JGobeil
Nature Photographer
Hi Carlos,
I forgot to mention that, already before coming across the issue with black/underexposed frames, I had removed the AF confirm chip when using with EM-5 since I believe it was the cause of weird behavior and since it was reprogrammed by the EM-5 camera anyway without me asking for it, it was kind of useless. And the EVF + magnification is a better solution anyway.
I went out for a photo session yesterday evening, using A mode. Out of about 50 frames: 1 slightly underxposed about -0.5 EV, about 20 underexposed about -1.5 EV, 5 severely underexposed -3EV or worse and about 20 black frames. Exposure times were in the range 1/1000 to 1/1600 s which does not make sense. Looking at good results from previous sessions in similar light conditions I was shooting at typically 1/400. So something is wrong, I just don't get what it is. The exposure us OK with a 12-50 lens.
So I was wondering if the F/0.0 could be the source of errors and leading to unpredictable results. (I would have expected the camera to report -.- or "unknown", but not 0.0 which is not possible.)
I updated the FW last night to 1.6, maybe that will help. Will test again today
Do you know if there a way to reset the camera to factory settings?
Out of curiosity - what light measuring are you using? Evaluative, centre weighted, spot?
/Tord
Hi Tord,
Weird things also happened to me while learning how to use the OM-D. There is so much to learn and try. In all cases, resetting to factory values fixed the problem. Contrary to other cameras, studying the manual in greath depth is mandatory.
To reset to factory value:
Menu > Shooting Menu 1 > Reset/Myset > Reset > Full > Push ENTER > Yes > Push Enter
Important: When you see Full, you must push Enter. Do not use the Right Arrow. You won't have a full reset unless you see the Orange color message "Caution Resetting all settings".
You should also adjust the Anti-Shock to make sure shutter shock does not blur your pictures. The recommended value is 1/8 sec. It is mostly dangerous at speeds around 1/125 sec, which you should try to avoid. Set it like this:
menu > Custom Menu E > Anti-shock = 1/8 sec.
Also, if you want to use IS, make sure you set the focal lenght of manual lenses to the one of your scope, including TC, TN or Barlow. Here is how it is done:
- Click OK to get the SCP
- Highlight the IS box
- Click OK
- Click INFO
- The highlighted number on the right is the Focal Length. If you haven't changed it, it should be 50. Change it with the sub dial, the one under the shutter. You can go up to 1000mm. Select the closest value available.
Enjoy
Jules