I certainly will. Right now, we're in early stages of construction - our
landlord of 25 years wanted us out, so tripled our rent. We tore that layout
apart, moved to a city-owned facility. After 2 years, a new parks commissioner
who didn't comprehend that complete layouts don't just pop up overnight, and we
ended up in the basement of one of our founders. So, we're starting over YET
AGAIN.
I'll post some as we get a bit more photogenic.
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"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
On Dec 1, 2012, at 18:19, "Johnie Stafford" <jms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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.
>
> --
>
>
>
> 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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