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Martin Belan

Nature, Travel, and Olympus Photography Blog

  • Wasabi Battery for Olympus OM-D
    Photo Gear

    Should You Use Wasabi Power Batteries for Your Digital Camera?

    The price of manufacturer brand batteries are outrageously high.  The price for an Olympus brand battery for my OM-D E-M5 is $56.00.  Due to the high price and the low number of shots per charge using the Olympus OM-D, I…

    By Martin Belan
  • Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm Lens
    Photo Gear

    Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Lens for Nature Photography

    Olympus and Panasonic both have compact, economy lens options for wildlife and bird photographers for the micro four thirds line of cameras. Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 lens Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm II f4.8-6.7 lens I purchased the Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f4.0…

    By Martin Belan
  • Great Egret. ISO 800, f/7.1, 1/2000 Second
    Bird Photography,  Photo Gear

    Using the Olympus OM-D for Wildlife and Bird photography

    Updated Blog on Using the Olympus OM-D and 300mm f/4 lens for Bird and Wildlife Photography I’ve spent several weeks testing the Olympus OM-D E-M5 for wildlife and bird photography.  While I love the Olympus OM-D for landscape, macro, travel,…

    By Martin Belan
  • Olympus OMD Focus Point Size Scale
    Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear

    How to set the Size of the Focus Points on the Olympus OM-D

    Out of the box, the focus point size on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 is set to a rather large rectangle.  For instances like wildlife or bird photography, the size of the focus point can be changed on the Olympus OM-D…

    By Martin Belan
  • Olympus 12-40mm pro lens
    Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear

    Olympus looking to complete in the PRO market with New M.ZUIKO PRO Lenses

    With the announcement of their new OMD E-M1 Micro Four Thirds camera, Olympus also announced two new M.ZUIKO PRO category lenses. Olympus 12-40mm / f2.8 M.Zuiko PRO LensOlympus ED 40-150mm f/2.8 M.Zuiko PRO The Olympus 12-40mm / f2.8 M.Zuiko PRO…

    By Martin Belan
  • Canon 6d and Olympus O-MD
    Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear,  Travel

    Canon 6d vs. Olympus OM-D E-M5 for Travel Photography

    Since I’ve purchased the Olympus OM-D E-M5, I have been trying to determine when to when to take the Olympus OM-D on a trip versus the Canon EOS 6D. Both are good travel photography cameras and deliver high quality photos. Each camera also…

    By Martin Belan
  • Yellow Coneflower Portrait
    Nature,  Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear

    My First Nature Photo Walk with the Olympus OM-D E-M5

    I tested out my recently purchased an Olympus OM-D E-M5 on a late summer nature photo walk in one of my favorite local parks.  The main goal of my photo walk was to test out the Olympus OM-D on nature…

    By Martin Belan
  • Olympus 12-50mm f/3.5 - 5.6 lens
    Macro,  Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear

    Shooting Macro Photos with the Olympus 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 kit lens

    One of the pleasant surprises I got when I received my Olympus OM-D E-M5 was the presence of a Macro Mode on the Olympus 12-50mm kit lens that came with the camera.  I first noticed a macro button on the…

    By Martin Belan
  • Olympus OM-D E-M5
    Olympus / OM System,  Photo Gear,  Travel

    Finally a Micro Four Thirds Camera for my Travel Photography

    I’ve frequently travel both domestic and internationally for photography and seem to be in a constant search for the best camera for travel. I absolutely love my Canon 6d for travel photography.  It’s a full size camera that’s the size of…

    By Martin Belan
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