Tonyhh wrote:
I cannot recommend the Mk11 more highly - blindingly fast accurate autofocus, world class in-camera image stabilisation - I won't bang on as I'm sure you've checked
as I'm getting on (in age) I sold my D1 and half a ton of lenses about 5 years ago and bought an an Olympus EM-5 with a couple of cheap lenses. Moved to an EM-1 after two years, with better lenses and finally a couple of months ago took the leap to an EM-1 Mk 11. You are really spoilt for choice with lenses and can use older four thirds lenses with a simple adapter and full functionality. After a lot of trial and error I have settled on three lenses for my travels.
12 - 40 2.8 pro (olympus) around $700 new
40 - 150 2.8 pro with 1.4 teleconverter (Olympus) around $1400 new
25 1.4 Summilux Leica around $600 new
all of three which together cost less and weigh not much more than one Canon EF 70-200MM f/2.8
All of my three lenses highly rated on DXO and I am very pleased with results.
The Olympus menus and buttons take a lot of getting used to - after 5 years I still find things I didn't know existed.
Performance is brilliant, not so hot in very low light situations but that is the tradeoff for losing a lot of weight. I won't go into all the benefits - you can check it out on any photo mag page.
I couldn't be happier and attach a couple of pics I took on a recent trip to Uganda with the Mk11 and two 2.8 pro lenses and one pic of a dragon taken wth the lttle Leica 1.4
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Very good explanation
I appreciate the time it took to write
I too am getting up in the years and I
don't want to carry all the weight I have been
Thanks
wdross wrote:
And remember, Burkphoto is right that there is another source of 4/3rds cameras. Even if you buy an Olympus today, and see a future Panasonic body in the future you want, you lose no lenses by buying the Panasonic body. And vice versa. I will still recomend the Olympus design over the Panasonic design unless you do a fair amount of video. Then the Panasonic design may hold an advantage for you. And there are some UHHs that actually have both Olympus and Panasonic bodies with Olympus and Panasonic lenses. How can the 4/3rds system get better than that.
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I do no video
at all but I am going to try my hand at it.
Don't you loose some stabilization qualities
with a Panasonic?
Thanks
Ron
Shopperon wrote:
I do no video
at all but I am going to try my hand at it.
Don't you loose some stabilization qualities
with a Panasonic?
Thanks
Ron
You loose dual IS if you use Panasonic lenses on Olympus or vice versa. However, there are only 2 Olympus lenses that come with IS built in. The 300mm f4 and the 12-100 f4
For shorter focal length lenses, the IBIS in the EM1 mark2 is amazing.
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Shopperon wrote:
I do no video
at all but I am going to try my hand at it.
Don't you loose some stabilization qualities
with a Panasonic?
Thanks
Ron
And both the E-M1 mrII and G9 supply 5.5 stops of stabilization in the camera body itself. You only lose 1 stop stabilization by shooting without an IS lens. To get the full 6.5 stops stabilization, you need the matching lense.
GoofyNewfie wrote:
And you can easily use vintage lenses on them with an adapter. Some of those lenses give amazing bokeh. (Look at the quality of the background blur, not how shallow the depth of field is) There is a Vintage Lenses FB page that shows some results.(not my shots)
Can you tell me which adapter you use
and are the lens fully functioning ?
Shopperon wrote:
Can you tell me which adapter you use
and are the lens fully functioning ?
GoofyNewfie wrote:
And you can easily use vintage lenses on them with an adapter. Some of those lenses give amazing bokeh. (Look at the quality of the background blur, not how shallow the depth of field is) There is a Vintage Lenses FB page that shows some results.(not my shots)
Sorry, as I wrote in my post, these were not my shots, I know nothing about the lenses or adapter they used.
I have just recently gotten into
other lenses with my Fuji.
The adapters I have are dumb ones made by Fotodiox.
Aperture & focus controls are manual.
Have a Nikon adapter and one for my M42 thread (think older Pentax)
Helios 44-M4.
You should check out the Facebook site called Vintage Lenses- have to sign up to join but they let
me in.
I no longer have an Olympus but was really impressed with it and miss most of the experience.....except the menu.
(The menu on my Fuji camera is so intuitive I used it for a few weeks w/o opening the manual.)
Shopperon wrote:
Can you tell me which adapter you use
and are the lens fully functioning ?
I have seen a few 4/3 zoom lenses and they were huge!!!!
I’d stick to m4/3 lenses.
tdekany wrote:
I have seen a few 4/3 zoom lenses and they were huge!!!!
I’d stick to m4/3 lenses.
Yeah, part of the point of going with the smaller sensor.
Do you have any Olympus lenses or accessories
you want to sell?
Shopperon wrote:
Do you have any Olympus lenses or accessories
you want to sell?
If you're addressing me, no.
And it's helpful to use the "Quote Reply" option as I have done so we know who your post is for.
Good place to buy used stuff besides the
Classified section on this site is B&H, Adorama, KEH and Olympus has a site for refurbs.
I buy and sell a lot of my used equipment from Fred Miranda's site
HERE.
Free to join. A small fee to sell.
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Shopperon wrote:
Can you tell me which adapter you use
and are the lens fully functioning ?
If you get an Olympus, you can shoot with Olympus film lenses using I believe a MF-1 adapter (aperture mode only, manual focus) and non-micro 4/3rds lenses with a MMF-3 adapter. I have both adapters and they worked well with my former E-M5 and they work well with my E-M1 mrII.
$1,075 for an Olympus EM1ii body.
And no, I have no connection with this person.
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