Category: Olympus

using an olympus e-m5 with its art filters

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I have my collection of Olympus digital cameras, the majority of them being micro four thirds. Two I still hold dear are a pair of original E-M5s. I took one of them out with me today with the M.Zuiko 14-42 EZ ED MSC collapsable lens with the LC-37C automatic lens cap. It makes for an extremely compact package, and the automatic lens cap closes over the front element when the camera is powered off and the lens collapses into what appears to be pancake lens. Call it a pancake zoom.

With its Sony manufactured 16MP sensor it’s certainly not a high resolution beast, but it has more than enough resolution for my needs. It’s no speed daemon, but it’s more than fast enough for a slower, more thoughtful approach to photography.

After all these years I’ve become interested again in the Olympus Art filters, which this camera has. When I was out earlier today acting as a chauffeur for my wife, I walked around outside using the Key Line filter taking photos while she was in the doctor’s office. For me, for whatever reason, all the Art filters are once again worth investigating further. It brings back an interest in this camera, and photography in general.

dreamboat annie

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Annie, a.k.a. Dreamboat Annie, was born six years ago on Valentines Day. I felt it appropriate to incorporate Annie’s heart-shaped marking on her brisket into her official name. But try as I might, all my names felt a bit silly. It then struck me that the rock group Heart’s debut studio album was “Dreamboat Annie,” so that’s what we named our Annie.

As this summer has warmed, my wife and I have started to do more exercising in the world’s smallest swimming pool. Out pool isn’t for swimming, it’s for water exercising, where the water provides resistance while we exercise. It turns out to be a good way to stay in shape, especially for my wife, who has systemic arthritis and major back problems.

While I’m in the pool I have one of my cameras near at hand on the edge, not too close to keep it from falling in, but close enough that I can grab it for any opportunities that might present themselves. Annie loves to sit on her pad as if it’s her special sofa. It took the patience of waiting for just the right moment to make this photo of her sitting so nicely.


And a sweet portrait view.

Camera was the Pen F, lens was the m.Zuiko 1.8/45mm at f/2.