Olympus Four Thirds Revolution

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About a year ago after a lot of reading & research I decided to bite the bullet and
invest in an Olympus Four Thirds System and I must say that regardless of the occasional
negative and often biased opinion, I have found that it has added an entirely new and exciting dimension to my images.
My entry into 4/3rds photography was by way of an E-520, followed soon thereafter with an E-3.

The essential difference between conventional cameras and the 4/3rds system
is the telecentric lens employed by the latter, through which light travels in parallel beams
and strikes the sensor at an angle of 90 degees instead of convergently. The result is significantly
greater colour depth and uniform sharpness from centre to the borders
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Yesterday at 5:00AM it was minus three degrees Celsius as I reluctantly dragged myself from
a warm cosy bed to shoot a gathering of balloonists and aerobatic pilots do their stuff at the Wangaratta Aero Club.
This was how I spent day three as a new resident of the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, - so how cool was that!
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E-3 Aperture Mode @ 18mm @ 1/60 @ F5.0 @ Fill-in flash @ iso100

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt331/OlyE3/Balloon-002.jpg
E-3 Aperture Mode @ 42mm @ 1/100 @ F5.6 @ iso100

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L) E-3 Aperture Mode @ 14mm @ 1/100 @ F5.6 @ iso100
R) E-3 Aperture Mode @ 15mm @ 1/250 @ F5.6 @ iso100 @ -0.7EV
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Nice images!!!

I stupidly sold my GF1 4/3rds camera and missed it so have bought another. They really do give another dimension to photography!
 
I just got mine yesterday and I really like it too. Thanks for sharing those pics - what was in the blue bag/sack/wrapping, suspended from the balloon?
 
Thanks Andy - and boy, you do get around the forum don't you mate! :thumbs:!

If you, or anyone else is interested in seeing more of the shoot, I posted some others to Hot Air Balloon Launch in the General Photo Sharing forum
 
neenee said:
I just got mine yesterday and I really like it too. Thanks for sharing those pics - what was in the blue bag/sack/wrapping, suspended from the balloon?
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Hi neenee - glad you like the E-3, it's a fascinating camera, unconventional but once you get used to it, it works magic.
The heavy duty blue bag is for stowing the balloon away in when it lands and is about the size of a hay bale. The balloon pilot is in constant radio contact with the ground crew who must retrieve it and the passengers wherever it lands. The job of the pilot is to ensure that isn't on top of a big tree! LOL
Hot Air Balloon Launch
 
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