jonoslack
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I saw this image on dpreview, and thought it was interesting:
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It is interesting. Considering how petite the G1/GH1 is already for a camera with this large a sensor and the image quality it produces, this Olympus is tiny.I saw this image on dpreview, and thought it was interesting:
http://www.slack.co.uk/oddsandends/ep1_g1.jpg
It's a micro-FourThirds camera, which means that all the micro-FourThirds mount adapters that already exist will work perfectly on it.Since I'm too Lazy to read all the Hype about the Oly which I am Quite interested in....ooks more my speed than an SLR digital body
Is there a possibility of an Adapter for M lenses ?
Good comparison Godfrey, and what you say about complementing existing 4/3 lenses. I'll be fascinated to see how easy it is to use with my 50-200 Zuiko :ROTFL::ROTFL: (I don't have the 90-250 unfortunately).Ignoring the difference in size due to the lenses, it's a different design brief with no eye level viewfinder and no articulated LCD, a comparison more in line with say comparing a Nikon F3 with a Leica CL. Completely different kinds of cameras in use, but both capable of producing superb images.
What I like about it is that it will complement my existing FourThirds/micro-FourThirds kit nicely ... and it's not the same thing as the G1 at all. ;-)
Hmm, I'm not terribly convinced, it looks fatter than the DL4, and of course, it only has a pancake, different if you stick a zoom on it.If the Oly really has the size of DL4, than my DL4 is ready to be sold
Shouldn't be any harder to use with the 50-200 than the L1, E-1 or G1 ... I only ever use that lens on a tripod, what camera's on the back of it is mostly irrelevant. ;-)Good comparison Godfrey, and what you say about complementing existing 4/3 lenses. I'll be fascinated to see how easy it is to use with my 50-200 Zuiko ..
True, but no viewfinder. What wonder will Oly have to allow for manual focusing w/o a viewfinder? Or with the small 4:3 sensor will close be good enough given the wide DOF?The Oly has in-body IS... that's a major advantage for all legacy lenses.
Cheers
Brian
Is that an established fact, or just guesses? Look at this post; quite possibly a hoax, but can we be sure?True, but no viewfinder...
True, but no viewfinder. What wonder will Oly have to allow for manual focusing w/o a viewfinder?
Golly, I've never ever put any 4/3 camera on a tripod . . . actually that's not quite true, I've sometimes done it for product stuff, but not otherwise.Shouldn't be any harder to use with the 50-200 than the L1, E-1 or G1 ... I only ever use that lens on a tripod, what camera's on the back of it is mostly irrelevant. ;-)
Hi DianeI like the look of the Oly but I bought the G1 because I hated shooting with the G9 with only an LCD so that situation still exists for me. I have a Voigtlander 35mm external VF--wonderful VF but the solution wasn't good unless I viewed the camera as a one FL camera--even with the turret VF I bought, just not a nice shooting experience for me--the histo, EC, ap/shutter speed, etc. are all still on that LCD that I can't see very well. Loved the camera, hated shooting with it. The LCD, though a very good one, just doesn't work for me--have a great deal of trouble focusing and composing in normal daylight.
Probably me, but I just don't like shooting with only LCD--though I do use the G1's at times on tripod (but mainly indoors--same issue in normal light--often can't use it effectively for macros). Of course, I could add external VF to the Oly--but why--and if I use anything other than the pancake, it will still end up bigger than 'pocketable'.
I do understand the excitement about this camera--it will work on certain levels for some, but without a VF (and not a tiny 80% like the G9--useless for most things) or EVF, it won't work for me. I'll be more interested in the later Oly that I think will be more what I would like. When it comes time to upgrade the G1--I'll look at both.
Diane
I hope so as I know you are wanting a quite small 4/3rds camera (still for riding???--how's that going???). I'm neither a Panny nor Oly person, so my mind is open, but I've become a fan of the EVF on the G1--I use it quite a lot with MF lenses.Hi Diane
I quite agree about the viewfinder - one of the two reasons I didn't stick with the G1 was that I didn't like the EVF.
Story has it that their will be external VF(s) for the Olympus, whether they're optical or EVF (like the Ricoh) remains to be seen. I'm hoping for an optical viewfinder with an electronic overlay and framelines . . . .but I think I'll be lucky :ROTFL: