So what do you do on a cold windy day in summer?

Pick up your longest lens, newest camera and try the most unlikely of things.

One of the reasons I stuck with Olympus, despite it’s possible demise and the possible limited potential growth of the M43 sensor, is the clever tech they are offering now, that may stave off obsolescence* for a while.

Think about the above scenario in Cannon, Sony or Nikon terms;

A hand held 600mm f4 with 2 stops less depth of field, that costs $10,000au+ mounted on a 45+ mp camera (another $5,000au +), at 1/20th ISO 400? A lot of money for a cute exercise in Bokeh management. Up the ISO to engage the Full Frame advantage (and mitigate it’s disadvantages) and the HHHR may still beat it for noise!

HHHR is a likely candidate for indoor group portraits. The higher ISO will effectively triple available lighting** power, which when added to the DoF benefit I have with M43 (2.8 being equal to 5.6 full frame) gains another two stops, giving me a 4-5 stop advantage over a full frame rig.

In the right circumstances I will have both better ISO noise control and higher resolution than some of the best cameras on the market, all for a dirt cheap $2500au total (EM1x Black Friday special and any decent standard lens). To top it off, I then have a top tier sports camera to boot.

*Real world obsolescence, not reviewer scorn.

**No flash in HR modes as it cannot fire with multiple captures, so LED’s or ambient will have to be it.