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Originally Posted by Omaroo
Good stuff Deeno. Tip: don't do this too often because you'll end up like me - hooked on street photography. It's too easy for you to come straight back and say "no I won't". LOL Now that my second battery has come in, and should be delivered today, I can go out for a complete weekend with the grip keeping me shooting longer. Can't wait.
The OM-Ds handle very well in low light. The EVF is great at night, boosting what you'd otherwise not necessarily see in similar conditions with an optical finder. I've found that leaving the camera in auto with the ISO restricted to 1600 (or even 3200) it just knows what to do. The IBIS system works extremely well - and I think is one of the main reasons that this camera is making waves like it is. One other thing I do is set it up to AF once, then manually tweak focus with magnify assist set on, and shoot. While the 12-50mm kit lens is pretty darned good for a kit, do yourself a favour and look at either the 45 or 75mm f/1.8's - they'll blow you away. You'll lose the weatherproofing, but hey - then it's just like any other camera again which you need to look after in the wet.
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Thanks Chris.
This little camera has opened a lot of doors for me....'street photography' is certainly something that interests me, always been a bit of a people watcher plus I've a long way to go before I'd be any good at it and.... its fun!
These downsized pics don't do any justice to how sharp and smooth some of these pics are (except the Kingsford Smith memorial, bit soft from dodging a taxi).
The "noise reduction" was set to low and might try turning it off altogether next time. I don't think it requires it up to ISO 1600 and the results should be sharper again. Ive also turned the "WB warmer" function off as I feel it makes colour pics a little yellow.
The EVF is a great innovation. You can see the changes you make before you shoot. I've upped the refresh rate as it apparently make the auto focus even faster.
I'll definitely be looking at the 45mm f1.8. Seems pretty good value on Evil Bay. And maybe the 12mm f2 or Panosonic 17mm or 25mm f1.4........
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Originally Posted by Liz
Great collection there Deeno!!
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Cheers liz