How to Get Sharp Images With Olympus OM-D
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Sharing some crucial tips that can help optimize sharpness in images from your Olympus OM-D camera. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...
I am an Olympus Visionary and professional photographer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This video is made in accompaniment to a blog article, link here:
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One of the more popular questions thrown at me by my blog readers over the years was how I got my images so sharp? There was as if I had some secret technique on achieving tack sharp images being shown on my blog. Honestly, there are no secrets, and I am sharing important steps on how to acquire pin sharp images using Olympus OM-D cameras, which I have been shooting with for years now.
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There are surprisingly few videos like this on UA-cam that show, not just tell! Excellent video, Robin!
Thanks Robin, you finally persuaded a lifelong "centre, half-press, and re-compose" guy to see the logic of trying it your way.
ahahahaha, TRUE. We are millions. The fact is that I did that even KNOWING that "that" was wrong.
Great video, turning the noise filter to low or off has been a big help, thank you.
Hello Robin. Man oh Man is your smile and excitement is so contagious. Thank you for your videos. I had a bad brain injury and you are easy and real. I can understand and can't help but smile when I watch and learn. Your awesome.
I have just got into photography and your videos are amazingly helpful and your presenting style is a joy to watch. Thank you
this is one of the best camera-channels on youtube. thanks robin
Thank you Robin!! You explained in a short video, what many people couldn't explain clearly or show properly! I've come across others saying use a low AF focus but I could see how their photos weren't razor sharp, even though they were claiming their photos were "sharp". I will try those tips in my next images :) I bought you a coffee, enjoy! :)
Nicely explained and well done. Thanks for taking the time to post the information.
Thanks for this, Robin. I first watched this a few weeks ago after buying my M5 MkIII, and have been experimenting with these settings since then. Although very familiar with the aperture/shutter speed/ISO triangle (I used to be a keen OM1 photographer), the additional AF and other settings you recommend make a huge difference - which would have taken me a much longer time to discover by myself!
Thank you Robin for the tips. This video makes it really easy to understand and you present it very well.
Thanks and I am glad you have found it useful!
I love your personality, and your video tutorials. I have just started shooting Olympus. Thank you!
Your videos are very positive. I am not Olympus guy at all (probably Olympus hater), but I watch you because of your nice approach of taking photos and your passion for getting better results.
Hi Robin, just watched this video about sharper images. Very much appreciated, I have just bought mkii. Please keep the coming and thanks for your hard work.
Dear Robin Wong, such a long time I want to thank you, for all your videos, your advices and your happiness. Many years I have my em1, but not so long I have increased the settings on it and the pleasure to use it... well let's see. ...since I watch your videos ! !
I wish the best for you...
Thanks, Robin for a great video! The tips are incredibly useful and I look forward to putting them into practice.
Thanks, glad you find them useful! Hope they make a difference in practice.
Aha! Now we learn the techniques behind your amazingly sharp photos. From the earliest blog post on the OMD EM5, where you showed us the skin texture of your subjects at the Hindu Caves outside of KL, until today, we have been marveling at the razor-sharp images you deliver consistently. Now you've shared the methods to achieve that sharpness. Thanks so much! Please continue with these useful videos!
That was so long ago! Thanks for the kind words and yes there will be more videos coming.
I greatly enjoy your presentations. I look forward to many more.
Thanks Matthew! I will surely do more, stay tuned!
Loved tbe video. Some great tips. I have always used the single centre point and recomposed. I have never considered the change in focal distance. Thank you for sharing.
No worries, that center focus and recompose will affect subjects near to the camera, but for distant subjects like buildings or mountains then it should be ok.
Robin, you are the BEST! Thank you for all the excellent subject material. Keep up the great work!
thank you for your advices Robin, they are always very handy
No worries, it was my pleasure to share.
1) Move focus point to objective. No BF
2) Stop down aperture
3) Antishock 0 Secs (menu 2)
4) Beware slow shutter speed
5) Noise Filter off/low
Thank you for the sharing those tips, Robin.
No problem John, I think you know all of them already.
Thank you very much for making me take better pictures.
Thanks Robin, practical concise advice with immediate application.
I aim to be as simple as possible, and go straight to the point!
Hi Robin, and thanks for the video. I have a Pen-F and an OM-D M-10 and did not know about the noise reduction feature making the images less sharp, so I made the change. Keep up the great work; I really like your presentations.
My pleasure to do the video, and yes, there is always a compromise, reducing noise also reduces the overall sharpness.
@@robinwong In my E-M5 MKII there's Noise Reduction and Noise Filter. Should I set both to off? Do these settings only apply to JPGs? Or are they also applying to RAW?
Brilliant as usual. You teach us many, many good things. Sometimes I have watch the video several times to follow the path as to what you are doing. you know the system so well that you go through the menus so quickly that I cant keep up. still by watching it through several times I catch you up. .... Eventually. thanks
That was really helpful Robin as I have just moved over to OMD. Your videos are really great.
Thank you for the tips :) Glad to hear that coffee is fine.
Very good examples , really appreciated. Keep up the good job.
Robin, great tips, simple, easy to impliment. Thanks!
Very nice and instructive Robin. As usual. Thanks.
Totally agree with everything you mentioned Robin. As always another great video. Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Shane! My pleasure to do the video.
Great vid. Helpful. Clear. Smart. Keep up the good work.
Very helpful video, the anti-shock mode made a great improvement in my e-m1 mk1.
Glad to know the Anti-Shock helped.
I'm glad that something so simple like #1 move your focus point!....was part of this. I being pretty old school am so ridiculously guilty of not doing this anywhere NEAR enough and I pay for it sometimes.
Focus recompose is so deeply part of my brain that even with all of the fantastic technology we have available these days in these camera bodies, I just never utilize the tools that are right in front of me. It's great to have those skills sure, but it can get you into trouble for sure, and the result when just using the tools how they're supposed to be used is just so much smarter haha.
I'm still working on that, but keep reminding some of the more stubborn guys like me lol.
(now to finish the video haha)
Thanks again. I will apply all these tricks right now
Good tips. Thanks Robin
Robin, Your videos are amazing. I like the good way (in my language "Buena onda") yo put in each video. I think you enjoy a lot doing it.
Thanks Gabriel! Appreciate your kind words!
Olympus has wonderful cameras and lens. I took my EM1 for a Safari in Sri Lanka. Happy with the photos ☺️
Thank you for another helpful tutorial!
My pleasure to share!
Good video and useful points. I’ve also used centre focus and reframe. Now I’m going to have to re-think that and experiment with the results. Thanks.
No worries, center focus and recompose should be ok for distant subjects but not for close range shooting.
Great advice from a great guy.
Oh man it's so great that you start making videos! Thanks for the great tips! Hopefully you will have time for some em10 (hopefully Mark 3 since the market are flooded with mk2's) shooting tips especially on how to max the usage of kit lenses or lower-range lenses. Thanks again and keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks for the kind words, and surely I will do something with the E-M10 Mark III. Great suggestion. I have always been a fan of the E-M10 series.
Love your great pro tips
I have been taking photos since I was 10. Thanks for you tips and I think the same as you Therefore I agree with every thing you have said. Tony England
Thanks Tony for the comment, appreciate it!
Great video, Robin!
Wow, brilliant photos 👍
Thanks for another informative video!
Great advice, I think I learned something new😀
Thanks! But I learn more from you!
Muchas gracias Robin por los buenos consejos.
Brilliant, Thank you Robin.
Again thanks
Everything quite clear!
Robin is the shit! Can't get enough of your videos dude... Amazing!
Very good video Robin. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you have found it useful.
Great tips, thanks for this video.
Good tips Robin, thanks
Hi Robin,
Thanks for this video. I have been reviewing and watching many UA-cam videos on cameras and specs but few have been done from my searches on sharpness and lens quality. Tony did a great video on cameras vs lenses and there are a few others but your video came up nd it is very instructive. Well done!
Thanks Andrew for the kind words! Glad that the video could help and be informative!
I agree robin everything you look at is sharp and that's how i want my photos the same as i see it with naked eye
The only time you dont is when you want that certain effect depending on the effect you want at any particular time
Otherwise i want pin sharp how you see it in the real world with naked eye
really enjoy your videos. clear and sharp like the pictures you take. :)
Excellent video! That are a very good tips.
Cheers! Glad you find them useful
Sharp photos for the win :) For a long time I was so obsessed with perfect sharp in-focus images, but now the first thing that I look in a photo is the mood and emotion, the sharpness is just a bonus :)
You my friend, have progressed to the next level of photography!
Robin, I wish, but at least we can try :)
No matter how good the composition, if it's not in focus it will never win a competition.......one of the first things competition judges look for......every time.
@@gangleweed totally don't agree with that. It's not the most important thing. You can have a perfectly sharp photo, without a moment, story, composition, motion, emotion, etc. is pointless. And if you have watched some contest judging the photos are always shown in full size on screen, no pixel peeping, and they have like a second to choose, at least on the first round.
@@AnastasTarpanov I would agree with your point of view, but at the same time if the photo lacks quality no matter what the subject portrays it will not impress the judges........images that are intentionally made "soft" are for a reason, and most portraits are in this category especially females and young children.....sharp lines in those photos win no points.
Animal photos and close ups of insects and flowers MUST be razor sharp.
Hello! Thank you, Robin, for your very helpfull videos!
Very good tips. I disagree when you say that a photograph is a representation of the world. It can also be a representation of a feeling of the world. If it is the latter then sharpness is not an issue.
No worries Peter. As I said, to me, sharpness is important. We have different shooting objectives, and we see the world different.
Good thing photography is subjective.
@@InertiaEffect I know i totally agree that photography is subjective and that why it is so great!
@@robinwong Yes and that's why photography is so great. We all have different objectives in different times.
You are both wrong🌝 ... And both correct.🌚 I subscribe to both of your channels. 🌗
Nice video Robin!
Thanks Chris! Loving what you are doing on your channel too!
Great tips thank you !
Thanks!
Great video - THANKS! I must say to get sharp photos on OMD, you just use good glass and common sense... AND THERE YOU ARE!
Subscribed!
Thanks man, appreciate the sub
Very nice tips!
Thanks!
Thanks for useful tips
Good dope Robin. I found it very useful. No more coffee jokes, I like my coffee. Take care.
I like my coffee too!
For Macro Photography, ( Like I enjoy) good Sharpness is absolutely crucial , it is for me anyway, not just because I want a great looking photo but because I want see in clarity those tiny microscopic little details that eyes could never see, that's what really fascinates me and why I love macro photography.
A star ..keep it up
Love this guy so good thk you so much Simon
Very good tips,i could use them
Thanks!
“focus&compose” technique surely results in blurred subject when you’re shooting nearly macro at f1.2 (as in the video), but I think it can apply in street or action photography at 5.6 or more.
Yes, or if the subject is far enough. But it is good to know and control that way of focusing too.
Some very important information for better photos......I'll have to wait a few days more for my EM10 111 to arrive before I can make sense of this info.
It so useful, I just can say wow and thank you. Now the escape from canon to micro 4/3 will not so painful😊😊😊
Thank you Robin, I take in practice your advice on noise filter (from standart to off) and anti-shok shot mode: a huge difference on overall sharpness! I love the results!
Thanks Marco, glad the tips helped!
Great video. Subscribed. Thank you.
Thanks!
Thanks for the advise Robin! Much appreciated it. How about street night photography?
I read online on an Olympus help page that if you turn the noise filter 'off' you should turn sharpness to -2. I haven't tested it yet, but I thought it was interesting
Thank you for your great work. I brought you a coffee on this link :)
Great Video!!!! 👌🏻
Thanks!
Very helpful THX !
Thanks, glad you've found it useful
Hello I have recently bought the omd1mark11 i am finding the videos excellent
Great video! I'm surprised you didn't mention one of the easiest tips you can do with an Olympus camera... Set a custom delay of 1 second for all shots. Helps immensely in reducing camera shake.
However, that would slow down the camera! Hence the Anti-Shock delay set to "0 sec".
@@robinwong my camera not have "0" anti shock. Just have 1/8
Thank You Very Much.
Cheers
Wow!!!😍
Thank you
You are welcome!
In all fairness , not to get sharp images with the latest olympus ( OM system) cameras with built in stabilization and wonderful lenses could be hard to do . I use P program mode hand in hand with the cameras assessment, this allows for concentration on the subject and given a little few seconds can adjust speed or aperture on the fly . Pity to miss that shot because you were in some manual mode or confused on the spot . My valuable time I allow for subject assessment as priority , facial expressions , fleeting moments passing scenes . My ISO is on Auto up to a specified limit .
I find I really like your advice , as either instructive or a reminder of what I think I know ( sometimes forgotten or overlooked )
The camera has a good brain , but you can manipulate light and choice of focus .
I really enjoy watching your videos and really learn a lot of useful tips. A question to ask.
For your third tip, reducing the anti-shock time to 0 seconds.
However, if that is the case , how is it different from using
Single
Anti-Shock
because I expect single is also 0 second?
Thanks for the info. Some very useful tips indeed, especially the tip about the anti-shock setting.
Thanks! Do set it to Anti-Shock 0 sec!
I subcribed ur channel cos you have great videos thank u Rabin
Thanks, appreciate the support!
Tnks!
Hi I feel the same way enjoy your video
I have forgotten who wrote it, but I read somewhere that sharpness is akin to the alcohol content in a wine, without it, you will not get tipsy, but the quality of a wine is much more than its alcohol content, which lies in it's taste, aroma, and smoothness.
Same can be said about a lens and its sharpness. There is more to a lens than its sharpness. How it renders colours? Highlight and shadow detail ? How does it perform in low light ? How does it render skin tones/ foliage / sky ? How does it separate foreground and background ?
Im wear glasses myself, and robin we both know reality is not always cristal clear. It can be really blurry :D
Hey Robin, you are one of the reasons I got convinced to Olympus camera and now a long time reader of you blog. There was a cheat sheet by you on your blog and was super helpful to get the out of box camera to the right settings. Since there are some new features in EM1 MkII and maybe X, have you consider to update the cheat sheet? Thanks!
I don't think there are that many new things to add to the cheat sheet at the moment. There are new features of course, but those are only situational features, not activated or needed at all times. The cores are still applicable.
every one of your video is interesting. Thanks (Pierre Chénier, Montréal)
Thanks Robin. I am a long-time Olympus user and still found this very useful.
Interestingly on the EM1x I cannot get the diamond and the heart together as you did (one or the other I think) for shutter shock and silent shutter. only get the heart on the super menu
I believe in the menu there is a section (can't remember where) that allows you to check or uncheck selections in the shutter options, you must have one unchecked. When I bought my E-M1X I remember the anit-shock option was unchecked where it wouldn't show up in the options.
The menu now should be very similar to E-M1 Mark II after the firmware upgrade, and you need to dive in to enable it.
I have multiple OMD bodies, the EM5 I have gone through 2 since it's release and an EM1 MII ... the noise filter is easy to figure out, Low = ISO 3200 ... Medium = ISO 6400 ... High = ISO 12800. This of course assumes you are shooting general images as JPEG and not RAW and don't want to do post, if shooting raw do whatever ISO you want because you can fix most of it in post and you wont have JPEG artifacts mucking up the grain but realistically you will still lose detail. Tip ... ISO 25600 is viable when used in black and white because there won't be any color noise, it will all be grain, just a lot of it.
Everyone has different tolerance when it comes to ISO. I have friends who can't stand the noise at ISO400 and 800 and I can't even see any noise shot at such ISO numbers in my shots! I guess my point is, don't turn it to high, the noise filter smears more useful details, and it is not worth sacrificing that over noise.
Robin, how about birds in flight shooting, do we have to turn off the noise filter and do it in post processing?
Thank you for sharing your tips. Love it.