Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 29

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The Olympus E-PL6 spent the better part of 2016 in the cabinet: earlier this year, it started developing stuck shutter curtain issues alongside the touch screen becoming a little finicky. The latter was an annoyance but it didn’t affect photo-taking functionality. The stuck shutter was a different challenge altogether – the camera simply could not work when it struck. No amount of DIY solutions seemed to stick, and the repair job would have involved a trip down to the Olympus Service Center situated in the River Valley area – not exactly the easiest location to get to. All not very pleasing, since the E-PL6 is just over 3 years old, not been heavily stressed nor mistreated.

Still; I finally got round to making the trip down in early December. The repair took 8 days, and – surprisingly – wasn’t that expensive:

Damage could had been worse!

The first pictures of the repaired E-PL6 was again with my preferred lens I have for it: the 17mm f1.8 – and I’m reminded why this particular combo is one of my favorites for taking candid shots of the kids.

There’s a Nam Kee Handmade Pau eatery located at River Valley Point, and it also features an open kitchen concept. Peter liked the char siew buns so much he actually got all snarky when Ling asked him for a taste LOL.
Unlike Peter, Hannah is photogenic and likes having her pictures taken.
Hannah still has the little Nikon camera I bought her for her birthday 2 years ago. This picture required White Balance to be manually dialed in because of the strong red seats in the Monster Curry restaurant we had dinner at.
Dim Sum lunch @ Crystal Jade Jiang Nan at Toa Payoh. The restaurant’s setting provided a rich array of colors for pictures. The JPGs produced by Olympus are slightly saturated though I can see why they are really pleasing for many owners. That said, I prefer still to edit from RAW images.
Just before bedtime. She rotates between a whole bunch of stuff toys to bring to bed every night.

In short, the E-PL6 is still easily capable of producing lovely pictures with high keep-rates, with the touch AF really helping in nailing focus down each time. I really wish though that Olympus’ equipment weren’t failing so soon. This is the E-PL6’s second visit to the repair center already – the first visit after the shutter release spring becoming dislodged – and the camera’s touchscreen remains wonky. Even the E-M5 has also started randomly locking up on occasion.

Oh well; we’ll see how it goes.