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Re: [OM] E-M5 and OM 50/1.2

Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 and OM 50/1.2
From: "Walters, Martin" <Martin.Walters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:51:33 +0000
Chuck:
While the EVF compensates for aperture in normal exposures, it can/does (if set 
up to do so) show exposure compensation in real time. 

Martin 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: February 27, 2013 10:42 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 and OM 50/1.2

My only problem with it is that I haven't spent enough time with it and the 
manual to know how everything works.  For example, I don't know how to get 
magnified focus but have encountered it and other things accidentally and not 
known how I've arrived there.  It hadn't been important enough to look it up 
yet but I think it is now.

I should have known without trying it that the EVF would change screen 
brightness as I reduced the aperture in order to keep giving me a WYSIWYG 
display of exposure since the old Minolta A1 does the same.  I was a bit 
startled when I realized that I could both see to focus and see DoF using 
manual focus/manual diaphgram lenses.  It makes me wish I had my OM lens 
arsenal here to play with but all but 2 of them (50/1.4,
24/2.8) are home.  The 5D doesn't make me wish for that in the least.

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/26/2013 11:02 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 2/26/2013 5:34 PM, DZDub wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Chuck Norcutt < 
>> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> If you want full frame from OM lenses a Canon full frame body is the
>>> *only* choice.  Joel seems to be getting on well with his 5D MkII 
>>> and live view.
>>
>> Nope.  No MkII here.  I'm sort of hankering for one though.  I'm 
>> still with the 5D only.
>
> The Canon implementation of live view, perforce, as a DSLR primarily 
> using phase detect AF, is significantly clunkier than the Pens and E-M5, and, 
> I assume, other ILCs.
>
> You can choose quick focus, where the mirror goes down, PDAF does its 
> thing, then the mirror goes back up. Maybe some shutter action, too. Or 
> there's CDAF using the sensor, which is quite accurate, but quite slooow.
>
> ILC usage is simply transparent, since it's ALL live view, whether 
> through an EVF or on the back screen. I've used both extensively in the 
> field, and the E-M5 is far, far more convenient.
>
> I've not used a 5DII or III. I assume that, as with the 60D, LV is 
> really tripod only. If you've got a little time for tripod work, it's 
> certainly very capable. Ironically*, it has an electronic 'first curtain', so 
> won't have shutter shock vibration - on a big heavy body where it probably 
> wouldn't be noticeable.
>
>>> The E-M5 is like a breath of fresh air in comparison to the 5D MkI.  
>>> You can both focus and shoot at taking aperture with the viewfinder 
>>> always showing you what the final shot will look like.
>> It tickles me that you're enjoying it so much, Chuck.  It's really 
>> quite wonderful.
>
> I too am happy Chuck's having fun with it. I would feel bad if my 
> enabling led him to a camera he didn't like. :-)
>
> Mirror Less Moose
>
> * 'Murkin usage.
>
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