Micro Four Thirds Camera's

Everything you would want to know about MFT camera's and lens.

http://www.four-thirds.org/en/

http://www.four-thirds.org/en/special/lens_knowledge.html

http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/lens_chart.html

What is "Depth of Field"

Here are some links to articles on depth of field.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/htmls/depth.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

Here are two photo's which I took at different F stops. I focused both on the bird bath. See if you can see the difference with the depth of field. In one, the background is out of focus, where the other one it's in focus.

42mm ISO1000 F5.6 1/100

42mm ISO3200 F22 1/20

Depth of field is governed by three factors: aperture, lens focal length and shooting distance.  

The smaller the aperture, the deeper the depth of field (the other two factors remaining the same). For example, if the lens focal length and the shooting distance stay the same, the depth of field is much deeper at f/16 than at f/1.4. 

The shorter the lens focal length, the deeper the depth of field (the other two factors remaining the same). For example, comparing a 28mm lens with a 50mm lens at the same aperture and shooting distance, depth of field is deeper with the 28mm lens.. 

The greater the shooting distance, the deeper the depth of field. i.e. other two factors remaining the same). For example, if the subject is photographed from three and then from seven meters away, the zone of sharpness in the foreground and background is greater at seven meters.

What is "Shutter Speed"

This is what Wikipedia defines shutter speed as:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_speed

What is "ISO"

ISO explained by shutter skills.com

http://shutterskills.com/understanding-iso-settings-in-digital-camera.html

What is "Aperture"

A good article on what camera aperture is.

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/apershutter/aperture.htm

What is "Focal Length"

Here is an article by dpreiew.com about focal length.

http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Optical/Focal_Length_01.htm

These are test shots using my Olympus MFT 14-42mm & 40-150mm lenes.

 14mm ISO200 F6.3 1/250

 18mm ISO200 F/7.1 1/250

25mm ISO200 F/8.0 1/200

 34mm ISO200 F/8.0 1/160

 40mm ISO200 F/6.3 1/250

 49mm ISO200 F/6.3 1/250

 66mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/250

96mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/250

145mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/200

Review of Olympus E-PL3 Camera by B&H Photo

B&H Photo has very good video reviews of compact system cameras on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pp7JdOCKOU&list=UUHIRBiAd-PtmNxAcLnGfwog&index=201&feature=plpp_video

Grandpet Gwen After A Fun Day of Shopping

This was shot with a 7.5mm fisheye at a 2 foot distance, ISO200 F/4.0 1/40.

Compact System Camera Rumors

This is a great website for reading anything about micro four thirds camera systems.

http://www.cscrumors.com

The Art of Photography iTunes Podcast

This is a very good iTunes podcast about photography which I have been following on my iPad.

http://theartofphotography.tv

Review of Olympus E-PL3 Camera by DPReview

This review I read many times and then decided to buy the Olympus E-PL3 camera.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusepl3

Father & Daughter

This was shot using a Holga lens, 25mm F/8 ISO200 1/40.

7.5mm Bower Fisheye Lens on Youtube

This youtube video sold me on buying this fisheye lens.

http://youtu.be/5TkwTNcS5o4

Photo's taken with a 7.5mm Fisheye Lens

These were the first few photo's I took using my new Bower 7.5mm lens.

7.5mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/100

7.5mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/100

7.5mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/80

7.5mm ISO200 F/5.6 1/80

What is "Holga"

This is wikipedia's take on Holga camera's and lenes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holga

This is where I bought one for my Olympus PEN camera.

http://shop.holgadirect.com/collections/digital-holga-for-olympus-pen/products/holga-pinhole-lens-for-olympus-pen-cameras-hpl-op

These are photo's taken with an my Olympus E-PL3 camera and a plastic Holga lens.

25mm F/8 ISO200 1/80

25mm F/8 ISO200 1/20

25mm F/8 ISO200 1/50

25mm F/8 ISO200 1/50

Olympus Pen E-PL3

Here is the link to the Olympus E-PL3 Camera info on Olympus.com

http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1572

E-PL3 camera, 12-42mm, 40-150mm, 7.5mm fisheye & Holga lens

New Blog about Photography Started Today

I've decided to start a new blog about photography. Recently I bought a new digital camera. It's a Olympus PEN E-PL3. This is a compact system camera utilizing micro four thirds technology.