DougVaughn wrote:
Had to look this up, but it's a katydid. Found it making crazy amounts of noise on our porch last night. Shot with OM-D and 60mm macro at f/5. I'm impressed with the quality as it gets close to what my Canon 100mm can produce. I still need to figure out the manual focus as I find it very difficult and annoying for now.
Doug a superb shot good clarity and colours as lovely. I found my canon FF and 100mm a bit disappointing with macro never really getting to terms with it , finding the smaller APSC sensors improved things as does the m4/3 sensor help with depth field issues.
Not being one to stack focus images this is obviously important.
Good post I can see where the 60mm macro excels, although talent is also the biggest part.
Some more from my egret friend. Brought out my Canon FD 50-300mm f/4.5L this morning just after sunrise and caught him fishing. Unfortunately on the last one, he was quite far away, so it's a rather hefty crop, but still decent.
If anyone is shooting OMD + 12-35, could you please share a raw file with me, preferably something with lots of detail (landscape)? Or can anyone point me to an online place to find such a beast?
Michelle - I don't own the Panasonic 12-35 lens but I am anxiously looking forward to the Olympus version which will be announced in a month's time. I would advise that you wait for that, as supposedly the Olympus version is better.
mco_970 wrote:
If anyone is shooting OMD + 12-35, could you please share a raw file with me, preferably something with lots of detail (landscape)? Or can anyone point me to an online place to find such a beast?
bobbytan wrote:
Michelle - I don't own the Panasonic 12-35 lens but I am anxiously looking forward to the Olympus version which will be announced in a month's time. I would advise that you wait for that, as supposedly the Olympus version is better.
Really, the rumored lens is better? And we know this how? Heck, we don't even know what the focal length of the f/2.8 standard zoom from Olympus will be, let alone what its optical characteristics are.
As to the 12-35 on the OM-D, it performs well, but it's not super awesome for landscape use. It'll do fine, but it has some field curvature that renders the edges a bit soft at infinity.
Jman13 wrote:
Really, the rumored lens is better? And we know this how? Heck, we don't even know what the focal length of the f/2.8 standard zoom from Olympus will be, let alone what its optical characteristics are.
I agree on this. But then again, if I were in the market for a such a lens I would also wait until the Olympus is released and decide then...
Some macro-pics, taken while on vacation in Austria, with my OM-D + 60mm macro ( a combo I really love by the way!)
DougVaughn wrote:
...Shot with the OM-D and Olympus 60mm macro at f/5.0 and remote flash. I'm pretty impressed with this lens which isn't far behind my Canon 100mm in quality. I do need to figure out the manual focusing as it seems way more difficult than it should be.
Exellent photo!
As far as manual focusing goes, when you get to high magnification, you're often better off moving the whole lens/camera combo, rather than only using the lens focus helicoid. That's why I often use a "focus rail" for macro shooting. Of course, you probably already know this.
Well, that was what 43 Rumors had reported, more than once. You are supposed to take it with a grain of salt. If you don't think they have an ounce of credibility you don't have to believe it. All I am suggesting, to anyone who is considering the Panasonic 12-35 lens, is to wait for a month when the Olympus 12-35 lens is supposed to be announced. Again, this is coming from 43 Rumors and you can reject that piece of information if you choose to. We know that the Panasonic 12-35 is a good but not incredible lens. If anyone can better that lens it would be Olympus, as they have a long history of making excellent optics.
Jman13 wrote:
Really, the rumored lens is better? And we know this how? Heck, we don't even know what the focal length of the f/2.8 standard zoom from Olympus will be, let alone what its optical characteristics are.
As to the 12-35 on the OM-D, it performs well, but it's not super awesome for landscape use. It'll do fine, but it has some field curvature that renders the edges a bit soft at infinity.
Unfortunately on the last one, he was quite far away, so it's a rather hefty crop, but still decent. 
