DAY THIRTEEN – JAPAN TRIP 2024
Thursday, January 12, 2024
DAY TWELVE – JAPAN TRIP 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024 (how they should look, courtesy of MBW) (My less impressive attempt at creating triangles…. Luckily, still tasted pretty great!)
DAY ELEVEN – JAPAN TRIP 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Full spectrum photography
A couple of months ago, MBW introduced me to the awesome/nightmare/shitshow/opportunity that is Facebook Marketplace, as part of buying a new dining table. Since then, I’ve dabbled with it a few times, and it’s been an overwhelmingly positive experience. FB Marketplace has so far led to my 8mm fisheye Pro lens, my new EDC camera (the cult-favourite Pen F), and the subject of today’s post – a full spectrum-converted Olympus E-M5. The E-M5 is over 12 years old, has a…
Lenses I…. like a lot (Special Double Feature) – 8mm f1.8 PRO Fisheye and 20mm f1.4 PRO
Both of the next two lenses aren’t quite in the “love” category yet, both because they’re still new enough that I’m learning how to get the most out of them. Unlike the previous lenses that I know I’ll own forever, these are looking promising, but I’m not quite ready to commit just yet! 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO Picked this lens up secondhand from a nice guy on the Gold Coast, which was also my first time trying Facebook Marketplace. The…
Lenses I love – Olympus 300mm f4 PRO
I have nicknamed this my dolphin lens, after a sailing trip on the coast earlier this year. The Olympus 300mm f4 PRO is a specialised tool that I only take out when I’m specifically going out to capture wildlife. It’s so big it doesn’t fit in my regular camera cube and has its own little house (which it shares with the MC-14 and MC-20 teleconverters and the EE-1 red dot sight attachment). This lens is unique and is one of…
Lenses I love – Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 PRO
The most recent and final piece of the trinity, the Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 PRO brings the ultra-wide to wide range of the PRO spectrum. Being between the 12-40mm and the 40-150mm in size and weight, it fits perfectly into my general “photog day” kit and gives a total field of view range from 14 mm to 300 mm in full-frame equivalence at f2.8. It benefits the most from the three from the micro4/3rds aperture equivalency, giving the light-gathering capabilities of…
Lenses I love – Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 PRO
The Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 PRO was my second “forever purchase” lens and pairs perfectly with the 12-40mm PRO. Even more than its little brother, the feel of this lens is exceptional – well-balanced, has premium construction, and is solid without being too heavy. The 80-300mm zoom coverage at a constant f2.8 gives a lot of flexibility when you need a little more reach, and it can be paired with the MC-14 and MC-20 teleconverters to give a 210mm (420mm equiv)…
Day Ten – Japan Trip 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Lenses I love – Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 PRO II
The Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 PRO II lens is the first lens I bought after changing my approach to photography and a lens I truly appreciate. This lens gives a depth of field equivalent to 24mm – 80mm in full frame equivalency, which makes it an excellent walking-around lens when paired with my OM Systems OM-1 camera body. It even worked well paired with my smaller and more casually styled PEN E-P7, although the size, weight and weather-sealing suit the OM-1…