As a follow up to the previous Olympus Silent Shutter Video, I am discussing specifically on Anti-Shock “0 Sec” setting in Olympus cameras, which is also known as electronic first curtain shutter. I explore the origins of Anti-Shock, the problems with shutter shock and how Olympus came up with an innovative yet effective solution to that issue. Why is Anti-Shock an important step for mirrorless camera development? I talk about that too. The Ming Thein article that I have referenced in video is here: https://blog.mingthein.com/2014/04/01…
I think we have all encountered a situation where the battery life is not going to last for the remaining time we need it to, so here I am sharing some tips on how you can squeeze a bit more life out of the battery from your Olympus OM-D cameras. I highly encourage that you get enough spares, especially if you are on travel, and we all know the mirrorless camera batteries don’t last very long.
The Olympus M.Zuiko 30mm F3.5 Macro is an underrated lens that deserves more attention. This lens is a true macro lens that can go up to 2.5x equivalent magnification, the highest magnification of all Micro Four Thirds lenses, delivering incredibly sharp images with excellent contrast and color rendition. In this video I discuss the popularly asked question which macro lens to get – 60mm F2.8 or the 30mm F2.8 and I share my experience shooting with the 30mm macro lens with plenty of sample images, both taken at macro and non macro environment. For those who prefer to read an article than watch a video, here is a link to my old but still every bit relevant review of the Olympus M.Zuiko 30mm F3.5 macro lens on my blog: https://robinwong.blogspot.com/2016/0…
Panasonic is getting a lot of criticism for it’s DFD autofocus system. While it works pretty well in stills mode it’s still sometimes frustrating to use in video. But Dpreview seems to be pretty optimistic about the DFD future:
The updates in the S5 show us a couple of things. Firstly, that Panasonic is well aware of the criticisms being leveled at its cameras and is continuing to fine-tune its software to squeeze everything it can out of the current hardware.
But, more significantly, the improvements we’re seeing when shooting stills and when using AF-C during bursts of stills in particular suggest that some of the downsides we’ve seen in the past aren’t necessarily inherent flaws of the DFD concept. Instead they’re aspects that can improve as sensor readout and processing power improve. You don’t need to be a semiconductor physicist to recognize that improvements in those areas are always coming.
In principle, in the long run, staying committed to an AF method that gets better as hardware gets faster may prove to be a better choice than an approach that trades-off light capture for AF performance. But the S5’s performance, particularly in video, shows DFD is not there yet. The risk for Panasonic is whether these fast-readout sensors and powerful processors arrive before the majority of full frame buyers have already committed themselves to other camera systems.
There is also one fact to mention: Not having phase detection pixels on the sensor gets rid of the sometimes annoying “stripe” artifact.
