Camera Talk

I have been interested in photography since young however I spent long time shooting video and returned to photography in recent years still a novice.

Les jeux sont faits

Camera talk If you had any doubts that phones have taken over the camera market then the demise of DPReview.com should end that. I had wondered in what shape it might continue as but did not see a total shutdown coming. Always the best digital camera review site. Massive library […]

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You don’t need the best camera to take your personal best photos

Continuing my Camera Talk series, during my periods of chemotherapy when able bodied I find myself tidying up old photo albums online. It has become clear to me some of my best photos were taken with modest spec sensors whilst more megapixels have not delivered me better results. A standout […]

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Ricoh Theta Z1 review

Whilst I stop whenever I can to take photos sometimes it’s not feasible or the view from the bike deserves it’s own photo. On bike photos became a hobby of mine and I have tried various devices. You can read about my efforts with action cams and lens only cameras […]

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Nikon Z50 Vs Lumix LX100M2 Vs Canon G1XM3

With Covid holding many of us back from travel the temptation seems buy a new motorcycle. I’d love to but they are mighty expensive so instead I changed cameras. My current and previous cameras Early this year I traded my Lumix LX100M2 via Map Camera Tokyo on a pre owned […]

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Visiting Nikon Japan, and other distractions

Three things I can think of that would improve my ride photos. Shoot at dawn and at sunset when landscapes look best. Difficulty to implement – medium, I can wait somewhere until that time but riding at night with wildlife is stupid. Since I am not trying to impress other […]

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Exilm FR100 Freestyle camera

My quest for good photos while riding continues. It’s been a hobby of mine since 2013 to find a device that takes good photos while I am riding – the operative word being photos, not video. Nobody reads anymore I’ve heard those words a lot lately. I met a guy […]

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Canon G1X M3 vs Lumix LX100 M2

Camera Talk Why would I change cameras to something with lower specifications? Why change cameras at all now that phones are so good? My Canon G1X M3 had such a small EVF with limited dioptric adjustment. My sight changed a little and with the dioptric adjuster already set to max […]

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Qoocam 8K Vs Theta SC

I like the 360 degree photo format and have enjoyed using my Ricoh Theta SC for a few years. It has one lens scratched which I usually can edit in post but the thing limiting my use of the Theta more is it’s humble low resolution. I switched to using […]

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Olympus Air A01

Yes I have another imaging device I am testing out in my quest (hobby) of better on bike riding photos. Back in 2015 Olympus released their take on the lens only type of camera. These devices were designed to use your smartphone screen and were briefly tipped to be the […]

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The quest for good onboard motorcycle photos.

I’ve posted a few times that in my experience the best way to get a good photo while riding is just get off the bike and compose it properly – but that doesn’t stop me from taking photos on the move and looking for ways to improve them. I’m not […]

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The quest for a compact motorcycle travel tripod.

I travel light, just a bag on rear seat for my tours so every item has to be compact and essential or it gets left at home.This means I rarely have a tripod and so my photo composition has the limitations that presents. Any glance at the better travel bloggers […]

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Camera Talk – Canon G1XM3

I think this site has three main elements; Travel, Motorcycling and Photography. The later I have not posted so much about. (maybe poor grammar is my fourth element ha-ha) After a 30 year hiatus I am again a Canon user. Last Canon I owned was the EOS 650 back in […]

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