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2024 | Olympus E-M1 test

            Tech: Olympus OM-D E-M1 | M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 R

Took the new toy out and found the same slugs I shot yesterday (prior image), still feasting on fungi. Well, maybe not the same individual slugs, but are feeding on the same fungi. 

Went to Hunt's Photo today in Hanover to see if they had a Nikon lens I wanted to check out. To the shock of no one, I walked out with a Micro Four Thirds and two lenses. 

How could one resist, honestly. An Olympus OM-D E-M1 body for $80, in great condition. $70 for the cheapo M.Zuiko 40-150mm R that this image was shot with, and most importantly, the M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO which while it was $350, I knew that was excellent value. I see these go for $500-550 all the time. 

The 12-40 PRO is one of the lenses from the mirrorless side that have ever truly interested me. It's a 24-80mm equivalent lens and since my Canon 24-70L recently died, I figured I would try something different. I've been having issues with a couple Canon lenses and my 60D IR converted body so I figure I'd get a whole 'nother system. I have a 6' tall, six tiered medical cabinet that I use for my collection and it's full, I really need help.

Anyways. I had once shot mirrorless before. Back in 2016, on another random Hunt's purchase (at the Providence store), I bought an Olympus PEN E-P5 and a kit 14-42 lens. I ended up largely using adapters for old film lenses as at the time I was shooting 90% film. I never really got into the E-P5. Much preferred the handling and OVF from SLRs. 

I like the ergonomics and build of the E-M1. The loss of image quality from the small sensor is noticeable especially starting at ISO 400. I could adjust to this and there are certain times where I will compromise for lighter cameras. I shot paid work with my Sony RX100 "pro" level point and shoot. I'm thinking just for fun I may have to compare the RX100 v E-M1 v Pentax K-5 IIs v Nikon D610 and see how it holds up from 1" through Full Frame.

Nonetheless, taking this out for a short hike today along the valley "cliffs" was a joy. Nice and light. Yesterday I had carried a 20lb bag. Today, just this camera and it's two lenses. Such a difference. Also more excited to just buy a bunch of adapters to play with weird old film lenses I can't mount to any of my F, PK, or EF DSLRs.

Taken on: September 28, 2024

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Camera: Olympus E-M1, f/4.9, 1/320 sec, 96mm (=192mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Aperture:	f/4.9
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	96mm (35mm equivalent: 192mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.6 (Windows)
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