Luckypenguin
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Name
- Nic
I just returned from a week's honeymoon in the Cook Islands. For those unfamiliar with the Cook Islands, they are an island group in the South Pacific, just on the "wrong" side of the International Date Line so they are one of the last nations on earth to see the sun set on any given day. We stayed on Rarotonga which is the main island and is home to the (blink and you'll miss it) capital of Avarua. Rarotonga is a volcanic island with the remains of ancient craters in the middle surrounded by low-lying land and beaches. 32km around, maximum speed limit 50km/h. The weather was a bit hit-and-miss with about half rain and half sunshine.
The following are a series of images taken while we were there. This was a much different type of holiday than I would usually take, and since we were based in the one place for the entire week I took the opportunity to take my Micro 4/3 cameras (E-PL1 + GH1) travelling for the first time, and compare them back-to-back with the ubiquitous Canon DSLR (500D) that I have always travelled with previously. Unfortunately my conclusion was that I would ideally travel with both on a longer trip!
The following are a selection of images from the E-PL1 and GH1:
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#1 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#2 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#3 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#4 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#5 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#6 E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7
#7 E-PL1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#8 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#9 GH1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#10 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#11 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#12 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
#13 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#14 E-PL1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
#15 E-PL1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
#16 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#17 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#18 E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7
#19 E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7
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#20 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#21 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#22 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#23 GH1 + 20mm f1.7
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#24 E-PL1 + 17mm f2.8
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#25 E-PL1 + 17mm f2.8
Here's a selection of pics from the Canon:
#26 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#27 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#28 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#29 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#30 500D + Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6
#31 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#32 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#33 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#34 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#35 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#36 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#37 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
I did have a few thoughts to relate on the merits of each system but it's a bit late here now so I might add them sometime tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
The following are a series of images taken while we were there. This was a much different type of holiday than I would usually take, and since we were based in the one place for the entire week I took the opportunity to take my Micro 4/3 cameras (E-PL1 + GH1) travelling for the first time, and compare them back-to-back with the ubiquitous Canon DSLR (500D) that I have always travelled with previously. Unfortunately my conclusion was that I would ideally travel with both on a longer trip!
The following are a selection of images from the E-PL1 and GH1:
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#1 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#2 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#3 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#4 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#5 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#6 E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7
#7 E-PL1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#8 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#9 GH1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
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#10 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#11 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#12 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
#13 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#14 E-PL1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
#15 E-PL1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
#16 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#17 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#18 E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7
#19 E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7
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#20 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#21 GH1 + 9-18mm f4-5.6
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#22 E-PL1 + 14-140mm f4-5.8
#23 GH1 + 20mm f1.7
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#24 E-PL1 + 17mm f2.8
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#25 E-PL1 + 17mm f2.8
Here's a selection of pics from the Canon:
#26 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#27 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#28 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#29 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#30 500D + Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6
#31 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#32 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#33 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#34 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
#35 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#36 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
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#37 500D + 17-55mm f2.8
I did have a few thoughts to relate on the merits of each system but it's a bit late here now so I might add them sometime tomorrow.
Thanks for looking