 65.  You can even add the O60-F focus gear if you are seeking manual focus control. Nauticam has also released two extension rings for existing macro ports to add support for the...

Olympus E-PL5 mini-review for underwater

Olympus E-PL5 mini-review for underwater

Oct 30

Olympus E-PL5 review (mini-review) This is a very quick look at the new Olympus E-Pl5. Let’s jump right to the highlights: Same sensor and image processor as the Olympus OM-D E-M5 – wow! Replaced the 12 megapixel Olympus E-PL3 16 megapixels, fast-focusing Great image quality / detail – see the 100% crops below Available Nov 1st for $699 with the 14-42mm lens We just tried this...