4/3 photography...is it dead? Or dying?
Nov 26, 2018 12:37:58 #
Nov 26, 2018 12:48:12 #
Bill Koepsel wrote:
Just got a Panasonic Lumix g9 , great camera, does great work, but now I heard 4/3 will die? Can this
Be true????
Be true????
Clickbait...
No. Micro 4/3 is a well-established format, just like APS-C and full frame. It has too many advantages that appeal to too many people to just go away.
Even as Panasonic is developing two full frame bodies, it is releasing new lenses. Olympus continues to add new glass, too, and a new camera is coming soon, if the rumors are true.
Nov 26, 2018 12:48:46 #
davyboy wrote:
I
I wouldn’t worry about it! They will be around along time. You have an awesome camera with about 90 lens to pick from
I wouldn’t worry about it! They will be around along time. You have an awesome camera with about 90 lens to pick from
Now over 100!
Nov 26, 2018 12:59:19 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Shot with my G7, heavily cropped. Alive and well.
Linda: Your cat looks quite a bit like mine! Tabbies are great subjects to get a critical focus with MF lenses on mirrorless. DrJ
Nov 26, 2018 13:02:13 #
Many years a happy Nikon user. Switched to 4/3 with my Olympus EM1M2 and LOVE it, and am just waiting for a new one to be announced
Nov 26, 2018 13:06:18 #
DrJ wrote:
That's "just" a cat in the neighborhood Linda: Your cat looks quite a bit like mine! Tabbies are great subjects to get a critical focus with MF lenses on mirrorless. DrJ
This is my roommate, 12-lb Trixie. Shot with Olympus EM10 Mark ii and Olympus 75-300 mm lens (yeah, I have two mirrorless cameras).
For those UHH'ers who knew MinnieV when she was active on UHH, here is information about her successes of the past year: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-551273-1.html
She used an EM5 for several of the dam bird photos and an EM1 for the rest.
Nov 26, 2018 13:08:52 #
Congratulations on your G9. I just returned from a vacation where I left my big Nikon at home and traveled with my G9 and 2 lenses. I never missed the Nikon.
As for the greatly exaggerated rumors of the death of the MFT format, fear not. When Panasonic recently announced they they were bringing a mirrorless full-frame to market to compete with Sony, Canon, and Nikon, many assumed that they would drop the MFT format. Panasonic has been clear that this is not the case. A full-frame kit will sell for 3 or more times the cost of a MFT kit. Most hobbyists will not want to swallow that pill.
Who knows, maybe if 5 years there will be some awesome new camera format that will blow MFT out of the water. That will be just about the time that you will have mastered all of the features of your G9. Until then, happy shooting.
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
Mark Twain
As for the greatly exaggerated rumors of the death of the MFT format, fear not. When Panasonic recently announced they they were bringing a mirrorless full-frame to market to compete with Sony, Canon, and Nikon, many assumed that they would drop the MFT format. Panasonic has been clear that this is not the case. A full-frame kit will sell for 3 or more times the cost of a MFT kit. Most hobbyists will not want to swallow that pill.
Who knows, maybe if 5 years there will be some awesome new camera format that will blow MFT out of the water. That will be just about the time that you will have mastered all of the features of your G9. Until then, happy shooting.
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
Mark Twain
Nov 26, 2018 13:17:18 #
I bought my first digital camera 20 years ago, Pana bridge camera with amazing zoom. Incredibly (now) it was a 2MP sensor and was $400+ then I bought a 1GB micro hard drive (SDcard) for more than the camera - for our first Alaska cruise.
The pictures (over a thousand of them) were good enough for memories and there was now way we could have done it with film.
Today we have incredible resolution in all sensor sizes - even my Samsung Note9 can do a good job.
We don't need to nit pick over tiny differences since any format excels in a certain area, some portability, some sports action, some landscape. My personal opinion is that you can intelligently pick a package that covers your needs from the amazing offerings today. M4/3 is one of the most useful general purpose solutions - like a Toyota Camry of photography so while it may not be popular with fans of Aston Martins or Ferraris it is great for most of us.
Derek
The pictures (over a thousand of them) were good enough for memories and there was now way we could have done it with film.
Today we have incredible resolution in all sensor sizes - even my Samsung Note9 can do a good job.
We don't need to nit pick over tiny differences since any format excels in a certain area, some portability, some sports action, some landscape. My personal opinion is that you can intelligently pick a package that covers your needs from the amazing offerings today. M4/3 is one of the most useful general purpose solutions - like a Toyota Camry of photography so while it may not be popular with fans of Aston Martins or Ferraris it is great for most of us.
Derek
Nov 26, 2018 13:41:01 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
BebuLamar wrote:
I don't think Medium format would die. They didn't get big enough to be the same size as their film counterpart yet. Large sensor has it advantage just as small sensor in the M4/3 has its own advantage. I would think the APS-C would die first especially those that use full frame lens mount (i.e. Nikon DX, Canon EF-S etc..)
I agree that medium format will not go anytime soon - if ever. My guess it will exist until the digital media is replaced similar to the way film was replaced by digital. I think that all the formats, P&S and up, will continue to exist until the media is replaced. The number of players and sales volumes may change, but not disappear quite yet.
Nov 26, 2018 13:52:37 #
burkphoto wrote:
Now over 100!
Which doesn't include the vintage glass you can adapt to the mount...100s more perhaps...?
Nov 26, 2018 14:06:14 #
Linda: Here is my rescue dog Buddy. This was taken with a M4/3 Olympus OM-D-E-M5 with an old MF prime lens. It was taken in a relatively dim room where I opened a shade to illiminate him (Buddy was too tired to face the light!). I have the identity of the lens written in my record book--I suspect it was a Canon FD 50mm. No apologies for your having 2 mirrorless cameras. I have 4 and want another! Best regards. DrJ
Nov 26, 2018 14:06:32 #
chrisg-optical wrote:
Which doesn't include the vintage glass you can adapt to the mount...100s more perhaps...?
Probably thousands...
HOWEVER, using the best adapters with third party lenses is always a crap shoot. Very few combinations work *well* with full automation. OTOH, if you can live with fully manual control, even a $30 adapter will do...
I'm a Micro 4/3 (Panasonic GH4) user. I have all Panasonic lenses, to reap maximum benefit from the format both now and later.
Nov 26, 2018 14:06:38 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Wonder where people get the idea Tony Northrup said something about M4/3 being dead? Doesn’t seem to square with his latest post on the topic:
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61751948
I know there are some who disparage Northrup just like those who disparage Ken Rockwell, or Trump for that matter. I haven’t seen any of them do something useful for us and really enjoy Tony Northrup’s contributions.
And I own a recently purchased M4/3 Lumix GM5. A teeny beauty!
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61751948
I know there are some who disparage Northrup just like those who disparage Ken Rockwell, or Trump for that matter. I haven’t seen any of them do something useful for us and really enjoy Tony Northrup’s contributions.
And I own a recently purchased M4/3 Lumix GM5. A teeny beauty!
Nov 26, 2018 14:20:33 #
burkphoto wrote:
Probably thousands...
HOWEVER, using the best adapters with third party lenses is always a crap shoot. Very few combinations work *well* with full automation. OTOH, if you can live with fully manual control, even a $30 adapter will do...
I'm a Micro 4/3 (Panasonic GH4) user. I have all Panasonic lenses, to reap maximum benefit from the format both now and later.
HOWEVER, using the best adapters with third party lenses is always a crap shoot. Very few combinations work *well* with full automation. OTOH, if you can live with fully manual control, even a $30 adapter will do...
I'm a Micro 4/3 (Panasonic GH4) user. I have all Panasonic lenses, to reap maximum benefit from the format both now and later.
Dear burkphoto: I've enjoyed your posts over the years. I use cheap, made in China, adapters for $6-10 on my mirrorless cameras and don't mind MF. I shoot in aperture preferred mode and the camera selects the shutter speed. It makes me feel more like a photographer! Attached is a fall photo with my Olympus OM-D-E-M5 using a MF lens and $8 adapter. DrJ
Nov 26, 2018 14:27:14 #
Bill Koepsel wrote:
Bill, haven't you heard?...4/3 photography was just declared dead. I would get rid of that Lumix G9 as fast as I possibly can, if you know what's good for you...or maybe you should have thought of that before you bought it.Just got a Panasonic Lumix g9 , great camera, does great work, but now I heard 4/3 will die? Can this
Be true????
Be true????
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.