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You are probably correct. I will go for the Pana version. Not willing to pay extra for the different logo.If I should guess, a digital CL would be a m4/3 camera, not a 35mm one, something along the lines of the GX1 and made in Japan by Panasonic. I think developing another 35mm camera and setting up a production line would hurt production of existing models. The best we can hope for is probably more Leica developed lenses for m4/3. I have the original 4/3 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 and that's a superb piece of optical engineering.
Edit: An important point is that the CL was actually a Japanese camera made in Japan also. A GX1-like camera with a viewfinder, which would probably make it slightly larger, would probably be that camera. I use the L1 on a daily basis for the time being, and although the viewfinder is crap, I enjoy it a lot. I even consider buying another body plus the 25mm f/1.4 to make it "complete".
I'm afraid I have to interject here. Yes ice cream is OK but, and I do mean but, there is nothing in the realm of frozen deserts that compares with Ben and Gerry's Cherry Garcia Frozen Yogurt it even surpasses the ice cream version and of course is healthier with the coolest name yet given to a desert.This thread seems to get the same kind of answers as if a bunch of six-year-olds were asked "Do you like ice-cream?" :ROTFL:
Actually, the X2 might be a good compliment to the OMD and an M. Fixed lens; excellent IQ; no muss, no fuss. An excellent photographer, of my acquaintance, recently, left his Leicas, including an S2, at home and took only the X1 to Hawaii. Resulted in some stunning photos. 'Limits' can enhance creativity.Is that a joke?
The X2 has the advantage of allowing one to use Olympus' EVF. Granted that the Leica label will be prominently absent.
I have tried many of them (m4/3 and Nex etc) and I can tell you that so far allways and each time I realized just how good the M9 still is.Gave the OM-D a real work out this past weekend... went to a friend's child's 1st birthday at a splash park and went to Legoland the next day. Since it's sharing the bag with the M9, I didn't have room for extra lenses, so I brought the 12-50mm kit lens for the zoom and splash-ability. Just reviewed the files last night and today, I feel the OM-D files needs a lot more work than the M9.
Before this weekend, I've been shooting with the PL25 lens and I didn't feel the colors to be that bad. But almost every images from this weekend I'm seeing with the kit lens needs some work. I'm starting to think that perhaps Olympus was right to have the default "warm" color setting turned on because under normal daylight, the color from the kit lens is too cold.
The autofocus is still amazing, and the battery was good... still have 1/2 left after two days of shooting (not constantly on). I blame this less than ideal experience on the kit lens... next time out I'll use the PL25 and will see how it does.
A couple of weeks ago I was in TN at a music/nature camp and shot over 1600 photos. I took the 12-50 kit, 25/1.4 and 45/1.8. Basically I shot the zoom during the day and then the primes indoors at night. Looking through things I can say that the primes gave *really* good results. By comparison the kit zoom wasn't up to snuff, BUT it was so convenient under the shooting conditions that is was a good complement. I was on my feet the whole week and not having to use my feet to zoom in some cases was a nice plusGave the OM-D a real work out this past weekend... went to a friend's child's 1st birthday at a splash park and went to Legoland the next day. Since it's sharing the bag with the M9, I didn't have room for extra lenses, so I brought the 12-50mm kit lens for the zoom and splash-ability. Just reviewed the files last night and today, I feel the OM-D files needs a lot more work than the M9.
Before this weekend, I've been shooting with the PL25 lens and I didn't feel the colors to be that bad. But almost every images from this weekend I'm seeing with the kit lens needs some work. I'm starting to think that perhaps Olympus was right to have the default "warm" color setting turned on because under normal daylight, the color from the kit lens is too cold.
The autofocus is still amazing, and the battery was good... still have 1/2 left after two days of shooting (not constantly on). I blame this less than ideal experience on the kit lens... next time out I'll use the PL25 and will see how it does.
Hi Peter,I am still very happy with the OMD. Actually I have long time not been as enthusiastic with a new camera as with the OMD, last time that was with the E1 if I remember right.
Especially with the 1.4/25 Leica and 1.8/45 Olympus lenses this camera is a dream. Next I will get the 75-300 and the 2/12, that shall then be my lineup for the next future.
The best about the OMD is it's size, IBIS, perfect color and rugged design. Meanwhile I also really like the EVF!
Hi Tom,Hi Peter,
I think it was the E5 not the E1
By the way I also like the 45/1.8, dont have the 25/1.4 but the 20/1.7 which is so nice and compact.
The 2/12 is cute and sounds tempting - I still dont know if I need the f2.0 in a wideangle (and the 9-18 is much better than I hd ever expected for such a small zoom...at least on the EP2-I havent used it on the OMD yet).
One nice thing about the OMD is that -IMO-that the camera is still smaller than a dslr but on the other side -specially with the handgrip-large enough to hoild it real stable.
Ha-very good analyses. I guess thats the main question for many of us on getdpi for many of those cameras......Actually, I 'm sure I will keep it....the real question is whether I will like it enough to still be shooting with it 3 months from now.
Especially wit the Leica 1.4/25 m43 lens the quality is STUNNING! Really stunning!!!i have thinking of getting an omd in time to come but just unsure of the image quality. I know the pana leica 25mm is a great lens but the pics taken with it and the omd on steve huffs website seem average..
How good is the image quality with this camera without using the kit lens and primes instead?