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12/29/12  Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150 f4-5.6I know that the following images are not masterpieces, they were taken on a short walk through a local wooded area just to see what the lens can do.
Being autumn I think most photographers tend to take some autumn images, just because the colours are superb. Well, I tend to do this anyway but then again I'm no pro. 1673
DMC-G5 Focal Length: 128 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/30 sec ISO: 1600 12/28/12  Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150 f4-5.6I was so impressed by the Panasonic G5s performance I wanted to try a longer focal length lens on it of a more modern design. This is one on Panasonics newest lenses, doesn't cost an arm and a leg and fits in great with the 14-45 kit lens which I still use. It's one of the best kit lenses on the market today (much much better than the 14-42 which they have). It's small light and feels well built.
I have to say right off that this lens is a GOOD LIGHT lens, no doubt about it. Although facusing was ok in dark or poor lighting it did make a difference when using it it in good light. 1346
DMC-G5 Focal Length: 121 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/60 sec ISO: 1600 12/20/12  Olympus mZD 17 f2.8 IIIAnother one with the 17 f2.8. Just loved the way the sun was shining below the tree bathing the lawn yellow light. I had to pull the shadows in this one, but I think it turned out ok. When I do this with some images contrast decreases and you can tell that the image has been manipulated. 1284
E-M5 Focal Length: 17 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/40 sec ISO: 200 • Tuscany • evening • mZD 17 f2.8 • Olympus
12/19/12  Olympus mZD 17 f2.8 IIAnother evening shot with the 17 f2.8. What actually attracted me to this shot were the chimneys. I think it's something typical Italian I something I haven't really seen before. You can also see that the image is quite sharp, well sharp enough for my usage anyway. 1745
E-M5 Focal Length: 17 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 200 12/18/12  Olympus mZD 17 f2.8The 17 f2.8 for m4/3 come to used more on this occasion that at any other time since I've owned the lens. It gets knocked but I found it ideal in many situations. Even this image was taken hand held. Another couple of minutes and it was really black out there. 2680
E-M5 Focal Length: 17 mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure Time: 1/80 sec ISO: 400 • Olympus • mZD 17 f2.8 • evening • landscape
12/17/12  Olympus mZD 12 f2The wife insisted that we go and see Siena. It tuned out to be a really lovely place, but expensive! It's got lovely small streets which is great for getting lost in, and a dream come true for the architectural photographer. I'm certain you could spend a couple of months there and still have a lot left to photograph.
What was really interesting to see was the Piazza del Campo where the famous Palio horse race takes place twice a year. This is where 10 riders from the 17 districts compete in a 3 lap race around the square. Having seen the square in person I really can't imagine myself taking part in such a race. It must be brutal.
The tower in the above image is situated in the Piazza and it gave me a reason to put on the mZD 12 f2. This really is a fine lens, although it's not that cheap. I stopped it down here to f8 but I think f5.6 would have been enough. 1953
E-M5 Focal Length: 12 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/640 sec ISO: 200 • mZD 12 f2 • Siena • Italy • architecture • tower
12/13/12  Olympus mZD 9-18 on the OM-DDuring our stay in Tuscany we did a little detour to see the leaning tower of Pisa. It really is quite amazing because according to the engineers the tower should have fallen over time ago. It didn't, and it's now been stabalized so that it's going to stay as is for the foreseeable future.
Like many cities in Italy, Pisa is a pain to drive through and finding a parking spot a nightmare. The grounds are well visited, when we were there must have been thousands just walking the grounds. If you want to take some photographs here without people in the image then you can either forget it or come and take a look in the middle of the night.
The mZD 9-18 isn't a lens I use a lot but when I do need a really wide angle lens then I'm glad I brought the lens with me. This is one occasion where the lens had some good use. I experienced no problems on the OM-D and as you can see, it's quite sharp. It's cheaper then the Panasonic 7-14 and it can take filters unlike the latter lens. I've heard it said that the 7-14 is even better than the Olympus. I'd love to try it out but I'm not planning on buying that one any time soon. The 9-18 is good enough for me, and I'm not really the wide angle type anyway. 1405
E-M5 Focal Length: 14 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/640 sec ISO: 200 12/11/12  Olympus mZD 75-300Even at 75mm (150mm in 35mm terms) you can still see the compression in the lanscape that is not visible at shorter focal lengths. These mountain ranges are miles apart in reality, but appear to be just behind each other in this image. I don't get a chance to photograph something like this too often, so when I do get the chance I take as many different photographs as I can at every folcal length at my disposal. With the 75-300 lens attached I worked the scene but the best image came out at the 75mm setting. There was just enough of the mountain ranges visible to show the compression. 2219
E-M5 Focal Length: 75 mm Aperture: f/11.0 Exposure Time: 1/250 sec ISO: 200 • Olympus • mZD 75-300 • mountains • compression
12/06/12  Olympus mZD 75-300 on the OM-DWhat an excellent lens this is. Much prefer it over the Panasonic 100-300. This was taken at 75 at f8. I'll be posting some shots taken at 300mm soon so watch out for those. Yes, it's dearer than the Panasonic but well worth it in my opinion. 1635
E-M5 Focal Length: 75 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/800 sec ISO: 200 12/05/12  Olympus mZD 14-150 on the OM-DThis isn't so much about the camera lens combination but more about the image format. I think this is the first trip I have ever made only using the squre format for 90% of my images. I like it, I can compose easier that with the 3:2 format (which I dislike) and even better than using the 4:3 format. The only other format I used quite a bit was the 16:9 because I wanted to get that panorama feeling to the images. 1311
E-M5 Focal Length: 52 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/30 sec ISO: 200 • Olympus • OM-D • mZD 14-150 • chairs
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