Goodbye Olympus
Olympus has announced it’s selling its 84-year-old camera business to Japanese JIP. It’s unknown if JIP will continue to develop and sell cameras using Olympus technology and brand…
Olympus OM-D: Get a better grip with the HLD-6 Battery Grip
Sometimes a plus can also be a minus. Those with full sized hands and previous experience with full sized D-SLR’s, may find when operating the Olympus OM-D it feels a bit small…lacking grip.
Now I’ve used my OM-D extensively and have never dropped it but I’m always aware the “grip” is not as good as with my full size camera. I found a workable solution to this issue in the Olympus HLD-6 Battery Grip.
Pondering Question
When first announced in February 2012, I’d placed an order for a Nikon D800 to replace my Nikon D700. After a couple of months of waiting I canceled that order because I was having second thoughts on how or if I really needed a camera with so many mega pixels. I’ve thought a number of times about ordering one again and had even thought I would upon our return from Italy.
Italy Vacation: Overview
First and foremost for all following posts on our trip to northern Italy — we had a grand time. Friends of ours who accompanied us had done the planning for this trip based upon a similar highly recommended trip friends of there’s had recently made. It was a good recommendation and my hats off to our friends for their great efforts.