Michael Meissner

For camera control you should not need a data connection, but in the case of firmware updates, you need a data connection to download the firmware.

To be clear, OIShare has a major weakness, and that is what I call highlander syndrome. From the original movie, there are a bunch of nearly immortal beings that are killing each other, saying ...

I would suspect the OM/Olympus cameras do this, but nobody knows the naming structure for the lenses to be updated. If you have a Panasonic body, you can update either the body firmware or the ...

In general, it can act as a remote shutter.  You can set the camera up to either send video to the phone and acts as a touch screen, and from within the app you can do some limited things (set the ...

There are 2 other ways to update the OM-1 firmware. (1) As others have said, the OM OIShare wireless Android/Apple phone app will update the firmware.  I think the OM-1 mark I is the first model where ...

I'm not the OP, but Sigma makes a trio of f/1.4 lenses for micro 4/3rds: 16mm, 30mm, and 56mm. I own the 16mm, and it is a good lens.  However, it is a much larger lens than the Panasonic f/1.7 ...

In terms of use within 2023 and 2024: (1) Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 mark I: 262 shots in 2024, 693 shots in 2023 (2) Olympus 12-200mm ...

Ah, but I often do go to events like renaissance faires and steampunk events (as a hobby now, but I did get a small amount of $$ being the official photographer and videographer for some small ...

I once set the date wrong by a year which made sorting interesting. :-) If you find you've set the time wrong, there is a command line tool (' exiftool ') that can change times or any other EXIF field.

I know it is now 2 days late, but if you live in the parts of the USA that observes daylight savings time, you might want to think about adjusting the time on your cameras, in addition to setting ...

IIRC, the FL-LM1 and FL-LM2 can be used in the same cameras.  The differences are: (1) The FL-LM2 is splash resistant (it was introduced with the E-m5 mark I)

No idea.  It's been 5+ years since I seriously shot with the LX-10.  As I said, using out of camera JPG is not good for high ISO shots.  I felt the Stylus-1 or E-m5 mark I with 14-150mm f/4-5.6 ...

I have the LX-10, but I have only used it briefly in the last few years. Note, I also have an Olympus Stylus-1 that I bought in 2014 that I use for a portable camera on vacation. The Stylus-1 has a ...

Under Exiftool , the field DriveMode will have " Electronic Shutter " or " Anti-shock" in the string. Looking at the source, it looks like some of the potential strings for DriveMode are: (1) Single ...

Well for used lenses, there is always the chance that you got a dud.  If you are buying from a reputable dealer, they should at least refund the money, even if they don't have another lens. At the ...

Note, in talking to the OM rep that I've known since Olympus days, he said that there is a hard deadline of when OM must remove the Olympus name from current products. It may be there will be more ...

It sounds like a plan. Yes, when we've stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, about 1/2 of the pictures were taken at 151-300mm focal length (for micro 4/3rds, or 301-600mm equivalence to 35mm film ...

Bear in mind you are going to be in crowded situations, so the wider the lens, the more likely you will be taking pictures of the people next to you and not just the fireworks. At the Magic ...

I have a trip planned in April, and I have been a few times in the past. In general, the question is what are you going to photograph? Do you have kids, or are you going as an adult? When are you ...

I just tested this.  I originally did not believe this, but the tests show otherwise.  It does mean you might be able to use older power banks that only provide QC. I turned off the option for my ...