I thought that I start a new thread on the “Other Camera” about 4/3 system as a family travel camera. I recently took my wife’s Panasonic L1 (with a Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50/2.8-3.5 kid lens) on a short road trip to Great Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. I real like the 4/3 system, especially the optics. To my eyes, the IQ is better than my Nikon D200 (with 17-35/2.8 AFS). I like the fact that these lenses are designed for the 4/3 sensor size rather than the compromise of the other systems, including Nikon, Canon, Zeiss, and Leica. As much as I like my Leica M system, I find the sensor crop size and IR filter issues are rather annoying.
The only shortcoming is that viewfinders of all available 4/3 bodies are rather dim. Other than that, I am sold on the 4/3 system. I just ordered a Leica D Summilux 25/1.4 this weekend and look forward to testing it. I’m seriously thinking about getting an Olympus body with the 7-14/4 ED and 50/2 ED micro.
Kind regards,
The only shortcoming is that viewfinders of all available 4/3 bodies are rather dim. Other than that, I am sold on the 4/3 system. I just ordered a Leica D Summilux 25/1.4 this weekend and look forward to testing it. I’m seriously thinking about getting an Olympus body with the 7-14/4 ED and 50/2 ED micro.
Kind regards,