Easter Video - Olympus E-PL1

I put together a video of my Easter Sunday. This was all shot with the Olympus E-PL1.

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Nice video John. When I bought my EP1 I looked at getting the EPL1 but the lack of manual controls made me go against it.

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Originally Posted by Greg McCary

Nice video John. When I bought my EP1 I looked at getting the EPL1 but the lack of manual controls made me go against it.

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You mean manual control dials, right? Because it has all the manual exposure controls the other cameras have. You just have to access them in a more point-and-shoot manner.

Yes John I was refering to the manual exposure settings. I have my EP-1 set up so the upper dial sets shutter speed the rotating dail sets aperture and I actually focus with the AFL/AEL button. That way I can pre focus when trying street stuff.

John,

Your video looks fine to me. I've never been interested in video - but maybe I will give it a shot after seeing this one. Did you use IS with video? Probably not.....stupid question.

One question. In the first minute or so there was a kind of background "buzz" that disappeared and didn't return??

Thanks for posting. Great clarity btw.

Liz

I think that's the hum of the machinery working the chairlift ?

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Originally Posted by SmartWombat

I think that's the hum of the machinery working the chairlift ?

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OK thanks......that makes sense.

Liz

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Originally Posted by SmartWombat

I think that's the hum of the machinery working the chairlift ?

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Yeah, Paul got it.

Yes Liz, I did use IS. But movement becomes really obvious with video. IS that works for shooting stills doesn't even come close to minimizing movement in video. You really need to use a tripod for video. But I'm not ready to start carrying around a tripod when I'm skiing. I was using the E-PL1 on Easter to give my legs and back a rest after packing the Canon EOS-1D Mk IV most of the time. Adding a tripod to my pack kind of defeats the purpose :)

I suppose a steadicam was out of the question then :)