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How to get Fujifilm classic chrome with a Sony A7iii or other Sony Cameras

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When I first made the shift to Sony, one of the concerns I had was about the loss of Fujifilm’s Classic Chrome, one of my favourite film simulations and probably the only one I use on a regular basis. It wasn’t a show stopper, but I really like the subdued colours for days where I am shooting in midday sun and can’t avoid it.

Fortunately, moving to Sony doesn’t mean the end of Classic Chrome, or many of the other simulations, which can be replicated in some form. Obviously it’s not a perfect science, but I thought I would would put out something so other people don’t don’t through the process as well: Continue reading “How to get Fujifilm classic chrome with a Sony A7iii or other Sony Cameras”

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Please spare us the “born again camera users”

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There is an annoying breed of camera user and they’re everywhere no matter how hard you try to avoid them. This is officially the age of the ”born again camera user.”

To avoid offending all photographers, I do want to be clear that it’s not all photographers who switch systems, there are many pleasant switchers, but it does seem like the Facebook has a much larger volume of these problem users than I have experienced with other platforms. It similar to the people who get behind the wheel of a car and act like idiots endangering other users because they know better…in Australia we call them hoons, but every country has them. Whilst they drive every kind of car, more often than not they are confined to one or two brands, and specific styles of cars like utes (small pickups). In todays technology world, it would seem that Facebook has become the modern platform of choice for the photography hoon, and they are officially becoming a very annoying group. Continue reading “Please spare us the “born again camera users””

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Goodbye Fujifilm

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Yeah, I know, it’s a shock. If you’re a Fujifilm user and you got here by accident, have a look at http://www.myfujilife.com for a backup of all the articles.

I was a happy Fujifilm user, so I haven’t departed because the grass is green on the other side. I’m not going to be negative about Fujifilm gear, I still love it. I like the retro styling, I like the aesthetics, I like the quality, I like the controls. I probably would have bought the 8-16mmF2.8 and 200mmF2. Continue reading “Goodbye Fujifilm”

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I was wrong and I get it now – The instagram dilemma

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I wrote an article previously about why I wasn’t planning to split my Instagram accounts. The logic was simple, “I don’t care about what other people think about my accounts because it’s a reflection of where I am at as a photographer”.

In theory it sounds great, and as someone not worrying about ever taking an account down a commercial path but there was one minor issue with my plan. After discussions with a friend is who an Instagram guru, there are times when you want to constrain your account and it’s not about followers and what people think of your account, it’s something different which is the value you get out of your account. Continue reading “I was wrong and I get it now – The instagram dilemma”

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The dilemma of the overpriced OEM batteries

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I’m going to write a generic article for this, it’s not a targeted attack on Sony because I don’t believe this is something that only Sony customers suffer as a result of. This is something that all the vendors do, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, etc. The challenge with mirrorless users is that we feel the pain a little more, because we need about 3 batteries for every one DSLR users require. Continue reading “The dilemma of the overpriced OEM batteries”

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Getting involved in Charity Work

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Every year I donate my time to do some charity work as a way to give back to the community. Ultimately it’s a way for me to give back doing something I enjoy. This is not the only event I do, there are other events like the “Sleep at the G” event, but for todays purposes, I’II be talking about the “Paddle Across the Bay” event. Across the bay is a series of events that occur in Melbourne to raise funds for the Cancer Council. The group runs two events currently, a kitesurfing event and a Stand up paddle board event. The participants pay money to enter and raise money for the event. Every year, the participants raise about $50,000 or more for the Cancer Councilwith the event.

The full event photos for this years can be found here but I’ve published some samples in this article:

http://www.theoverratedphotographer.com/Sports/Kitesurfing/Paddle-Across-the-Bay-2018

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Why I am blown away by Godox and IBIS

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Godox

I’m going to start off talking about Godox (Flashpoint in some locations) and I’ll continue with the IBIS when I have given you some context. I’ve previously written reviews of Godox, but this weekend, the Godox gear blew me away. If you are looking for the information on IBIS, look at the end. The part on IBIS is short, so I’m not going to set your expectations too high.

As someone who does mainly sports and child photography, I don’t get to do formal model shoots so when I was invited to join some other photographers for a Madhatter’s shoot, I jumped at the opportunity. On Sunday, we took the drive to the Warburton Redwood Forest, about 2 hours from Melbourne for a model shoot. We had 4 photographers, 2 on Nikon and 2 on Fujifilm, along with a model and HMU artist.

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Godox – An easy way into lighting

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In the past, the Chinese brands were guilty of copytetion, taking copies of established brands products and pushing them onto the market. In some cases, you picked up reasonable quality gear at a budget price if you couldn’t afford the expensive stuff, in other cases you picked up poor quality copies that last a matter of months or weeks before dying and leaving you out of pocket with no warranty.

Godox is one of these brands that is really starting to impress me. They started off with good quality copies, but these days they are innovating with their own solutions. Lighting solutions, like the AD200 are a good indication of Godox doing good things differently and right.

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