Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6 Image Thread

[Streetshooter]

Your forgiven because you have lust for the 9-18....
We have bets going to see how long you can hold out....

[Bokeh Diem]

That reflective cloud in Image 01 really turns the trick.

Bokeh D

[Ray Sachs]

I have the lens, and I've used it a fair amount, but I have to admit that most of what I like that I've taken with it has been at the longer end and could have just as easily have been taken with the 17 or the 14-42 kit lens. So I'm not gonna post those as examples. Although they do point out one of the strengths of the lens - its pretty versatile for certain environments. I don't think I've gotten comfortable with the wide end of this puppy yet. Here are four, including a gratuitous shot of a Philly landmark that's only in here because of that. Oh, and the fermenting beer was taken at the wide end, but cropped, so it should probably get demerits too!

-Ray

[Ray Sachs]

[PeterB666]

Originally Posted by Bokeh Diem

That reflective cloud in Image 01 really turns the trick.

Bokeh D

Thanks. Its one of the benefits of living in a big city with a lot of light pollution. The downside is that shots of stars and the moon suck.

I have a passion for night photography and I find the E-P1 a revelation for what it can achieve. It was something I never really ventured into in film or cine work (the former due to cost and lack of flexibility although it was feasible when I had 2 SLR bodies, the latter due to too slow film stock).

[LisaO]

I've just had mine a week now and these are some of my images. I really like that it is small and light. I would love to get a shade for it and I can't find the new Oly shade available anywhere.

[PeterB666]

Some lovely pics coming through guys.

[Ray Sachs]

The sky was waaaaay blue and the 9-18 sure can get a lot of it:

[PeterB666]

This is from a set of shots taken a few weeks ago, my second dawn shoot with the 9-18.

The 9-18mm zoom is such a versatile little lens. Prior to getting this lens, I had the Panasonic 20mm lens on the camera more than 90% of the time. Now it is the 9-18mm lens that gets that treatment and I cannot see that changing in the near future.



This shot was taken after first light and before sunrise. It was a very overcast morning and it started raining moments later. This is actually a blended shot made from 3 exposures using +/- 1EV bracketing in the E-P1 and then combined using the Photomatix's Exposure Fusion process (which I find better than combining images using the HDR process).

The shot was composed at the 9mm end (but cropped slightly to around 10mm equivalent). The 3 shots were at ISO100 and f/9 with exposures of 4, 2 and 8 seconds.

The fusion process allows me to get the detail out of the rocks without blowing out the sky.

[LisaO]

From the 29th floor upper east side NYC.

I had to hold my camera out the window for this. It was something only an m 4/3 could do as it was a window that opened on top and the opening was only about 2-3 inches (maybe 100 mm). I had my wrist strap on I would poke my camera out, wait for some yellow taxis to come to the scene and shoot a few. Due to the angle I couldn't see the display so I had to do several tries to get it held right.