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Fun with the Olympus OMD

Paratom

Well-known member
I've got the 12 -35, and truth be told I'm more interested in the wider 24 than the longer 108 . . . . . but I can't love the lens I must say, it seems to me to be neither one thing nor the other. . . . . I've just taken a series of shots with the Leica 75 'cron - now THAT makes the sensor shine.
Ok, here I come and say the 12-35/2.8 is one of the reasons why I feel finally at home with the OMD.
I feel the IQ is visibly better than the slower zooms, and f2.8 allows to keep ISO down.OK-f2.8 is not a shallow DOF-lens on m4/3 - but this lens is still small and seems to me like quite good at each f-stop and each focal length.
I believe lens choices get really nice now for m4/3 - the 12-35 and 35-100 zooms, and the 12,25,45,75 mm fast primes-all lovely lenses.
 

jonoslack

Active member
Ok, here I come and say the 12-35/2.8 is one of the reasons why I feel finally at home with the OMD.
I feel the IQ is visibly better than the slower zooms, and f2.8 allows to keep ISO down.OK-f2.8 is not a shallow DOF-lens on m4/3 - but this lens is still small and seems to me like quite good at each f-stop and each focal length.
I believe lens choices get really nice now for m4/3 - the 12-35 and 35-100 zooms, and the 12,25,45,75 mm fast primes-all lovely lenses.
Hi Tom
I completely understand where you're coming from. I agree about the IQ being visibly better than the slower zooms . . but I think it's visibly worse than the nice primes you mention. Perhaps I should be grown up and simply shoot the Leica M9 (or M when it comes) the occasions I need AF are really very few and far between, and I'm pretty good at focusing with a rangefinder. :facesmack:
 

Friedel

Member
I love the Pana 12-35.
Here some nightshots from Venice, all hand held.

Nighthawks :D


Blue hour in Venice


Mirror


Patina


Hope you enjoy, Karl
 

Paratom

Well-known member
Hi Tom
I completely understand where you're coming from. I agree about the IQ being visibly better than the slower zooms . . but I think it's visibly worse than the nice primes you mention. Perhaps I should be grown up and simply shoot the Leica M9 (or M when it comes) the occasions I need AF are really very few and far between, and I'm pretty good at focusing with a rangefinder. :facesmack:
I dont have enough experience with the primes to have an opinion vs the 12-35zoom. I just didnt see any weak sides of the 12-35 so far.
However I shot some images with the 25/1.4 and the 75/1.8 over the weekend and have to say specialy the 75/1.8 images look very rich.

As much as I like Leica M I wouldnt want to give up having at least 1 camera with fast AF and I really like the flexibility of the OMD. The colors and also the DR are really great for such a small camera. Plus it feels good in the hand (I allways have the grip mounted) and its weatherproof.
 

jonoslack

Active member
Well, no snow here yet - still, it's got cold . . . and the sun's come out!

A couple from early this morning with the 12-35 . . it really is good.



 

jonoslack

Active member
HI there
Magnus - I'm missing those colours too . . . just drips around here . . . and it's cold!

Bart - I have found it's sparkle. I also found this shot I took with the 12-35 just after I got it. . . . . has something I feel . . although sparkle might not quite be it!

 

dhsimmonds

New member
HI there
Bart - I have found it's sparkle. I also found this shot I took with the 12-35 just after I got it. . . . . has something I feel . . although sparkle might not quite be it!

As they say a bit cheesy! Hope they don't belong to you! :rolleyes:

A great monochrome image in true Leica user tradition Jono! :thumbs: Or even OM tradition!! :salute:

(Did I mention that there are now three MM's in the Fellowship to my knowledge, which probably means that there are probably more.)
 
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jonoslack

Active member
This one was taken with the estimable and diminutive Olympus 9-18 - again, just found it whilst fishing about in sunnier weather - and converted it to black and white (as one does).


all the best
 

jonoslack

Active member
Nothing like a bit of culling
This was taken in Crete in September (using the touch-shutter, I wouldn't have dared otherwise). I may have posted the colour version before, but I'm pleased with the black and white conversion


75-300 at 150mm

all the best
 

Knorp

Well-known member
Bart - I have found it's sparkle. I also found this shot I took with the 12-35 just after I got it. . . . . has something I feel . . although sparkle might not quite be it!
No wonder the sparkle went missing ... :shocked:

:thumbs:

All the best.
 

Knorp

Well-known member
Nothing like a bit of culling
This was taken in Crete in September (using the touch-shutter, I wouldn't have dared otherwise). I may have posted the colour version before, but I'm pleased with the black and white conversion
A powerful portrait that is full of character.
The light is perfect, well captured !

All the best.
 

jonoslack

Active member
As they say a bit cheesy! Hope they don't belong to you! :rolleyes:

A great monochrome image in true Leica user tradition Jono! :thumbs: Or even OM tradition!! :salute:

(Did I mention that there are now three MM's in the Fellowship to my knowledge, which probably means that there are probably more.)
Hi Dave
Thanks . . . . I'm going to make an application . . . when I have a minute!

The feet belong to my middle son - I guess they were't actually quite as dirty as that picture implies!. I don't have an MM anymore however - it had to go back to Solms - I was VERY sad to see it go . . . . . It was a great learning experience for me though - and has rather changed the way I take pictures. Let's face it, monochrome from the OMD doesn't do to bad either!

Bart - thanks for the kind words. I'm doing the annual christmas card hunt - hence the posting and reworking of a few old shots. . . . . now it's back to work.

all the best
 
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