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Awesome!It will be EVIL full frame
I don't like to try to convince people of anything when it comes to camera equipment. But I'll report my findings:well, staying on top of film is a big chore on my end and i have been pondering retiring the m for something in the micro 4/3 line.
(actually my lovely wife bought me my m6 so i will be selling something else and putting the m6 into semi-retirement)
i don't need much convincing in the image department as i am sure the cameras mentioned are up to my rather low-fi standards. where i am uncertain is in the durability and the hard nocks department. without boring you with the details i often find myself in "dicey" shooting conditions. i mean i am not going to drag it behind the car or nothing but deserts and jungles are a distinct possibility.
so, how have your m4/3 cameras been holding up? any heavy daily users out there? anyone given one a real hard workout?
thanks for the input!
Thanks for this explanation, Dave....I stand by my first statement, NO, a micro 4/3rds can not replace an M, The lack of markings on the lens is part of that reason. Modify your question a bit, and then the answer can become a qualified yes.
The lack of barrel markings for focus and aperture with mFT and some FT lenses is occasionally annoying, but I've gotten used to it now and hardly notice. However, if you want to use an adapted manual lens, the Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI works beautifully, as do several other SLR lenses in the 20-28mm focal length range. The Olympus Pen F SLR lenses are particularly nice as they are as small as M-bayonet RF lenses. (The Olympus ZD 25mm f/2.8 also works very well, even autofocuses, but does not have barrel markings.)So to address this issue, is there a legacy 35mm or 50mm equivalent that has distance markings and good image quality (no corner blurring or vignetting) on m4/3? From my readings there's no such M-mount option. But I wonder about SLR wides.
Vivek, The lens that Dan used above in the lovely Grass with Bokeh photo is one that I have. There are lots of old Leica gems in the $300ish price range. I tend to use my Pen-F lenses in the shorter focal lengths, but the Leica 90 f/4 is great on the Oly and Panny m4/3 cams.What you found on the web (on Stemar- it is a lens not a camera) is the pretty much all the information I can give.
Are there any inexpensive Leica lenses ?
I don't own one. I have fondled a few. No pics. Sorry.
John, Why don't you pick up a used G1 and see how you like micro 4/3? I don't abuse my gear, but the G1 has been a work horse for me for almost 2 years now. I also have the E-PL1 which is pretty affordable. It has the advantage of IS for the alternative lenses that I prefer. I'm not sure that you are going to like the optical viewfinder on micro 4/3. It isn't a Leica situation, but Streetshooter has been very successful (as well as others) using the m4/3 cams in the more hyper-focal mode.i am looking to the m4/3 cameras to get away from film. i shoot a LOT of film and it's becoming a pain. it is also very difficult to file when overseas.
i like the film. my bathroom is full of rolls drying 6-7 days a week. i don't need to shoot more, i need to shoot less.
Vivek, The lens that Dan used above in the lovely Grass with Bokeh photo is one that I have. There are lots of old Leica gems in the $300ish price range. I tend to use my Pen-F lenses in the shorter focal lengths, but the Leica 90 f/4 is great on the Oly and Panny m4/3 cams.