Welcome to Michaelguthmann.com

Michael Guthmann

Nice that you visit me. On my website you will find pictures and reports from my photo trips. I also share my knowledge about Olympus / OM System cameras and lenses. I am always happy to receive feedback and constructive criticism, which you are welcome to leave by comment or e-mail.

OM-1 secrets Blog

Portfolio

Photography is my passion and here you can find my best pictures from the different areas I have already tried my hand at.

Wildlife photography

Landscape photography

Panorama photography

Product photography

Blog

In my blog, I mainly write about photography and what moves me.

Understanding Image Stabilization: What IBIS and Sync IS Really Deliver

In June, at the Fotogipfel in Oberstdorf, I observed something that has been on my mind ever since. During the gear swap session, several participants traded their first-generation M.Zuiko 100-400mm... Read more

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How to Transfer OI.Share Camera Settings to a New Phone

OI.Share, the smartphone app from OM Digital Solutions, is not only useful for remote-controlling your camera from your phone — it can also be a great help when you want... Read more

OM-1 LCD-Display: Umschalten von Single-AF auf kontinuierlichem Autofokus (C-AF)

OM-1 AF Guide – Switching Between S-AF and C-AF

In many situations, you cannot predict in advance whether S-AF or C-AF will be the right choice. But those are exactly the moments when there is no time to switch... Read more

Journey to the Polar Bears – Wildlife Photography on Svalbard

Introduction to the Trip Before I set off for Svalbard, the northernmost point I had ever visited was Iceland. Understandably, I was both excited and a little nervous before departure:... Read more

OM-D / OM-1 Secrets

I share my knowledge about the OM-D / OM-1 cameras in small, well-organised articles.

How to Transfer OI.Share Camera Settings to a New Phone

OI.Share, the smartphone app from OM Digital Solutions, is not only useful... Read more

OM-1 AF Guide – Switching Between S-AF and C-AF

In many situations, you cannot predict in advance whether S-AF or C-AF... Read more

Focus Peaking: How OM System cameras help you with manual focusing

While cameras from OM Digital Solutions now feature a very capable autofocus,... Read more

How to Configure Custom Modes on OM System Cameras

The OM-D cameras of the E-M1 series let you save up to... Read more

Marking Images for Download for OM System photographers

OI.Share from OM Digitalsolutions allows you to easily and conveniently download images... Read more

OM System Kamera mit Fernauslöser-Setup – Studioaufnahme

OM-1 automatic sensitivity setting

Already activated at the factory, the automatic sensitivity setting of the OM-1... Read more

About me

At the age of sixteen, I had a photography class in school. Since then, I’ve been fascinated by photography. In 2001, I finished my studies in photo engineering and started working as a product manager for digital medium-format backs. As a product manager, I’m always involved in the technical part of photography but miss a bit the creative aspect of it. This website should concentrate more on the creative aspect of photography. Images and reports on this website are my own. I share my opinion, which is not connected to my job.

I have had some opportunities to exhibit my images in my photography career.

1998 Cebit on the booth of Smile, a monitor manufacturer
2013 Schickler consultants in Hamburg
2015 Umweltfestival Zingst
2022 Oberstdorfer Fotogipfel