OM System OM-5 and Seville & Cordoba

Just back from a few days in Seville (with one day in Cordoba) with the OM System OM-5 and the Olympus 12-45mm f/4 PRO lens.

Overall really loved the small size and low weight of the setup, which fitted easily in my VSGO 3L sling. Image quality was good as the weather was mostly bright and sunny, but the few images I took in lower light conditions showed some noise.

There were however a few downsides. I tend to leave the camera switched on when out, with the OI image share app running so as to capture GPS data - not sure if this is the reason but the battery life was disappointing. Also I found a few settings had changed without my noticing presumably as a result of the camera rubbing or “bumping” as I went along. I tend to leave the focus spot in the centre, but a few times it had moved to a corner which I had not always noticed. Similarily I tend to set exposure compensation set to -3 to preserve highlights, and a few times that had changed. The lesson, I guess, is to double check before taking the image.

Both cities were great. The difference to me that Seville is more of a modern city, whilst Cordoba has more of the “Spanish Olde World”charm.

Still working on the images, but these “snapshots” should give a feel.

Cordoba

Seville

Seville