by Ian Burley
£500 worth of Olympus gear up for grabs - just show us what you and your Olympus Four Thirds gear are capable of
Update: see the competitions rules on page 2
Four Thirds User announces a photography competition sponsored by Olympus UK aimed squarely at Olympus E-System DSLR users. Incidentally, our sibling site, Olympus UK E-System User Group, is simultaneously running a competition exclusively for Olympus Pen users.
The key points concerning this Four Thirds User competition are:
- The competition is open to all registered members of the Four Thirds User Discussion Forum and Galleries (join here if you are not yet a member).
- Entries must be received by midnight, Monday 31st October this year (UK time).
- There is no specific theme; we're simply looking for entries of technical and artistic excellence and impact.
- The judges will select the best entries and these will be featured in a limited edition photo book.
- All photographers whose entries are selected for the photo book will receive a copy of the book.
- It's a condition of entry that the entered photograph may be published in the photo book, however this book is not for commercial profit and there is no claim made on the commercial value, copyright or ownership of entered photographs.
- The judges will decide on one overall winning photograph and the associated photographer will be awarded £500 towards Olympus gear of his or her choosing (subject to availability).
- The competition is open to residents of any country, but any winners must be responsible for any possible import duties or taxes subjected to their prize when it is shipped to them.
You have just under four weeks - good luck!
Update: see the competitions rules on page 2
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Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Four Thirds User editorial team Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
A photography competition just for Olympus E-System fans, with £500 worth of Olympus gear to be won!... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Great news, Ian!
It's got to be worth a go - and with the simultaneous competition on E-System Us... (more)
T-Lama Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I agree, there are many skilled and talented people around and just getting amongst the chosen is... (more)
hschnee Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Sounds like a great opportunity! Just one question about the posted rules, Ian. When they say:
"•... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
A touchy subject at the moment, Hal? *LOL
It means you definitely retain ownership and copyrig... (more)
David M Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
And do the shots have to taken with 4/3 lenses or are legacy lenses used on 4/3 bodies allowed?... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
David, that question has been asked on E-Group with regard to the Pen competition and Ian is in t... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Goodness me! :) I didn't think I could really make it any clearer so I will just repeat: "there i... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
No, the only imposition is the use of the pictures in the book. The book is not being sold. In fa... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
This is a competition that celebrates the E-System, so there should be either an E-System camera bod... (more)
hschnee Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Sorry for my confusion. I've gotten so used to insisting on precise wording in my work as a Paten... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Don't we all wish?! *LOL... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Can't be more flexible than that! Great news, Ian, thanks for confirming this. :)... (more)
The Technician Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
What are the rules and where do we put/send pictures too? :confused:... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Rules and method of submission have yet to be posted, but Ian is away this week. I'm sure they will ... (more)
gregles Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just catching up on this and wondered if the rules have been posted ?
Greg... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi Greg,
You've probably noticed that the rules for the E-Group competition were published ear... (more)
gregles Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Cheers John:)... (more)
dingenus Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
When do we see the detailed instruction and rules?... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
The rules have now been added to the original introductory page:
[url]http://fourthirds-user.com/20... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Don't forget we are running a competition for Olympus Pen and/or m.Zuiko lens users on our sibling s... (more)
crimbo Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Ian, i would suggest an upper limit on the number of supplementary images...unless you want a flood... (more)
hide1000 Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Are we responsible for shipping of the photo book if we are honoured to receive one?... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
No, Olympus will be posting the books out - the only thing we can't do is pay for any import duti... (more)
Mar Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Very nice competition.
I'm just submitting my entry. :)... (more)
DaleJ Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Thank-you for the reminder. I thought this was only for m4/3.
After reading more carefully it's als... (more)
David M Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I see the rules say
[quote]All entered images must photographed using an Olympus E-System or o... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
That's a little ambiguous and does need clarifying. Does it mean that an Olympus digital lens mus... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Yes, you need to use an Olympus body with any lens, or another body with a Zuiko Digital lens.
... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
It's an Olympus competition designed to celebrate Olympus gear. You can use a Panasonic body, but... (more)
dingenus Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Full resolution JPEG means? Cropping or not? Resizing or not?... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Editing and processing of the image, which can be from a RAW original, is fine, but we'd prefer it i... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just to let you all know that some entrants are submitting resized images that are not permitted in ... (more)
DaleJ Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I hope I didn't over process. :confused:
I might have subconsciously tried to "kick it up a notch".... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Lots of entries so far - well done everyone.
There are some sending their images embedded in emails... (more)
throt Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
haven't followed the thread that much but Ian sent me an e-mail so hard not to pass by.
the questi... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I'll make it as simple as possible; full resolution means don't resize. You can crop and process, ... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi there, first post, is it OK if the photos are cropped square, please?... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
And another question, is it OK if the photo entered has been entered in another competition (didn't ... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
As long as you didn't sacrifice any rights to the image in that competition, there is no problem ... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Cropping for improved framing according to your instincts is fine, but please don't resize.
Ia... (more)
Yvonne Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi, sorry for appearing a bit dense, but I've only just joined this group - I've seen the competitio... (more)
David M Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Follow this link;
[url]http://fourthirds-user.com/2011/10/update_olympus_esystem_fans_this_com... (more)
Yvonne Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi, I'm new to the group. can anyone tell me how I go about entering the recent £500 prize competiti... (more)
JohnF Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi -
Sent in three pictures in separate mails, the full resolution pictures were attached in Mozi... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi Yvonne and welcome to FTU!
If you read the competition rules you will see that there is an ... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi John, you should have received an acknowledgement - your entries were received OK!
Ian... (more)
rafeabrook Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi.
About to send a couple of images. Would you prefer I take my 'watermark' text off them before... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Yes please,
Ian... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
HI Ian, I emailed my entries for the comp main prize and book last night, but haven't had an acknowl... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I'm doing acknowledgements manually and in batches. Haven't had a chance to do many today but will g... (more)
rafeabrook Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I sent 4 images across yesterday, and was wondering how many other people had sent in? With photogra... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
*blush* Now you make me feel greedy. I sent in 6; one for the main comp, and a further five for co... (more)
rdosdcuatro Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Im going to send some images, thank you Ian, and thanks to Olympus UK as well!!!... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Are you up to date yet please, Ian, or have you been swamped?
Because if you are up to date, I... (more)
Paul Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Ian, I sent mine today, the 31st is the cut of date is it not?... (more)
andy_l Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I sent mine on Wed, are you still getting up to date Ian?... (more)
Ross Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi Ian,
I've tried 4 times to send my photo attached to my email which is only 1.8MB due to crop... (more)
Wolves Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
sent you a PM Ian
Email I sent was bounced with the following;
... (more)
AlistairJ Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi
I just tried to submit my entry, and got the same response. Mailbox full!
Thanks
Alistair... (more)
rafeabrook Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Looks like myself and LMGruchy helped fill it!
For what it's worth I sent the images on Weds and ... (more)
srtgray Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Trying to send mine in now, mail box still full - and I'm away tomorrow and Monday :(... (more)
Grego Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I have been trying to send mine for a couple of days. mail box full hopefully things will be sorted ... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Maybe if people are having problems with their submissions we could have a short extension to the de... (more)
ScottMorris Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Having the same mailbox full issue, sadly.... (more)
Wolves Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Tried it again myself, bounced again.... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just a (sucky-egg) thought. Are people sending more than one file attached to the same email? That m... (more)
Ians Tata Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
So sorry, but if that was the case the response would NOT be "mailbox full", it would be "file to... (more)
Ross Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Another tempory email address could also be created too perhaps.... (more)
Ians Tata Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
That would be a good idea:). Best if it would automatically redirect:D. I also think that John's ... (more)
spragers Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I also tried to email my entry and received the bounceback message that the mailbox is full. Hoping ... (more)
LMGruchy Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Sorry, I thought it might be a stupid question. *blush*. I'm not very good with technology.
I hope... (more)
hschnee Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I wouldn't normally ask for an extension, but since this is due to a technical difficulty, I thin... (more)
onewtonphoto Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hello,
I'm new to the fourthirds forum group. I submitted photos for the competition few days ago, ... (more)
Horacio Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Unable to get the entries also.. Very deceiving indeed. The competition is practically unavailable f... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I don't know why Ian hasn't been around for the last few days but I do know he has many other commit... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi everyone - half term and friends staying with us from France = no Internet time. Sorry for that.
... (more)
Ross Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I've sent mine in (which maybe twice) today.
Thanks for the chance to throw my hat in for this to... (more)
hschnee Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Thank you for clearing out the mailbox, Ian. I submitted my entries, and it seems to have gone th... (more)
gregles Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Entry sent today.
Greg... (more)
Ians Tata Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just sent mine.
Jeff... (more)
shirley Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Finally got mine in...talk about last minute :rolleyes:... (more)
Grego Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hello,
Sent mine in today, thanks for sorting it out Ian.
good luck to all
Grego... (more)
T-Lama Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just sent mine. I hope there will be gallery of entered pictures later. ;)
Pavel... (more)
gregles Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just got a failure to deliver message so have tried again;)... (more)
Raj Surin Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
couldn't get through..the net can surely put a spoke at times...
Here's wishing the the ones that ma... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Try again - not sure what was the problem. I will accept entries after the deadline today in case... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Can you try again?
Ian... (more)
gregles Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Just tried again Ian.
Fingers crossed:)
Greg... (more)
gregles Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Tried again, this time from work.
Toes crossed now and if this dizny work it will be arms crossed... (more)
spragers Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Sent mine in just before the deadline (well, a couple of hours before). No confirmation yet, but I ... (more)
benvendetta Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I did the same but no confirmation yet. Fingers X'd!... (more)
Sandyw Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Me too, but no confirmation either.... (more)
Ian Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Sorry for the delay, but all acknowledgements were sent earlier this morning. If you have checked yo... (more)
pjphoto59 Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi Ian,
I sent anentry for the competition which was acknowleged. On 31 October I sent another ... (more)
John Perriment Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Hi Peter,
I do know that Ian was only acknowleging competition entries, not supplimentary subm... (more)
IainMacD Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
I never did manage to enter my main image. :(
5 attempts all came back with delivery failures due t... (more)
Paul Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
To late for me as I just spent a week in hospital and just got out. But as I have no acknowledge... (more)
Raj Surin Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
..I didn't get past the sending bit..so i guess mine were "not rejected"..;)... (more)
Janet Re: Olympus E-System fans, this competition is for you!
Does anyone know if the entries are available to view anywhere?
If they're on here, I can't find th... (more)