New purchase accessories for OM-d

I was sponsored  by my company to shoot photos for their websites. With the amount given, I got myself the battery grip from Olympus to add onto the small body of OM__D. The purpose of this grip was to enhance the grip especially when a larger lens like the 45-200mm lens is mounted. It also serve another purpose, to increase the battery life as it can be mounted with 2 batteries. The last purpose give confidence to my subjects as after the last decade, people are used to seeing big DSLR in professional shoot. Seeing a Pen or OM-D, people may have doubts. Even fellow photographers who are using full frame or APS_C DSLR will have doubts. As many seasoned photographer knows, 4/3 or m4/3 format can produced great professional images too. Other purchases are the 45-200mm from Panasonic and a Nissin Flash. My purpose of the flash is mainly for fill-in purpose, therefore I did not opt for a more sophisticated flash system.


As many may comment, that the grip defeat the purpose of the mirror less format as it will enlarge the small form factor. However do note that I am 100% in this system and I do not have a DSLR anymore. With the grip, I will have a choice of removing it if I am on easy/travel or light weight mode. I need the grip for serious stuff like event and nature shoot. Therefore, I think Olympus design of the OM-D system is a winner.

OM-D with HLD-6 grip

Another configuration. Without the additional battery pack.

Getting ready for event shoot. Mounted with the 45-200mm.

Pulau Ubin on National day

Got up early and brought my family to the island called Pulua Ubin. This island is the last remaining place in Singapore where we can still find villagers and rustic environment.
We reached the jetty around 8am and was glad as there was still no crowd yet as it is a public holiday.
We brought some snack and drinks there. We had a hike and a simple picnic. Overall it is a nice experience. Brought along with me is the Olympus OM-D and it's weather-proof kit lens 12-50mm. It is a versetile lens although it may not be a great lens for indoor use. The macro mode on the lens works.The more I use this camera the more I like it. The art filters are really fun to use. The auto-focus is a breeze with no hesitation. The built-in EVF and it's metal body combo makes it a "complete" camera. The small body size and big image quality output again is the winner

m4/3 group Sunrise Outing

I joined the members from the forum Clubsnap this morning for a sunrise outing. This outing is mainly a gathering of m4/3 or 4/3 camera systems. It was organised by one of the senior member in the forum. It was a great outing and able to meet up the real people is good. We had good discussion the techniques and also about equipment.

Here are some of the shots. All taken by OM-D 12-50mm kit lens or 7.5 mm fisheye.

1) 12-50mm City lights

2) 7.5mm lens, sunrise

3) 7.5mm lens

 4) The new Panasonic G5

5) OM_D

6) All the m4/3 users