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I'm going to see how much I can get out of the included FL-LM2 flash before purchasing something else. I bought a [http://www.dembflashproducts.com/popup/ Demb Pop-Up Flip-It! Basic] reflector and diffusor to improve my results.
I'm going to see how much I can get out of the included FL-LM2 flash before purchasing something else. I bought a [http://www.dembflashproducts.com/popup/ Demb Pop-Up Flip-It! Basic] reflector and diffusor to improve my results.
Tips on flash:
* [http://www.mu-43.com/f42/om-d-flash-question-37691/ OM-D flash question]
* [http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3290839 Flash for Olympus OM-D E-M5]


== Bag ==
== Bag ==

Revision as of 16:16, 24 June 2013

I acquired an Olympus OM-D EM-5 on February 27, 2013. I got it with the bundled 12-50mm kit lens.

Customizing

LCD and other tweaks for conserving battery life

Buttons and dials:

Simple way to improve flash.

Techniques

Double Exposures

Lenses

  • Panasonic 25mm f1.4. My primary lens. Has some purple fringing issues.
  • Olympus 12mm f2.0 with Olympus lens hood
  • Olympus 75mm f1.8
  • Olympus 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 with Olympus lens hood. I don't use this lens at all, but its weather sealing and macro capabilities may come in useful in the future.

I have B+W Clear UV Haze filters for all my lenses.

I have two 58mm B+W ND filters with step-up filters for my other lenses:

  • B+W ND 0.9 8x — 3-stop filter
  • B+W ND 3.0 1000x — 10-stop filter

See the Wikipedia page on ND filters as well as these threads.

I may get a 58mm CPL filter.

Flash

I'm going to see how much I can get out of the included FL-LM2 flash before purchasing something else. I bought a Demb Pop-Up Flip-It! Basic reflector and diffusor to improve my results.

Tips on flash:

Bag

I have the BlackRapid Metro camera strap. In theory, the Snapr 35 would have been perfect, but it was not well-reviewed. I played with a hand strap, but it got in the way, so I'm going without. If I get one, I'd probably get the BlackRapid wrist strap to maintain a modular system.

Peak Design's Leash and Cuff looks like an interesting alternative to the BlackRapid, but I'm not ready to change yet.

I've got a generic padded insert, which holds the body and a few lenses, and which I can use in any of my bags.

For day shoots, I'm getting a Tom Bihn Side Effect to hold the lenses. If that ends up being too small, I'll use a MountainSmith Zoom Small. If I need a bag, I can use my Synapse.

I have a Tom Bihn 3D mesh organizer cube to hold various accessories and cables.

See Also

Reviews