Olympus OM-D E-M5, E-M1, E-M10 - Mk1, Mk2 & Mk3 Owners Thread

Simplythebeast said:
No. Stood beside lineside, just a wire fence. The fencepost was buried in undergrowth so nothing to lean on.
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Good muscle tone and breathing control. Low shutter speed photography is something I have always liked to do but is getting harder the older I get!
 
I look forward to trying low shutter speeds

When I had my Canon 40D with my 24-105mm IS lens I took this one at 1.3seconds, I was leaning against the tunnel wall ;)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8068474@N05/5727693403/

Yonks ago I had the Konica Minolta A2 and that had IS ~ I took some low speed ones similar to the above ghost people;)
 
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Simplythebeast said:
Thare no comparison with any Canon or Nikon.....the Oly IBIS makes the camera real fun for low light photos.
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Yup, can't wait to test just how low I can make the shutter speed :D
 
Not a great shot of anything, sitting at my computer, when I first had the camera, working out the menu. I took this shot and realised it was a 2 second exposure. The detail on the knurling is crisp and sharp zoomed in twice what flickr can do.
WTF??? I guess image stabilization works by Pete Banks, on Flickr

Couldn't find the original, so downloaded from flickr and cropped. 2 seconds!
41480293414o by Pete Banks, on Flickr
 
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Pete B said:
Not a great shot of anything, sitting at my computer, when I first had the camera, working out the menu. I took this shot and realised it was a 2 second exposure. The detail on the knurling is crisp and sharp zoomed in twice what flickr can do.
WTF??? I guess image stabilization works by Pete Banks, on Flickr

Couldn't find the original, so downloaded from flickr and cropped. 2 seconds!
41480293414o by Pete Banks, on Flickr
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You got some old school vape gear there! - 5yr vaper here btw, puffing on an OBS engine atop a Smoant Cylon ;)

That is some impressive IBIS alright if it's 2 seconds.
 
Cagey75 said:
That is some impressive IBIS alright if it's 2 seconds.
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It impressed the pants off me. My friend got the Oly EM1mk2, saying about what he read in the blurb about stabilization. I said my canon has is in the lens, but, I've been hankering for a Pen-f since it came out.
A big birthday came up, and if I don't get it I never will.
Strangely enough that crappy photo just totally converted me to the gods of Olympus. Hardly picked up the Canon since.
 
Pete B....

I may well be selling my Pen-F in the coming weeks, Silver and very very low shutter count.
 
I love it for street photography and mainly use it as a monochrome camera, the menu’s are a torture to navigate. I mainly use it with 25mm or 75mm primes. Also i’ve Just purchased the GX80 to go along side my G9.
 
I intially found the menus completely overwhelming on my Em1ii and frequently after altering something it would take ages to get back to where I wanted. That often lost me the shot.
I was on the point of giving up and picking up my Nikon gear again but I persevered and having allocated three most used sets and got the grasp of the super control panel...Im now finding it much better and the Nikon kit is gone.
 
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Skyline said:
Another with the 30mm macro and the em10 ii

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Superb! and at ISO2000 so clean :)

What is the focusing distance for this to be such a frame filler?
 
Box Brownie said:
Superb! and at ISO2000 so clean :)

What is the focusing distance for this to be such a frame filler?
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Couple of inches then a crop. It was in a buttery place so I think they were used to lenses being shoved into their faces :D
 
Skyline said:
Another with the 30mm macro and the em10 ii

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Wow. Looks better on Flickr too as TP's started softening images posted from flickr for some reason :( Do you use extension tubes or anything, or is this just the 30mm and then cropped?
 
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Some seriously impressive pics from both Olympus and Panasonic appearing of late . Been processing some of my old canon shots in the last week and they simply don’t compare to what these babies produce ,5 months into the change over and I can’t see a reason to change back .
 
the black fox said:
Some seriously impressive pics from both Olympus and Panasonic appearing of late . Been processing some of my old canon shots in the last week and they simply don’t compare to what these babies produce ,5 months into the change over and I can’t see a reason to change back .
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I was actually looking at some of your Canon pics last night, from the M thread. I thought they [along with samples from others in that thread] were very impressive, detail looked incredible with that 55-250 STM, for such a cheap lens. I Was seriously considering something like an M100 with an adapter and some old EF primes as something to play with on side, or even switch to! I love the Pany, don't get me wrong, but it's p***ing me off - again! The hinge that they 'fixed' for me is coming loose again :/ I also want to get more into video and the AF still sucks tbh for that with M43. Canon's dual AF looks amazing in comparison. I have a lovley 15mm Pana-Leica lens coming today, it better impress the hell out of me or my pondering might become action!
 
If you don’t get on with the PL 15mm I may be interested
 
I was looking through old pics from my Canon 7D and expensive glass. All that heavy carrying about. When I got arthritis in my finger I moved to smaller cameras (Sony A6000 and EM10ii). For my hobby I'm more than happy with the results I get.
 
snerkler said:
Wow. Looks better on Flickr too as TP's started softening images posted from flickr for some reason :( Do you use extension tubes or anything, or is this just the 30mm and then cropped?
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No tubes. I never could get on with those things. 30mm on the camera then a crop (y)
 
Cagey75 said:
I was actually looking at some of your Canon pics last night, from the M thread. I thought they [along with samples from others in that thread] were very impressive, detail looked incredible with that 55-250 STM, for such a cheap lens. I Was seriously considering something like an M100 with an adapter and some old EF primes as something to play with on side, or even switch to! I love the Pany, don't get me wrong, but it's p***ing me off - again! The hinge that they 'fixed' for me is coming loose again :/ I also want to get more into video and the AF still sucks tbh for that with M43. Canon's dual AF looks amazing in comparison. I have a lovley 15mm Pana-Leica lens coming today, it better impress the hell out of me or my pondering might become action!
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That was a exceptional lens with the m3 , but once you start wanting more reach your back into heavy and expensive glass ,then even if it’s affordable you need to start lugging mono pods or tripods about , buying the Olympus om 10 Mkii has really opened my eyes to the Olympus cameras and I would be waiting to see what’s available on that side of things first ,
I think if you did move to the canon M cameras you would very quickly be moaning about build quality ,I.e plasticky ,and very very basic menu systems compared to what you now use , having to use a adaptor as well is very constrictive
 
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the black fox said:
That was a exceptional lens with the m3 , but once you start wanting more reach your back into heavy and expensive glass ,then even if it’s affordable you need to start lugging mono pods or tripods about , buying the Olympus om 10 Mkii has really opened my eyes to the Olympus cameras and I would be waiting to see what’s available on that side of things first ,
I think if you did move to the canon M cameras you would very quickly be moaning about build quality ,I.e plasticky ,and very very basic menu systems compared to what you now use , having to use a adaptor as well is very constrictive
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I've been watching a million videos :D one plan is to get the 80D with the M100 as a side/travel option, I can't see me needing any big wildlife lenses, a standard cheap tele does for my needs. It's only a pondering though, another option is I might get a Viltrox adapter for the G80 to get the couple of Canon primes I fancy, it might cure that itch!
 
I’m currently selling off a load of Nikon gear for a mate that’s dyslexic , I have two large boxes full of very juicy prime lenses going to m.p.b tomorrow ,that was his wishes he has also given me a old DSLR for doing all the admin work for him , I was sat on the fence as to whether to keep it or move it on ,the sheer weight of the lenses etc has stopped me in my tracks .
Things have moved on Keith we are 95%of the way there with m4/3 personally I think it’s worth sticking to what you now have and wait for future developments in either this or another brand before jumping ship , I don’t think there’s anything else better out there without spending mega bucks

As for your problems with the g80 I would be creating merry hell with your retailer .

As for the 80d and m100 option I,be had two 80ds and several m series in the past ,all my canon gear is now gone nuff said
 
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Anyone have any experience of the Godox TT350 O flashguns for Olympus?

I need a flash solution but unsure of whether to go for the Nissin i40 unit or chance one of these?

What do you guys use if using flash?
 
I haven’t yet found the need for a flash gun though I did look at the Godox the other night ! But I keep in my bag for emergency’s a rogue safari flash extender that worked rather well with DSLR in the past , cheap and cheerful but certainly does the job
 
milster said:
Anyone got a Oly 17mm f1.8 they're wanting to sell and can post quickly? I would want it for Thurs as I'm going on Holiday friday morning Just made a thread in the wanted section.....Cheers

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/olympus-17mm-f1-8.682711/

Was going to get a compact but changed my mind at the last minute :help:
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Just for your reference as you mention time being short........................and surmising new is not in the frame???

Camera Price Buster here https://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk...-System-Lenses/Olympus-M.ZUIKO-17mm-f1.8-Lens also lists secondhand sources
>>>>>> If you scroll down the page there are the listed secondhand ones at WEX and MBP

HTH maybe? :)
 
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