So lautet das Sprichwort, ein Kommentar hat mich viel zum Nachdenken gebracht. Soll ich meinen englischen Blog aufgeben und wieder auf deutsch schreiben? Meine Grammatik wird auf deutsch wohl auch nicht viel besser sein. Soll ich es aufgeben mehr Leute zu erreichen und dafür ausführlicher auf Deutsch schreiben? Das ganze beschäftigt mich nun schon die ganze Nacht und ich weiß nicht was ich tun soll...
Yesterday I revived a feedback to my last blog. A friend of mine mentioned my English was not as good as it should be to write a blog. Since i read this I am thinking about switching back to German and write in a language which I know much better. I haven't decide yet what to do. I think I need some time to decide the direction this blog should go.
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I took the opportunity to take some "street" photos on a street music festival in Würzburg last weekend. Actually this pictures are not really street photos but they where taken in the streets. If you like to see more photos from this festival than check Instagram for the tag #stramu16_pics. What did I use to take the photos: - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk2 - Olympus 45mm f1.8 - Olympus 17mm f1.8 - Olympus 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 - Samyang 7,5mm Click on the pictures to enlarge :) Marc Oliver & Zita I fall in love with there music, can't stop listening to there album! THE INSTANT VOODOO KIT Evelyn KrygerVarious, mostly unedited Monochrome mode of the OM-D, expect first three.
Sunday was a bad day for photography. It started right at the beginning. I planed to walk up to our castle and take some wide shoots, but my dog was not happy with the short way up the hill and we took the long way through the woods. 30 minutes boring walking. I started playing with Art-filters and bracketing modes. Took some shoots. Suddenly a squirl jumped over the road and i quickly started changing from the Olympus 9-18mm to the Olympus 75-300mm and slowly walked to the point where i saw it the last time and there it was, "yeh". Framing the picture click-click, WTF why 2 photos and blurry as well, quickly scrolling through the menu, nothing. Next try click-click and blurry. What's going on? The squirl disappeared with some funny noises into the woods. What happened? High burst mode and f9.0 in a dark wood is no good idea. So keep shooting and learn about your gear. We raced the castle but i was not in the mood to take pictures. The way back to the car I found some more easy subjects, but also failed. What a bad day.
Today the Olympus 75-150mm II arrived and I went out with my dog into a nearby nature reserve. I was often in that area I hoped to see some birds or some rabbits or deer like I did in the past.
Today my dog Oskar was in charge of deciding where to go and I was absolutely overwhelmed where he took me. So it was no area for taking shoots with my new super tele but is was perfect to take some wide shoots with my Samyang 7.5mm fish-eye. Sometimes its simply stunning what you could find just 10 Minutes away from home! I think I will be here more often. Maybe do some night shots ore some cool outdoor portraits. All photos taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M10 MK2 Since 6 weeks the OM-D E-M5 is with me and since 2 weeks the OM-D E-M10 MK2. I already sold a lot lenses from my Pentax system to afford the stuff I bought for the m43 system. I never believed that I could think about leaving the Pentax system but honestly speaking with the availability of the OM-D E-M1 MK2 I think I will sell my loved K-3. For my use the small and compact system is ideal. The Pentax system is already a small DSLR system and I chooses this because of the in body stabilisation, the bright view finder and the "compact" design. But the Olympus comes with even compacter design and a grate image stabilisation system. But it lacks on the EVF and the low light capability. The second feature is not so critical because of the grate stabilisation and you don't need to push the ISO so high. But the view finder the refresh rate of my two models can not compete with a DSLR but it is OK. I miss it while portrait shootings. Your model is in the next pose and you can't see is. Maybe there is a option that I didn't found in the menu. (Pleas commend if there is :) ) Why did I get the E-M10 MK2? Because I thought it would fit better in my mobile Workflow. And it does! If you have a look on my Instagram account you will see that I like the HDR look and I was missing this feature on my OM-D E-M5, the only way to get HDR was in post processing and on a smart phone I currently didn't finde an App that is capable to do that. To connect the E-M5 with my phone was using a Wi-Fi SD card. It works but not perfectly. The E-M10 MK2 gave me that features and with the new design of the two wheels for adjusting the exposure it even fits better in my hands! So I fell in love with this camera. But I miss a microphone jack and a articulating screen. But if the E-M10 MK2 will not have this feature I would go for the E-M5 MK2. What is in my bag now?
What is next? Go out ans shoot, that what I really love with the m43. It is light and I like to take it with me the Pantax makes really good photos but I preferred to take my phone instead of the heavy DSLR.
If you have 30€ available than go fore some automatic macro rings. I get the one from Mike with metal mount. (see Link below)
I use this macro rings with the Sigma 30mm 2.8 and the Sigma 60mm 2.8. This two lenses work perfect with the rings. I love doing macros while I walk with my dog. Sometimes it's a little anoning that you need to change or better to add the ring or to take it away Bit the results are really grate. You also cold as the ring to the Olympus 12-50mm and combine the ring with the macro setting. You even get closer than.
Sigma 30mm 2.8 ArtSigma 60mm ArtIn the article about the holy (yes now with one "l") trinity of lenses I mentioned my wide lens. The Panasonic Lumix 14mm f1:2.5 (28mm on film). I was surfing through YouTube and found a video about the Panasonic DMW-GWC1 wide lens adapter with a magnification of x0,79. A look on Amazon showed a price of 125€, much to expensive to test but I was now interested in that kind of lens. The 14mm has a filter thread of 46mm, well what Amazon could offer here? I found one for 18€ (LINK) with a magnification of x0,45 and ordered it. 3 days later it arrived as promised. I was a little worried if it will cover the complete sensor, without black corners. And if the quality is OK. Well both is good, no black corners and good quality. The only downside, you can't mount it to your lens without the MACRO lens. Why? The lens as a inner thread not the needed outer thread, but you can shoot to infinity with the macro adapter, so who cares? OK, looking on a large screen to the photos with extra lens you will clearly see that only the centre is sharp :( But I would keep it its fun to shoot with this combo :) The 0.45 factor would give you a 6,3mm lens. I think it is not more than a 10mm but I can not compare it to a real value. Compared to my 7.5mm fish-eye it is not as wide. so I think 10mm ore even 12mm is realistic. And some moreHave you ever noticed that in the days of film cameras zoom lenses become popular late in the time? What did photographers use until that period of high performance lenses? They used primes, so how many did they use? Often not more than three. And why just three? Because it works and it will still work in digital times. They used a wide angle lens a normal lens and a slight tele lens. So on a film body something like a 28mm or 35mm, a 50mm and something between 85 and 135mm. The trinity on a budget on m43 If you have a look on the Sigma Art lenses you will find the 19mm (38mm on film), the 30mm (60mm on film) and a 60mm (120mm on film). All lenses have a constant aperture of f1:2.8 in terms of brightness this performs really well in terms of blur in the background you just have a 1:5.6 equivalent. On the 60mm this will give you still nice blur (Bokeh). You can get each of the lenses used between 100 and 150€. When you compare that with the Olympus 12-40mm f1:2.8 you spend about the half for a nice range. But honestly this Sigma trinity lacks on the wide end. 19mm is nice but compared to 12mm of the zoom it is long. What could you do to keep cost down? You could replace the 19mm with a Panasonic 14mm f1:2.5 you get extra reach and also some more light. Replacing it with the Olympus 12mm F1:2.0 or even the brand new Panasonic 12mm f1:1.4 will brake the bank. My trinity of lenses on m43 28Well when I started in the m43 System some weeks ago I did some research wht lenses to buy and I found out that I won't start with the 12-60mm because I am used to shoot on my Pentax with prime lenses and like to keep that. So my choice is: 1. Panasonic 14mm f1:2.5 (28mm f1:5) 2. Panasonic Leica 25mm f1:1.4 (50mm f1:2.8) 4. Olympus 45mm f1.8 (90mm f1:3,6) All lenses deliver grate image quality and a good value for money. My trinity of lenses on Pentax K Since tow years I have a DSLR system from Pentax. I tested a lot of lenses and finally I found my trinity with the following lenses: 1. Pentax Limited 15mm f1:4 (22,5mm f1:6) 2. Pentax FA 35mm f1:2.0 (52,5mm f1:2,8) 3. Pentax FA 50mm f1:1.4 (75mm f1:2) Size comparison Normally everybody tells you that m43 lenses are much smaller than the APS-C equivalent. Well in the Pentax case that is not really an advantage and the reason why I shoot Pentax. The lenses are nearly equal in size. Honestly comparing the Pentax 15mm with the Panasonic 14mm is not fair. The better Pentax lens would be the 21mm but I sold this lens some weeks ago because the 20-40mm zoom lens from the Pentax limited series does the job well for me and I don't have a prime any more. The fourth lens When writhing this I found out, that I prefer to take a 4th lens with me. The fourth lens is a special use lens. This lens is vary from what I shoot. On my Pentax system I have more opportunists than on my M43 system. Pentax: a.) 8mm Fish-Eye for landscapes or some special sport pictures b.) DFA 50mm f1:2.8 MACRO for macros :) c.) DA 70mm Limited for classic portraits Micro four thirds a.) 7,5mm Fish-Eye for landscapes (I really like that effect) b.) Sigma 60mm f1:2.8mm Art lens for classic portraits I really miss a macro lens on m43, but I could adapt the DFA50mm on the OM-D Well, that is not from me, but Chelsea and Tony are doing a perfect job. In fact this was inspiring me to give the micro four thirds system a try. After about 4 weeks with this system I don't regret the decision to have a compact & light camera for hiking. The main advantage over my previous Pentax Q7 is the availability of many lenses on the one side and of coerce the larger image sensor of the m43 system. 3 weeks ago a Olympus OM-D went in my camera bag. I decided to sell my loved Pentax Q and give the micro four thirds system a try.
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