wdross wrote:
Decided on the best of both 4/3rds worlds? I don't know, Linda. That sounds kind of greedy to me.
Jeffcs wrote:
So Linda do you have favorite or do the two cameras oly-Pan serve different jobs for you
I’m just curious as I’m only Olympus but always curious about functionality of the pany line up
Thanks
Yeah, I don't really recommend two different cameras if one is easily confused - which I am these days
The idea to buy two (originally of the same body) came from when I pondered upgrading my Canon T3i, decided instead to buy a second body as "insurance" - they weren't making any more - and to keep different lenses on the bodies. But I only had that dual setup for a year before I went mirrorless! (I did have one T3i for 4+ years)
First I bought the Panasonic, with 14-140 mm lens. That was close to my 18-135 mm Canon lens I found extremely versatile. Knowing that Olympus lenses fit Pany, at the same time I bought the 75-300 lens, which had been highly recommended to me. But both the UHH person and the B&H rep I spoke with about the lens didn't mention that Olympus image stabilization is in the camera, not the lens. I couldn't hold it steady enough on my Pany which uses lens IS.
I ended up sending my second Pany back (before I even opened the box) and bought this adorable little rectangle of an Olympus that has the retro look: some silver metal on the black plastic.
As to the differences, there are many!
Panasonic G7 looks and feels very similar to my Canon sx50. It has rotating LCD, ability to see b&w through the viewfinder while still shooting raw + color jpg. The 14-140 mm lens is about 1/3 the bulk and 1/2 the weight of the Canon EF-S. I set the camera to 3:2 aspect and mostly take landscapes, though I have an ultra-sharp (cropped) kitty pic in close-up forum from a recent shoot. I have also tried its jpg-only in-camera panorama mode, which is very cool.
The little rectangular Olympus would probably be awkwardly small without the slightly heavy, bulkier 75-300 mm lens. It has a very nice digital zoom should that be of interest (see a topic of mine in PP Forum comparing to heavily cropped raw). I use this camera mostly for wildlife.
Both have several shortcut buttons that are very handy, though when I haven't used either camera for awhile, I forget which has what and where
Both have bright and sharp EVF, and of course live exposure.
Also, the cameras are opposite each other in both the direction of the rotation when zooming and the direction the two knobs on top turn for shutter speed and aperture. The location of those knobs - especially the one that "surrounds" the shutter button - makes it easy to inadvertently change them. Both have auto ISO capability while manually setting aperture and shutter speed; that setup has been my go-to for several years.
Please feel free to pm me. I haven't taken nearly as many photos in 2018 as prior, but I have some from both cameras on UHH.