Updating my perspective on medium format film: Over the summer I worked on a rather fun, surprise project. The story starts with changing furniture in a room of our home. Afterwards there was a wall crying out for a large piece of art. Considering a few options, we settled on a metal photo print; Subject: beach, Photographer: me. Using painters...

The evolution of the Olympus M System: In the last of the series, I wrote about being thrilled to have found a classic Olympus camera in Japan, the 1963 PEN-F. My real hope though, was to acquire an icon from my youth, an OM-1...and I did. I found my OM-1 at Camera Naniwa, near the Kawaramachi Station, in Kyoto. Except for a small dent on the to...

The evolution of "half-frame": In the previous blog I mentioned the original OM-1. Before we get to that camera though, we're going to take a slight detour. On our Japan trip I considered buying a camera or lens as a souvenir. It didn’t take long to discover what I now realize is common knowledge on the web. It's more expensive to buy new camer...

An unexpected journey: Well, here goes. My first blog post. Much is written about photography and the tools of the craft, making it difficult to find a unique topic. Recently though, a trip to Japan and an unplanned purchase there led me to consider how Olympus's design vision has contributed to my photography. Looking back, I realize I've been...