{"id":23757,"date":"2017-03-26T16:39:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T08:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=23757"},"modified":"2018-04-03T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T03:07:36","slug":"shooting-with-the-olympus-e-m5-panasonic-25mm-f1-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2017\/03\/26\/shooting-with-the-olympus-e-m5-panasonic-25mm-f1-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting with the Olympus E-M5 + Panasonic 25mm f1.4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other weekend<\/a>‘s series of camera + prime lens pictures was so fun to do I reckon I’ll do a regular series on this on our blog. This week’s combo is the E-M5 with 25mm. The Olympus E-M5<\/a> is the oldest of my four m4\/3 bodies<\/a> that I still use regularly. I’ve been quite careful with this particular body, though given that it’s seen quite intensive use over the almost 5 years I’ve had it, the scruff marks on the body are now quite obvious to the naked eye. The E-M5 isn’t without its middle age quirks too; the camera doesn’t always power-up now when the power lever gets flicked on, though it normally does on the second try!<\/p>\n

I’ve also had the Panasonic 25mm f1.4<\/a> for just over four years now<\/a>, with my particular copy purchased on Amazon JP and shipped here through Tenso, a Japanese parcel-forwarding company. The lens is also showing its age too, though its rubberized lens grip acts also as a protective layer from it getting scruff up with nicks and bangs like my E-M5.<\/p>\n

The 25mm remains the fastest and only f1.4 lens I own. Its light-gathering ability of course makes it great for low-light shots, and of the kids especially in ambient light – though it’s also less useful say for night-time shots of scenery. The shallow depth of field also makes any composition with not one but both kids a more considered undertaking, since it’s seriously easy to have one of the two just out of focus.<\/p>\n

The lens is still balanced nicely with the E-M5. The lightning quick AF on the E-M5 plus the fast shutter speeds that the camera reaches for when coupled with a f1.4 lens makes it easy to catch decent pictures of fast-moving kids who don’t keep still – especially Peter. In fact, there’s no reason to engage continuous AF on this combo when single AF works great here.<\/p>\n

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The coming to five year old E-M5 with its scuff marks with the 25mm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A selection of this week’s pictures shooting with the E-M5 and 25mm exclusively. All were wide-open at f1.4, and between ISO200 to 400. The first four were also just before weekday bedtime so with the Nissin i40 flash gun.<\/p>\n

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And over the weekend:<\/p>\n

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Right outside our main door just when we’re heading out for weekend brunch. The 25mm wide-open at f1.4 remains incredibly sharp in the center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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While waiting for Pet Lovers Centre @ Nex to open for the day. It’s possible to use the 25mm for full-body pictures without too much difficulty – as long as there’s working distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The trio of child joy rides on the Popular Bookstore level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The E-M5’s speedy AF with the 25mm makes it possible to take shots like these where the kids were running about Parkway Parade’s joy rides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next post in this series will be the Panasonic GX85 + Olympus 45mm f1.8!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The other weekend‘s series of camera + prime lens pictures was so fun to do I reckon I’ll do a regular series on this on our blog. This week’s combo is the E-M5 with 25mm. The Olympus E-M5 is the<\/p>\n

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