The soundimageplus blog has been going since 2007 and to date has over 12 miilion visits.
The soundimageplus blog has been going since 2007 and to date has over 12 million page views. Written by David Taylor-Hughes, a professional stock photographer, it includes photographic articles dealing with a wide range of themes including film and digital photography.
Video shot with Olympus E-PL1 and Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron lens
Olympus E-PL1 Voigtlander 75mm f/2.5 Heliar
Olympus E-PL1 Voigtlander 75mm f/2.5 Heliar
Olympus E-PL1 Voigtlander 75mm f/2.5 Heliar
Olympus E-PL1 and Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron lens
Olympus E-PL1 Voigtlander 75mm f/2.5 Heliar
Along the Worcestershire and Birmingham canal at Alvechurch. Part of the reason for getting the E-PL1 is as a test to see if I can work with Olympus m4/3 cameras again. The E-P3 and the 3 new lenses about to be released (12mm f/2, 25mm f/1.4, 45mm f/1.8) is an outfit that I find very seductive. However before making the (somewhat large) investment in all of that, I have to be sure that I will be able to work with them, bearing in mind my need (and indeed wish) to work outdoors wearing polarised sunglasses.
For these images and video I used the VF-2 electronic viewfinder and Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Utron and 75mm f/2.5 Heliar lenses. About as "fiddly" as it gets. It required me altering the viewfinder so that I could look through it without the sunglasses and composing and focusing through the viewfinder. It was a process of constantly removing and putting back the glasses. To a certain extent I do that anyway, since to get a look at the image I have taken on the screen I have to remove them anyway. The problems of short-sight and photography!!
Its not ideal but it works. With AF lenses there will be less of a problem. No need to magnify the image to focus.
I shot the video using the EVF. I've never done this before and it worked very well. It was really nice to see a nice clear image for video, instead of looking at a screen affected by sunlight. I was also pleased by the stability obtained for hand holding via the combination of the cameras IS and iMovie.
The whole experience didn't put me off, and I think it will be workable.