Today I was trying (for the first time ever) to build a 2-row pano. I
was shooting at 30mm using a very precise hyperfocal distance of 20 feet
at f/9 and had just about completed the lower row when the E-M1 suddenly
starting acting strangely. The viewfinder screen was failing to light
until *after* I took a shot. It would then briefly show me a preview
and the screen would go dark again. Since I only had a couple shots to
go I guestimated the angles from the previews and finished up with the
bottom row.
I decided that the camera, being like all other computers, eventually
needs to be rebooted. So I turned it off and back on and then proceeded
to start with the top row. That did seem to fit it. I pointed the
camera higher for the top row and just started swinging the camera on
the tripod and firing the shutter while mostly watching out for people
entering the field of view. When I was about half way through my mind
suddenly said: There's something wrong here.
The something wrong was that the lens was no longer at 30mm and no
longer focused at 20 feet. It was then that it dawned on me. This
fully automated, electronic lens returns itself to 12mm and (probably)
infinity focus when it powers down or up (I don't know which). I was
furious. Rain was threatening and I was hurrying to try and get done.
Now I had to reset the lens to 30mm, get out my tape measure again and
place my hat 20 feet away for a focus target before I could get started
again on the top row. Arrrghh! Double arrgghh!
The damned thing is just like a point & shot. The lens returns "home"
when it powers down. Careful out there in m.Zuiko land. Who'd a thunk
it? I still haven't figured out what caused the loss of video image
that started all this. I should have looked in the viewfinder to see
what was going on in there but didn't.
Chuck Norcutt
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