Author: Frederick Van Johnson

  • TWiP #176 – How to Buy Lenses

    On this episode of TWiP-should you buy on or off brand lenses? When to shoot RAW vs. JPEG, and DSLR market leaders Nikon and Canon widen their leads.

  • Canon/Nikon Mug Winners!

    Back in TWiP episode #166, I announced a contest to give away both Nikon and Canon lens mugs. Well, we’ve finally gotten our $%^@ together, and have selected the contest winners.

  • TWiP #172 – Sony, Panasonic, & the Feds

    On this episode of TWiP, Panasonic introduces a 3D lens, onOne releases free Lightroom pre-sets, Homeland Security is going to allow photography outside Federal Buildings, and is Sony working on a 24mp translucent mirror camera?

  • TWiP #168 – Photokina!

    On this episode of TWiP, we recap some of the news and announcements coming out of Photokina, Sony comes on strong with the A55, and Photocomment.net editor Tristan Hall joins the discussion.

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    Photokina – A First-Timers Perspective

    As a first time Photokina attendee I will be honest, I did not know what to expect. Everyone I knew who had been said it would be bigger than anything I had been to before. When I look back now, I don’t think there is a way to prepare yourself – other than to start working out a few months in advance – and it will be tough to make other understand the magnitude of it when I get back.

  • The Empire is Back: Sony at Photokina

    A few years back I watched with admiration, a National Geographic documentary on three peoples pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca. If photography were a religion – and for some that may very well be the case – then Photokina would be its Mecca, and our journey there was not without it’s challenges.

  • New Sigma SD1

    I have to admit, I’m getting much more interested in the Sigma sensors now that the resolution is getting to a size that I can work with. Stacking the sensors makes sense… If it were a full-sized sensor… I’d be even more intriguing.

  • A Trek to Snow Lake

    Read one TWiP listeners’ account of his trek to Snow Lake, a remote ice basin that has been described by some as the most beautiful on the planet.

  • TWiP #164 – Megapixels: A Bridge Too Far

    On this episode of TWiP, the winner of our contest is announced! Some technical discussion around Canons 120 Megapixel sensor, Sony releases a trio of new cameras, and the US Government wants you to push more paper.

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    Nikon D3100 Review

    Nikon has announced its new D3100 entry-level SLR camera. While I’m sure there are many small improvements, the obvious and most touted improvement within the release is, of course, a much more robust video support than what we have seen in previous Nikon models. Since we are talking about video, here are my observations…

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    Fuji Releases Update to 3D Camera

    Fuji has released an update to their W1 3D camera, the W3. Their new 3D camera sports a slightly sleeker interface, larger LCD screen and the capability of 720p video… in 3-D no less! As many of you know, I purchased a Fuji W1 a few months ago and I’ve been snapping 3D photos ever since.

  • TWiP #160 – The Ansel Adams Mystery

    This week on TWiP – Ron is back from Venezuela, Steve is headed to Hawaii, Joseph is driving cross country, the Ansel Adams Mystery is solved, DSLRs swing and tilt, and special guest Chris Marquardt joins us live to talk backup.

  • TWiP #158 – Presets or Purists

    On this episode of TWiP, we discuss the emergence of a “Franken iPhone” camera, a chat about the role presets play in photography, and Skynet (computational photography) comes to point and shoot cameras.

  • Skydiving for Social Media

    Frederick talks about some of his upcoming adventures. Speaking at OpenCamp, jumping out of perfectly good airplanes with the United States Army’s Golden Knights, and hanging with amazing people in Texas.

  • The Scoop on TWiT and TWiP

    Over the past few weeks we’ve gotten several requests for clarification regarding why TWiP is no longer broadcasting live video on the TWiT network. In this post Alex Lindsay explains the behind the “seen”.