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Are you sure? :bugeyes:This is a Panasonic-centric forum for the most part.
A forum that would not allow Matshu$hita to be spelled correctly?
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Are you sure? :bugeyes:This is a Panasonic-centric forum for the most part.
And suggest brand loyalties are at play. The constant "my thing is better than your thing" and "I like this one more so it must be better" stuff which pervades all equipment discussion really does get very tiresome.
I see. Thank you.Incorrect, Jonas, I am afraid.
I don't really think the poll is skewed and unreliable - it's just a poll after all, and people will respond however they want and feel. I do think given that the poll is unscientific it's not something that can be used to draw much meaning from it like some are trying to do.This poll is skewed and unreliable. There is an average of >100 visitors to this forum on any given day and only 94 votes?:bugeyes:
Agreed---and I'm glad to hear about the possibility of the 12/f2.8 lens. That would be on my list. I don't really care--Oly or Panny. I own both the 17 f/2.8 and 20 f/1.7---but generally shoot with the 20 because it suits my way of shooting better. I do like the FOV of the 17 at times so haven't sold it.Personally I think it's at best an assessment of what different lenses people have. I'm guessing most people don't have both the Pana and the Oly lenses, since that wouldn't make a lot of sense unless you have cash to spare, or if you're a distributor. So the only conclusion someone can perhaps draw from this poll is that more of the people who responded to the poll have purchased one lens over another, for reasons which the poll cannot determine.
My bad I remember these now. I'm not really a tinkerer so I'm thinking straight out of the box. Most of these modifications I wouldn't mess with.I know very little of anything.
What I posted here (this forum) thus far on the Oly-D 17/2.8:
:ROTFL:My bad I remember these now. I'm not really a tinkerer so I'm thinking straight out of the box.
My bad I remember these now. I'm not really a tinkerer so I'm thinking straight out of the box. Most of these modifications I wouldn't mess with.
What makes me tired, in your case, is your constant use of the idiotic motion emoticons.... This might make you feel a bit less tired, Godfrey.
What makes me tired, in your case, is your constant use of the idiotic motion emoticons.
Hey, :argue: leave our emoticons alone! it's a top feature of this forum...
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Cheers
Brian
Unlike you, I decided to keep it.I'm in the minority here, I tried the 20mm and thought it was a wonderful lens, but ultimately decided to pass on it. I find that if I need autofocus I'll use the kit lens, if I need speed I'll use an adapted lens.
How do you reverse the 20? You using a 52mm m4/3 reverse adapter, then a 46-52 step down ring?It makes a superb macro lens when used reversed.:thumbs:
Brian, I regret that my post may have suggested I was engaged in brand bashing. Had that been my intention I would certainly not have referred to the "proud Olympus heritage". Having purchased (and been consistently delighted with) six Pen F lenses in the last five months, I would hardly describe myself as an Olympus basher. Ironically, I owe a debt of gratitude to you (and also Godfrey, Vivek, and Cindy) for alerting me to the stellar quality of the Pen F lenses.Well, I just heard a rumour that it's not a 20mm lens, but a 12mm lens due from Olympus - waiting for confirmation, but that would be far more interesting to me than another 14mm lens.
As for brand superiority, one of the things that attracted me to GetDPI in the first place was the lack of brand bashing... hoping that will continue as I've been recommending the forum as an oasis of Photography related chat, rather than brand championship.
Of course, as the forum grows, that may change, but I hope not.
Cheers
Brian
Had the results shown an overwhelming preference for the Olympus lenses (particularly the 17/2.8), would the poll then be regarded as "skewed and unreliable"? :grin:This poll is skewed and unreliable. There is an average of >100 visitors to this forum on any given day and only 94 votes?
The 17/2.8 is technically the most sophisticated of all the m4/3rds AF primes.
I will take the rumored 12mm Oly lens over the 14mm Pana. Thanks.
Had the results shown an overwhelming preference for the Olympus lenses (particularly the 17/2.8), would the poll then be regarded as "skewed and unreliable"? :grin:
No worries Jonathon, we all have our preferences... let's just remember that the most technologically advanced users here mix and match bodies and lenses to get the best solution regardless of brand. In fact, that's a major strength of the m4/3rds standard - and hopefully if Fuji join the group that will become even stronger.Brian, I regret that my post may have suggested I was engaged in brand bashing.