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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

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…

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Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about starting to feel disillusioned with what I was doing for a living, and how much I was enjoying discovering the new hobby of photography (especially travel photography). Well, it’s been a few months now, a lot of life has happened, and things have progressed a little. In summary: Speaking of the Japan travel, we also made the decision that we’re heading back NEXT January (2025). It’s partly to do things from…

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Monday, January 8, 2024.