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This post has been edited by zzzxtreme: Aug 28 2017, 05:52 PM

hey , who's asking about olympus vs panasonic ?

The reason to buy olympus is Live Composite !

Image quality, anything 16MP and above, is already good

so i already have the gf9 with kit lens.. what would be the best walkround lens with large aperture?

Panasonic 15mm 1.7

i thought someone would suggest a zoom lens haha...

you said walkaround ma somemore you already have a kit lens, so recommending you the 12-35mm 2.8 is just redundant

unless you mean something like the Olympus 12-100mm F4, that one you can ditch your kit lens already

hi guys,

for those using the oly 12-40mm f2.8, are u guys using any lens protector? thinking of buying the oly pro protective filter, but it's at rm220. dang

i might be getting few batteries + lens filter + extra memory card + a bag from lowepro (havent decide which model) and lens cleaning kit (need recommendation) and *maybe* a card reader to speed up transfer to my phone on the go

you have a point there... haha oh well maybe i just stick to my kit lens for now.. thanks!

i got some filters on (nearly) all my lenses so it's easier for me when i'm cleaning them, no need to scared about scratches and dust on the lens itself.

or go get a cheap 25mm for some little bokeh photo.

I used to had one ( forgot brand but wasnt cheap wasnt expensive ) for years as protection to lens glass, but this year removed it, as I found out sunflare photos are bit softer. I always have lens hood on my lens, and quite careful, so it's alright.

Extra batteries definitely recommended ! Memory card maybe can get high speed one like > 150Mbps ( EM1mII recommendation = 300Mbps ) for future proofing.

im not a fan of using protective filter.
i used lens hood.
downside is the compactness of the camera is affected.

Good to get OIS lens I feel.

yeah, my concern is exactly that - any smudge or dust on the filter = can wipe without any worry. but if it's on the lens


i see, i guess shooting from the distance is alright, but im gonna be hiking an active volcano; the amount of dust and particles gonna be insane
well i do have the intention of upgrading to em1mII next year, but the UHS-2 card is like two times higher than the USH-1 card

compactness affected is true, but not really a concern for me.
i used to have a filter (cheap one) for my 17mm, but removed it after a while coz it prevented me from getting really sharp images


btw, good to see that oly my now organizing event/workshop on weekdays as well

This post has been edited by undine: Aug 29 2017, 04:51 PM

as long as you did not drop your lens s8 on the floor/road, what's the harm of wiping off dust/smudge/fingerprint on the lens itself?
i always clean it with lens pen and so far, its still great. if i wanted to protect my lens, just lens hood on.

previously i thought filter (normal) is a must to protect the previous, but meh, the coating on the lens nowadays is good enough.

Volcano visit maybe put on filter, for peace of mind

Recommendation for future proofing high speed card was based on my own experience, my current card 45MB/s are more than enough for EM5 time, then ngam2 for EM1 now, but bloody too slow for high speed camera like EM1m2 or 4K recording.

Even 95mbps right now also too slow for 4k

For burst shots macam juuuust nice only

You mean 14mm f1.7 ?

Help! Trying 4K photo and post focus mode on gf9. works only when set ISO to auto?

This post has been edited by yankiat: Aug 30 2017, 01:03 AM

Emmmm no

The 14mm is an F2.5, I'm referring to the Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7