Partly Cloudy

08:20 Saturday, 17 October 2026

Current Wx: Temp: 37.72°F Pressure: 1023hPa Humidity: 88% Wind: 15.32mph
Words: 217

Shot this with the new OM PEN which arrived the other day. SOOC jpeg. Pretty sweet little rig. It's basically an E-M1 MK3 in a rangefinder format, which is often leveled as a criticism.

It does have some new features, mainly a subset of subject detection autofocus that had previously only been available on the E-M1X and the OM-1 and OM-3 cameras.

It's lighter and more discreet than the OM-3, which often sports large lenses like the 12-100mm/f4. I put the little Lumix 14mm/f2.5 pancake on the PEN.

But I didn't mean to talk about the camera. It's a good camera, a good value, and I welcome an EVF in a PEN camera. I just used it this morning to capture one of the kind of magical moments that happen with some frequency here.

And in that vein, here is a recent piece in the NY Times that mentions many of the places we frequent. (Link is to an article that is free to read, but I think the Times recently began requiring registration but not a subscription. Sucks.) Graft Wine & Cider Bar is mentioned and Mitzi and I had dinner there on Thursday night, for our anniversary. We've been there before and it's one of Mitzi's favorite places.

✍️ Reply by email