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It’s been a month now and I haven’t used my DSLR professionally in four weeks. I’ve shot exclusively with my Olympus OM-D EM-5 camera bodies and micro four thirds lenses.
Here are my impressions.
The Olympus is not a perfect camera. Shock. Of course there is no such thing. But for me, (not necessarily you) it is as close as I’ll come right now. Here’s why.
I am getting old. There. I said it. Carrying tons of gear on excursions used to excite me. Now it tires me out. I have used almost every professional camera system ever made and I have learned one thing. Photographic gear (like photography) is always about trade-offs.Photo by Scott Bourne – Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons
When I started using the Olympus system it was because I wanted a light-weight, low-profile, small, compact camera system that is easy to carry and provides professional-quality images. I believe that is a fine reason to use any camera.
Not only is a compact system easier to carry, it attracts less attention. I am particularly tired of being harassed by people because I have a “professional-looking” camera. Since …
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