4/3 photography...is it dead? Or dying?
Nov 26, 2018 09:00:10 #
P.Beau wrote:
Hello, br I have been researching the M4/3 camer... (show quote)
If you are going to be hiking and shooting outdoors , I would want weather sealing. Look at the G85 which Panasonic says is the new model of the G7, same size, but with 5 axis stabilization and weather sealing. https://mirrorlesscomparison.com/preview/panasonic-g85-vs-g7/
Nov 26, 2018 09:11:09 #
davyboy
Loc: Anoka Mn.
P.Beau wrote:
Hello, br I have been researching the M4/3 camer... (show quote)
Go with the Lumix G85 it has better weather sealing and 5 stop stabilization and they removed the low pass filter for better image quality $700-800 will get you the camera and a 12-60mm lens. One of the best bangs for your buck out there
Nov 26, 2018 09:29:20 #
Nov 26, 2018 09:32:38 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Shot with my G7, heavily cropped. Alive and well.
I strive to produce photos like yours.
Nov 26, 2018 09:33:28 #
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????
O announced last year the end of production the Four-Thirds (4/3) lenses and thus the end of the 4/3 system; its successor m4/3 (micro Four-Thirds) is alive and doing apparently quite well....Not to worry!
Nov 26, 2018 09:33:47 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Wouldn't it be great if every time someone participated in a main discussion topic, they were required to show a photo?
Thank you! (if you were referring to rjwallace's photo, I apologize
Be sure to use the "quote reply" function for clarity.)
Thank you! (if you were referring to rjwallace's photo, I apologize
Be sure to use the "quote reply" function for clarity.)How did you get that shot?
Nov 26, 2018 09:42:33 #
I just purchased the X-T3 after selling my D500 wondering if purchasing from a company that has the smallest camera market share would be a mistake later. I bought it anyway as I love the features, ease of use and the picture quality. Oh, the size is perfect. Not worried now if Fuji shuts down their camera division years from now.
Nov 26, 2018 09:56:50 #
rjaywallace wrote:
Fellow UHH Members - This is the hysterical Mr. Bi... (show quote)
And apparently you fell for it early on. Congratulations.
Dennis
Nov 26, 2018 10:22:59 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Shot with my G7, heavily cropped. Alive and well.
How many times has OP's question been asked and answered before?
Very nice proof, Linda!
Nov 26, 2018 10:41:37 #
Ed Chu
Loc: Las Vegas NV
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????
it is interesting; there was a guy who posted an article replete with graphics showing how much money Olympus has lost / will lose on 4/3, and predicts its demise
Nov 26, 2018 10:48:05 #
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????
May I suggest a good read... " Living in the Now ". Way Too much anxiety worrying about tomorrow; There is NO tomorrow, only the present. So go out and enjoy that marvelous camera you have and capture some of that Present.
Nov 26, 2018 11:04:40 #
While I do not own a 4/3 camera, I have enjoyed the insights of David Thorpe through his blog and youtube videos. A retired professional photographer who has a extensive knowledge base has chosen 4/3 as his digital camera system. I wouldn't be too worried about the format's future. (I might be one of those people who has watched too much PBS TV and is now a sucker for an English accent regarding authority)
http://m43blog.dthorpe.net/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-CbEVybw98KcQTWumzBow
http://m43blog.dthorpe.net/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-CbEVybw98KcQTWumzBow
Nov 26, 2018 11:05:31 #
al13 wrote:
Many thanks to the several folks who gave a shout-out on my kitty pic. The dark leaves with "Hungry Eyes" is a composite. In fact, the eyes belong to the kitty close-up posted earlier How did you get that shot?
Nov 26, 2018 11:50:25 #
Sensors keep getting better, no denying that. The main buggar to many is image quality and thus, for a given sensor size that too keeps getting better. At a certain point great is good enough.
Light weight and smaller size are all the rage. When one adds all of this up, 4/3 makes a lot of sense. The same holds true for DX. If one is in need of more tele reach, even more so.
Markets determine viability. If more folks want smaller lighter (cheaper) photographic tools and recognize image quality that meets their needs, it sticks around.
Cell phones certainly show that sensor size is not the whole story.
Light weight and smaller size are all the rage. When one adds all of this up, 4/3 makes a lot of sense. The same holds true for DX. If one is in need of more tele reach, even more so.
Markets determine viability. If more folks want smaller lighter (cheaper) photographic tools and recognize image quality that meets their needs, it sticks around.
Cell phones certainly show that sensor size is not the whole story.
Nov 26, 2018 11:56:13 #
Film is dead? B&W is dead? Add 4/3? There are still millions of film shooters out there along with the more esoteric folks who make their own paper, make salt prints and calotypes and tintypes to name just a few 'dead' processes. Check out prices on vintage large format equipment including wooden view cameras and 4x5 press cameras.
Assuming the OP is of legal age, m 4/3 will out live him.
Assuming the OP is of legal age, m 4/3 will out live him.
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