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Iceland E-M1

Iceland welcomes the Olympus OMD E-M1. Dramatic as it is spectacular, Iceland is the perfect backdrop to test the new Olympus flagship. Breathtaking scenery, with challenging dynamic range via the watery, icy and volcanic landscape. Armed with an array of lenses (m4/3) 12mm, 75-300mm & (4/3) 12-60mm SWD, 7-14mm & 8mm fisheye this was to be my third visit to this wonderful country. A perfect playground to push the new Extreme mirror-less dslr replacement and its host of features such as 'live bulb', time lapse, art filters and test the water/freeze proof qualities. All pics are captured with the E-M1 except those on the last 2 pages with myself in action - these give a pictorial insight of how I work the camera to get the shots, and were captured with the OMD E-M5.
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    Blue Lagoon Geothermal pools. Olympus E-M1, 12-60mm SWD 4/3 lens. F5, 1/400s, ISO 200. Shot using the new Key line art filter. An interesting filter this and more of the artistic side. It works particularly well with buildings (strong lines).
    Seljalandsfoss waterfall. Olympus E-M1, 8mm fisheye 4/3 lens. , ISO 200. Another spectacular waterfall and one you can walk behind. This shot captured with the 4/3 8mm fisheye which had no problem exposing or focusing when used on the E-M1 (with adapter). So pleased to know that my 4/3 lenses are producing equally, if not better images with the E-M1.
    Aurora over Blue Lagoon Geothermal pools. Olympus E-M1, 12mm m4/3 lens. Good solar geomagnetic forecast (and clear skies) allowed for Aurora opportunities. During the daytime I located a good foreground subject (Geothermal pool with its milky blue water) with a view to returning later that evening. This was composed & shot with the live bulb mode which allowed me to perfectly expose the Aurora brightness. A very useful tool indeed for this subject (especially when stitching). I shot numerous images of the aurora using the m4/3 12mm lens & the 4/3 lenses (8mm & 7-14mm) and the m4/3 12mm won hands down in exposure speed & quality. It handled the low light far quicker and better than the 4/3 series I found.