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Field Review: Olympus EPL-2 (Day 4)

Chris Gampat
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03/05/2011
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Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Olympus EPL-2 Art Filters Review (10 of 10)

Like the other Olympus cameras, the EPL-2 features Art Filters. In Day 3, we tested the video abilities out a bit, and today we explore the art filters. Overall since Day 1, the experience of using the camera has still been very positive, and as we saw in Day 2, the camera still makes an excellent casual and street photography camera. Note that the Art Filters in the Olympus EPL-2 look very similar to that of the E-5’s Art Filters.

Here’s a minor quirk that I encountered: when using the Art Filters, the camera took the photo and then applied the filter. During this rendering period, the Live Preview didn’t show me the effects that the filter would have on the image. Additionally, the preview becomes jittery and slow; except in Pop Art and Grainy Black and White mode.

Gear Used

Olympus EPL-2

Olympus 17mm f/2.8 Lens

Olympus VF-2 Electronic ViewFinder (Black)

Art Filters

Pin Hole
Diorama
Soft Focus
Grainy Black and White
Diorama
Dramatic Tone
Pop Art
Diorama
Pin Hole

My favorites are Pin Hole, Diorama, and Dramatic tone. The rest: they’re a bit bland. Olympus could have done a bit more with them.

Would I ever use these? That’s the major question. And the answer: yes.

I’ve accepted that with the EPL-2, I can shoot great JPEGs and not worry a whole load about editing RAW files in Lightroom 3. If I were shooting for fun, I’d use the filters that I stated were my favorite previously.

Now, note that I stated that I would probably not use them with the E-5. However, the E-5 feels like it was made to be my workhorse. The EPL-2 feels like the total opposite.

Art filters in Video



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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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