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Fun with the Olympus OMD

DHart

New member
I'm not a fan of zoom lenses in general but since this 12-50 could not be removed from the kit I gave it a try.
Ario... Close up seems to be the area where the 12-50 really shines. IQ with the lens appears better with CU than at standard distances.

Nice image.

How do you like the lens performance with the stone wall images when viewed at 100%? I would love to be able to see that second stone building image at full res.
 

jonoslack

Active member
Don, Excellent stuff, very atmospheric indeed.



Cullen Bay OM-D Kit lens
Hi David
Looks like Sennen back to front! (bet the sea is even colder).
Lovely shot though.
Big Thanks Owing for your donation .. .

How're you liking the OMD?

all the best
 

jonoslack

Active member
Here is a little Tractor Porn

this first one - I've no idea whether it's a statement . . or whether it's an accident, but considering that the collections are all for breast cancer I found it a little poignant:











with Olympus 14-150
 

Braeside

New member
Hi David
Looks like Sennen back to front! (bet the sea is even colder).
Lovely shot though.
Big Thanks Owing for your donation .. .

How're you liking the OMD?

all the best
Hi Jono,

I can't say how cold the sea was because I never as much dipped a toe in it on our short visit up there. Did see one hard soul swimming though. We were dead jammy with the weather though, was almost like summer:D

Congrats to Emma on her fund raising and tractor run.:thumbs:

The story behind the new acquisition is that we took a small detour to Ffordes on our way up to Portsoy ;) I had just intended to hand in a bunch of Sony lenses for sale there, but innocently enquired if they had any OM-D's in stock. The kind chap unpacked the only one they had, put a battery in and let me play with it. I kind of felt obliged to buy it then. :eek: They also had a used 100-300 Panny which I picked up at the same time as I thought it might come in handy for the wildlife.

Anyway, I now am back to 3 camera systems, having sold all my Sony DSLR FF gear. Have the Ricoh GXR plus assorted MF M lenses, the Fuji X-Pro 1 with the lovely fast Fuji AF lenses, and the OM-D with zooms and IS. Can't bear to part with any of them:)

So far very pleased with the OM-D. Took a bit of fiddling to set things up!

Had a nice trip to the May Island yesterday, lots of Puffins. I recall last time I went there with a 200mm zoom on the DSLR and I got birds that filled about a quarter of the frame, so I expected with the 100-300 and X2 crop that I would fill the frame this time - not so, they had got wind of this plan and had moved much further away so I still had to crop. :(

Cheers
 

jonoslack

Active member
HI There
Hi Jono,

I can't say how cold the sea was because I never as much dipped a toe in it on our short visit up there. Did see one hard soul swimming though. We were dead jammy with the weather though, was almost like summer:D
Coward - I nearly always go in for a quick dip (even in December in Cornwall).
I'm very jealous of your trip though

Congrats to Emma on her fund raising and tractor run.:thumbs:
Thanks to you and lots of others who've donated - fab!

The story behind the new acquisition is that we took a small detour to Ffordes on our way up to Portsoy ;) I had just intended to hand in a bunch of Sony lenses for sale there, but innocently enquired if they had any OM-D's in stoThey also had a used 100-300 Panny which I picked up at the same time as I thought it might come in handy for the wildlife.
Ah! Ffordes - grumpyland! They're really good, but dangerous!
Anyway, I now am back to 3 camera systems, having sold all my Sony DSLR FF gear. Have the Ricoh GXR plus assorted MF M lenses, the Fuji X-Pro 1 with the lovely fast Fuji AF lenses, and the OM-D with zooms and IS. Can't bear to part with any of them:)
I'm just down to two systems - OMD and M9. A good pairing to cover most things - I keep meaning to try M lenses on the OMD - R lenses work really well - focus peaking would be nice, but actually the EVF is so good that one can manage pretty well anyway.
So far very pleased with the OM-D. Took a bit of fiddling to set things up!

Had a nice trip to the May Island yesterday, lots of Puffins. I recall last time I went there with a 200mm zoom on the DSLR and I got birds that filled about a quarter of the frame, so I expected with the 100-300 and X2 crop that I would fill the frame this time - not so, they had got wind of this plan and had moved much further away so I still had to crop. :(

Cheers
I think the OMD is fab - and hand holding at 300mm seems to be pretty easy. I've learned to keep AF on the shutter and to 'mash' it - CAF doesn't seem to work that well, but the AF is so quick that it nearly always gets the shot - I haven't tried birds, but certainly surfers.

Have a great time - I'm really jealous!

all the best
 

GaryAyala

Member
Low Light Stuff - ISO 1600:

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Luke, the grandson, waiting for the fireworks.

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#4

Luke was born on the same day the USA declared independence from England, so he thinks the July 4 fireworks are in celebration of his birth.

Gary
 

m_driscoll

New member
So Poignant Matt - couldn't you just buy it and do it up?
Nice photos as usual - what a pretty girl!
Jono: Thanks! :D It was a bit too much of a 'fixer-upper'; not to mention the long commute, and the several million dollars worth of wheat farm it was sitting on. Yes, she was. 350mm lens and the tilt-up lcd - very stealthy, except the barista on the right caught me.

Cheers, Matt

Zenfolio | Matt Driscoll
 

m_driscoll

New member
I'm going to have to go back to this spot with a different lens. This is cropped down, wrong aperture, and soft; but, I still like it. Mt. Rainier, Seattle's new 'Mini-Eye', and one of the biggest Washington State Ferries. I could photoshop the Space Needle in? ;) BTW: the elevated road's becoming a tunnel in the next few years (probably with a building to spoil this view!).

E-M5; 12mm f/2; 1/640s @ f/2; ISO 200


Cheers, Matt

Zenfolio | Matt Driscoll
 

Braeside

New member
Other places I didn't go swimming :p

The Bow Fiddle Rock - Portknockie



Findlater Castle



Sunnyside Beach



Sandend Beach

 
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