Local Farm Tour with EM-5

[MEDISIN]

A few shots from my first day out and about with the EM-5, 14-42 II kit lens. Images were shot in RAW, processed in LR4(RC2). Overall experience was positive. Some observations worth sharing:

1. Battery life still showing full after 350 shots? Surely it's not full but the incremental draining must not reflect very well over time.
2. I found myself shooting about 50/50 in LiveView vs EVF.
3. Shooting in LiveView is effortless and much improved over the E-30 (no surprise).
4. Auto-focus is more than adequate even with moving animals and children.
5. Face-tracking works on everything from children to hens to pigs to cows.
5. ISO set to Auto and left it. ISO was up to 2500 in some shots (see pig between the trees below) and they look fantastic.
6. Ergonomics are good but with my large hands, I think I would feel more secure with the added grip.
7. The 14-42mm is a tad soft at the long end but renders bokeh and detail very well for the size and price.

One odd thing I noticed about the shooting with OM-D - no one takes you seriously. By which I mean it's diminutive size quickly gets passed off as just another point and shoot camera. Who cares right? Well, here's the issue. Normally, when I'm brandishing the E-1, with grip and 12-60 or 50-200, people step out of the way . Not so much with the OM-D. I became just another fool with a camera and not a "serious" photographer. I guess there will always be a stigma associated with a big lens!

[West Arm Rider]

Nice group of photos, enjoyed them all....

[o'clock]

Hi Medisin.
Very impressed with your photo's of the farm tour nice and sharp and no noise thanks for showing regards John.

[andym]

Thanks for these they look very good.Nice to see some real world samples from Raw now there is some support from other converters.

I've been told by the company I've ordered with in the UK I'm no27 in the queue and they hope to resource my order with their next delivery later this week.

Well done.

Ps love the baby pig and the young lady looking up at the camera(your daughter??).

[Ozont]

Originally Posted by MEDISIN

One odd thing I noticed about the shooting with OM-D - no one takes you seriously. By which I mean it's diminutive size quickly gets passed off as just another point and shoot camera. Who cares right? Well, here's the issue. Normally, when I'm brandishing the E-1, with grip and 12-60 or 50-200, people step out of the way . Not so much with the OM-D. I became just another fool with a camera and not a "serious" photographer. I guess there will always be a stigma associated with a big lens!

This is exactly why I think this camera will make a great choice for the "Street Shooter". I can't wait to get mine!

Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

[MEDISIN]

Thanks for the kind remarks. I read the reviews like everybody else, but I always prefer to see what kind of shots regular people are getting with a given camera/lens.

The full collection can be seen here.

Originally Posted by andym

Thanks for these they look very good.Nice to see some real world samples from Raw now there is some support from other converters.

I've been told by the company I've ordered with in the UK I'm no27 in the queue and they hope to resource my order with their next delivery later this week.

Well done.

Ps love the baby pig and the young lady looking up at the camera(your daughter??).

Thanks for the compliments andym. The piglet is a good example of where LiveView makes life easier. I flipped out the screen and pushed the camera through an opening in the wire to shoot the piglet at eye-level. Much easier than laying in the mud!
The little girl is our friends daughter, she spends most Saturday's with us while her parents are working. She grabbed my leg, I looked down and there was the shot. The perspective made her eyes look big and bright.

Originally Posted by Ozont

This is exactly why I think this camera will make a great choice for the "Street Shooter". I can't wait to get mine!

Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

I believe you're right. Much easier to blend in to the crowd since so many people take quick snaps with cell phone cameras these days. Holding the camera at waist level with the screen flipped out, you could just look down and tap the screen with your thumb. No one would be the wiser Not to mention a kids birthday party where pointing a big lens in a 4y/o face usually sends them running for cover!