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Table of Contents
about me
photography tutorials and tips
what to buy
basics of photography
advanced photography tips
lighting and flash
post-processing and printing
photography on the internet
miscellaneous tips
lens types
camera systems and manufacturers
digital systems
film systems
videography
photography main index
about me
I am a non-commercial photographer living in Melbourne, Australia and have a love for everything photography
I do not do weddings nor commercial work
I do not sell anything
I am not sponsored by any photographic companies
I have created this website to share what I have learned, and also to keep a ready resource available.
I mainly use Canon, Olympus and Panasonic digital cameras - see
my photography toys
I am gradually converting
my old website pages
to this wikipedia format
I am also a keen computer programmer - see
my free photography calculator tool
I made a few years ago, you can download
from here
my photos on Flickr
my photos hosted in a JAlbum gallery
my photos by lens used
my photography blog
my old website
a selection of my photographs
some of my brief lens tests
some handy photography links to other websites
Other sections of this wiki:
my brief history of the world
helpful travel links and information - Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne weather
my genealogy main index
Gary's wiki test area
2012 camera of the year: check out the brilliant
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera with world's fastest autofocus and most sophisticated image stabiliser
photography tutorials and tips
what to buy
choosing a digital camera
camera systems compared
compact fixed lens cameras:
tough, waterproof, shockproof compact fixed lens cameras
compact fixed lens digital cameras with larger sensors
digital SLR cameras
professional sports / journalistic dSLRs
mirrorless camera systems
lens mount cross-compatibility table
lens adapters
camera lenses
fisheye lenses
super wide angle lenses
fast 50mm lenses
standard lenses
portrait lens
super tele
perspective control lenses
image stabilised lenses
legacy lenses for mirrorless cameras
buying a telescope
basics of photography
dummies guide to using a digital camera
photography cheat sheet
basics of creating a good photograph
exposure
ISO
photographic colour temperature (white balance)
photographic filters
depth of field (DOF)
bokeh
digital cameras and focus
lens focal length
vignetting
digital camera sensors
sensor size
image stabiliser
light
optics
electromagnetic radiation and optics - a brief historical timeline
advanced photography tips
light values and zone metering
digital camera RAW files
digital image noise
dynamic range
photographic creativity and inspiration
photographing people
portraiture
outdoor portraits
the group portrait
low light and action photography
urban night photography
panorama
timelapse photography
macrophotography
photographing droplets
fisheye lens photography
indoor photography ideas for a rainy day
travel photography
photographing sunrises and sunsets
photographing Australian forests
remote control of cameras
digital camera live preview
geotagging your photos with GPS data
backpacks and bags for photographic gear
tripods
photographic film in a digital age
infrared photography
astrophotography
photographing the moon
photographing astronomical occultations
photographing comets
observing and photographing meteors
observing and photographing aurora borrealis and aurora australis
lighting and flash
flash technology
remote flash for cameras
flash modifiers
flash sync
flash units for macrophotography including ring flashes and twin flashes
Metz flash systems
Quantum flash systems
flash for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras
more details on flash options for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras
studio flash
photographic lighting basics
post-processing and printing
Adobe Photoshop® techniques 1
digital photographic printing
color calibration
photography on the internet
creating photo albums on the web
online image galleries
miscellaneous tips
copyright law in Australia
photography as collectible fine art
history of photography
miscellaneous info
glossary
some handy photography links to other websites
lens types
camera lenses
super wide angle lenses
fast 50mm lenses
standard camera zoom lenses
portrait lenses
lenses for macrophotography
super telephoto lenses
perspective control, shift and/or tilt lenses
travel photography
weatherproof lenses
lenses by mount type:
lens mount cross-compatibility table
lens adapters
Four Thirds lenses
Micro Four Thirds lenses
Canon EF lenses
Canon EF-S lenses
legacy lenses for mirrorless cameras
Olympus OM lenses
Leica and Voigtlander rangefinder lenses
Pentax M42 lenses
Nikon F camera system lenses
Leica R mount lenses
Canon FD lenses
Konica Hexanon AR legacy manual focus lenses
camera systems and manufacturers
history of photography
digital systems
compact fixed lens cameras:
tough, waterproof, shockproof compact fixed lens cameras
compact fixed lens digital cameras with larger sensors
mirrorless camera systems
Micro Four Thirds system
Sony NEX camera system
Samsung NX mirrorless camera system
Fujifilm X mirrorless system
Nikon 1 mirrorless camera system
Canon EOS-M EF-M compact mirrorless system
digital SLRs:
digital SLR cameras
timeline of development of dSLR cameras
Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system
Canon EOS camera system
Nikon F dSLR system
Sony Alpha dSLR system
Pentax K mount camera system
35mm full frame digital cameras
medium format digital camera systems
Hasselblad H series medium format cameras
Mamiya / Phase One 645 medium format camera system
Leica S medium format digital camera system
film systems
35mm film systems:
Olympus OM system
Pentax K mount camera system
Minolta
Canon FD lenses
Canon EOS camera system
Nikon F
Contax Yashica 35mm film SLR camera system
Leica camera systems
medium format film camera systems
twin lens reflex film cameras
Mamiya twin lens reflex film cameras
Bronica SQ 6x6 medium format film system
Hasselblad
Mamiya / Phase One 645 medium format camera system
Mamiya 6x7 medium format SLR camera system
videography
Vincent Laforet's blog - his video gear - well worth a read
Philip Bloom's blog - another very worthwhile videography blog
pro video cameras:
professional level digital video cameras
photo/start.txt · Last modified: 2013/05/04 21:51 by gary1
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