Comments on: About Olympus Articles and Guidelines in general/2023/05/20/about-olympus-articles-and-guidelines-in-general/Tue, 23 May 2023 15:53:21 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: TasView (Tone)/2023/05/20/about-olympus-articles-and-guidelines-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-731Tue, 23 May 2023 15:53:21 +0000/?p=10544#comment-731Thanks for the response, I like to shoot a large variety of things. Mostly my camera is in full manual mode, but I found setting up the Custom settings very convenient in the field where you might be in a hurry or for often used base settings. They can be used in many ways as each one saves the full camera settings including button layout – it’s almost like picking up a different camera! For instance, in C1 I have buttons set up to switch from animal to bird etc. tracking and also face/eye detection, which is annoyingly separate to the other tracking modes. I did like the MKII, very nicely ergonomic.

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]]>By: Bushcrafter/2023/05/20/about-olympus-articles-and-guidelines-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-730Tue, 23 May 2023 12:03:15 +0000/?p=10544#comment-730Hello Tone!
I also have a Laowa, but mine is the 10mm f2 zero D.
But what you describe is very recognizable, this lens is also small, full metal and well constructed. I would just, like you, have to take it more with me since it doesn’t take up much space anyway.
Your custom settings are also very interesting, very varied and a different preset for every circumstance, very well thought out!
I’ve let go of my interest in the Pen-F, as second-hand prices are still high here.
I did become interested in an E-M1X, because it also has bird recognition, and can be bought very cheaply second-hand here in Europe. Although I have to admit, I have the E-M1 MKII & III, and I use the MKII the most, great camera!
Thank you for your visit and comment, and take care Tone !

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]]>By: TasView (Tone)/2023/05/20/about-olympus-articles-and-guidelines-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-729Tue, 23 May 2023 10:13:29 +0000/?p=10544#comment-729Hi Marc, My favourite “alternative” Olympus lens is the tiny Laowa 7.5mm f2.0. While it’s manual focus and I don’t use it a lot, it is great for wide landscapes, astro-photography and even wide angle close-ups. I love it because it is so small and feels like a toy, though it has all metal construction, feels well built and takes great images for a relatively budget lens. It’s almost always in my bag or pocket because it is light and takes up very little space.

As far as settings, I make the most of the Olympus Custom Modes (C1-4) on the top right dial. Occasionally if I find a better setting I will re-save, but they are close to dialled in now. I won’t go into full detail here as it would take all night, but for both my OM-1 and Pen-F I have C1 set up for fast action like birds, animals, people and sport so it’s quick to get to and hopefully not miss any action, about the only one I have set for auto exposure (aperture priority) so I only have to adjust the speed if necessary. C2 is a base setup for macro focus bracketing with the 60mm lens – fungi etc. which I adjust to suit. C3 I have set for astro-photography – high iso, wide aperture, 20 sec. exposure as a base setup – makes it much easier when operating in the dark. C4 I’ve set up for flash use – not that I use flash much, but I know the settings will be close to right when I need to.

Though both cameras have different buttons and layout, they are similar enough to set them up similarly so if I don’t use one for a while, it doesn’t take too long to get the muscle memory going again.

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