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and a distance /depth of field scale just like the old days,barrel distortion? 
Here she poses for Ian, using that 45mm which I think he was rather pleased to get his hands on.
I saw this chap approaching and waited until he was between Ian and Fay, seemingly oblivious that he was walking through a photo shoot.
Those barrels were an obvious subject for the camera in the limited confines of our venue.
Got the shot!
How low can you go? Sometimes you have to get down and get with it to get the right angle for the shot
Another one of Fay posing
And then the photographer in her started to come out, looking pretty handy at handling a Pen herself
I sneaked a couple of shots of the other customers outside the bar that hosted us. This one was a grab shot from the hip
And this subject was so engrosed that I just lent over and clicked. Apparently the shutter hasn't changed but I swear it seems quieter than on my E-PL1
Lastly, I wanted to try a low light interior shot at ISO 3200. I set the aperture to f2 and focused on the foreground glasses to see how much I could render the other customers out of focus. To me, noise control looks pretty good
Despite initial misgivings over the handling of the Pen, notably my specific physical problems with wheels and dials rather than buttons on small cameras (the bigger controls of the E-3 cause me less problems), I quickly adapted to the E-P3 and found it a delight to use. The larger optional grip that was fitted made things a lot easier for me and although small the camera is actually re-assurringly heavy, which is bound to help when using longer lenses. Perhaps the biggest step forward on this camera is the focusing; it's not just quick it's instantaneous. I don't think quicker would be possible! When reading the specs I pretty much saw touch screen focusing and shutter release as a gimmick, but although I didn't use it much this evening I'm now convinced of its value for moving subjects and appreciate the amount of extra control it gives the photographer.
I know we are all impatient and somewhat worried about the direction in which Olympus appears to be going, but as the Pen range develops and improves the more I see it as the future, the way to go.
Many thanks to Ian, Mark Thackara and his team for staging this event and giving me the opportunity to get some real hands on experience with some terrific new equipment.
Here she poses for Ian, using that 45mm which I think he was rather pleased to get his hands on.
I saw this chap approaching and waited until he was between Ian and Fay, seemingly oblivious that he was walking through a photo shoot.
Those barrels were an obvious subject for the camera in the limited confines of our venue.
Got the shot!
How low can you go? Sometimes you have to get down and get with it to get the right angle for the shot
Another one of Fay posing
And then the photographer in her started to come out, looking pretty handy at handling a Pen herself
I sneaked a couple of shots of the other customers outside the bar that hosted us. This one was a grab shot from the hip
And this subject was so engrosed that I just lent over and clicked. Apparently the shutter hasn't changed but I swear it seems quieter than on my E-PL1
Lastly, I wanted to try a low light interior shot at ISO 3200. I set the aperture to f2 and focused on the foreground glasses to see how much I could render the other customers out of focus. To me, noise control looks pretty good
Despite initial misgivings over the handling of the Pen, notably my specific physical problems with wheels and dials rather than buttons on small cameras (the bigger controls of the E-3 cause me less problems), I quickly adapted to the E-P3 and found it a delight to use. The larger optional grip that was fitted made things a lot easier for me and although small the camera is actually re-assurringly heavy, which is bound to help when using longer lenses. Perhaps the biggest step forward on this camera is the focusing; it's not just quick it's instantaneous. I don't think quicker would be possible! When reading the specs I pretty much saw touch screen focusing and shutter release as a gimmick, but although I didn't use it much this evening I'm now convinced of its value for moving subjects and appreciate the amount of extra control it gives the photographer.
I know we are all impatient and somewhat worried about the direction in which Olympus appears to be going, but as the Pen range develops and improves the more I see it as the future, the way to go.
Many thanks to Ian, Mark Thackara and his team for staging this event and giving me the opportunity to get some real hands on experience with some terrific new equipment.
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