I think I should be able to post some this afternoon, hopefully

Unfortunately it was raining this afternoon I managed some shots with the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM on my GX8 via the Viltrox EF-M1:




AF speed through AFS is fast and accurate.



And I have also made a short video on the Image Sabilisation Tests of the Canon EF 70-300 IS II USM lens that I have done a couple days before. Awesome IS! The new NANO Image Stabilisation is just incredible, even at 300mm!!

Here's the video link at youtube: Canon EF 70-300 II IS USM Image Stabilisation Test

They are straight out of camera jpeg no processing at all, hand held. They can be sharper if I push further but they are are enough to demonstrate the sharpness of the 50/1.8 STM.

Exactly, the 50/1.8 is no slouch although small and cheap and the IS from 70-300 II is even more astounding, considering it's at its longest 300mm (equivalent to m4/3 600mm!) and handheld somemore.

Wah boleh oh this combo for low light shooting dang good

The G9 is still using the same old sensor from the GX8 but here in the G9 it seems it has realised its full potential

My new toy:

Yes of course.

Even the 15/1.7 work so well on the G9, really nice shot lah

I am trying out the Canon m50 with its 11-22mm (equiv to a 17.6-35.2mm) for my upcoming trip soon just to see how it will compare against my m43 combo the Laowa 7.5/2 on gx8 equivalent to a 15mm.

The difference of 2.6mm (17.6-15mm) might not seem much on paper but i will see how it goes.

True, but none is a threat to m4/3 until recently when the M50 was launched, and rumours has it that a better canon mirrorless with fullframe sensor is coming in the second half of 2018. Micro 4/3 camp be better to bring up their game. Although the Canon m series has very limited lenses to say the least if not pathetic. Through the use of an adapter will open up this to an incredible range of renowned canon lenses but they will look big, just like the one below shown by @incubus_skj.

It seems lately panasonic (with its G9 really huge) and Olympus (with its OMD mk ii though not much) is beefing up their bodies quite substantially to the brink of comparable to DSLR bodies, I don't know if this is a good thing or not.

Really canon FF mirrorless will be using ef lenses?

I am now trying out myself the m50 but still keeping my gx8 and lenses.

Both came up with lenses always with crazy prices and size/weight, perhaps this is a clear sign/indicative of what's coming down the line? Contrasting to this, Tamron has last year launched a very interesting lens, its' 18-400mm, yes 18-400mm in quite a very compact format. And Canon M series is doing quite a good job of giving out compact sized lenses as well and hoping more to come. Micro 4/3 should come out more with their own compact lenses and in this respect it has been slugging the past few years, each lens that came out is much much more expensive than the last, making it very very difficult for the ordinary guys to dive in.



It beats me too if canon FF mirrorless is EF mount instead of EF-M, it defeats the purpose of small footprint for mirrorless, like what was said earlier, what's the point of a small body with a humongous lens?

I am still keeping my m4/3 gears atm for sure but there are times I am compelled to try out lenses from EF / EF-S (not only from canon but also from other makes as the range is crazy huge) on my gx8 simply because they are more readily available and some of them are really good lenses and affordable.

The stabilisation is excellent even on the gx85 My gx8 couldn't achieve this with a fully MF lens, however with compatible lens like the 45-150 it sure is amazing. Even the Canon ef 70-300 is ii usm lens on an adapter on the gx8 also perform very excellent.

Here are some shots from a November 2017 trip, I had GX8 and Laowa 7.5/f2 the only gear for the whole trip:

Some more photos of the gx8 + Laowa 7.5/f2 combo:

Your best bet for a portrait lens, the oly 45/1.8 (equiv to 90mm) or longer, best is the oly 75/1.8 if you have the money to splash. Pana 42.5/1.7 is a good choice too.

This post has been edited by bobds78: May 26 2018, 08:22 PM

True, but not for portrait work which is just nice. 30mm (equiv 60mm) is still a little long for everyday use strictly speaking, compared to 20mm/25mm which is just perfect.