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Three stops and possibly more is a staggering improvement. Are you just lucky or are all the users reporting this?They net at least 3 stops and are IMHO a huge leap forward in image stabilization.
Hi TonyThree stops and possibly more is a staggering improvement. Are you just lucky or are all the users reporting this?
I have heard people talking of a stop or a bit more with IS. Three is amazing.
Tony
Hi Tony. Certainly I would. Or if I wasn't in a hurry I'd wait for the new OMD which is apparently being announced in September.OK, jono. Thanks.
I have had the GH2 since it came out. No IBIS of course.
I like inbuilt EVF as I like to save my hotshoe for a flash.
Is it the EM5 that I'd swop to if I wanted to change bodies?
Tony
I have not done the math, the three stops is my seat of the pants analysis. However, I've been able to get blur free images I've had no business getting. You can find several reviews that have done the more scientific analysis and I think their findings were consistent with what I've experienced.Three stops and possibly more is a staggering improvement. Are you just lucky or are all the users reporting this?
I have heard people talking of a stop or a bit more with IS. Three is amazing.
Tony
I've had the opportunity to shoot with the E-M5 (and owned the E-5). While they're good IS systems, I never found that they gave me much more than the usual stop or two extra. I tend to be very steady anyway so it's likely a perception based on my own hand-holding capabilities.The IBIS on the e-m5 and the E-P5 are in another league. They net at least 3 stops and are IMHO a huge leap forward in image stabilization. You should give it a try once and get a sense if it makes as much a difference to you.
I also find nothing wrong with my GH-2. The whole OMD " revolution" is totally lost on me.Ah the fun of fora.
“They net at least 3 stops”
“I never found that they gave me much more than the usual stop or two extra.”
What a shame. I love shopping.
Tony
- seems the GH2 will be with me for a while yet!
Hmm. Shopping begins when I can go to the store and look at the camera. Right now, this is all speculation and entertainment.Ah the fun of fora.
“They net at least 3 stops”
“I never found that they gave me much more than the usual stop or two extra.
What a shame. I love shopping.
Tony
- seems the GH2 will be with me for a while yet!
When in London about the Easter time (a bitterly cold Easter time), I poked about in the Leica and other camera shop by the British Museum after enjoying the Herculaneum exhibit. Seems to me that they had Leicas, Fujis, Panasonics, Olympus, Nikon, Canon, etc.Lucky you, Godfrey in San Jose.
Shopping.
I don't think we have camera shops in London now. The big two, Jessops and Jacobs, went belly up. I think that R G Lewis still exists and there are a couple near the British Museum. There is one on Kensington High Street but after that I struggle.
I spent hours in R G Lewis when I worked nearby - to my bank manager's despair!
Tony
HI TonyLucky you, Godfrey in San Jose.
Shopping.
I don't think we have camera shops in London now. The big two, Jessops and Jacobs, went belly up. I think that R G Lewis still exists and there are a couple near the British Museum. There is one on Kensington High Street but after that I struggle.
I spent hours in R G Lewis when I worked nearby - to my bank manager's despair!
Tony
Amazon says Sep 30 release.Anyone got the GX7 yet ?
That's a week before the E-M1, and for a few dollars more you get all that extra . . . and it isn't even that much bigger:Amazon says Sep 30 release.
Hi, it is close... I ordered mine from Photocontinental in Brisbane, Australia... they are local and the prices are very competitive with online. They said it should be in my hands by the end of September, hopefully...Anyone got the GX7 yet ?
Size and price aren't the only criteria to differentiate between these two cameras. They're close on size, price ... well, the Olympus is nearly 40% more money, which is significant. The Panasonic has a completely different form factor and less configurability/customizability. On the positive side, it's probably a bit faster to learn.That's a week before the E-M1, and for a few dollars more you get all that extra . . . and it isn't even that much bigger: