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Giant OM-3 photo settings spreadsheet and best settings files across 5 genres

Giant OM-3 photo settings spreadsheet and best settings files across 5 genres

ByDMcA March 3, 2025March 6, 2025

Following on from my earlier OM-1 settings post, here is a spreadsheet of my top OM-3 photo settings across 5 genres; landscape, birds in flight, street, macro and astro. As…

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OM-3  – not just a hipster street camera?

OM-3  – not just a hipster street camera?

ByDMcA March 2, 2025March 8, 2025

The new OM System OM-3 is the most powerful small digital camera on the market. It achieves this by shoehorning the sensor and imaging pipeline of the pro OM-1 Mark…

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Best lenses for the new OM-3 camera

Best lenses for the new OM-3 camera

ByDMcA February 26, 2025March 3, 2025

The new OM-3 from OM Systems was announced on 6th February 2025. This lovely new camera is a very careful modern rendering of the legendary OM film cameras which were…

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OM1 vs R5, A1 and Z8: which is the best all-round system?

OM1 vs R5, A1 and Z8: which is the best all-round system?

ByDMcA November 20, 2024March 3, 2025

In a separate post, I posed the question of what to take for the once-in-a-lifetime camera trip. Can one camera system be the best at all my photography genres –…

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OM5 custom settings explained

OM5 custom settings explained

ByDMcA June 9, 2024July 6, 2024

Custom settings are a very powerful feature of the OM1 and OM5 cameras. However, there are significant differences between the two cameras in their use. It has taken me a…

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OI share, OM1 and Pixel phones solution

OI share, OM1 and Pixel phones solution

ByDMcA June 8, 2024July 7, 2024

Olympus/OM systems cameras have some exceptionally useful features when connected to smartphones. But there are major issues when using the OM1 camera and Google Pixel phones. This post explains why there are…

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Olympus OM1 compared to Nikon Z7 for long exposure photography

Olympus OM1 compared to Nikon Z7 for long exposure photography

ByDMcA March 30, 2022July 6, 2024

I currently own both the Olympus OM1 and the Nikon Z7. Recently, while waiting for my OM1 to arrive, I spent a week in Cornwall doing long exposure photography of…

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AF for birds in flight with the Sony A9 and the 200-600 zoom

AF for birds in flight with the Sony A9 and the 200-600 zoom

ByDMcA January 17, 2021July 6, 2024

In prior posts I have presented data about AF for birds in flight with the Sony A9 and the 200-600 zoom. I have shown that in challenging conditions , the…

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APSC vs Olympus noise and dynamic range -which is best?

APSC vs Olympus noise and dynamic range -which is best?

ByDMcA January 12, 2021July 6, 2024

While many photographers are under the impression that the Olympus Pro cameras have poor noise quality, they do not think the same about competitive APSC cameras or full frame cameras…

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Noise and DR roundup for Sony A9 and EM1x

Noise and DR roundup for Sony A9 and EM1x

ByDMcA January 7, 2021July 6, 2024

I have posted several earlier articles about noise and dynamic range (DR) compared between the the Olympus EM1x and the Sony A9. They have created quite a lot of controversy…

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  • Birds in Flight
    • Cape Town birds in flight
    • Bempton vertical landings
    • Cambodia: Prek Toal and Siem Pang wildlife reserves
    • Superfast Falcon and Kite shots with the OM1
    • Hawk Conservancy Trust try-out for new OM1 camera
    • Bempton Gannets landing
    • Hogsmill waterbirds
    • Hogsmill songbirds
    • Farne Islands seabirds (and seals)
    • Richmond Pen Ponds Gulls, Duck, Geese and Terns
    • HCT Owls
    • More Richmond Park Pen Ponds
    • Hawk Conservancy Trust Kites
    • Hawk Conservancy Trust Falcons
    • Richmond park Pen Ponds
    • California coastal birds 2020
    • Red Kites at Gigrin – E-M1ii
    • Red Kites at Gigrin – D850
    • Owls at Willows
    • Gannets and Guillemots at Bempton
    • Puffins at Bempton
    • Birds of Prek Toal
    • Sacred Ibis at Cape Town
  • Cars
    • Dick’s cars
    • Wijnlands cars
  • Landscape
    • Moravian Tuscany in April
    • Taiwan – Alishan forest, Tainan skies and Lions Head mountain
    • Taiwan central mountains – Taipingshan to Henuanshan
    • La Rocheliere
    • Lofoten landscapes
    • Lofoten Aurora
    • Yorkshire and Northumberland landscapes and seascapes
    • Watergardens
  • Macro
    • Frozen small things
    • Small things
  • People
    • Apulia Street and Beach
    • Taiwan and Cambodia street
    • Dawn in Wall Street
    • Cape Town Beach and Pier
    • Crab ladies – portraits
    • Crab ladies – the market
    • Crab ladies – the catch
    • Cambodia: Phnom Penh Market portraits
    • Cambodia street, train and sea
    • Batambang market
    • The J&H McA Academy
    • Cambodia: Phnom Penh Market scenes
    • Armageddon
    • Asian portraits
    • Cape Town portraits
    • Crab ladies of Kep
    • Beach
    • Hanoi and Da Nang portraits
    • London
    • Spain and France
  • Sea, river and long exposure
    • Adriatic Trabucci and Seascapes
    • Cape Town Seascapes 1
    • Cape Town seascapes 2
    • Kep sea and river
    • Cambodia: Long exposure shots of Kulen waterfall
    • Cornwall long exposure
    • Around Britain
    • Cape Town
    • London bridges
    • Far east
    • Europe
    • Lofoten Long Exposure Seascapes
    • Gironde carralet
    • USA
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