This Micro Four Thirds Camera has a Dirty Secret... Olympus PEN E-P1

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In this video I talk about my full spectrum converted Olympus Pen E-P1 camera and show a couple of the first photographs that I have taken using it.
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@danielcatalina1806 9 ай бұрын

Hi Chris, I am doing something similar with an E-PM2. I took a different approach regarding filters, as I have created and 3D printed an adaptor to put 1.25" filters between the lens and sensor. This way I can use the camera for normal photos (with a custom daylight WB) for astro photos (with the same custom WB) and for IR photos (usually with a custom WB on something green). With the E-PM2 there were 2 custom WB places to use, so it was enough. For astro I do not think you get something using it without a filter, as the normal lenses we use are not meant to focus UV, visible light and IR on the same plane.

@RussellMcNeil-g6o 9 ай бұрын

Love your work! I just received the 2003 Sony Cyber-shot F828 bridge (with its 28-200mm F2.0-2.8 Carl Zeiss lens) which has a swivel UV/IR hot filter that was intended for its night-shot mode. The filter was NOT intended for full spectrum work so Sony crippled the feature allowing only 'in the dark' work. However, the hot filter can be moved away from the sensor path using a simple magnet hack (held in the right spot on the base of the camera). The filter will go back into place when the camera is turned off. With 58mm filters (720nm & 850nm) it is now possible to try all forms of IR photography without an expensive conversion. I have not tried it yet (waiting for delivery of the small recommended magnet).

@KenneyCmusic 4 ай бұрын

I have this exact camera! A few years ago I could find barely any videos about it, and it seems to have blown up in a the last year. Great to see.

@JeffreyJohnsonC 9 ай бұрын

I have an e-pl1 with a 25mm manual lens I use for a walk around camera. Not converted, but takes great pictures.

@pestoruccola Ай бұрын

Same, got the 25mm manual lens and takes great pictures( i got 7artisans lens) im just trying to get the video working for some small vlogs but i guess the image stabilisation is terrible on this ep1

@JeffreyJohnsonC Ай бұрын

@@pestoruccola yes, that generation didn't have great stabilization. It also frequently broke. Stabilization on mine doesn't work at all.

@colinfoyle1856 9 ай бұрын

Fun… I have a Pen-F that I had converted to Full Spectrum. It is a good way for alternative photography. Infrared and UV fluorescence photography can be fun and challenging.

@gregfeeler6910 9 ай бұрын

A very interesting video. I've seen infrared conversions before, but I think this is the first full spectrum and it's quite fascinating. Thanks for doing this video! About the default ISO level, I am only speculating, but I suspect that 100 is probably because of the 12Mp sensors used in these early PEN cameras. I have an E-P2, E-P3, E-5 and E-PL9 and and I'm not really a PEN fan, other than the E-P5 which is a jewel of a camera and with the optional EVF is just a sweet all-round EDC shooter.

@peterhurley552 9 ай бұрын

As said interesting. Gives me more idea on what to do next, although I'm just starting out on landscapes and water photography.

@jimspc07 9 ай бұрын

Using the external viewfinder on the pen series changes it completely. If you can find one get it. And you don't look like a dork trying to use the rear viewfinder in bright sunlight with the camera held at arms length in front of you. With a view finder it can become a fav camera quickly.

@StephenStrangways 2 ай бұрын

He has an E-P1, and external viewfinders don't work on that camera.

@jimspc07 2 ай бұрын

@@StephenStrangways Well he should get an ep2 and viewfinder shouldn't he! How else is he going to know what I said is Oh so true But I did upgrade my ep2 for an Em5 when they came out and have been using em1 since they came out.

@StephenStrangways 2 ай бұрын

@@jimspc07 sure, just buy an E-P2, then buy an EVF, then pay $275-300 USD to convert it... easy.

@jimspc07 2 ай бұрын

@@StephenStrangways Convert what? There is no conversion, the viewfinder just plugs into the flash mount on the ep2 and later, even the em5 as well though it has its own evf of course. Not sure but I think the old Leica evf2 external viewfinder is compatible, as is the Panasonic which it actually is but they coat more for no extra except the paint.

@StephenStrangways 2 ай бұрын

@@jimspc07 this E-P1 was converted to full spectrum, so if he wants an E-P2 that is full spectrum, it would have to be converted.

@danram69 8 ай бұрын

is photographer your job or are you a hobby guy as you seem to be well informed and knowledable ?

@dazsly 9 ай бұрын

Interesting. I like the pictures.

@nebulabeyond 6 ай бұрын

Yo, did you do the full spectrum conversion yourself? if so was it hard? I pulled the IR filter out of an old Canon point-and-shoot. I have both an old E-p1, and E-pl1 collecting dust, and been looking for a way to breathe new life into them

@ChrisBaitsonPhoto 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t do it myself. I bought it on eBay