Tiresome and a waste of time ... anyway, overall conclusion: it's the GX8 you want. period.
And this one? :grin:
Robin Wong: Olympus M.Zuiko 300mm F4 IS PRO Lens Review
Quote:
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Here are some important points to note: Currently only Olympus OM-D E-M1 and E-M5 Mark II bodies can enjoy the 5-Axis Sync IS with the M.Zuiko 300mm F4 PRO lens. All other Olympus camera bodies does not support this feature. It is my understanding that selected models will get firmware updates in the future to enable the support for the 5-Axis Sync IS. For E-M1 and E-M5 Mark II, you do not get the choice to choose which IS to use, meaning you only have ONE choice of Image Stabilization, which is the full 5-Axis Sync IS using BOTH lens + body IS system. However, for all other Olympus cameras that do not support 5-Axis Sync IS, you need to manually choose which IS you would want to use, either body 5-Axis IS, or the lens 2-Axis IS."
Interesting. So, with E-M1 and E-M5.2 I get
5-Axis Sync IS. However, with E-M5 I can also compare
5-Axis IBIS against
2-Axis Lens IS. Hmm, that should be fun. :bugeyes:
I knew there was a reason to keep my 3 OM-D cameras. :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL:
Another quote:
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Olympus claims that with this new IS mechanism, 6 shutter speed steps of compensation can be achieved. That means, from 600mm (equivalent focal length) to 300mm equals 1 step, 300mm to 150mm is another step, and so forth. In order to prove that it really can compensate up to 6 steps of shutter speed, the Olympus M.Zuiko 300mm F4 PRO lens must be hand-held at 1/10sec while shooting."
I like the selfie shot part in this image.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1lAf1Xmnnc/VqOE_R-kXtI/AAAAAAAAs0c/h0lA8HumQqM/s1600/P1230456a.jpg
But, of course, what if the subject moves? :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL:
Therefore, correspondingly it should be feasible to shoot the 100-400 lens on GX8 with 5 stops stabilization hand held at about
1/50 to 1/60 s @ 400 mm and get sharp images. :thumbup: