Showing posts with label olympus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympus. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Abysmal Sensor Cleaning at Looking Glass Photo (Berkeley, CA)

This blog post will stray somewhat from my past posts as I chat about another topic, camera sensor cleaning, especially the camera sensor cleaning service being offered at Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley, CA. I have been going to Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley, CA since 2016 for DSLR sensor cleaning (specifically on my Canon DSLR). They have always gotten my sensor mostly clean every time I went. Something changed this time. I wonder if they are under new management, or maybe it has something to do with their store break in sometime in February 2025 and them moving to a new temporary location. However their sensor cleaning service is now abysmal.

Due to the very good service I have had in the past, I decided this time to bring in my father's Canon mirrorless as well for cleaning, because he accidentally smudged a thumbprint on his sensor (it was relatively clean otherwise). For me, I had 4 dust spots on my Olympus mirrorless, however I introduced more as I made attempts to clean with an air blower, and on a few occasions left some smudges on the sensor too. $120 later, Looking Glass Photo made the sensors more dirty, granted they did remove the thumbprint, along with the smudges. They "recleaned" the sensors for after the first time, however all they did was make the sensors more dirty. I will never be back at this place again. I still have to buy equipment to clean the sensors myself, except I'm now out an extra $120 for the so called "cleaning".

When you look at these photos, please know that Google compresses them so you might not be able to see all the dust I see.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II (1st Clean)

Olympus Pen E-PL9 (1st Clean)

Olympus Pen E-PL9 (1st Clean)

Canon EOS R6 Mark II (2nd Redo Clean)

Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2nd Redo Clean)

Olympus Pen E-PL9 (2nd Redo Clean)

The quality of service at Looking Glass Photo clearly went down hill. 

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge & Sonoma County (Part 1)

On 28 January 2024, my parents and I took a trip to Sonoma Coast State Park in Sonoma County, CA. I took a bunch of photos at the park and on the drive there with both my Olympus mirrorless camera and my cellphone. The photos are split into several blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos.

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see high resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see all of my photos from this trip from Sonoma County, CA, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos

The photos for today are from our drive to Sonoma Coast State Park from the East Bay. The photos are of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, farms, and cows.

The first stop on the trip was the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Viewpoint in San Rafael, CA. My dad wanted to get photos of the bridge. It did look pretty good that day with the clouds.

A scenery photo of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Richmond, and clouds. The photo was shot at Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Viewpoint in San Rafael, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 56' 39" N 122° 28' 49" W

We took Bodega Avenue to get to Bodega Bay and Sonoma Coast State Park. The farms along the road are beautiful.

A photo of a barn, trees, and clouds. The photo was shot on Bodega Avenue in Sonoma County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 15' 42" N 122° 44' 58" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of a farm, green hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Bodega Avenue in Sonoma County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 15' 42" N 122° 44' 57" W

A photo of a farm, green hills, trees, and clouds. The photo was shot on Bodega Avenue in Sonoma County, CA.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A photo of cows on a pasture, a green hill, trees, and clouds. The photo was shot on Bodega Avenue in Sonoma County, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 15' 37" N 122° 45' 10" W

A photo of cows on a pasture, a green hill, trees, and clouds. The photo was shot on Bodega Avenue in Sonoma County, CA.
The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: 1 | 2 | Cellphone Photos

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Cook's Meadow (Part 1) - Yosemite National Park

On 5 December 2022, my parents and I took a day trip to Yosemite National Park in California to see snow. On the way, we also stopped for a short while at Red Hills Recreation Area in Tuolumne County, CA. The photos are split into 3 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Yosemite National Park photos from 2020 to 2022, use this link. To see all of my photos from Yosemite National Park in 2022, use this link.

Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Part 1 | Olympus Part 2

These are part 1 of the photos I took on my Olympus mirrorless camera. The photos are from Cook's Meadow in Yosemite National Park in California.

The approximate GPS coordinate (type into Google) for the photo of Upper Yosemite Fall is at 37° 44' 39" N 119° 35' 31" W.

A snowy scenery photo of Upper Yosemite Fall, Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, clouds, and forest. The photo was shot on Cook's Meadow Loop Trail.

A black and white process of the photo above.

The approximate GPS coordinates (type into Google) for the next 3 photos of Half Dome are at 37° 44' 47" N 119° 35' 23" W.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest. The photo was shot on Cook's Meadow Loop Trail.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, clouds, and forest. The photo was shot on Cook's Meadow Loop Trail.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, clouds, and forest. The photo was shot on Cook's Meadow Loop Trail.

The approximate GPS coordinates (type into Google) for the rest of the photos of Half Dome in this blog post are at 37° 44' 44" N 119° 35' 33" W.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

A snowy scenery photo of Half Dome, North Dome (left), Cook's Meadow, granite mountains, snow, fog, clouds, and forest.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Part 1 | Olympus Part 2

Thursday, January 17, 2019

CES Las Vegas Day 1 (Part 1)

I attended CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. I went the last 2 days of the convention. I saw quite some cool tech there. I shot cellphone photos and DSLR photos at the event. The photos will be split into several blog posts. Use the links below to navigate.

Parts:
These are my DSLR photos from day 1. I split the photos from day 1 into 2 blog posts. This is part 1.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see my best photos from CES 2015 to CES 2019, use this link. To see all of my DSLR photos from the 2019 convention, use this link.

Hypervsn Display
This is pretty much a display with a bunch of spinning light blades to create a floating screen effect. It looks a lot better in person than on photo since the shutter speed of a photo pretty much freezes the action of the spinning light.

Kodak Pixpro SP360 4K Camera
This camera from Kodak shoots 4K 360° video.

Thunder Tiger Corp.'s Seadragon XLR under water ROV system. Photo from the Taiwan Excellence Booth.

Yeti Nano from Blue Microphones.
A smaller version of the popular Yeti microphone that can be used with iOS and Android devices.

Black and white process of the photo above.

UBTECH Walker Robot

Black and white process of the photo above.

Factory automation robots from OMRON.

Factory automation robots from OMRON.

Ping pong robot from OMRON.

Black and white process of the photo above.

DJI Mavic demo at the DJI booth. This photo was shot with my Olympus mirrorless camera.

DJI Mavic 2 Pro on display at the DJI booth.
Features a 1" CMOS sensor and Hasselblad camera with adjustable aperture, 10-bit Dlog-M color profile, and 10-bit HDR video. The UAV can transmit 1080p video up to 8 km, has up to 31 minute flight time, omnidirectional obstacle sensing, with a max speed of 72 km/h.

LeveTop Folding Drone

Hover Bikes used by Dubai Police

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.