In the next two weeks I will find out about the quality of the PEN E-P3 for real estate photography.
The last half year I am trying to travel lighter. My speedlights and stands are very lightweight but my camera system is still heavy and big. I use my gear almost everyday for real estate photography. The setup is like many of us out there a Canon 5D, 17-40mm L lens and 4 speedlights (remotely triggered).
My goal is to sell all of my Canon bodies and heavy lenses in the next year and work with smaller system cameras (like the PEN or upcoming Sony NEX7). Good lenses and system cameras will cost you almost the same or more as a good DSLR setup. But you can travel very light and that's what I want. For high-end interior and architecture I'll stay with a Large Format system but is overkill for normal RE work.
Instead of instantly invest in a system camera I looked for reviews of the PEN. There are many out there and it must be a great camera. But I couldn't find a review about these type of cameras in the real estate community. So I hope I will help the ones that are, just like me, about switching camera gear.
Olympus Netherlands was kindly enough to send me a PEN E-P3 for review, YES! I can use the PEN in practice and tell you all about it.
The tests I will do the next two weeks:
This review will not be about the practice of real estate photography because there are great guys out there who are writing about it: Scott Hargis, PFRE, RE Photography Podcast and many more...
This review will be about the use of a PEN (as soon as the NEX7 is avaiable this will be reviewed too) in professional real estate photography.
I will inform you about the progress (hopefully in proper English) via this blog and Twitter (@ruudlegdeur)
So join me on this adventure. Let me know in the comments about your thoughts and what you think I have to test besides whats mentioned (please concentrate on RE Photography).
Ruud
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The last half year I am trying to travel lighter. My speedlights and stands are very lightweight but my camera system is still heavy and big. I use my gear almost everyday for real estate photography. The setup is like many of us out there a Canon 5D, 17-40mm L lens and 4 speedlights (remotely triggered).
My goal is to sell all of my Canon bodies and heavy lenses in the next year and work with smaller system cameras (like the PEN or upcoming Sony NEX7). Good lenses and system cameras will cost you almost the same or more as a good DSLR setup. But you can travel very light and that's what I want. For high-end interior and architecture I'll stay with a Large Format system but is overkill for normal RE work.
Instead of instantly invest in a system camera I looked for reviews of the PEN. There are many out there and it must be a great camera. But I couldn't find a review about these type of cameras in the real estate community. So I hope I will help the ones that are, just like me, about switching camera gear.
Olympus Netherlands was kindly enough to send me a PEN E-P3 for review, YES! I can use the PEN in practice and tell you all about it.
The tests I will do the next two weeks:
- Image quality PEN vs 5D (as used for real estate photography)
- Barrel distortion
- Usability on the road
- HDR for interior & exterior
- Searching the limits
This review will not be about the practice of real estate photography because there are great guys out there who are writing about it: Scott Hargis, PFRE, RE Photography Podcast and many more...
This review will be about the use of a PEN (as soon as the NEX7 is avaiable this will be reviewed too) in professional real estate photography.
I will inform you about the progress (hopefully in proper English) via this blog and Twitter (@ruudlegdeur)
So join me on this adventure. Let me know in the comments about your thoughts and what you think I have to test besides whats mentioned (please concentrate on RE Photography).
Ruud
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