Peter Forsgård

photographer

  • Insta360 One X2 – a FUN 360 camera

    Insta360 One X2 is the newest 360 action camera from Insta. It is a consumer-level camera. It will capture 360 views with its two cameras. It can record video at 5,7K and images with the resolution of 6080X3040 (360) and 4320X1440 in panorama mode.

    Fun features!

    Even though there is a really good use of 360 cameras in many ways real estate videography is one. The Insta360 One X2 is more of a “toy”. By that, I do not mean that the quality of the image or build quality is bad. On the contrary, it is well made and the image quality is very good. By saying it is a toy it means all the fun features you can do with it. The fun features include Bullet Time, Stop Motion, Clone Trail, etc.

    Some of the features are shown in my latest Sunday Shorts about Insta360 and a few of its fun features.

    Is there any serious use?

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    Insta360 One X2 is waterproof to 10 meters. it can be used as an action cam. It can shoot of course 360, but also a 150-degree image. Also from the 360 images can be cropped any portion with Insta 360 app, Insta360 desktop app, or Premiere Pro. Premiere Pro needs a plug-in from GoPro. Yes, GoPro. It is called FX Reframe. With that, you can adjust the 360 images.

    With that, it is easy to make the 360 to a 16.9 “crop” from any part of the 360 videos. It can also be keyframed so that it looks like the camera is following you. That makes the Insta360 One X2 the best action camera right now. It is almost like you have a cameraman filming you.

    Most fun with the App.

    With the Insta360 mobile app, you will the best out of the camera. Its app has a trick section where you can pick your effect and the app does it for you. There is also instruction on how to shoot so that the effect can be applied. On the left side, you can see a few of the effects you can do.

    This blog post was not sponsored by Insta360. I bought the camera. Wanted to write a small blog post about it because I really like the camera. I will be using it for B-roll on my YouTube-videos.

    More info and specs from Insta360 One X2 product page.


  • New lens and Firmware – 150-400mm f4.5 Pro is here!

    Olympus has launched the much-awaited telephoto zoom lens, the 150-400mm f4.5 Pro. The lens was first announced in January 2019. The same time when E-M1X was launched. Then of course it was a product development announcement. Now the lens reality and first real-life test have been done. The lens is available in January 2021.

    Jari Peltomäki tells us about the lens

    I have not had a chance to test it yet. It has been mainly tested by bird photographers here in the Nordic. I did have a chance to talk to a Finnish award-winning bird and nature photographer Olympus Visionary Jari Peltomäki. He has been testing the lens a few days. In the video, he also tells us what he had to with the production of the lens.

    New Firmware

    Four Olympus OM-D bodies got a new firmware. The new firmware includes Bird recognition to E-M1X and ProResRAW-video for E-M1X and E-M1 MKIII.

    Both of these new features are very interesting and make both bodies even better than they are now.

    Subject recognition in E-M1X

    Olympus E-M1X has subject recognition AF. It “knows” what motorsports, trains, and airplanes look like. Now the Ai-driven algorithm has been improved to include also birds. This one I had the chance to test. In the video below I give a sneak peek of the feature. A full video about it coming up next Friday.

    ProResRAW gives better video quality

    ProResRAW is compared to H.264 that Olympus camera records internally the same as the difference between shooting raw vs. jpg. That is the simple and quick answer to what raw video is. ProResRAW is compatible with Atomos Ninja V only. An external recorder is needed if you want to shoot raw-video.

    I have a blog post about ProResRAW. There is some more info about that. There will also be a dedicated video about ProresRAW on my channel.


  • Mitakon 17mm 0.95 Review – [FAST prime with GREAT value for money!]

    Mitakon 17mm 0.95 Review – [FAST prime with GREAT value for money!]

    I had a chance to test the Mitakon 17mm f0,95 lens. It is an MFT lens from ZY Optics. I was interested to test the lens because of its fast aperture. 0,95 lenses are not that common and usually quite expensive. Mitakon 17mm f0,95 lens can be found under 400€/$. That is a good price.

    The lens is a very good value for the money. If you are interested in Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f0,95. you can get it from Amazon.

    Get the lens from Amazon US:

    Get the lens from Amazon UK:

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    What I liked about and what was not that good?

    What I liked about is the look and feel, image quality when stopped down to f2. The downsides of the lens is the focusing ring. It is a “long” way to go from 1m to infinity. No clicks on the aperture ring. I do not like it when photographing, but for video, it is quite good. The at f0,95 lacks contrast, but that can be fixed in post.


    Video about the lens on my YouTube channel.

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