Can the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II use High Res Shot with manual legacy lenses?
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I’m considering using High Res Shot on an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II with fully manual legacy/adapted lenses that do not communicate aperture to the camera. Does High Res Shot still work in that case, and are there any practical aperture or usage limitations to keep in mind?
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I have the OM-D E-M1 II, and as far as I can tell, High Res Shot (HRS) can be used with any lens, provided you use some common sense. I have used HRS with a Samyang 7.5 fisheye lens, an OM 500 f8 mirror lens and an adapted (EF) Sigma 10-20 lens, among others. Because of the way HRS works, I try to keep shutter speeds as high as possible. The longer the exposure, the greater the chance of movement in the scene or camera vibration. I would limit apertures to f8/f11 even with a legacy lens, as diffraction will rob you of image sharpness above this, and sharpness is one of the reasons to use HRS after all.
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Yes. Based on user experience, High Res Shot on the OM-D E-M1 Mark II can be used with manual and adapted legacy lenses, even if the lens does not report aperture to the camera. The camera manual does not appear to list a lens-communication requirement for High Res Shot.
The main limitations are practical rather than compatibility-related: High Res Shot is sensitive to motion, so use a stable setup and keep shutter speeds reasonably high when possible. Also, while some Olympus bodies/lenses may limit selectable aperture in High Res mode, with fully manual lenses the camera generally isn’t enforcing aperture electronically.
For best results, avoid stopping down too far. Around f/8 to f/11 is a sensible upper range because diffraction can reduce the extra sharpness High Res Shot is meant to provide. In short: yes, it works with manual legacy lenses; just use tripod technique, avoid subject movement, and don’t rely on very small apertures if maximum detail is your goal.
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