Olympus EP2,Low-Latency Catches

Sonnar Brian

Sonnar Brian

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I have my EP2 set up to be as close to an aperture-preferred, manual focus camera as possible. Aperture-Preferred Auto, Manual ISO, Nikkor-SC 5cm F1.4 lens...

I am happy with the results. The latency on the EP2 is no more than most of my Film manual-focus SLR's.

I've done shots like this with my Nikon RF's, Nikon SLR's, and Canon SLR's.

These are from today with the EP2 and Nikkor 5cm F1.4 in LTM.



Two separate Dives, not a quick-sequence.





If you can't tell, the subject moved during the exposure...
 
Brian,
It seems you found your way with the Pen2. Do you find that you use the EVF more often than not? How do you feel about the camera without the EVF?
 
I'll have to try those settings. Thanks Brian.

Love my E-P1 but wish I had of waited for the E-P2. But that was never going to happen :)
 
M4streetshooter said:
Brian,
It seems you found your way with the Pen2. Do you find that you use the EVF more often than not? How do you feel about the camera without the EVF?
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I use the EVF as the Rule, and the LCD on the camera for setting the menu or review.

Exceptions, holding the camera up high when required for a clear shot. Came in handy at Nikki's 5th grade graduation ceremony.
 
Nice shots, Brian. I have my Pen set up the same way that you do. My go-to pieces of legacy glass are the Pen 40/1.4 and the incredible 60/1.5. The latter is just a stunner--and these lenses look and feel like they were made to be mounted on the Pen.

I just got the new 9-18mm zoom as well, and so far I'm really pleased with that, too.

I actually find that, indoors, I have no trouble focusing using just the screen.
 
It's not just using the camera's screen- The EVF makes it back into a traditional camera that can be braced against the face. The hold is steadier, and composing the frame and following action comes more natural "to me". I'm used to turning my head and body to follow the action, and the camera moves with me. It's like looking at the subject, instead of pointing a 50caliber machine gun at them.

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But some people do it quite well.
 
Desi?

Desi?

Brian Sweeney said:
It's not just using the camera's screen- The EVF makes it back into a traditional camera that can be braced against the face. The hold is steadier, and composing the frame and following action comes more natural "to me". I'm used to turning my head and body to follow the action, and the camera moves with me. It's like looking at the subject, instead of pointing a 50caliber machine gun at them.

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But some people do it quite well.
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Ha ha ha.
Hello Brian. Just love this shot (pun intended).
By the way, is this Desi Arnaz in the movie Bataan?

Regards,
Al
 
Great shots, Brian -- I use the Aperture preference usually, but manual gives me better results and control. I swapped the shutter speed control from dial to sub dial to allow swapping to a slower/faster shutter speed with my thumb.



or automatic at EV -.07

 
The photo is a Display at the Marine Corp Museum at Quantico. The figure is taken from one of the tour guide/volunteers from his youth.

This museum has the most Lifelike Figures that I have ever seen, better than most of the Smithsonian displays.
 
Brian Sweeney said:
The photo is a Display at the Marine Corp Museum at Quantico. The figure is taken from one of the tour guide/volunteers from his youth.

This museum has the most Lifelike Figures that I have ever seen, better than most of the Smithsonian displays.
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Thanks. This figure is so life-like that it looked to me to be a Movie Photo.
Just saw the movie (again) last week on one of the cable channels and
must have had it on my mind. I`ve got to try to visit that Museum!

Regards,
Al

P.S.
I still think he looks like Desi :eek:
 
Not only is the Korean War Diarama life-life, it is in a cooled room so you feel the part.

Canon P with 5cm F1.5 Sonnar, Kodacolor 400.
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I will be visiting soon with the EP2: a new section of the Museum just opened, featuring Displays from the Revolutionary war to WW-1.
 
I just put the Marine Corp Museum at Quantico on my near future trips list. Thanks for the heads up.
 
januaryman said:
Great shots, Brian -- I use the Aperture preference usually, but manual gives me better results and control. I swapped the shutter speed control from dial to sub dial to allow swapping to a slower/faster shutter speed with my thumb.
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Everybody other than me seems to set their EV negative. I keep mine at +0.7. :|
 
david.elliott said:
LCD brightness has not been adjusted. :)

And regardless, the resulting photos seem to be properly exposed on my calibrated monitor.
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Then you are probably fine. Sensor sensitivity can vary even within the same model/product line. I'd bet if a study was done, you'd find a range of compensation values that produce a perfectly exposed gray card across the same camera model. Also, if one is using an evaluative emter mode, and another is using say spot, you will also get variations in the metering recommendations.

Olympus was smart in that you can set an exposure compensation value that is used across all modes so that you don't need to keep the exposure comp set at +0.7. Further, you have three different settings, one for each metering modes (eval, center, spot). Very nice! Once you set the exposure shift to match your +0.7 , you can set the regular compensation back to 0. Its called Exposure Shift, and is in the last menu of the custom setups.

Thank you Olympus! (many high end pro DSLR's don't even have this!)
 
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A factor many people may not consider regarding exposure compensation is the point about SRB (scene brightness range). With low SBRs, as in foggy or cloudy conditions, one may require a +EV exposure compensation; whereas in a high-contrast, high-SBR situation it's more common to use -EV exposure compensation.

~Joe
 
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