Hi...I'm Looking for a New Camera (Page 2): Well... even with the money my husband gave me for my birthday for the E-M1, my piggybank is kind of starved again at the moment. I'm hoping...

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

Susan14 wrote:

Thank you! This is very helpful news about the bokeh.
From the reviews I've read, I wasn't concerned about sharp pictures with the OMD-EM1, but I didn't know if I could get a nice shallow DOF(bokeh background) with a zoom lens. What lenses do you use with your EM-1?
Are you able to achieve this using a lens like a 12-40 2.8? This seems like a good lens for me to start with,if I get this camera?

Well... even with the money my husband gave me for my birthday for the E-M1, my piggybank is kind of starved again at the moment. I'm hoping to get the 12-40PRO f2.8 this summer. For now, I'm using the 4/3 14-54mm II, F2.8-3.5 with an adapter.

Neubee Loc: Wisconsin

Your Olympus M1 or M10 put out a high quality print larger than 8x10's. You can get good depth of field if you work the focal length and f-stop.. I have both Sony "c" size and Olympus M5,(m4/3))both match middle range DSLR's for IQ..

Susan14 Loc: Westchester County N.Y.

Morning Star wrote:

Well... even with the money my husband gave me for my birthday for the E-M1, my piggybank is kind of starved again at the moment. I'm hoping to get the 12-40PRO f2.8 this summer. For now, I'm using the 4/3 14-54mm II, F2.8-3.5 with an adapter.

Well I hope you are able to get the 12-40PRO 2.8 this summer. I keep reading great things about it! Thank you again for this information. I feel confident that if you can get shallow DOF with 14-54 F2.8-3.5, then it should be even easier to achieve with the 12-40. I am much more encouraged to get this camera!

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

amehta wrote:

There is also an aspect ratio difference: FF and A... (show quote)

You are quite a ways off on your sensor sizes.
FX or Full Frame sensors are the same size as 35mm film i.e. 36mm x 24mm
DX Nikon sensors are (rounded off) 24mm x 16mm

Susan14 Loc: Westchester County N.Y.

Neubee wrote:

Your Olympus M1 or M10 put out a high quality print larger than 8x10's. You can get good depth of field if you work the focal length and f-stop.. I have both Sony "c" size and Olympus M5,(m4/3))both match middle range DSLR's for IQ..

Thank you for your response! That's encouraging to hear.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Susan14 wrote:

Thank you! This is very helpful news about the bokeh.
From the reviews I've read, I wasn't concerned about sharp pictures with the OMD-EM1, but I didn't know if I could get a nice shallow DOF(bokeh background) with a zoom lens. What lenses do you use with your EM-1?
Are you able to achieve this using a lens like a 12-40 2.8? This seems like a good lens for me to start with,if I get this camera?

I have had several Olympus bodies over the years and currently have the EM-1 with the 12-40 f2.8 pro lens, and if bokeh is a concern, let your concerns be over. This is a gorgeous lens on a world-class body, with awesome weatherproofing, a beautiful finish on the camera and body (especially in black), and its features are unparalleled. For instance, the 81-point articulating touchscreen with virtually instantaneous focus enables shots that no full-frame can yield. It is an amazing system, and I highly recommend it.
If you get a chance, read (Google) "Ming Thein's EM-1 review" on the internet, and also check out his equipment roster. I believe you're about to change your life for the better.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

I was at B&H yesterday and was told the new Fuji X-T1 hasn't shipped yet. I have the X-E2 which I really like. i would suggest get the cameras in your hands before deciding. Just an aside- Fuji service center is in New Jersey and Olympus is now in Texas. It took a long time to get my camera back from them.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

sueyeisert wrote:

I was at B&H yesterday and was told the new Fuji X-T1 hasn't shipped yet. I have the X-E2 which I really like. i would suggest get the cameras in your hands before deciding. Just an aside- Fuji service center is in New Jersey and Olympus is now in Texas. It took a long time to get my camera back from them.

I've had every E-system body since the E-1, have shot hundreds of thousands of pics, and have never had one thing go wrong with any of the Olys. And I'll be quick to add that this current EM-1 model is the best of the lot.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Well i had a problem with my Olympus camera which Olympus eventually replaced. When I decided to get the Fuji I was delighted their service center is in New Jersey.

lukan wrote:

I've had every E-system body since the E-1, have shot hundreds of thousands of pics, and have never had one thing go wrong with any of the Olys. And I'll be quick to add that this current EM-1 model is the best of the lot.

ocbeyer Loc: Baltimore

Well, as a rider myself, I find the weatherproofing and light weight of the OM-D models very appealing. Gave up carrying my E-3 because of the weight and now carry a Fuji X10 in a Ziploc.

If you don't want to spend a lot of time in post processing you will find it impossible to beat the IQ of Olympus out of camera JPEGs. Beautiful,
natural,colors.

Mmatu

What is your budget? A P&S is a very good learning curve,do not sell the short. Both Canon and Nikon make excellent cameras. The DSL market is big and growing bigger by the day.. I would look at Canon EOS Rebel TSI
Or Nikon D7100

RJM Loc: Cardiff, S Wales, UK

I have all the cameras mentioned!

My advice is to go with the Olympus OM-D EM1 with 12-40 lens. The picture quality is A+++ As for out of focus, the prime lenses will give you that.

The 45mm and 75mm F1.8 lens are truly amazing for portraiture.

I also have the Fuji XE-2 and 18-55. Again, lovely picture IQ BUT the Oly EM1 is better in that it's weatherproof, superb EVF (the best?) and the worlds best 5 axis IBIS. You can fairly easily get sharp hand held shots of 2 seconds. I have heard of them even up to 6 seconds!

There's also in camera HDR and great useable art filters, etc with the Oly EM1.

The Fuji XT-1 is basically a weatherproof XE-2. Same internal gubbings.

Hope this helps.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Susan14 wrote:

Hi...this is my first post.
I have been researching for many months to buy my first "real" digital camera.

Thank you...I have been learning so much from reading this forum!!!
Susan

I see that you've been reading reviews. Good. That's what I do. Asking someone how he likes his camera will probably get you a slanted review. He spent a lot of money on it, and it takes pictures. Unless there is something drastically wrong with it, he will say that he likes it. Otherwise, he would have to tell you that he foolishly wasted his money. I have liked every camera I've ever owned, but I'm sure I could have done better.

When you narrow down your choices, look for comparison reviews, like Camera A vs Camera B. Try snapsort, DxO, and dpreview sites for comparisons.

Also, consider a refurbished camera. That's where I look first.

Nosaj Loc: Sarasota, Florida

Take a look at the Pentax K3: it has the Sony 24 mp sensor but has terrific focusing, weather proofing, customizing features, great lenses, and excellent pricing (v. the competition) for its class.

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Welcome to the Forum Susan.