Jorgen Udvang
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Need a portrait lens? Try the fisheye.
GX8 with Zuiko 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye @ f/2.8
GX8 with Zuiko 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye @ f/2.8
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Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread
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Jorgen Udvang
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Celebration of the Norwegian national day in Bangkok yesterday, 17 May.
GX8 with Pana 7-14mm f/4 @ 7mm and f/4
GX8 with Pana 7-14mm f/4 @ 7mm and f/4
Elderly
Well-known member
Very cosnfusing ….. should that be
Gratulerer med nasjonaldagen
or,
S̄uk̄hs̄ạnt̒ wạn chāti ?
Jorgen Udvang
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On the 17th of May, Norwegians bcome very Norwegian, so I think the Norwegian variety is more suitable. We only say "Gratulerer med dagen" btw., as we also say on birthdays. Norwegians are supposed to know what day we talk about
The most common Thai way would probably be "yin dee duay wan chaat", litterally "happy national day" where "duay", which means "also" doesn't really have a meaning other than making the phrase more polite. However, when it comes to wishing people something good, the Thai language offers and endless row of varieties, often depending on your position in society, and not least your position in relation to the one you wish well. It's a very complicated language.
One of the nice things about using flash more often is that those initial indoor test shots, when acquiring a new toy, are that bit easier. Saw it in the window of my local London Camera Exchange, today. There were two of them. I bought the more expensive of the two as it had two thirds less shots, a second proper Olympus battery and a cable release. Right, I need to stop buying stuff!
The Test Shot - OMD E-M1 Mk 2 by Jason Hindle, on Flickr
The Test Shot - OMD E-M1 Mk 2 by Jason Hindle, on Flickr
Fun with random strangers who walk into the frame and then stick around?
IWM North by Jason Hindle, on Flickr
I think I exploited him pretty ruthlessly.
IWM North by Jason Hindle, on Flickr
I think I exploited him pretty ruthlessly.
Jorgen Udvang
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Filipino beach kid
GX8 with Pana 100-300mm II @ 100mm and f/6.3
GX8 with Pana 100-300mm II @ 100mm and f/6.3
Jorgen Udvang
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More beach kids, from a fishing village at the south of Mindanao. These kids literally grow up in and over the water. They live in houses, but the houses stand on stilts on the beach, in or out of the water depending on the tide.
GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 40mm and f/2.8
GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 40mm and f/2.8
Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
And here's where their fathers work:
GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 12mm and f/4
GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 12mm and f/4
Jorgen Udvang
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GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 35mm and f/4
I often hear that the lacking ability of MFT to throw the background out of focus is a problem. This photo is taken at 35mm and stopped down to f/4. It's even cropped, and the background would have been blurrier if I had zoomed in or gone closer. If I take a photo with blurrier background, there will be nothing there, no story to tell, no indication of where this is and the environment the girl is growing up in. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, or something like that, but only if I can see what is in the picture.
Maybe I'm weird :loco:
I often hear that the lacking ability of MFT to throw the background out of focus is a problem. This photo is taken at 35mm and stopped down to f/4. It's even cropped, and the background would have been blurrier if I had zoomed in or gone closer. If I take a photo with blurrier background, there will be nothing there, no story to tell, no indication of where this is and the environment the girl is growing up in. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, or something like that, but only if I can see what is in the picture.
Maybe I'm weird :loco:
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Jorgen Udvang
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Oh well... I didn't get that natural smile that I'd hoped for, but she's cute anyway, isn't she?
This lens renders a bit like Velvia, if you see what I mean. I've even taken down reds and oranges a bit here.
GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 40mm and f/2.8
Four years earlier, same girl different camera, Nikon D810 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AiS. No, I don't see any reason to go back to full frame.
This lens renders a bit like Velvia, if you see what I mean. I've even taken down reds and oranges a bit here.
GX8 with Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 @ 40mm and f/2.8
Four years earlier, same girl different camera, Nikon D810 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AiS. No, I don't see any reason to go back to full frame.
Knorp
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I found 43 as good as any of my Sony or Fuji systems.
The 43 files are less forgiving and require gentle processing.
But given enough light (e.g. ETTR) and low-medium contrast, it's fine.
Brgds.
ptomsu
Workshop Member
Hey Jorgen!
Now we are talking - the 12-40 is one of the most marvellous lenses I ever shot and it clearly shows in your photo(s). I compared it many times to Fuji and Nikon equivalents (equivalent focal length) and I was always surprised by how good the 12-40 renders. One of my main reasons to stay in m43 territory.
I like the image you shot with the 12-40 much more than the older one - both colours, sharpness and rendering of OOF areas.
Enjoy,
Peter
PS: you might want to try a EM1.2 (used or low price) as there are now a number of these cameras on the market meanwhile and you would love m43 even more
Jorgen Udvang
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It's indeed a very impressive lens, and totally different from the Panasonic 12-35mm. As for Olympus cameras, I will buy one sooner or later, but will wait until the E-M5 III is launched. I will also be looking for a 75mm (again).Hey Jorgen!
Now we are talking - the 12-40 is one of the most marvellous lenses I ever shot and it clearly shows in your photo(s). I compared it many times to Fuji and Nikon equivalents (equivalent focal length) and I was always surprised by how good the 12-40 renders. One of my main reasons to stay in m43 territory.
I like the image you shot with the 12-40 much more than the older one - both colours, sharpness and rendering of OOF areas.
Enjoy,
Peter
PS: you might want to try a EM1.2 (used or low price) as there are now a number of these cameras on the market meanwhile and you would love m43 even more