I'm considering the Canon 6D for portraits, but the OMD EM1 has really captured my interest. Would this camera do the job for portraits?
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Yes, easily. For native lenses- Oly 45 1.8, 75mm, 60 f 2.8; panasonic 35-100, Sigma 60mm, even the 45-150 can do it. Plenty of options out there. I just picked up a pixma pro-100 and printed a couple of 8x10's shot with the 45 and they turned out lovely.
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I use my Sigma 19mm exclusively on an EM5 and am quite pleased with this combo. Quick focus, sharp images and looks and feels great on OMD too.....also have the Sigma 60mm lens and it is superb!
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Yes it will and it will also blow your mind. I have been into photography since 1950. I re[placed my Nikon D90 with the OMD-em1 and I have never been happier. Goto the Olympus site and look at the videos and you will see what this lens can do.Have fun
726800
Most definitely. It even has a switch on the lens that indicates to the lens that it is not a macro photo. Portraits and landscape photos come out brilliantly!
622107
Yup it'll work, I've got a t4i and it's perfect for it so a 6D will be as well.
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Hello, The OM-D E-M10 has exceptional auto focus. You should not have a problem shooting moving subjects or from a moving car. Matched with the lenses you are considering you should have a well functioning relatively compact camera system and you should not have any problem getting the shots you want. Thank you, Mason Roset OC Camera
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The SL1 is a great little camera. I am a professional photographer, and this little gem is my personal camera. It is wonderful for portraits, action shots, and the video mode is so easy to switch to. It is much lighter than my professional camera which was the main reason I purchased it. If you whether you shoot manually or set it to auto I think you will be pleased with this camera. :)
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Hi, I bought this camera for my mom. She loves it...said it is a very versatile. My brother is a professional photographer. He loves the camera and even though he has 3000 dollar cameras thought this would be a great everyday camera. He was impressed with all the features it has for such a compact camera. Hope this helps. Have a good day.
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It has the capacity to take action shots depending on the shutter speed you need. Just be aware the quality of pictures won't be that great. It's nothing more than a glorified point and shoot and my experience with it wasn't that great at all. I was glad when it got stolen, but felt a little sorry for the thief!
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I replaced my Canon 60d and smaller Sony A55 with an Olympus E-P3. I've owned several intro/mid-level dSLRs, and I would say the E-P3 was my favorite camera of all time. My pictures were amazing, it was fast, and best of all was that it was truly portable - perfect for my hiking trips. Were you mainly using the camera in auto mode? I always used it in manual, so can't really tell you how good or bad the camera did in 'A' mode - but in manual mode it was nearly perfect. The lenses you use may also play a role. My favorite lens of all time had been (maybe still is) the Canon 24-70mm lens, and I thought I would never find something that worked just as well, but I came across the Panasonic 14-140mm lens, which is super amazing, and became my favorite and main lens for the E-P3. The lack of viewfinder was never an issue for me, since I used the VF-2 view finder by Olympus. Sure, I was never happy using the E-P3 without the viewfinder, so I kept it on most of the time. I did sell the E-P3 on Ebay soon after the OM-D was announced. I figured that if the E-P3 had become my favorite camera of all time, getting the OM-D would be a no brainer since the specs are better than the E-P3 and it included a built in viewfinder. I have used an NEX-5 (first gen) in the past, and I must say I hated that camera due to how hard it made to shoot in 'M' mode; however, Sony released the NEX-7, a nearly perfect camera targeted towards potential dSLR owners. Deciding between the NEX-7 and the OM-D is a challenge, and they each have their pluses and negatives; however, those looking to replace a dSLR for some trips, shouldn't consider anything other than the OM-D(m4/3) or NEX-7(e-mount) for the time being; although, I bet Panasonic has something in the works to compete with Sony and Olympus.
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The 6D has a high iSO range and is a great performer in low lighting situations. Together with the IS on the 70-200, you should have no problems.
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This camera does excel in 2 of the 3 ways you mentioned...very lightweight and easy to travel with and it does great with portraits. I have not personally done many landscape type pictures so I am not sure how it does in that aspect!
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Yes, it should. Save your money for a full sensor camera first though, much better. 6D is an inexpensive full sensor. You'll be glad you did! :)
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It's a great lens but I have not used it for portraits. I have used it for travel photography and other family events.
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I don't know much about the 6d as I have the mark III. But from I understand the 6d is full frame as is the mark III. If that's the case it should work very well with it. Keep in mind the Len is manual only which is really good when making a film/movies as the focus ring eases into the film. However since you said you will be outdoor, getting precise focus will be more challenging in sunlight as it will depend on your "eye". So it requires you to slow things down and taking your time when taking a picture as opposed to doing the half shutter to get it in focus. In terms of color and the image, the lens really is superior but only if you get things right. If it's not right, you are more likely to be upset because it then becomes a missed opportunity. So because of this some people have a love/hate relationship with the lens. Hope that helps
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Yes, that will work perfectly fine. I use this on my OM-D EM-1 with focus peaking and it's working very well.
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That's a difficult question to answer because there are different kinds of portraits and it depends on what you want to do. Personally I'd say it can take decent portraits (used at 50mm), but a 50mm or 85mm prime would be better because of the faster aperture and because prime lenses generally have slightly better optics than zooms (because they're more "optimized"). If you want a one-lens solution and aren't super picky, it could do just fine. My two cents.