I am currently away from Kuala Lumpur, making a short one-week trip home to Kuching to visit my mum. Also, I honestly need some time away from the city and considering all the drama that's happened this year, I do need a short break myself. Since I am away from my workstation and do plan to take time off for myself, I shall reply to comments and emails a little slower than usual. I will be back at full swing next week. Meanwhile, do follow me (stories updates) on Instagram @shutter.therapy as I will be updating my adventures, what I shoot, where I go, who I meet and what I eat during my time in Kuching, Borneo.
@philsheath4 жыл бұрын
Robin Wong enjoy your well earned break.
@brianphillips49734 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your break.
@vkmccable4 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your adventure...safe travels.
@TechieM24 жыл бұрын
Have a great break!
@RTFM704 жыл бұрын
Here’s wishing you a relaxing break especially with mum’s cooking 😀 Safe travels. P.S. don’t forget your camera 😂
@tnarch7 күн бұрын
Thanks Robin, always a pleasure to watch your videos…
@sirbondman0073 жыл бұрын
I am sooooooo glad that I stumbled across your YT channel. Your slow, precise speaking is a joy and enables the listener to digest exactly what you are saying. Nice! Stay healthy.
@morrisbagnall26903 жыл бұрын
Here's one that is lens specific but can be resolved on some OM-D cameras. I had planned a trip to shoot a steam train. Got there early yesterday, found a good spot. Used my C3 preset for CAF+tracking and waited for the train to appear. It came around the corner and the camera would not focus and within 10 seconds the train was passing me. Afterwards, I noticed that I had inadvertently slid the manual focus ring back on the 12-40 Pro when removing it from my bag. I had been doing some close up work at home and enabled the focus ring in the MkII menu then forgot to turn it off again. Lesson is: either turn it off in the menu or remember to check the manual focus ring before you set up for a shoot. Great video as always, thanks Robin.
@chanakarnorsuwan58962 жыл бұрын
This is very good for a new Olympus new user.
@doloresneilson53492 жыл бұрын
Thank so much Robin! You understand beginners and common mistakes so well! I'm still learning how to navigate menus and my OM-D so I found this invaluable. You are an AWESOME teacher!
@26lisaatheni Жыл бұрын
Omg! I thought it was something wrong with my lens cause I was like why it was so zoomed in! Turns out I had the digital tele-converter on the whole time! So glad I came across your video thanks again!
@RTFM704 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robin. With modern digital cameras it’s so easy to accidentally change settings. It was a lot simpler, easier in film days 😀 Best wishes.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
That's true. Well, at least, if we know something went wrong, we can easily take more photographs without cost of film wastage!
@johnyutzey65044 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video, and not just for beginners. I'll add another mistake: changing one or more settings for a specific shot, then forgetting to change them back for the next shot. Worse: forgetting to change them back before you turn the camera off when done. What's wrong with my camera? Guilty. That's one reason why I still shoot film from time to time. ISO fixed. Meter. Focus. Adjust aperture and/or shutter as needed. Shoot. Hard to mistakenly change a setting when there are so few settings to change. Cheers! And thanks for the video.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
I guess most photographers would want the camera to remember the settings, so when they switch it off and on they don't have to readjust the same settings, if they are shooting for a long duration of time. But I understand your situation, perhaps camera manufacturers can give an option in the camera to "reset" the main settings each time the camera is powered off? Of you can use a Custom setting, assign it to one of the C modes on the mode dial, and just use that every time you power on your camera, it will default to the settings which you have already pre-set.
@uTPH14 жыл бұрын
Yes, I got caught out by the function switch today when I took the camera out of my bag. Great tips as usual, thanks Robin.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that happened to me so much I chose to disable it altogether. The last time I suggested disabling it, people got angry!
@rolandrick4 жыл бұрын
To me, your and Peters are the 2 best Olympus channels 🖖
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You are too kind
@dalecribbins60586 ай бұрын
Peter ?? Last name.
@ipadista4 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, I always appreciate your videos! I have asked you this before, but I didn't fully understand your previous replies. You often mention that the camera should always be turned off, to preserve battery life. I am certainly not arguing against the basic statement, that you should always try to preserve battery life, but I have mentioned previously that if you have the screen closed and set Quick Sleep mode to something low like perhaps 10s, then as soon as you put the camera away from your face, it will go to sleep. In sleep mode, there doesn't seem to be any noticeable drain in my experience. Waking from sleep is considerably faster than powering the camera on, you often refer to wanting the camera ready in order not to miss a shot, something I totally agree with! Sleep-wake is less than a second, I usually half-press the shutter as I raise the camera to my eyes, and it is ready when I get to aim it. Currently, I turn the camera on as I head out with it and only turn it off (if I remember to) once I stop using it. Even forgetting to turn it off does not seem to be much of an issue as long as you have also set an Auto Power Off timeout, I have set it to 4h to make sure it happens eventually, but not whilst using it. As in many cases, different approaches to achieve the same goal are sometimes mostly down to personal choice, so I am certainly not arguing against using the power button approach. If anything, it is meant to mention an alternate way to achieve the same result, that in my experience is more convenient, and actually saves more power, since it goes to sleep within seconds, between your shots even in the middle of using it. If you find the 10s sleep timeout too low, whilst actively using the camera, it can be raised to 1 min. However, your previous comments on this seemed to imply that sleep mode is just not a valid method to preserve power, thus more being wrong than another way to prolong battery life. But you never explained why. This has confused me a bit since in my experience it seems to do the job. I might have misread you, but to me, this part of your position doesn't seem to make sense. I might of course have misunderstood you, if you have the time, it would be interesting to learn about the drawbacks of sleep mode! Perhaps I should mention that the Quick Sleep is not available on all Olympus cameras, but I have used it on both EM5-II and EM1-II
@RevHengSure4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Robin. Most helpful! Enjoy your break.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Reverend, hope things are going well at your end!
@michaeldouglaskemp3204 Жыл бұрын
This video was so useful as i'm buying new camera system. I now add Olympus to the list. Only have 3 now. Ahh desicions ! Thank you sir.
@yumenolala4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I'm still using the original OM-D E-M5. Thanks for the handy tips.
@HughesyTech4 жыл бұрын
Great camera. I have the Em-5 mk ii after selling my em-10 mk iii. Still have a lot to learn but very nice camera
@yumenolala4 жыл бұрын
@@HughesyTech That's so cool. Really like the Olympus cameras especially the OM-D line.
@henriklauritz19923 жыл бұрын
Thanx for all the good videos. im watching each and every one with joy. greetings from a Copenhagen photographer (y)
@wenwen49973 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guide! My was the last, no. 10 mistake. Kept thinking why all my shots are the weird exposures. LOL....
@kenpowell35584 жыл бұрын
The biggest problem with beginners is they don't read the manuals they just go for the quick guide. You need to read the manuals 2. or 3 times so things start to stick in the brain.
@nitehawk864 жыл бұрын
And no camera manual I have ever seen is what I could consider "clear". For whatever camera you have, you need to read about some of the more snazzy features. It took me a few tries to figure out how to make good use of ProCap.
@xms1113 жыл бұрын
I’ve read the manual many, many times and it’s always a valuable resource. Sure it could be better but that’s what these videos are for.
@kenpowell35583 жыл бұрын
@@xms111 People are now so lazy they rely on YT and fb groups for answers to the simplest of things that are in the manuals.
@petercollins78482 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget some people buy used and maybe have no manual. Robin’s videos are a great help for this.
@whirltech8031 Жыл бұрын
I would consider myself an advanced beginner/ early intermediate (have some rangefinder film experience too). These videos are fantastic as they give context that no manual will provide. Manuals give "how" to do something not "why".
@oneseekinglight94913 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, I have just set up my camera to use the digital 2x teleconverter but I also made sure to use a SuperFine Jpg file to record the image. If I shoot both JPG and RAW and the shot itself has a reasonable amount of information I am finding that the JPG file is 8mb to 9mb whilst the RAW image is around 17mb. It is obviously not the same information being recorded as it's not the same image as the RAW image is shot further back and has different information recorded in its file. I have added the 2x to one button and the change for the file to another. I'm going to give this a go with my 40-150mm f2.8 PRO lens for surfing. I have the 1.4 TC which makes the lens f4 but needs to be stopped down to at least f5 for a sharp image. The 1.4TC will give me a focal length of 420mm in FF equiv but if i use the digital 2x TC I get an effect FF focal length of 600mm and can still use the lens at f2.8. As I only want this for surfers I'm going to give it a try and see how it goes.
@sugarrhapsody2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm currently saving for a camera and these tips really help!
@dianeotis26175 ай бұрын
Life saving!! Thanks!
@robinwong5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@pouchboy1 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic explanation. Coffee coming!
@andrelloyd40103 жыл бұрын
An excellent tutorial as always Robin. Creating and producing a very popular and efective public media Site is very demanding so please have an enjoyable and relaxing break and come back to us rested and refreshed knowing we miss you. Thank you so much for producing and kindly sharing the wisdom in your series of productions. Best wishes and happy shooting Robin 🙏
@Lanterns_light4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos. I’m a new aspiring photographer using an OMD em5 with 25mm.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
25mm is a great lens to start with. My favourite focal length
@Radiohutch13 жыл бұрын
A good video Robin. I just recently added an EM10 Mark IV to my kit (EM1 Mark ii and EM5 Mark iii). Your tips are always great for someone like me that subscribes to the KISS theory. Well done.
@kathleenhickey77934 жыл бұрын
These tips are very useful, even though I’m not a total beginner. Thanks!
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you found them useful!
@lastdonuts2 жыл бұрын
wow, so many menus and features
@ThePNWRiderWA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robin. Good info. I have been using them since ‘13 but I can pick up info from your videos still
@CheikoSairin4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for tips Robin. You got 1 like from me.
@joecarey71233 жыл бұрын
I have this and use it a lot. Great second lens. Yes, I was looking at the EXIF!
@simoncox4788 Жыл бұрын
Another very helpful and great video thank you Robin 👍
@san-chil2 жыл бұрын
I learnt so much ... thank you Sir Wong :) ... for this very enlightening video ...
@davidrairdan27443 жыл бұрын
Great video, I had 7 out of the 10 activated. Thank you!
@harrythompson5834 Жыл бұрын
Really useful Robin.
@haroldgraham44413 жыл бұрын
Robin I love your videos. Please help me understand the menu system.
@HaileyJensenoutdoors3 ай бұрын
Nice informative. thank you❤
@_Rapturous_6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips!!
@Rafaga7774 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for these tips. As always very useful and concise. Much appreciated...
@herberteirelav3 жыл бұрын
Very useful information thanks
@PeterAgostiniJdcap263 жыл бұрын
Great 👍🏻 video tips , thank you . I’m interested in this model for my back up to my E -3
@aabarcellos2 жыл бұрын
The best advice
@willempolman98402 жыл бұрын
Robin, you rock 👌🏼
@grunt50743 ай бұрын
Discovered my dad has had the digital teleconverter function enabled on his gen one em5 for the last decade or so. Real facepalm moment for both of us. At least the raw copies were not cropped.
@jacquelinemulders12923 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy your videos, thank you!
@windsorus4 жыл бұрын
That is very useful! Thank you for much!
@systemanaturae1054 жыл бұрын
Good video clip Robin. Just one small comment about turning the camera off. If you shoot a series of burst shots with many frames then allow time for the processor to write to the card. I once turned mine off directly after a series of bird in flight shots and had an issue with getting camera to reboot even though I use good quality memory cards. Turned off for 5 minutes then restarted and gave camera time to reboot and return to my settings.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Hey I have not encountered that before, though I believe a glitch could have happened if the camera is switched off while still writing to the card. I'd think the camera is smart enough to wait before switching off, but I guess I need to investigate this further. Thanks for the feedback.
@christoskatavolos5731 Жыл бұрын
Big help !
@tomboyle19492 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video.
@Kdruid Жыл бұрын
Хорошее и полезное видео!
@abchappell013 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 👍🏾
2 жыл бұрын
O.K. Le sigo con los subtítulos en español. Sr. Robin Wong, thank you.
@rogerhance58834 жыл бұрын
Great video Robin
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@itr654010 ай бұрын
I can’t decide between OM, FuJi and leica q2… I think I will go with fuji because I have seen more art with it.
@ReelFilm20162 жыл бұрын
Really helpful video. 😀
@RB-os7qw2 ай бұрын
I've read the manual and have problems mounting one of the two lenses I have, so much so I can't take pictures. Help?!
@scottparis63553 жыл бұрын
Yes, that... I handed my Olympus to a friend, just to look at. When he handed it back, nothing worked. He swore he hadn't changed anything. Took me some time to figure out he had changed the function switch just by picking up the camera.
@monicathiel35923 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, very useful tips. Thank's a lot. Now that you have been using the M1 III for some time, you can tell us your impressions of the (versus) M1 II ? I'm sure that this issue is of interest to many Olympus users. Having the M1 II is it worth buying the M1 III ?
@69horatioh4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Also for pro👍
@lindadee20532 жыл бұрын
While it is always better to have a longer lens when needed, the 2x built-in digital converter can come in handy in a pinch. The outcome, of course, depends on available light, ISO and the resolving power of the lens currently on the camera, but I have used it fairly successfully when I had no other real options. Never say never.
@gaiusmarquez63444 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr. Wong. How to shoot milky way in omd em10 II? Please thanks
@gaiusmarquez63444 жыл бұрын
Could you make a video for shooting milky ways?
@JamesFMedia4 жыл бұрын
1. Get a fast lens preferably a prime lens with an aperture faster than f/2.8. 2. Find a nice dark sky site with very limited light pollution, use dark sky map on google. 3. Check the weather and make sure there aren't serious clouds in the sky and that it is NOT a full moon. 4. Set up with a nice sturdy tripod, is a Manfrotto tripod with ball head. 5. Use the 500 rule to determine shutter speed for your chosen focal length don't forget 2x crop factor for MFT. 6. Set the aperture as wide as possible or maybe back one-stop if the lens suffers from aberrations. 7. Use the ISO to achieve proper exposure should be fine with around 1600-3200. Make sure the noise filter is off and you are shooting RAW. 8. Use a remote shutter release or the Ol.Share app to remotely fire the shutter. Consider using anti-shock to reduce shutter vibration. 9. Adjust shutter speed faster if the stars begin to trail. 10. If you cannot achieve the proper exposure without series noise then look into stacking or getting a star tracker. 11. Have fun
@gaiusmarquez63444 жыл бұрын
James Forrester wow. Very detailed. Thanks so much. I’ll try it soon.
@JamesFMedia4 жыл бұрын
@@gaiusmarquez6344 not a problem. I might do my own video once covid is over regarding how I shoot astro photography using my EM-1 Mark 3 but for the moment I'm locked up at home and cant leave 5km of my house
@gaiusmarquez63444 жыл бұрын
James Forrester but is it just the same for em10 II? I thought there are a lit of features missing on em10 compared to em1😉
@Amalkaru4 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, really like your videos. Could you do one on focus stacking with the em-1, my-2 please?
@torkelstenqvist12794 жыл бұрын
On my E-M5 the level meter was off by a a degree or three. Very annoying. It took some time before I found that I could recalibrate it in the menu.
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Was it the orientation/level gauge? Yes you can readjust that!
@mikejankowski63213 жыл бұрын
I did not know that. Thanks.
@godofhope3 жыл бұрын
Torkel Stenqvist how?
@torkelstenqvist12793 жыл бұрын
@@godofhope Gear K level adjust On my E-M5.
@torkelstenqvist12793 жыл бұрын
On my E-M1ii: Gear J1
@briansmith58432 жыл бұрын
Who are the 27 people that down voted this? Nice work, thanks!
@Centauri274 жыл бұрын
Another one: accidentally setting the camera to ISO 25600. It's easy to do if you overshoot "Auto" and it wraps back to the highest setting.
@badtypoerror3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Robin for the very informative video clip :)
@Ciorin2 жыл бұрын
I'll check it but my mk III doesn't inform if IS is vertical or horizontal , just ... 1...2...3...off. I think.
@SorinGociu2 жыл бұрын
what model are you using in this video? please specify in the future.
@novonilghosh11093 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin, really nice video, definitely going to help me in operating the camera more efficiently. Could you please also give some tips on capturing under low light (apart from the usual tripod and bigger aperture)? The small sensor really struggles sometimes, how can I use the sensor optimally in low light conditions?
@ashleyreynolds66043 жыл бұрын
Try Topaz De-Noise. It's part of my usual process now, brilliant software. 👍
@novonilghosh11093 жыл бұрын
@@ashleyreynolds6604 Thanks, never heard of it earlier... Will check that out...
@markanderson66393 жыл бұрын
I encountered Mistake 1 on my Olympus EM5 Mark II. You say I have to turn off the HDR function. So how do I turn off the HDR function?
@markanderson66393 жыл бұрын
Disregard. Found it. Thanks.
@sbcwinn7 ай бұрын
Robin. Hi. I have a question, if you don't mind. Do I have to set the focal length in IBIS every time I change a lens?? For example, I have my 14mm-42mm zoom on the camera, but the camera's IBIS shows a 9mm lens. Is this normal? Doesn't the lens tell the camera its focal length? If I do have to set the focal length, how do I account for my 14mm-150mm zoom lens I just got? Will IBIS work with Panasonic lenses too? Will IBIS work with manual lenses. Robin thanks for your patience. I am trying to learn about my EM-10 Mark IV but the doccumentation is scarce and not very good.
@handel1111 Жыл бұрын
One of the common mistakes is always watching and listening KZbinrs talk about camera gear instead of spending time shooting
@Audimann4 жыл бұрын
Can not remember reading any manual. So why does my camera has a defrost button? And why does my refrigerator has a sd card slot? Please help😮
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
The defrost button is to help your fingers operating in extreme cold conditions (snow).
@abdulltif.S.Y3 жыл бұрын
good morning🌹
@LydieBaillie Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the suboptimal ergonomics of the camera are cause for some of these issues. Thanks for sharing
@Luv_g3rm Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know why my em10 powers off after taking a picture ?please let me know I really need the help
@edimulyono2473 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin , .... I have olympus EM1. I used 45mm-1,8 prime lens. I've followed your video about 10 mistakes. I set the camera with iso 200, app priority with f1.8. I tried to take a shoot handheld in the morning with bright sun , but I got the speed only 15 that was very risky to get blur image. What is your comment ?
@Ciorin3 жыл бұрын
Fine. Disable WIFI mode!! I think I sent my second battery with my camera to the SAT XDDD. Tip#extra: if you don't want to mistake the image quality chosing medium or low ... You can leave in the scroll JUST RAW SF SF SF and RAW+JPG, that is , replacing the medium and low by SF and SF.
@Ferda19643 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't over use the ON/OFF switch too much , I did get extra batteries , fixing broken ON /OFF switch can be costly bill as I've discovered myself
@robinwong3 жыл бұрын
I have used and owned more than 10 Olympus cameras for the past 10 years. The ON/OFF is switch never broke. I've not heard of anyone, and I've dealt and met hundreds if not thousands of Olympus users over the years.
@Ferda19643 жыл бұрын
@@robinwong I wasn't as lucky
@wheelhousewatch2 жыл бұрын
I'm still looking for a cold shoe Lego Robin for my Mark 3 😂
@Sarcologist Жыл бұрын
Please help! Can you turn off the level gauge? This camera will not let me take a picture unless it is PERFECTLY level, which is ridiculous and makes taking any picture extremely difficult!
@esmpmedia85863 жыл бұрын
How long have you upgraded to the M1 Mark iii? I just noticed it!
@ivankrivoruk4 жыл бұрын
Hello Robin Thank you very much for your allways helpful videos. I recently bought an OMD M5 Mark 3 and have an issue that can not solve by myself. I made something wrong and can't use the touch screen to select the focus point but don't know hoy to fix it. Can you help me, please? Thanks.
@estellisegabrielle88753 жыл бұрын
There should be a button on the left on the LCD screen you can press. It cycles between "take picture when screen is pressed", "select area to focus on" and "turn off touch function".
@margiedulay95343 жыл бұрын
Hello Mr. Robin, please help me, I turned ON my cam, I'm using Olympus E-m10, i can't see anything on the screen? Is there a prob on my lens?
@calvint34192 жыл бұрын
Full frame guys would say the first mistake for Olympus users is buying M43.
@stevenyeremia52693 жыл бұрын
Thank’s a lot Robin, but i have one question : i have omd em1 mark i, how to change frame rate? Is it possible?
@ivanmarquez68094 жыл бұрын
Hi Rubin, i have a question for you, lightroom , capture one, camera raw..which one is better for raws cameras olympus? Thankyou
@DGcubed4 жыл бұрын
Can't you link spot metering to the focus point in settings?
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
Yes you can. Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6G2gYmNr5ajlZY
@TheOMAR6172 жыл бұрын
Nijon karadeska ?
@overprice78022 жыл бұрын
it's 2022 and the cheapest used OM-D body only without lens is 133 US $
@littlevinecreations4 жыл бұрын
Is there any situation where choosing LSF size is a must?
@robinwong4 жыл бұрын
LSF is just the lowest compression setting, it does not give anything more. If you want the best out of the camera you have to shoot RAW.
@littlevinecreations4 жыл бұрын
Robin Wong thanks! ◡̈
@robertcudlipp38323 жыл бұрын
Robin, thanks for the helpful video. However, no doubt, unlike many of your viewers, I am new to the OMD system. The menus are complex , a comment that applies to most modern digital cameras. I find that, when as here, you are giving helpful tips, you are just going at a Formula 1 pace. I simply cannot take in your advice and get lost in your menu navigating. Yes, of course, I can repeat the video , but find the same problem? A short time ago, you recommended a book on composition. I do not recall which video it was! Would you be good enough to supply a link in your reply should you have the time. Many thanks.
@frijin4903 жыл бұрын
Mistake 11: Shooting at high ISO.
@takuan6504 жыл бұрын
Mistake No 1. Buying an Olympus camera. Too many useless and irritating 'features' causing unnecessary and irritating problems. That hideous menu system does not help either.
@scottparis63553 жыл бұрын
All menu systems are hideous if you are used to a different brand. All, including Olympus, become easier with practice.