twmangrove
Mu-43 Regular
So, I'm not one to post pics often. The photos I take for work are published weekly, and the photos I do at home, well, they're snaps basically, the important stuff. But I thought I'd do a few here just because I felt an urge to espouse the merits of the little E-PM1. Especially when it's all about the E-M5 these days and Oly's little bargain basement cam has been rapidly brushed to the sidelines. The think is, when I see what it can do, I have a heck of a hard time justifying the expense of a $1,000-plus camera when I'm getting pics that I find, by and large, pretty darned satisfying coming out of a camera that costs less than a high-end point and shoot yet, when it comes to IQ and performance, appears to give you a heck of a lot more.
So I've uploaded some pics taken around town, a couple from the fall and one from the winter. A little iPhoto adjusting, but nominal - just how I like it for snaps. Oh, and all taken with the Panny 14mm, my lens of choice.
I remeber clearly my joy when I first opened the PM1 and held the little, metal-bodied wonder that was so much less than my former PL1 (in size that is). Over time I found the PM1 ticked off most of my wants from the PL1 - speedier af/shutter, improved WB, smaller size. Tacked on a snazzy leatherette skin and a flipbac grip and the Panny 14mm and, suddenly, that Fuji X100, that camera that I lusted after so long – the one that for some would get sticky blades, dust in the viewfinder and sensor – well, I got over it. Sorry champagne dreams, have to stick to the beer budget. But you know what, beer works just fine!
No camera is without its flaws. I think the thing that gets me the most with the PM1 is the LCD. I've learned to cope with the others, but I fend the LCD on the PM1, well, the wrong size for starters (4:3 or even 3:2 makes more sense for me, but no biggie). But also, it's not so great in sunlight. Or maybe it's the ACMAXX cover I have on it. Anyways, on the upside, the metering is way more reliable than the LCD. And I'm learning to use my histogram. Bugger me, that's a smart way to go about it. All of these years of shooting; who'd have thought.
Having gotten over the Fuji thing (though those Pro-1 X photos are GORGEOUS), I agree the EM5 looks like a stellar option, and one I may look into a few years from now, when the price has come down a bit and technology has moved on. I dig what I'm getting now from the PM1 and hope it lasts a while. It's given me some fantastic family snaps that have certainly paid the cost of admission for me (which is even less now - you can get decked out with a PM1 and a Panny 14mm for less than $500 now).
Anyhow, let's figure out how to attach those pics now.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your picture taking.
So I've uploaded some pics taken around town, a couple from the fall and one from the winter. A little iPhoto adjusting, but nominal - just how I like it for snaps. Oh, and all taken with the Panny 14mm, my lens of choice.
I remeber clearly my joy when I first opened the PM1 and held the little, metal-bodied wonder that was so much less than my former PL1 (in size that is). Over time I found the PM1 ticked off most of my wants from the PL1 - speedier af/shutter, improved WB, smaller size. Tacked on a snazzy leatherette skin and a flipbac grip and the Panny 14mm and, suddenly, that Fuji X100, that camera that I lusted after so long – the one that for some would get sticky blades, dust in the viewfinder and sensor – well, I got over it. Sorry champagne dreams, have to stick to the beer budget. But you know what, beer works just fine!
No camera is without its flaws. I think the thing that gets me the most with the PM1 is the LCD. I've learned to cope with the others, but I fend the LCD on the PM1, well, the wrong size for starters (4:3 or even 3:2 makes more sense for me, but no biggie). But also, it's not so great in sunlight. Or maybe it's the ACMAXX cover I have on it. Anyways, on the upside, the metering is way more reliable than the LCD. And I'm learning to use my histogram. Bugger me, that's a smart way to go about it. All of these years of shooting; who'd have thought.
Having gotten over the Fuji thing (though those Pro-1 X photos are GORGEOUS), I agree the EM5 looks like a stellar option, and one I may look into a few years from now, when the price has come down a bit and technology has moved on. I dig what I'm getting now from the PM1 and hope it lasts a while. It's given me some fantastic family snaps that have certainly paid the cost of admission for me (which is even less now - you can get decked out with a PM1 and a Panny 14mm for less than $500 now).
Anyhow, let's figure out how to attach those pics now.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your picture taking.
