AFAIK, the E-M5 can do the same by pressing a function button and then
selecting the function to be used and then controlling the change with
the two control wheels.
Personally, I'd rather do that stuff in post-processing. But what the
E-M5 does without pressing any special function buttons or controls is
display the effect of exposure changes in the viewfinder. It makes it
very easy to use MF lenses in stopped-down mode. Change the aperture
manually and see the effect on exposure while also evaluating focus and
depth of field... live.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/10/2013 9:28 AM, William Sommerwerck wrote:
> ...because I'd like to discuss the new OM-D model with him.
>
> I was resentful that Olympus did not produce a full-frame DSLR that could take
> OM lenses -- even though it was obvious such a product was financially and
> commercially impractical. So I switched to the Canon 5D. (I would have anyhow,
> as finances forced me to sell my OM system.)
>
> I found it quaint that Olympus described its DSLRs as compact, when even the
> smallest looked large next to the OM-4T. What should have been obvious -- but
> I missed altogether -- was that Olympus's adoption of the 4/3 sensor was a
> conscious decision to position itself for the return of the OM cameras in
> digital form.
>
> The new E-M1 has a revolutionary viewfinder -- which I described to Bert
> Keppler 43 years ago. I couldn't imagine electronic sensors ever having
> sufficient resolution to replace film. So, I envisaged a camera in which the
> sensor sat at the focusing screen position, and a display -- reflected in an
> angled mirror -- showed what the sensor saw.
>
> What's the point? Well, you could dial in the type of film you were using, and
> the display would show how the scene would be rendered. No more guesswork
> about what you'd get.
>
> The E-M1 has the digital-imaging equivalent -- you can adjust the highlight &
> shadow curves, and hue/saturation as you're looking through the finder. (The
> latter is possible on the Canon 5D2, but it's rather clunky, as you have to
> switch to LCD preview mode.)
>
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