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 Micro Four Thirds (m43) User Thread V4, Pana & Oly mirrorless system camera!

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post Nov 25 2011, 01:53 PM

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QUOTE(darkages @ Nov 25 2011, 01:03 PM)
Thinking of getting the EP3 but unsure if I should go for just the single lens or twin lens.
I'm a newbie and was thinking by having a twin lens i get to learn more, am I on the right course? Or should I just opt for the single lens until I find its limitation and buy other lenses.

I believe I'm more of a traveler hence my interest lies towards scenery, street and food.

Opinions?
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IMHO, m43's works best with prime lens.

Reasons being, qualitatively the old 12MP sensor used by everything except the GH2, G3, GX1 is kinda dated and coupled with the slow kit lens, it doesn't have much substantial improvements over enthusiast compacts like the LX5 and the XZ-1. Handling performance is better though

Size wise with the kit zoom, it's also kinda quite thick which takes up space in a bag and definately not pocketable.

Hence, the best combo (in fact the original m43's were kitted with primes until they change direction towards consumers) is with the 14mm, 20/25mm and the 45mm.

Gonna be able to live with no zoom and the $$$ though.
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post Nov 25 2011, 03:09 PM

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QUOTE(ijnek @ Nov 25 2011, 10:14 AM)
fuji has some pretty good compacts, but poor marketing if u ask me...
their x100 is too expensive for me...lol
i got my ep2 when it was on clearance, abt rm1150 only with 17 f2.8...

hey ahmike,
the muffin, jus crack it a bit at the top to show some nice cake inside smile.gif
u make me wan to go to kenny roger's...
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That was a good buy smile.gif
I see that Olympus can take great shots, so mouth watering drool.gif

QUOTE(ahmike89 @ Nov 25 2011, 01:49 PM)
lonelywolf: If not mistaken, olympus will have one for M43 too. Not sure is it 1260 f2.8-4.. looking forward for that.

ijnek: noted. but i was quite hungry that time, snapped it fast and hentam the food d tongue.gif

darkages: My advice is go for twin package. Both lenses are useful at their own and I must say 40-150 is quite good in taking pics. In 35mm equiv, it gives 80-300mm, can shoot things from afar like birdy. wink.gif
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Olympus too? Any name of the model so far?

I'm considering between Olympus and Lumix, is it the right time to buy? Planning to buy 1 in early December.

I'm new, so I'm not exposed to upcoming rumors and news, please advice me.
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post Nov 25 2011, 03:49 PM

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hmmm...darkages...
pls do tell ur which r the 2 lenses that u r buying?

i hv seen the sweetest deal for twin len for olympus 14-42 with 17 f2.8 or more recently panasonic 14 pancake with 14-42 also...

if 1 of ur lense is a pancake, then go for it.
otherwise, the kit 14-42 is good enough

learn how to shoot 1st.
if u wan to shoot for general purpose, the 14-150 is really a much better choice.
cos u won't waste time changing lense and miss the moment.....

for the time being, jus get the 14-42.
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post Nov 25 2011, 05:02 PM

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QUOTE(ijnek @ Nov 25 2011, 03:49 PM)
hmmm...darkages...
pls do tell ur which r the 2 lenses that u r buying?

i hv seen the sweetest deal for twin len for olympus 14-42 with 17 f2.8 or more recently panasonic 14 pancake with 14-42 also...

if 1 of ur lense is a pancake, then go for it.
otherwise, the kit 14-42 is good enough

learn how to shoot 1st.
if u wan to shoot for general purpose, the 14-150 is really a much better choice.
cos u won't waste time changing lense and miss the moment.....

for the time being, jus get the 14-42.
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M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R lens and the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6R lens.
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post Nov 25 2011, 05:48 PM

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QUOTE(darkages @ Nov 25 2011, 05:02 PM)
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R lens and the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6R lens.
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Nice combo...
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post Nov 25 2011, 06:09 PM

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Which flash unit would you guys recommend to use with Oly E-P3? Could i use 3rd party flash guns? would it be compatible?
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anyone know where to get the Joby Gorillapod Hybrid ?...
want to use with the e-p3...
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post Nov 26 2011, 12:25 AM

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What61: There are 3rd party flash such as Nissin, Metz and Yong Nuo. But Yong Nuo is manual flash, I thought of buying YN-460 II too since I won't use flash a lot. It costs around RM170 only.

d@odao: Try to search in LYN Photography Accessories market?
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QUOTE(ahmike89 @ Nov 26 2011, 12:25 AM)
What61: There are 3rd party flash such as Nissin, Metz and Yong Nuo. But Yong Nuo is manual flash, I thought of buying YN-460 II too since I won't use flash a lot. It costs around RM170 only.

d@odao: Try to search in LYN Photography Accessories market?
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Already did but there is gorillapod that is not the hybrid version... wink.gif
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I am using Nissin di466..use it alot since i shoot event more in low light. It work great in TTl as welle xcept the only disadvantage is, it cant rotate Y axis ;/ only Z axis..i might wanna invest om Metz soon and keep Nissin as strobist smile.gif
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jloi: agree. thats why i go for YN after thinking twice.
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post Nov 26 2011, 01:00 AM

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Anyway, model for today is a busybody,. kerja nonstop! tongue.gif

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QUOTE(ahmike89 @ Nov 26 2011, 12:55 AM)
jloi: agree. thats why i go for YN after thinking twice.
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Lemme know how YN work after you got it wink.gif If it is good i will get it and use for strobist!


Added on November 26, 2011, 9:10 amGX 1 Hands on review!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...d&v=umzsaAbC2tU

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post Nov 26 2011, 10:52 AM

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Took the plunge. Got myself an EP3.

The standard sd card seem very slow in saving shoots, is this normal? Or do I have to invest in a faster sd card.
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QUOTE(ahmike89 @ Nov 26 2011, 01:00 AM)
Anyway, model for today is a busybody,. kerja nonstop! tongue.gif

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what lens for this shot.
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fansoption: Kit lens 1442 ED. No crop juz resize. wink.gif
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QUOTE(darkages @ Nov 26 2011, 10:52 AM)
Took the plunge. Got myself an EP3.

The standard sd card seem very slow in saving shoots, is this normal? Or do I have to invest in a faster sd card.
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What color is ur ep3 ?...And, welcome... rclxms.gif
Sd card slow?...jpeg or raw format?... rolleyes.gif

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Should i make the last pic eye glow? LOLLL
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QUOTE(ahmike89 @ Nov 26 2011, 12:25 AM)
What61: There are 3rd party flash such as Nissin, Metz and Yong Nuo. But Yong Nuo is manual flash, I thought of buying YN-460 II too since I won't use flash a lot. It costs around RM170 only.

d@odao: Try to search in LYN Photography Accessories market?
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What would be the difference between manual flash & auto? sorry if this is like a silly question.. since i'm new to this.. hahaha blush.gif
How much would a metz cost?

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