Jman13 wrote:
EVFs are something you either love or hate. I love them. I used to hate them, and then I used one for a year and now I much prefer them. Better viewing in low light, ability to zoom to focus, even without that, much more accurate manual focus. But that's me. I don't understand why they couldn't at least match the GH2's size, though.
They are great for zoomed in MF, and also can be really useful under low light where they can gain up, but optical still has some advantages in bright light, fast action, and the simple difference between feeling like your seeing the real world vs looking at a tiny television screen.
I hope EVF technology advances but I also hope OVF's don't get totally replaced, rather giving us a hybrid technology such as Fuji's X100 where one can with the flip of a switch pick what meets their needs for the scene, be it accurate framing of a macro shot or zero lag/blackout of child running about etc.
@wjmeyer: with "aperture dance" I was thinking of the changing of the aperture opening performed by the camera as the available light changes.
When I went from micro 4/3 to Nex there were some not often mentioned details that really were an improvement (no aperture dance, always working aperture also in enlarged view, no shutter lag with the 5N (nor with the 7, I suppose). I wouldn't mind getting back to the micro world when some issues have been taken care of.
wjmeyer wrote:
Anyone know if the kit flash can tilt/twist?
There have been a few photos that seem to show it tilting up at least a little. I'm going to bet against twist, but if it will rotate up at least close to 90 degrees that would be excellent!
Rumored price is only $999 body only. Darn Olympus...pricing it at a point that is just not really feasible for me given my actual needs, but low enough to play games with my mind to try to convince me that I really do need it.
"I don't need this camera....I don't need this camera."
Well it's finally official and I just put in a pre-order for a silver and black with the 12-50, not sure how much I'll like the lens but I'd like to see what it can do compared to the 14-42 I don't like being a beta tester much, but I do gotta play with this one, I'm really looking forward to the improved high ISO and IBIS...
One thing I'm confused about, the specs on dpreview show movie mode as being 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Am I missing something or does this mean it cannot shoot 1080p at 30fps? Doesn't that seem odd, usually it's 60fps that is not supported by the highest resolutions?
TBH at this pricepoint I'd rather they spent another $300 and put a kick ass EVF on it... anyway it might be good as it is, I'll have to have a look through it first.
Spyro P. wrote:
TBH at this pricepoint I'd rather they spent another $300 and put a kick ass EVF on it... anyway it might be good as it is, I'll have to have a look through it first.
Heck, the Sony external EVF costs $350 on its own, so they likely could have added a better EVF for less.
"The EVF also has a creative control feature that takes a bit of getting used to but in principle works exceptionally well. This enables you to make adjustments with the main and sub dials mounted on top of the camera. Adjustments can be made to exposure compensation, shadow and highlight control, and white balance, along with applying Olympus's extensive set of Art filters. "
Jman13 wrote:
There's going to be a difference, but it's not an enormous gulf like it once was. The fact is, full frame is the only way to get the same DOF as 35/1.4. You can't do it on NEX or the Fuji either. This is about as close as you can get (a 24/1.2 would do it on the NEX). I don't WANT a full frame mirrorless...it mainly defeats the point. You can make small FF manual focus lenses, with a longer register like the M mount does, though it's tough for digital...but add AF and those start getting bigger...go beyond 135mm and they start getting really big, regardless of register distance.
I went Micro 4/3 to shrink my kit, not have a smaller body with the same size lenses. ...Show more →
That nokton is 1500$ and I am almost certain it won't be as good as the 35mm f1.4 rockinon I got for 300 and change when used wide open. It's also, not That small.
"The EVF also has a creative control feature that takes a bit of getting used to but in principle works exceptionally well. This enables you to make adjustments with the main and sub dials mounted on top of the camera. Adjustments can be made to exposure compensation, shadow and highlight control, and white balance, along with applying Olympus's extensive set of Art filters. "
I don't understand why they couldn't at least match the GH2's size, though. 