Introducing our latest Deal of the Week!

Save 25% off your order on these items when you use the code “BLDOW” at checkout. 

Remember, if you place your order this week (by 11:59 PST, Sunday, February 17th) you can schedule your rental anytime this year and still get the 25% off on your item. Happy shooting, everyone!

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G AF-S ED

Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*

Olympus ED 14-150mm f/4.0 -5.6 Lens for Micro Four Thirds

Check out our latest Deal of the Week!

Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, February 10th, 2013 using the discount code, “BLDOW.”

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR 

Nikon D800 Digital SLR 

Sony Alpha NEX-7

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera Body 

Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.

• We love it when one of our own gets a nod from someone we admire. Our very own Alex Huff was mentioned in this week’s episode of Photography Tips and Tricks, by none other than R.C. Concepcion. Have a look at the end of the video below.
  
• The Sony RX1 has become a favorite around these parts; check out this Russian-made turret universal optical viewfinder that seems to work perfectly with it.
• Any time Philip Bloom does a gear review, we tend to drop everything and listen. Here, he breaks down the Canon 1DC for you. As usual, it’s a thorough, full-featured review.
  
• This one’s for the retouchers among you. The guys at PhotoShelter have established a reputation not just for being a great photo hosting service, but also for bringing you some fantastic original content via their blog. In this webinar, they talk to veteran retoucher Amy Dresser about her process and technique – and it’s worth watching every second.
  
• And finally, from the “If he opens his mouth to talk, you should be quiet and listen department,” the Phillipines’ 24/7 cable news network, ANC, sat down with Joe McNally for a really good interview.
  

 And now, for the BorrowLenses.com Roundup!

That’s it for this week’s Cool Stuff. As always, questions and feedback are welcome in the comments below.

Not too long ago, I switched to the Nikon D800E with a series of prime lenses for all of my primary photography. I love the Nikon, and it’s proved to be a fantastic system, capably handling just about everything I’ve thrown at it.

The downside is that it is, truly, a system. A big, heavy system. I quickly found myself looking for a smaller, carry-around camera for some of my more photojournalistic endeavors, and immediately turned to the family of mirrorless cameras out there for an answer.

Of these, there is no shortage. You have the awesome Sony NEX-6, which I’ve raved about in the past. There’s also the Sony RX-1, the Panasonic GF3C, the Fuji X-Pro1, and the subject of this article, the Olympus OM-D E-M5.

Olympus OM-D

I’ve had the Olympus OM-D E-M5 for the past few weeks now, and have been using it as my primary “take everywhere” camera. It’s small size, lens selection, and great image quality combine to provide a system that’s flat-out my favorite in this category. In this article, I’ll present my experience shooting with this little thing, rather than a full-on technical review.

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Check out our Deal of the Week!

Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Jan. 13th using the discount code BLDOW.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM II

Nikon 18-200mm AF-S f/3.5-5.6G DX VR II

Pentax 100mm f/2.8 WR Macro Lens

GoPro HD Hero2 Rugged Video/Still Camera w/LCD

Check out our Deal of the Week!

Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Dec. 30th using the discount code BLDOW.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S ED VR II

Check out our Deal of the Week!

Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Dec. 16th using the discount code BLDOW.

ATOMOS Ninja 2 Video Recorder

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

GuraGear Kiboko 30L Backpack

Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S