Observatory 1
Dabbling in the digital realm. Taken with the OM System OM-1 and the truly amazing (not exaggerating one bit) Olympus Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 Pro ( @omsystem.cameras )
It all started last year with an E-M1 Mk2 that was my first foray into mirrorless cameras after shooting Canon digital and film SLR's for close to 20 years. I was very hesitant to try the new tech, particularly so due to the lack of optical viewfinders (I despised EVF's) and in part due to Canon's indecisiveness on where the future lay for their system.
Fast forward a few @beersandcameras_chi meetups later and a conversation with @harleyvisuals , who I blame for my transition, I got an unbelievable deal on the aforementioned E-M1 Mk2 and a few lenses.
From the moment I got it, I fell in love. The craftsmanship, the feel, the size, the tech, everything I had ever learned went upside down. The abilities of the camera were MILES ahead of what my 5D Mk3 could do, MILES! And all this from a 2016 model, 7 years old at that point.
Ever since I can remember, full frame was where it's at. The prestigious society reserved for the serious photographers, no amateurs admitted. Period.
Turns out that mindset stuck with me for way too long. I started off with an APS-C camera (450D), and I desperately wanted, craved, the full frame juiciness. Downsizing to a smaller sensor?
Preposterous!
Scandalous!
How dare you, Sir?! (glove slap!)
Well... looks like I was wrong. Very wrong. My Olympus, and now OM System, is so much more than that kid could've ever hoped, nay, dreamed for! It feels like straight up magic! Bonafide hocus pocus from the R&D labs of OM System.
I felt like a caveman who had just discovered the wheel.
From that moment on, I shaved my unibrow, tossed my spear aside, donned a tux and a monocle, and I joined the 21st century.
Yes, I still own and shoot full frame, but micro four thirds has another fan in me. I wholeheartedly love the system, and I am here to stay! Today, it went with me instead of my Canon R6 Mk2. That says a lot!
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OM System OM-1, Olympus Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8
Observatory 1
Dabbling in the digital realm. Taken with the OM System OM-1 and the truly amazing (not exaggerating one bit) Olympus Zuiko 12-40 f/2.8 Pro ( @omsystem.cameras )
It all started last year with an E-M1 Mk2 that was my first foray into mirrorless cameras after shooting Canon digital and film SLR's for close to 20 years. I was very hesitant to try the new tech, particularly so due to the lack of optical viewfinders (I despised EVF's) and in part due to Canon's indecisiveness on where the future lay for their system.
Fast forward a few @beersandcameras_chi meetups later and a conversation with @harleyvisuals , who I blame for my transition, I got an unbelievable deal on the aforementioned E-M1 Mk2 and a few lenses.
From the moment I got it, I fell in love. The craftsmanship, the feel, the size, the tech, everything I had ever learned went upside down. The abilities of the camera were MILES ahead of what my 5D Mk3 could do, MILES! And all this from a 2016 model, 7 years old at that point.
Ever since I can remember, full frame was where it's at. The prestigious society reserved for the serious photographers, no amateurs admitted. Period.
Turns out that mindset stuck with me for way too long. I started off with an APS-C camera (450D), and I desperately wanted, craved, the full frame juiciness. Downsizing to a smaller sensor?
Preposterous!
Scandalous!
How dare you, Sir?! (glove slap!)
Well... looks like I was wrong. Very wrong. My Olympus, and now OM System, is so much more than that kid could've ever hoped, nay, dreamed for! It feels like straight up magic! Bonafide hocus pocus from the R&D labs of OM System.
I felt like a caveman who had just discovered the wheel.
From that moment on, I shaved my unibrow, tossed my spear aside, donned a tux and a monocle, and I joined the 21st century.
Yes, I still own and shoot full frame, but micro four thirds has another fan in me. I wholeheartedly love the system, and I am here to stay! Today, it went with me instead of my Canon R6 Mk2. That says a lot!
.
OM System OM-1, Olympus Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8