Since we’re out there, we might as well try a few things while we’re at it. This edition of CAUGHT shows you a 55sec clip using the OM-D E-M5 hand-held with IS 1. Hold your breath and try to stay as still as possible.
And here’s a little snippet of how it was done.
Here we go!… through the course of testing and previewing the Olympus O-MD E-M5, this first part features its Dynamic Range and High ISO whilst shooting in some of the most interesting and challenging places in Kuala Lumpur… More parts to come.
Check out the full review here…
By: http://www.fullcirclepix.com,
In collaboration with: http://www.robinwong.blogspot.com, &
Featuring some of the coolest music by: http://www.silentscenery.com
Robin Wong is one of the fastest growing photographers in Malaysia with his notable street works. The creator of ‘Shutter Therapy’ Robin often finds himself in the nooks of the streets doing what he loves the most. With style and precision, he’s passion for photography and blogging has much to do with his success. He’s also one of the most daring (to push the limits of the camera) & technical camera reviewers I’ve ever met. After all, he’s still in his 9 to 5 day job as a Geotechnical Engineer.
Music By: Azman Warren.
-Sanjit-
FULLCIRCLEPIX.COM
OMD! Where do I start?
Not too long ago, we had the opportunity to handle the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 and one of the most illustrious bloggers around was on board as well. Though excited, upholding to our challenge, we hit the parks, streets and the nightlife hard.
THIS VIDEO IS – A TEASER – SHOT ENTIRELY WITH THE OM-D E-M5 – THE CHALLENGE.
For more, check out www.robinwong.blogspot.com. Soundtrack by Malwinder Singh
RAW:
Our good friends from Olympus called us some time ago and said that we had some serious testing to do. A new and what I would consider as one of the most ‘hardcore’ top of the line DSLRs they’ve ever produced. Indeed, with that warning in mind, we ripped the streets with total creative freedom in minimal time.
How did we do it?
Use a phone – We buzzed a couple of friends and they rocked as models. We also had behind the scenes crew that offered help from ‘borrowing’ shopping carts, climbing trees, shooting the behind the scenes, hosing down a model and being drenched in water for more than 2 hours!
Use of brains – Given total creative freedom we figured to produce an advertising style image for this ‘monster’ of a camera and since it was still an IP set, we worked our way around a couple of kinks to achieve what you see here.
TECH:
We geared up with the Olympus E-5, a wide zoom lens, a tele zoom lens and a standard 50mm lens, a tonne of batteries of all sorts, tripods, lighting stands, reflectors, two electronic flashes & a circus troop of friends. We sandwiched ‘the victims / models’ between the lights and messed with the reflector when necessary. Very basic photography with brilliant outcomes!
One of our models’ feedback:
“I was the poor victim destined to be drenched. Well, I did agree to it! The shoot is not as easy as it looks for the model cause it was done at night and when they stopped pouring/hosing water on to me, between shots when the photographer was busy previewing his shots, it felt so very cold! Prune looking fingers happen very quickly too and it can look ugly in the picture, so make sure if you do this, make it a short shoot! Keeping your eyes open when there is water being poured on you is very difficult. So, I kept my eyes closed until I was asked to open them, just for the shot. But with eyes closed, it still turned out pretty well!”
A project by:
Sanjitpaal Singh
Nik Muhammad Hafiz
Ravinder Kaur
Suzane Samy
Sarah Rahman
Mahayon Rosli
Ku.Saravanan
Our favorite wildlife photographer, Sanjitpaal Singh has recently been bestowed the honor of being one of the very few people to handle the latest Olympus DSLR E-5, before it hits the Malaysian market.
Due to arrive in November 2010, this camera was put to the test by Sanjit and this time, there were no wildlife involved! Gasp! That’s right. Sanjit attempted something different instead. All we can say is that there was lots of water and women. Interesting eh? 😉
Here’s a sneak preview to what is upcoming. Stay tuned, we’ll be putting up lots of pictures and reviews on the Olympus E-5. If you want more, make sure you head down to the Kuala Lumpur Photo Fest 29th to 31st October 2010, Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, to attend a talk by Sanjit for his reviews on the E-5.
