Click Here to Learn More About the BPL Tenkara-Hane We are preparing for the arrival of one of the most exciting products for which I’ve been able to participate in the development of: the Tenkara Hane fly rod, to be available initially in a one time purchase lot only at Backpacking Light. The Hane […]
Photo: Panasonic DMC-GF1, Lumix G-Vario 7-14/4 ASPH, 7mm f/7.1, 1/1000 sec. ISO 100. Last Barn Standing We pass this barn every day (sometimes four times a day!), because it’s on the way to school, and looking at it makes me a little sad, reminding me of the song by Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson, Paradise […]
Here’s a short video highlighting some of my experiences this fall with the new .22LR Pak-Rifle, a 16-oz small game and utility rifle. I mistakenly reported earlier here that the rifle weighed 22 oz – sorry about that (bad scale). My full review of the Pak-Rifle will be published at Backpacking Light during the first […]
Photo: Sigma DP2, ISO 50, f/4, 1/1600 sec. I’m deep into reviewing the technical performance of a number of mid-sensor compact cameras right now for Backpacking Light. I just put the Olympus E-P1 review to bed, and you’ll see it published there next week. In addition, I’m looking at the Panasonic GF-1 and the Leica […]
Alan Dixon on the Cedar Run trail, Shenandoah National Park. Panasonic GF1, 20mm, f/1.7, 1/400 sec. To me, one very important benefit of a camera with a “larger” sensor is the ability to push its image data around during post processing. Some call this “robustness”. Others call it “resilience”. It is probably the most defining […]