Glennn
Veteran
- Location
- New Jersey, USA
- Name
- Glen
Holy smokes.... I just put the GX85 in my hand... it feels like a massive ship anchor in comparison with the GM1...
For me it went the other way as I put my Elmar on in place of the Nikkor. A bit lighter and much more compact when collapsedHoly smokes.... I just put the GX85 in my hand... it feels like a massive ship anchor in comparison with the GM1...
I have a number of these locations; I refer to them as my "usual suspects"Many subjects required repeat visits over the month. Some finally gave me something I wanted; others never did. But I still may go back.
Its a good plan, am somewhat leery towards the single years, though.July 22 -> February 23 -> September 23 -> April 24 -> November 24 -> June 25 -> January 26 -> August 26 -> March 27 -> October 27 -> May 28 -> December 28 (-> July 29)
Six years for a complete cycle, two of which would contain only one "Single in" challenges ...
What's your take?
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I'd also be grateful for some opinions as to a slight adjustment of the "Single in" rhythm - either by adjusting it just occasionally (every three years or so, by one month) or adopting a rhythm that, over time, will have us do all months. The latter could be achieved by seven or eleven month rhythms - or five, but that'd mean overdoing it; truth be told, I'm a bit wary of seven as well ... Eleven, on the other hand, seems a bit slow: It'd mean basically one challenge a year - which would meet the former yearly rhythm; yes, there were once only "Single in January" and "Oktoberfest" (German spelling!) challenges. As far as I am concerned, hitting all seasons over the course of three years is already nice. A seven month rhythm, on the other hand, would lead to quite an interesting pattern, plus it would have as walk through all of the months comparatively quickly:
July 22 -> February 23 -> September 23 -> April 24 -> November 24 -> June 25 -> January 26 -> August 26 -> March 27 -> October 27 -> May 28 -> December 28 (-> July 29)
Six years for a complete cycle, two of which would contain only one "Single in" challenges ...
What's your take?
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There may come a time when I can host but not participate ... But that's completely unrelated to whatever cycle we choose.For me, the 7 month cycle would be doable. Agree with your thoughts on 5 and 11 months. And if the 7 month cycle is problematic for whatever reason at some point, I could just skip that cycle.
Agreed. A familiar spot can be a great thing. Iām usually a hot mess photo wise when I visit a new location. There is a reservoir and park about 20 minutes from me itās been a great and convenient location that Iāve spent many hours at photographing in all seasons. When I get tired of it, I stop for a bit and returning is like visiting an old friend at it was this past Saturday.I have a number of these locations; I refer to them as my "usual suspects"
That said, I find some of my best work has come from going back to them time and time again around the wheel of the year. Perhaps if you continue to explore your subjects that same way you can find some gems as well.
I bought a like new Sears 50mm f1.7 manual lens last year for $10. I wanted a fast lens on the cheap. The things that shooting fully manual taught me are worth their weight in gold.I was very happy with my choice for this challenge. I grew up with autofocus and only in recent years have I dabbled with manual lenses. The thought of limiting myself to a manual lens for everything was a little daunting I have to admit! It did not take long though for my confidence in focussing to improve. The Pen F has some great focus peaking/magnify functions to aid my learning curve of course!
The Pen F has had mixed reviews over the years regarding the various customisable colour/mono profiles with the inbuilt Jpeg engine, with an opinion that it was too Jpeg focussed, so maybe not considered to be a "serious" camera!? I personally really like the "vintage" feel I can get with this body. With the added bonus that I can apply these same custom profiles to my raw images using the Olympus Workspace raw developer, this means I can get the best of both worlds. For this challenge, I decided to use just OOC Jpegs, with said custom profiles. A few tweaks in PP here and there, such as cropping and maybe a bit of denoising where needed.
Overall, It's a joy to use, it looks great, loads of buttons to assign to different functions, and small enough that it makes it easy to take with me pretty much everywhere I go. Love it so much, I have 2 of them, so of course this means I am biased! haha!
The vintage 1960s lens has it's flaws compared to the modern offerings of course, but has it's character, and is definitely sharp enough when stopped down a little for most scenarios.
All in all, a very enjoyable month with my first forum challenge. Some great photos posted by others, which inspired me to get out and take more photos every day. Thanks to @MoonMind for overseeing it all, and thanks to everyone for taking part! Love your work!
PS, I'm happy with the 7 month cycle. Bear in mind though that if I take part in Feb '23, then be warned as most of my photos will probably be baby orientated! haha!
Welcome to the GM or tiny MFT club. When I was actively shooting the GM5 and was looking for a bigger/more featured MFT, every millimetre counted. It felt like the GX9, E-M10, E-M5 were much bigger and bulkier. After going into a camera store again, I realised how truly small the whole system is as the lenses dictate the overall size. For me, though, a 10-year old, MFT is so much more than enough to satisfy my Linear ProPhoto RGB needs. We're really living in a time period where there's just so many choices.Holy smokes.... I just put the GX85 in my hand... it feels like a massive ship anchor in comparison with the GM1...