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Over and over again. It's both expensive and bulky, but it's the perfect speed and focal length range (although I do wish it went to 10mm ... ;-). I've rented it twice ... the imaging is superb.Beautiful photo, Godfrey. Have you ever considered the 14-35mm f/2?
Tempting, isn't it. And it's only one stop slower than the Summilux...Thanks for the comments.
Over and over again. It's both expensive and bulky, but it's the perfect speed and focal length range (although I do wish it went to 10mm ... ;-). I've rented it twice ... the imaging is superb.
Hmm. If I sold the Summilux, ZD 11-22 and Leica 14-50, I'd have most of the money for it. Hmm. Hmm.
It is and it isn't. I do like the Summilux' rendering qualities ... they're different from the 14-35 ... and I do tend to prefer using prime lenses anyway. And it weighs a pound less.Tempting, isn't it. And it's only one stop slower than the Summilux...
A friend of mine finally caved and bought one too. Now he can't seem to take it off the camera. (Good thing he has two G1s ... he bought mine as a second body when I decided to concentrate on using the E-5 and E-1 exclusively.) He's almost forgotten about this Nikon gear too.Bought a new lens today, the Pana 7-14. If somebody had suggested to me six months ago to forget about all my Nikon gear and go all m4/3 (plus maybe an E-5 when I need weather sealing etc.), I would have taken it for a somewhat silly joke. Now, I'm not so sure. The 7-14 is at least as good as I need, and why carry two kilograms when I can carry one?
Holy moly Tessie.....you must have arms of steel.Here's some shots with the Sigma 500mm F7.3 APO (AF if you have a Nikon or etc. ) which sells typically for $250 (ex~mint) these days.
My first thought after taking a couple of shots was just that: now I need one more body. The 7-14 is pretty much going to stay where it is. The question is: Another GH1 for a silly low price or wait for the GH2 and pay twice as much. Choices, choices...A friend of mine finally caved and bought one too. Now he can't seem to take it off the camera. (Good thing he has two G1s ... he bought mine as a second body when I decided to concentrate on using the E-5 and E-1 exclusively.) He's almost forgotten about this Nikon gear too.
New Years Eve getting closer ...
He had no interest in the video and found he preferred the G1 body over the G2 body (the touchscreen kept getting in his way), so he sold his G2 and bought my G1.My first thought after taking a couple of shots was just that: now I need one more body. The 7-14 is pretty much going to stay where it is. The question is: Another GH1 for a silly low price or wait for the GH2 and pay twice as much. Choices, choices...
I do some video on occasions, and also feel that the sensor in the GH1 is better than the G1. Since I had the opportunity to buy the GH1 as body only for just a fraction more than the G1, it was an easy choice.He had no interest in the video and found he preferred the G1 body over the G2 body (the touchscreen kept getting in his way), so he sold his G2 and bought my G1.
One of the reasons I like the 11-22 is that it goes from what is my most used ultrawide to very near normal FoV. Lets me carry just it on the one body and not worry about much else a good bit of the time.
The sensor differences G1-GH1-G2, after a good bit of direct comparison, are so small as to be inconsequential to me. My opinion, of course.I do some video on occasions, and also feel that the sensor in the GH1 is better than the G1. Since I had the opportunity to buy the GH1 as body only for just a fraction more than the G1, it was an easy choice.
The 11-22 lived more or less permanently on my E-1 exactly for the reason you mention, and should I buy an E-5, an 11-22/50-200 combo is a very likely. Unfortunately, the 11-22 won't AF on m43 cameras.
Hi Godfrey
thanks for looking. comments appreciated.
I stand corrected. One more reason to consider it again then, if only Olympus could come up with a weather sealed m43 body.Autofocus with the 11-22 is supported by all Olympus Pen E-Px bodies and with the Panasonic G2/G10/G2H/GF2 bodies. It's not super fast, but then manual focus with the G1/GH1 bodies and their EVF (or the Pen E-P2/E-PL1 plus EVF) is such a piece of cake I hardly notice the lack of AF support.
If only anybody would come up with a weather sealed m4/3 body ...../..if only Olympus could come up with a weather sealed m43 body.
I feel pretty confident that Olympus will do this eventually. When they ship the pro-grade Micro-FourThirds lenses, I imagine. The E-5 and E-1 will do fine for that in the meanwhile.If only anybody would come up with a weather sealed m4/3 body ...
Indeed!After a few, late hours with the absolutely lovely Panasonic 7-14mm, I see that inside this lens, there are zillions of lovely photos that I didn't know existed. Looking forward to an exciting journey ...