BL Blog

  • How It Works
  • Pick-up Locations
  • FAQ
  • Contact
olympus

Deal of the Week

Company News Deal of the Week

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

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

Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Body

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

Nikon D800E Digital SLR Body

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, April 21st, 2013 you can always schedule your rental anytime this year and STILL get the 25% off on your item!

Happy shooting, everyone!

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week

Introducing our latest Deal of the Week!

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

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

Nikon D7100 Digital SLR

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Mirrorless Digital Camera

Westcott Ice Light

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, April 14th, 2013 you can always schedule your rental anytime this year and STILL get the 25% off on your item!

Happy shooting, everyone!

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week for March 29th, 2013

Introducing our latest Deal of the Week!

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

Fuji X-Pro 1 Digital Camera Body

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Body

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Canon)

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Nikon)

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

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, April 7th, 2013 you can always schedule your rental anytime this year

and STILL get the 25% off on your item!

Happy shooting, everyone!

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week

03.25.13 Deal of the Week

Introducing our latest Deal of the Week!

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

Sony Alpha NEX-7

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

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

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, March 31st, 2013
you can schedule your rental anytime this year and STILL get the 25% off on your item.

Happy shooting, everyone!

Deal of the Week for February 11th, 2013

Deal of the Week

BLDOW-02.07.13

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

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week

BLDOW-2.3.13
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 

Shooting On the Go With the Olympus OM-D

Gear Talk

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

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.

(more…)