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Olympus E-P1 - What Does It Mean?
Written by Ken Norton   
Jun 16, 2009 at 07:51 PM

Olympus has now officially introduced the E-P1. There are other sites giving you all the technical details to satisfy most people's desires. We could regurgitate the same specifications and feature lists as you've seen everywhere else, but Zone-10 is about more than specifications--we are about usability and the art of taking pictures, however in due course, we will have our review. The Olympus E-P1 is actually something revolutionary, something not seen in decades--certainly nothing introduced in my lifetime. Something that possibly few understand--even industry insiders. Something that could possibly take on a life of its own.

 

 

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The Olympus Infinity Stylus Zoom.  Weatherproof, pocket-sized, optical viewfinder and built-in zoom lens. Is it the shape of things to come? 

 

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From Pen to Micro Four-Thirds
Written by Ken Norton   
Jun 05, 2009 at 10:24 PM

From Pen to Micro Four-Thirds – Scripted for History


Olympus revisits the Pen design rulebook


Khen Lim, Zone-10


With less than two weeks to go, we’re told that the horse has bolted already. Throughout the Internet, news are hot that Olympus’ first Micro Four-Thirds camera has already seen the light of day and some have reported that it even has a name now. Some forms of specifications are documented and everyone’s getting excited. I’m sure Olympus management personnel are getting hot around the collar as well...

 

 

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Last Updated ( Jun 11, 2009 at 08:49 PM )
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Olympus E-620 Product Review
Written by Khen Lim   
May 25, 2009 at 11:58 AM

620_01a © Copyright Marianne Loh, Zone-10 2009. All Rights Reserved.

Captured using E-30 at f5.0, 1/10 sec, ISO 640, 16mm (14-54mm Mk II)

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Half Frame, Half Century
Written by Khen Lim   
May 19, 2009 at 09:52 PM

Half Frame, Half Century


Fifty Years of the Olympus Pen


Khen Lim, Zone-10 LLC

 

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 © Copyright Olympus Imaging Corporation, 2007

 

  

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M43 - Confirmed Introduction Date - June 15, 2009
Written by Ken Norton   
May 13, 2009 at 12:09 PM

m43 logo standard - whiteTOKYO – Circulating rumours of Olympus pulling back its Micro Four-Thirds introduction by a solitary day has been confirmed to be true. And so it’s now June 15 2009. And together with this piece of news is that up till this minute, there are still final touches yet to be made and they probably won’t all be made until the last second. Olympus, probably more so than others, prefers this modus operandi to keep everyone guessing as much as to have all its options open.

Some of the issues yet to be fully resolved revolves around its final name (nothing we can tell you here since this is the most tightly kept secrets), body colour schema, initial lens lineup and feature mix. Well, that pretty much rounds up the whole camera, I suppose, but for almost everyone, the body colour scheme remains a hotly discussed item on the Internet.

The original Photokina and PMA orange is definitely out. It wasn’t a very good red herring either. But then there were hot news about the anniversary celebrations of the Olympus Pen and Pen-F in Tokyo and Olympus Plaza in Shinjuku only recently. I’ll say this much – it’s all very clever stuff from Olympus’ marketing people. There’s a bit of truth in associating the new M43 camera with the Pen but it’s not the whole real McCoy either. The anniversary celebrations whipped up some nice editorial space for Olympus!

Anyway the earlier touted chrome-silver schema remains very much alive but Olympus is already working on variations that may be launched concurrently or in later stages. Among these variations are black but there are others that are reminiscent of the mju-mini but not quite that bold this time.

Surprise, surprise, there is no built-in flash for this model. Neither is there an optical viewfinder. Will the new M43 series also adopt the FL-series hotshoe flash models? Hmmm, maybe not. Actually I’m almost certain it won’t.

Things are definitely heating up now for one of the most anticipated digital cameras and assuredly the most exciting new platform we've seen in recent years. Zone-10 will continue to monitor these developments closely.

 

Ken Norton

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Last Updated ( May 13, 2009 at 12:48 PM )
Featured Picture of the Week - Shadow Play
Written by Ken Norton   
May 09, 2009 at 06:17 PM

Fire escape shadow and brick wall. Grinnell, Iowa.

 

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 Shadow Play, Olympus E-1, Zuiko 14-54, ISO 100, F4.5 at 1/160

 

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That's Not a Bokeh. This is a Bokeh
Written by Ken Norton   
May 05, 2009 at 10:26 PM

A lunchtime outing with an OM-4T, a Zuiko 300 F4.5 telephoto lens and a small field of tulips. (click on title for full article and additional images).

 

 

Image12-web Isolated Tulip. Olympus OM-4T, Zuiko 300/4.5, extension tubes, Kodak Gold 200

 

 

 

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Last Updated ( May 05, 2009 at 11:59 PM )
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So You Want to be an Assistant Wedding Photographer
Written by Ken Norton   
Apr 30, 2009 at 12:40 PM

Every photographer evenually gets interested in being an assistant wedding photographer. This is a terrific way of building experience and learning while getting paid for it.  Others may view this as "easy money" without the hassles of marketing, billing and dealing the the clients.

 

However, invariably, you will be asked to provide your own equipment, but the studio will require that your equipment be up to a minimum standard. You look at the $200 the studio will pay you and say "hey, this is great!"

 

Or is it?  This article delves into how to determine YOUR costs to work as a wedding photographer assistant.

 

 

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Olympus OM-2S Battery Issues
Written by Ken Norton   
Apr 28, 2009 at 11:11 AM

The Olympus OM-2S (Program) is an unique camera body in the line-up of pro-bodies from Olympus' film era. Unfortunately, there are fears about this camera which really are greater than they should be. This article explains the concerns and places those concerns in perspective of the rewards of the camera.

 

 

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The World Awaits the Maverick Innovator - Olympus Predictions
Written by Ken Norton   
Apr 25, 2009 at 10:40 PM

Nothing begets success more than success itself. That’s a fact that is difficult to deny. When you’re on a roll, you’re almost unstoppable. In many cases, there is a turning point when the tides of fortune began to ride to the shores. For example, Epson’s burgeoning success in the printer business didn’t begin recently but as long ago as when IBM licensed them to standardise the ESCP printer language for IBM desktop computers. For Olympus’ digital age, that began with the E-400, a model exclusively available only in the European continent...

 

 

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More on the Olympus Micro Four-Thirds (M43) Platform
Written by Ken Norton   
Apr 20, 2009 at 09:15 AM
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Logo (c) Copyright Olympus Imaging Corporation, 2008-2009 
 
Tokyo, April 20 2009
 
June 16 2009 is the OPR – ‘Official Product Release’ – for Olympus’ first Micro Four-Thirds (M43) model but definitely not the most definitive. For that December will hold even more clues. Nonetheless this mid-year, the industry will sit up and take notice. 
 
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Exposure Control in the Darkoom
Written by Ken Norton   
Apr 15, 2009 at 09:05 AM
There are four distinct ways of controlling the exposure of a sheet of photographic paper:  Aperture, Time, Height and Development.

Aperture:  Controls the amount of light passing through the lens.
Time: Controls how long light will be passing through the lens.
Height:  Inverse-Square law.
Development:  Push/pull, etc.
 
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