I just love these shots, just looking up and seeing these towering buildings. I think I'd have a field day in New York. Oh..and look, there's another crane! Just can't get away from them these days.
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08/13/13  Panasonic G Vario 14-140 f4-5.81057
E-M5 Focal Length: 14 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec ISO: 200 • Panasonic • Olympus • OM-D • 14-140 f4-5.6
08/10/13  Panasonic G Vario 14-140 f4-5.8Both the OM-D and the Panasonic 14-140 f4-5.8 have image stabilisation but I believe the one implemented in the OM-D is better so I switched the one in the lens off. All of these images were taken with that configuration. Both ILIS and IBIS have their advantages and disadvantages, the IBIS can be used with every lens you mount on the camera, even the very old legacy lenses. As these functions are developed, ILIS gets better and better too, but it can't be relaced in the lenses you have already bought. That means that once you have bought a lens then you're stuck with the ILIS that came with the lens. People may argue that that also applies to the system in the camera. I have to agree with that but I tend to buy lenses that will stay with me for some time. I.e. I don't buy a lens and expect it to be replced very soon, and cameras tend to come and go at regular intervals. A camera that costs you €1000 today will most likely be heavily discounted in a years time and can be picked up for a third of the original price; or less. Lenses tend to be expensive toys and there is little point in duplicating the focal range already covered. So people tend to be very careful when buying a lens or a range of lenses, especially zoom lenses. They normally do their research before buying. The only time you will normally find the focal length duplicated is when prime lenses are bought that a zoom lens already covers. The reason being of course: the speed of the lens. These prime lenses usually have a maximum aperture of f1.4, f1.8 or f2.8. They are normally used for indoor shots such as in bars, during performances or indoor sport venues. A photographer can be split into two categories; 1. A prime lens user and 2. A zoom lens user. This doesn't mean that they don't use the other type of lens, but prefer using one sort over the other. I like prime lenses but tend to use zooms because I'm always finding myself in a situation where I've got the wrong prime lens mounted. Some would call me lazy but there are situations where you just can't zoom with your feet and zoom lenses are excellent for just this reason. 1092
E-M5 Focal Length: 114 mm Aperture: f/5.8 Exposure Time: 1/125 sec ISO: 200 • Panasonic • Olympus • OM-D • 14-140 f4-5.6
08/08/13  Panasonic G Vario 14-140 f4-5.8I don't think I heard a bad band all day. This one consisted of all age graoups and were pretty jazzy in style. Normally not my sort of thing but quite entertaining and they pulled a large crowd. It was difficult to find a spot for a clear shot. 1307
E-M5 Focal Length: 140 mm Aperture: f/5.8 Exposure Time: 1/320 sec ISO: 200 • Panasonic • Olympus • OM-D • 14-140 f4-5.6
08/02/13  Panasonic G Vario 14-140 f4-5.8I've shown this floating barbeque platform before. It seems that whenever a fair or something similar is on, this float comes out too, but only during fair weather. Personally I think it's a great idea, especially with the umbrella to shade the people from the sun. The weather here in Germany hasn't been good at all this spring and summer but it seems to have settled now and we will get some sort of summer. Heavy rain has caused extensive flooding, this being the second time after the flood of the century in 2002. People have been wiped out for a second time; I just don't know where they get the drive and energy to rebuild their lives again. I have to take my hat off to these people, because this sort of flooding is devastating. This is the first time that I've used this combination of Olympus OM-D and the Panasonic G Vario 14-140 f4-5.8. This is the original lens that I bought with my Panasonic G1 camera because I thought I would get more into video. Well, the video idea just didn't take off because it's just not me but I kept the lens anyway. It's not half bad. I read on a forum of someone using this combination so I thought I'd give it a try. The combination does tend to be a little front heavy due to the lens but is manageable. As some of you may know, I don't tend to mix lenses from one manufacturer with cameras from another. My belief is that the lenses and cameras are being matched up and that's the way they should be used. This lens is definitely to be used with cameras like the G and GH series from Panasonic. The grip makes all the difference. That's my opinion anyway. Panasonic have now introduced a second version of this lens, it's a little faster and not as heavy which I believe was a good idea from Panasonic. It is also smaller which will make it universally a better lens for other cameras. It is also cheaper. Personally I won't be buying it because I have this one and I have the Olympus mZD 14-150 for that system. I think the 14-150 is one of my most used lenses because it offers good performance over a wide focal range. 1022
E-M5 Focal Length: 95 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec ISO: 200 • Panasonic • Olympus • OM-D • 14-140 f4-5.6
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