Welcome to Michael’s blog. Michael Andrew, (aka Michael The Maven) is a freelance
producer, photography instructor, tech innovator, and when needed, disaster aid
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Quick product photo shoot today with my sweet friend Liz @cakepopinserts #canon80D with the 2470 2.8 Lii. This woman is the most prolific cake pop maker imaginable. She makes like thousands of them each month and ships them all over the US. The bear is chocolate and the cake pops are delicious.
Many Sony E shooters have asked what are my thoughts on the new Sony 24-70 2.8 G Master as it compares against an adapted Canon 24-70 2.8 Lii? In this video I will present plenty of data and let you come to your own conclusions! Please like and subscribe to my YouTube Channel HERE if you want to see more lens comparisons.
Topics covered in this video:
– Bokeh
– Lens Flare
– Wide Angle Distortion
– Vignetting
– Chromatic Aberration
– Lens Sharpness
– Low Light Focusing
For Sports Shooting check out my Sony A6300 vs Sony 80D Epic Shootout by CLICKING HERE.If you own the Sony A7Rii and want to save time, money, and frustration check out my Crash Course Training Tutorial to learn absolutely everything about this camera. CLICK HERE
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned an app called Flixel. It creates cinemagraphs and they were promoting it with Facebook and Fstoppers. (You could turn your FB profile picture into a cool cinemagraph for free. Check out that blog post HERE.) Cinematographer/Photographer Armand Dijcks did something very creative with some ISS images.
ISS (The International Space Station) floats around our earth capturing thousands of images for us to enjoy. Armand took some of those images and created truly incredible cinemagraphs.
Click HERE to check out the article where he explains the process for creating them. He also says he’s likely to add to the series in the future so be sure to follow him HERE.
Films (movies) are an art form that have captivated audiences since their first introduction in the late 1800’s. Although digital recording has gained massive popularity among major movie-makers (and has all but taken over still photography) some of the greatest directors of our time are still using film; Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan, and Steven Spielberg to name a few.
But have you ever wondered; What is film? What is made of? How does it work? If you have, this short video is for you. The team at “What is…..” (which appears to be a new YouTube channel as they’ve only uploaded this single video) offers a brief but surprisingly thorough explanation of what film actually is. Very interesting. Check it out below.
These epic shootouts take 3-4 weeks to thoroughly test, analyze and put together, so when you guys like and share it is definitely a HUGE help and encourages me to keep making them. Its kinda funny, I always swear Ill never do them again, and but the response from you really encourages me to do it, so I am very thankful for your support.
What We Test & Review
– Similar Features
– Differences
– Rack Zoom Focus Test / Sports Shooting Test
– Servo Focusing Accuracy Scores
– Buffer Performance
– Sports Performance Winner
– Precision Focus Test
– Accuracy vs Precision
– Live View Focus & Tracking
– Low Light Focusing
– ISO Tests
– Moire
– Rolling Shutter Test
– Thermal Temperature (after 20 mins of shooting)
– Overall Video Quality
– Dynamic Range Test
– Silent Shutter Modes (How quiet are they really?)
– Portrait Test
If you own the Sony A6300 and want to save time, money, and frustration check out my Crash Course Training Tutorial to learn absolutely everything about this camera. CLICK HERE
My Canon 80D Crash Course is available now! CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE to learn all about the methodologies used in this video.
