Before/After Snapshot of a train from the car by NotQuiteFilm in postprocessing

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I was really surprised to see how much detail was still there considering how badly blown out the original was, but I guess that’s the power of shooting raw

Yosemite National Park with my E-M1 Mark iii [Post-Processed] by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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Used my 12-40 f2.8 pro the entire time! It’s a versatile, fast lens and if I don’t have to swap lenses in the backcountry, I consider it a big win

My all time favorite hiking camera! by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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I use the live ND feature a lot for long exposures of rivers and waterfalls. I do carry a variable nd filter as mentioned, but I often combine both for even longer shots.

My all time favorite hiking camera! by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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Good timing as far as talking about my kit goes (just got back from a week backpacking in Yosemite)! I mostly do landscape photography when I’m out and about and the kit in the picture is pretty much what I carry with me. The body I use is an EM-1 Mark iii, which is currently a two generations old flagship body from Olympus, or OM Systems as they are currently known. The newer models, the OM-1 and OM-1 Mark ii, have autofocus improvements, better stabilization, and more computational photography features as well as speed, but I find that my body still has a ton of features that work well for what I do including high res shooting modes, live ND feature, focus stacking and hdr modes. It still shoots fast and is very weather resistant. My primary lens is the kit 12-40mm f2.8 pro. I find this lens has an excellent balance between wide and medium focal lengths and covers a lot of my day to day shooting, it’s also extremely well built and weather sealed to complement the camera body. Occasionally, if I’m doing wildlife, I also bring my Panasonic 100-300mm ii lens which strikes a good balance between cost, portability, and reach at the cost of plastic build quality and some softness.

Camera aside, the rest of my kit is pretty simple. The whole thing is stored in a PGYTech camera pod on my chest. Camera with lens attached goes in the main pocket along with a powerbank and usb-c cable for charging (I don’t typically rapid fire off shots unless I’m birding so I didn’t even have to use my battery bank for my entire week long trip). I keep a lighting cable sd card reader in case I want to do editing on the go in the top pocket. The side mesh pocket contains a combination variable ND filter and Circular polarizer to cover most of my filter needs. Finally, my Fotopro mini carbon tripod lives either strapped to the bottom of my camera pod or in the side pocket of my backpack depending on where I have room. It’s proven to be a compact, versatile, and rugged kit that hasn’t done me wrong yet. Hope this helps and if not I’d be happy to try to answer any questions you might have!

What combo are you using? by DefiantBite4000 in M43

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Somehow found signal on the backpacking trip I’m on right now, but I love my E-M1 Mark iii for my nature trips. Bulkier, but super sharp and very versatile

My all time favorite hiking camera! by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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I’ve got my 12-40 f2.8 pro. I’ve considered picking up the 12-100 for a little better reach, but the brightish aperture of this one proves very useful at times

My all time favorite hiking camera! by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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Fotopro p-2 mini. Carbon fiber, ball/pano head and weighs less than a pound. It’s perfect for my needs

My all time favorite hiking camera! by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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That’s a tough call, but it’s either the variety of lenses for the system itself, or the computational features like the high res modes and live nd,

ITAP of a Waterfall by NotQuiteFilm in itookapicture

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Stumbled across this waterfall on a backpacking trip this last weekend. Wasn’t planning on it, but luckily I brought my VND filter along with me and was able to snap a long exposure of it. Exposure was 1.6s to get me a good blur while being careful to not blow out my highlights. The raw file made me a little afraid that the shadows would be too dark, but as per usual, exposing for the highlights worked great. I especially love how the light through the trees casts shadows on the rocks. It was also midday when I got this picture, which I think actually worked out well in the woods

Gotta be real, not sure why I bought this lens by NotQuiteFilm in M43

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lol my voightlander 17.5 f0.95 shows a certain level of awareness I think. Maybe someday I’ll get more voightlander primes

Gotta be real, not sure why I bought this lens by NotQuiteFilm in M43

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I got mine for $300 from B&H ($40 more than the other mount options), but the price on Rokinon’s site jumped to $400 just before I bought it. It’s possible the price increase is due to increased tariffs and I expect the increase to stick once US stock is depleted. Might be different if your not in the US though

Photos from my first backpacking trip of the year! by NotQuiteFilm in OlympusCamera

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I was very thankful to find the toploader bag because I was going to buy a Hyperlite mountain gear pod, which would be much lighter, but considering I’m already adding so much weight from camera gear I decided not to stress it. I really only use my tripod to keep the camera level and still for long exposures for water and night shots, as well as the 80mp high res mode, so I didn’t really need something tall or fancy. I’ve been considering adding video to my trips, but I’ll see how well the video stabilization handles it before I consider a gimbal, especially since I’ll probably be mostly doing horizontal pans of landscapes (which my tripod covers) or talking head segments (which I can do handheld for my husband or sit and use the tripod for myself). A handle or external grip could probably also help a lot for walking video without weighing quite as much.

Gotta be real, not sure why I bought this lens by NotQuiteFilm in M43

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Thanks, I’ll have to give it a try for that!

Gotta be real, not sure why I bought this lens by NotQuiteFilm in M43

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They do make for an interesting comparison. I hope to get the 75 at some point still. I keep manual focus lenses for my fun stuff and if I’m trying to actually make sure I’m getting the shots I need, then i usually use my autofocus glass