After several years using Canon digital cameras, in 2008 I bought an Olympus XA on eBay. I felt in love immediately with this compact and beautiful camera. Returning to film photography was a great satisfaction that motivated me to make pictures everyday. But after two years and many rolls of film, I was seduced by Panasonic´s GF1 and the tiny 20mm 1.7. Having autofocus again felt really great!
Around December 2015 I decided to try a roll of LomoChrome. I went with my good friend Hugo Alvarez (Lomo Ambassador in Mexico), and thanks to the discounts I gave myself and my camera a Christmas present – 1 turquoise roll and 1 purple roll. I felt so happy, I was like a child on …
Lomochrome Turquoise Review and Experience – by Hugo Mireles Read More
After giving up on the idea of a software approach to modifying the Mju II, I decided to go analogue, which is how I came across Hamish’s article. I followed his advice and within 5 minutes my camera was rid of that one decisive flaw that had relegated it to the display cabinet: the inability …
Modification of Olympus mju-ii to retain flash settings – Part 2 Read More
First, a bit of background? As much or as little as you are comfortable sharing… Name, Where you are from, what you do, What else in life do you enjoy? that sort of thing? Benn Murhaaya is my artistic/internet name. I’ve used for longer time that I did not so I go by this name. …
The Olympus mju-ii feels like a bit of a mountain to climb in terms of giving it a review. Not for it’s feature set or for how complex it is use. It is in fact a very simple camera with few features. But more for the fact that it has such a massive following and …
Olympus mju-ii Review – Is It the Ultimate Point & Shoot? – By Hamish Gill Read More
