Multitude of choices! 300/4 with 1.4x teleconverter becomes 420/5.6 and/or 100-400/4-5.6. Which one to get? Or both?
After the latest firmware updates one can use the combination of Olympus' IBIS with the OIS of Panasonic's Nocticron 42.5/1.2 AFAIK.
Will that also work for the 100-400 lens?
I assume one can combine Olympus' IBIS and OIS of the 300/4 lens, including 1.4x teleconverter, to get 6 stops of stabilization.
Feedback? TIA.
I am in doubt now whether that is a correct reading of available information.
Joint update service for OLYMPUS E-SYSTEM can be found here:
Joint update service for OLYMPUS E-SYSTEM - OLYMPUS Digital Camera
According to this page currently the latest Firmware versions are: E-M1 version 4.0, E-M5.2 version 2.1 and E-M5 version 2.1
After updating the before mentioned cameras man can also use them to update Panasonic lenses, for example the
LEICA DG NOCTICRON 42.5mm/F1.2 ASPH./POWER O.I.S.
(H-NS043) *4
to ver. 1.2 with Release Date of Aug. 18, 2015
with the following proviso:
*4 When using the E-M5 camera for updating the firmware of the lenses, you will need the following firmware version:
- The firmware version of the camera must have the latest version. Please make sure to update the firmware of the camera to the latest version before updating the lenses.
- The firmware version of the Digital Camera Updater must have version 1.03 or later ( for Win ) / version 1.04 or later ( for Mac ).
E-M5 Firmware update
OLYMPUS Digital Camera Updater
Also available is a Description of the Nocticron update to version 1.2. It has this url
Update Contents for Update Contents for H-NS043 and the following text.
Update Contents for H-NS043
Improvements
Date/Version 2015/08/05 Ver. 1.2
Description
Dual I.S.( Image Stabilizer ) is available by this firmware update.
(in case of the usage of Camera with this function)
*
Dual I.S.:Innovative Handshake Correction System by the ideal combination of
lens I.S and
Body I.S.
Date/Version 2014/04/22 Ver. 1.1
Description
Improved the motion picture quality under high sensitivity in use with GH4.
The terms used are Panasonic expressions, namely:
Dual I.S.,
Lens I.S and
Body I.S.
Corresponding Olympus expressions are:
5-axis Sync IS,
Lens IS and
Body IS according to this page:
M.Zuiko ED 300mm f4.0 IS PRO Lens | Olympus
Here is a quote from
Panasonic DMC-GX8 Lumix Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds DMC-GX8/B
"
Dual Image Stabilization
Helping to achieve the utmost sharpness when photographing handheld, Dual I.S. combines the GX8's sensor-shift image stabilization technology with lens-based image stabilization to compensate for a broader range of movement types to render sharper, clearer imagery.
Dual I.S. requires the use of compatible Lumix lenses featuring O.I.S."
So, how interoperable are Olympus and Panasonic cameras with the other company's lenses?
It seems the 300/4 wouldn't get the full benefit of stabilization, i.e.
Dual I.S., on a Panasonic camera.
An open question in my mind is whether the 100-400 gets the full benefit of stabilization, i.e.
5-axis Sync IS, on an E-M1 or E-M5.2 the way the 300/4 does. I doubt it does. :facesmack: