How did you shoot weddings, PJ, etc. before sensors with today's sensitivity were available?
How do you shoot your M9 ????? I even succeeded with my old M8 getting excellent results with ISO 1250 and the great M lenses.
Why should that not be possible with the E5 and a 2/14-35 or 2/35-100 ????
I meanwhile think that all this available light / no light stuff today is nothing else than a hype.
I think you should speak for yourself and your needs. I have shot for over 2 years steet night life in Hollywood Boulevard with an Olympus e-300/e-330/e-420/E-3 and I can say that having higher doable ISO would have made my life far easier. As for the 2/14-35 an 2/35-100-> the 14-35 has an autofocus issue in low light that it's still happening with the E-5. Basically it locks onto focus then begins a dance of micro steps taking forever to focus.
Now, on the logic of that, you have to consider that then you are making the system big and heavy with those lenses (not to mention very expensive)- and as good as those lenses are (I know they are very good, have seen the output from the 14-35 myself), the system becomes as a whole so expensive that it invites considering other options (E-5 + 14-35 alone is about $3,900 USD).
In the end what new advancements buy more than anything is convenience, and if that convenience comes around with a particular brand and model, I say it's worth considering if you have the option, and if it will make your life easier - even if with the other it is possible, but not very easy.
- Raist
This is exactly what moves trough my head again and again. I know the E5 plus these 2 lenses will be heave, although excellent! I also know I almost never use my D700 - although it is an excellent system - but somehow it does not feel as comfortable to me as a camera could. The E5 does.
I have basically 2 options - in any case sell all Nikon stuff and get:
1) the discussed E5 system with 14-35 and 35-100 and use that also fo indoor available light shooting (extensively, I will need that in some 4 months from now
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2) abandon any DSLR system and go back to M9 (buy one) and use all my M glass - including the 1.0/Nocti for that available light stuff. And use my GH2 as DSLR replacement. Especially adding the 100-300 for those occasions where I need long tele (I am very happy with the GH2).
Interesting times ahead
Anyway thanks for sharing your opinion about those lenses!