Paul,
Model Railroading is one of my other interests. So I'm looking forward to
the model railroading pics. And an operating session would be an excellent
reason to test out the video capabilities of the E-M5 :)
Johnie
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From: Paul Braun [mailto:pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 9:55 AM
To: Olympus Group
Subject: [OM] Early impressions
I charged the battery for 15 min last night then headed out to the model
railroad club I belong to. Brought the new toy along.
I got about a dozen shots off before the battery died - pretty much all of
the settings were straight out of the box.
There was a string of freight cars sitting on the helix (a spiral track used
to bring a train from one level of the layout to the next). So, they were
sitting in shadows in a room with questionable fluorescent lighting (we're
still under construction). I actually got a usable shot. The IS kept the
lettering sharp, and I was amazed at how well the cars showed up.
Just....wow.
I spent some time this morning setting up dpreviews' recommended baseline
settings. We're about to head out to Indy in a little for our niece's
wedding, so I'll leave the E-1 home and bring the new kid (I'm not shooting
the wedding - these will just be family photos). I'd do some outdoor stuff
along the way, but we also have my wife's 93-year-old mother in the car with
us, so that's not an option. Unless I do some quick shots every 30 minutes
when we make pit stops....
The body is smaller than my OM's, but not a whole lot. I definitely look
forward to the grip base, although I'm really wishing it had a shutter
release on it. At some point, I may end up with the battery grip. We'll
see.
The off-camera flash cord didn't show up yesterday, so I can't try the
FL-50 on the Press-T. I'll have to do that next week.
However, the difference in bulk and weight between the E-M5 and E-1 is not
insignificant. I could easily see carrying the E-M5 around my neck all day
with minimal fatigue, something I can't say about the E-1.
I'll dust off the Flickr account sometime this weekend and publish results.
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Paul Braun
Valparaiso, IN
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
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