Three from this weekend. One each with the 20mm, 45mm, and 12-50mm. I must say the OMD is the best hiking camera that I have ever had the pleasure to use. I can hike for miles with it slung over my shoulder and a couple of lenses adds minimum weight to the pack.
michael49 wrote:
That's interesting Bobby because I've always thought exactly the opposite. I like to see and compose my shot as I see it in the VF or LCD, including the aspect ratio - I rarely find myself cropping images, unless I need to for a certain sized print.
I also prefer to crop in-camera, but I prefer 4:3 (like 645) or 1:1, or even 16:10 or 16:9. I find that 3:2 is a tad too wide in horizontal orientation, and much too wide in vertical orientation. I haven't yet experimented with 6:7, but will one day.
juju1958 wrote:
EF to M4/3 adapter. Many folk on the net have remarked that this adapter with aperture wont work. Often saying '' you cannot defy the laws of physics'' . I guess I defied the laws of physics as many others do.
Truth is, the problem with this adapter, is with the ef lenses which have a recessed rear lens, it will vignette quickly when stopping down. The Macro ef100 f2.8 and ef400mm f5.6 being typical of this type of lens. But I do use it on both happily with these restraints.Lenses like the 50mm and 85 it works well.
juju1958 wrote:
EF to M4/3 adapter. Many folk on the net have remarked that this adapter with aperture wont work. Often saying '' you cannot defy the laws of physics'' . I guess I defied the laws of physics as many others do.
Truth is, the problem with this adapter, is with the ef lenses which have a recessed rear lens, it will vignette quickly when stopping down. The Macro ef100 f2.8 and ef400mm f5.6 being typical of this type of lens. But I do use it on both happily with these restraints.Lenses like the 50mm and 85 it works well.
Thanks. I think I'll try out one of those adapters with aperture.
This from my first real use of the new OM-D, which has become the heart of my new travel kit. No more packing, carrying and shooting with the big DSLR kit on my travels (well maybe on my safari I'll go with the big guns).
I especially like the IBIS, bigger apertures with more DOF, and the good out-of-cam JPEGs.
I think almost all of these were shot with the 7-14, which pretty much lived on my camera for most of the trip.
Last two.
I especially like the OM-Ds handling of low light situations, like the artwork below.
I can use a big aperture and still get a reasonably good DOF, which allows me to shoot hand held at lower ISOs. Of course the IBIS helps too.
Juliande, nice experimental shots.
I've noticed that I "play" a lot more with the new camera. I don't know if it's because I think of as a toy, or that it's so easy to always have around, so it leads to experimentation.
My old DSLR rig is now too heavy to lug around all the time. I hadn't noticed what a burden it was before, but now I'm spoiled by the convenience of the OM-D's size.
surf monkey wrote:
Juliande, nice experimental shots.
I've noticed that I "play" a lot more with the new camera. I don't know if it's because I think of as a toy, or that it's so easy to always have around, so it leads to experimentation.
My old DSLR rig is now too heavy to lug around all the time. I hadn't noticed what a burden it was before, but now I'm spoiled by the convenience of the OM-D's size.
For myself it is a combination of many things. I have had previous small camera systems but not taken by them. This time round I purchased knowing it had quality lenses.It's operations are fast, and does what you ask of it, when you ask. So it does not get in the way of taking pictures. I get lost in the scenes rather than the equipment which is just as it aught to be. I do with my 5Dmk2 but the oly, as you say, fits in a small shoulder bag along with various lenses. Unburdened photography. All good fun and enjoyable.
