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Ming Thein
Personal blog · blog.mingthein.comdesignwriting
Ming Thein's personal blog at blog.mingthein.com covers design and writing. Since 2012, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 11 times. The last post was in 2020, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (7) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters cite Ming Thein's photography writing as a source, mainly his camera reviews (Ricoh GR, Olympus E-M1 stabilisation) and a post on stabilisation. No commenter comments on the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 7 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
reframing the world one picture at a time
What Hacker News says?
I guess you haven't read this then :) https://blog.mingthein.com/2016/08/19/stabilisation-is-good-...
Comment linking /2016/08/19/stabilisation-is-good-but-only-up-to-a-point/
on “Canon's 120MP Camera Sensor”Submitted The demise of the DSLR as a story · 71 points
HN discussionAnother option is to use a body that offers stabilization. Olympus has gotten their stabilization good enough that you can shoot handheld at pretty slow shutter speeds: https://blog.mingthein.com/2016/11/02/review-olympus-e-m1-ma...
Comment linking /2016/11/02/review-olympus-e-m1-mark-ii/
on “Canon's 120MP Camera Sensor”Submitted Crystal ball gazing – have we reached a plateau? [Digital Cameras] as a story · 1 points
HN discussionHere's one photographer using cheap point-and-shoot that comes quickly to mind: is Magnum photographer Alex Majoli good enough for you? He preferred to work with an Olympus C5050 point-and-shoot, which was cheap back then and you can pick up for $50 or less on ebay right now: http://www.robgalbraith.com/multi_page8c1c.html?cid=7-6468-7... Seriously, photography is probably best example of a subculture full of amateu…
Comment linking /2012/04/12/professional-photography-with-compact-cameras/
on “iPhone 8 Plus: The best smartphone camera we’ve ever tested”Submitted PayPal, margin pressure and the small business perspective as a story · 1 points
HN discussion"Your iPhone is more powerful than the evidence-collecting computers in the cockpit." My iPhone 5s is arguably "more powerful" than the Hasselblad 501cm[1] I currently have sitting next to me. The iPhone has a built-in light meter, flash, and GPS. It can take more than 12 photos without reloading. But, the Hasselblad was designed to satisfy a different set of criteria than the iPhone. And, for those criteria, it's a…
Comment linking /2013/07/27/fd-shooting-with-the-legends-hasselblad-501cm/
on “Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 makes it clear: we need to rethink black boxes”Submitted To process or not to process [images]? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionFor anyone looking for the 80/20 alternative here (80% of the experience/results for 20% of the cost), take a look at the Ricoh GR. It doesn't have a viewfinder, but the ergonomics are superb. APS-C sensor, fixed 28mm lens (a very sharp one at that), and 16mp. Goes with me on every trip. Ming Thein's review: http://blog.mingthein.com/2013/05/06/review-2013-ricoh-gr-di...
Comment linking /2013/05/06/review-2013-ricoh-gr-digital-v/
on “The Leica Q: A six month field test”Whilst it can be somewhat subjective, and different styles of photography will benefit different amounts from exotic gear, it's surprisingly complex even in fairly narrow domains. You're probably right that the first image wouldn't be significantly different on any other lens: it looks to be shot with a fairly narrow aperture in fairly unchallenging lighting conditions, so you're not hitting any of the aspects of ph…
Comment linking /2012/07/27/revisited-and-reviewed-the-zeiss-zf-2-2100-makro-planar-t/
on “Photo School”On the subject of medium format, there are rumors that Fuji may be about to announce a medium format mirrorless camera in the next few months[1]. This wouldn't surprise me at all - Fuji have experience with various sizes of medium format going back 40+ years[2], they have manufactured medium format cameras for other brands (including Hasselblad[3]), and recently discontinued their last remaining medium format film c…
Comment linking /2016/07/06/hasselblad-x1d-early-impressions-with-samples/
on “Fujifilm's new X-T2 camera has 24 megapixels, 4K video, and great controls”
