After years of using my Nikon D850 with my Tamron 90mm macro lens, I recently switched to the OM-1 and its new 90mm macro lens.
The main reason for this switch was the weight and size of my Nikon gear. It was getting a bit too heavy for me after an hour or so in the field. I was considering smaller and lighter options including the Sony lineup.
Then, I got the opportunity to test drive the Olympus OM-1 with their new 90mm macro lens. The day I tried a demo unit of the OM-1, the hand feel of the camera body was quite good. The grip, the dials and some buttons were very similar to my D850.
The decision was made!
Now, I can just pick up the gear and walk to my local park without a second thought and I don't get tired after an hour or two of walking around looking for and shooting stuff. The sheer portability and convenience of the OM-1 made photography more enjoyable for me.
No, I am not getting old...I am not as young as I was at birth :)
I know, I cannot match the quality of images from my D850, or the reach, which has twice the sensor size and more than twice the resolution of the OM-1, but, that was a trade-off I was willing to make. After all, photography is about trade-offs anyway.
The other part of this story is that given the fact that the FoV for a micro four-third camera (MFT), the OM-1, is half of that of a full frame, D850, some kinds of shots would become far more challenging.
As it always happens, different cameras have different feature sets and the UI/UX differs substantially amongst brands. Going with the OM-1 gave me an opportunity to learn a totally new camera body with some features that were quite different from my Nikons.
My Flickr Stream: [ Ссылка ]
The first few images are from the OM-1 and the 90mm Macro lens.
OMDS India: [ Ссылка ]
This is the lens: [ Ссылка ]
GP Pro: [ Ссылка ]. This is where I get my gear from...My earlier Nikon as also my current Olympus OM-1.
