The more I revisit old Japan files, the more I find. Some are known, just not looked at. Some feel like someone else took them. I know I was there, but only the image proves it.

I guess the Capture 1 dynamic is part of it, maybe the slow burn of files and even occassionally, the finding of an idea I chased at the time, that I needed to forget and re-see to understand fully.

I am also monumentally sad that the combination of the old EM5 mk1’s and Capture 1 has been discoverred after the best of my set of old EM5’s is passed. I truly respect their low light handling and clarity, something Lightroom robbed me of at the time. Of course I have them acting in concert now, but many other files have come and gone and practices adjusted to suit.

My ideal camera now would be the EM5 sensor with newer processors, but calibrated towards the same look as the old cameras processors.

To their credit, I cannot now tell the difference between their and the newer Pen F files, something I used to be able to do. Lightroom made the EM5 files look gritty and simple. C1 has elevated them to the Pen F level.

To be honest, I would take a pair of new EM5’s right now, maybe with a thumb nubbin added and maybe a 400k shutter.