Sun had set and we were left with a dull golden light, and I spotted a yacht out in Pattaya bay. Stuck the Panasonic 100-300mm and took a shot at 250mm; 1/25th second.
It’s a forgettable photo; not worthy of retention; but what impressed was the fact that I was able to get the shot at all. It was windy, and 1/25th second is stupidly slow for such a long focal length. So, minus 1000 for my artistic endeavour, plus 1 for the stabilisation system in the E-M1
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2013-12-17| Clive saysGiven that the “rule of thumb” suggests the appropriate shutter speed is typically faster than 1/focal length, then the 100-300 set at 250mm, which is equivalent to 500mm in “35mm” parlance, would suggest an appropriate shutter speed of 1/500th. The fact that you achieved this shot at 1/25th - and it still appears relatively sharp - is absolutely bonkers.
Sadly, I think the continuing rave reviews of the EM-1 render any hope of a near-term discount to be laughable… but, bonus willing, I’ll be shopping in January… Will start with the 12-40 lens [several UK outlets are offering this as a package, but the price here is circa £1950] and then see where any additional funding gets me.
Thinking that the grip and a couple of spare batteries might be nice. It would be nice to go further… i.e. the 75mm f1.8, but I’ll have to wait and see what funds permit.
I don’t know if you ever owned anything similar, but this camera reminds me [size-wise, at least] of my Minolta Dynax. One of the first autofocus SLRs when it came out, it’s now available on the UK eBay site from about £15… Sigh
2013-12-18| Spike saysI have in my wallet a receipt for an E-M1 with a 12-40mm lens, ordered as part of the Pattaya Days reader order service, for a price of 67,491 baht; which is about 1,300 of Her Supreme Majesty’s pounds at the current Suthep enhanced exchange rates. If you can, have a go with the camera with the grip attached, Personally, I didn’t like it. It does offer somewhere for your pinky finger to go, but the place it goes is over the button and dial and I found it uncomfortable. And who wants to carry an extra battery round you neck when it can be sitting in your camera bag or your pocket? There are some simple extensions which make the camera deeper if such is your need; or a case like this with includes a solid plate that adds some depth: http://garizen.cafe24.com/product/XS-CHEM1BK/SFSELFAA0000564/?main_cate_no=AAAIAB00&display_group=1
Yeah, the camera did really well at 1/25th. It’s not razor sharp; but then the yacht is bouncing in the water so there is motion blur that you would get even with a tripod. Should have raised the ISO, but then there would have been nothing to brag about.
However, I think the rule of thumb applies to the focal length of the lens. The equivalent focal length is irrelevant is it not? You are going to get the same exposure to camera shake irrespective of the size of the sensor sitting inside the camera.