E-M10 with 20mm lens
In my last blog posting, I praised the virtues of Mitchie’s Panasonic Lumix 20mm/1.7 lens – and not for the first time. Together with the Olympus OM-D E-M10 which I’ve got for my birthday this year, it’s – for me – the ideal combination for general photography.
I took this photo with my Olympus E-PL5 camera which has exactly the same sensor as this E-M10, and with the Olympus 45mm/1.8 lens – another one you’d really need for portraits, or for product shots like this one.
Together – again, for me – they’re unbeatable. Except of course when I give this lens back to Mitchie, and use my Panasonic Leica 25mm/1.4, and the 14mm/2.5 as well.
Owning all these, we’re “happy campers” as the Americans say.
Oh, in case you wonder about the lens hood: this is a third-party one. The brand name is JJC, and it’s made of metal. Very cheap, very nice.
And just in case you’re also wondering about the lights I used here: these are two Simock studio strobes with 300Ws each, one from front/above with a 20″ beauty dish at 1/8th power, the other one from behind the camera, a bit to the right, at 1/32nd. Again: very cheap, very nice. Triggered by Yongnuo CTR-301P radio remotes. Aperture measured with a Sekonic light meter. Custom white balance made with a ColorChecker – so the picture is just like out of the camera.
Having the right tools is always fun.
Thanks for reading.
Update from Friday, December 11th, 2015:
Imaging Resource just finished their test of this camera’s successor, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark 2. And they call it “the most capable all-around camera in its class“. The same was (and still is) true for mine, which is an incredible offer right now as I write this. It’s 599€ vs. 427€ for the body. These prices will change over time of course, but I’d know which one to get.