Steve Maller Photography

Those of you who have attended my “Shoot Like A Pro” workshop know that I recommend several products during the workshop. I’ve assembled links to those products here. If you click on any of these links (and buy anything), I get a few dollars, so thank you!

Kingston 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Flash Memory Card Reader FCR-HS219/1

Canon PowerShot S100 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

Canon G12 10 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.8 Inch Vari-Angle LCD

Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and DIGIC 4 Imaging with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 16.05 MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3-inch Free-Angle Touch Screen LCD and 14-42mm Hybrid Lens – Black

Photoflex FlashFire, Battery Powered Wireless Trigger & Receiver Radio Slave Kit, 2.4GHz 16-Channel for StarFlash/ShoeMount Type Flashes

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

After years of my friends, family and clients asking me, I have finally scheduled my first-ever Digital Photography Workshop. It would make a terrific Christmas or Hannukah gift to the aspiring photographer in your life. The first workshop is limited to only ten participants, so don’t procrastinate…I think this may sell out quickly. Thank you!

Go to http://stevemaller.com/workshops to sign up today.

I’ve been using this camera for a few weeks now, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it is not the perfect camera for me, after all. Here’s my reasons:

The lens is nice and wide, but has a small amount of noticeable distortion compared to my pro lenses. I know that’s an unfair comparison, but so be it.
The camera doesn’t fit as well in my pocket as I’d hoped.
The responsiveness and handling are good, but the menu-ing system is quite awkward, even after I spent quite a bit of time trying to customize it to my liking.
For the cost, I think I’m going to either upgrade my iPhone 4 to an iPhone 4s, or maybe look at a true [...] Continue Reading…