Stay Focused Series (#1): Wanderings and Chronicles with the Olympus Evolt E-5 DSLR
May 2025, Carl Garrard
Today's article highlights the Olympus Evolt E-5 DSLR, Olympus's last (D)SLR they ever made and the center spotlight of my recent photographic meanderings. This new series is intentionally not a technical or exhaustive review that I've been doing for years. Rather, every article in the series is the summary of my casual observations that place the highest value on real-world camera performance from a single outing. Real world impressions are more important to me than the limited, white-coat, lab-style evaluations. Think of each article in the series as a spontaneous outing with an experienced photographer in unpredictable conditions—one that demonstrates a camera’s real life capabilities and, most importantly, its unique connection to a photographer. Like life, each article is unrepeatable and unpredictable—a fitting demonstration of how a camera performs when it truly counts the most. The
Stay Focused Series title is inspired by my valediction and marks the newest addition to Photographic Central—an approachably penned, real-life journal of my experiences with a wide range of camera types from all brands. Enjoy!
