skysurfer5
New Member
I'm new to this forum…just found it a few days ago. I have a 1978 OM-1N and a 1990 OM-4T that I use for both daytime photography and astrophotography. I took the plunge today and purchased an E-1 and the 14-45 mm zoom from my local shop…the deal was nearly as good as mail order so I figured NOW was worth an extra 5-10%. Plus, I want as much time as possible to learn the camera before we go to Hawaii in June for our anniversay. I will take my OM-4T also, but I plan to use the E-1 most of the time.
This is a long way to say I would like your recommendations about how to actually use my new toy. Most of my photos will be outdoors: Pearl Harbor, Haleakela, Kiluea Crater, waterfalls, beaches, etc. We will also visit the telescopes on Mauna Kea. From the few test shots I did this afternoon, it looks like Program mode can handle most normal situations. I am used to spot metering with my OM-4T, and figure that is what I will do when the lighting is challenging. Does this strike you as the most trouble-free way to handle a camera I will still be learning and get good results. Most photos will end up on a CD-ROM and will not get printed, though some might. I don't plan to image edit--not yet anyway, since I have never done it before--so I don't think I will do any in RAW or TIFF. Do you see any advantage to using SHQ instead of HQ (less compression, but fewer photos)?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Fred
This is a long way to say I would like your recommendations about how to actually use my new toy. Most of my photos will be outdoors: Pearl Harbor, Haleakela, Kiluea Crater, waterfalls, beaches, etc. We will also visit the telescopes on Mauna Kea. From the few test shots I did this afternoon, it looks like Program mode can handle most normal situations. I am used to spot metering with my OM-4T, and figure that is what I will do when the lighting is challenging. Does this strike you as the most trouble-free way to handle a camera I will still be learning and get good results. Most photos will end up on a CD-ROM and will not get printed, though some might. I don't plan to image edit--not yet anyway, since I have never done it before--so I don't think I will do any in RAW or TIFF. Do you see any advantage to using SHQ instead of HQ (less compression, but fewer photos)?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Fred