They're on the Japanese sites now. But I still have to wait 6 to 8 months more until the price is about half. Currently the OM-D is ¥90,000 and the grip is ¥25,000 so that's $1,400 for the set. I want it for $700 to $800. It's going to be kinda hard waiting on this one tho as it seems like one I actually want rather than am willing to settle for.
LXShooter wrote:
Which one are you folks getting, Jet black or retro silver?
For me, the silver one seems like a nice change especially still having Nikon gears as my main stuff.
I'm going back & forth on the color, the decision is bothering me more than it should... I have a black one on order but may change it. My main lens is the Panasonic 20 and I'm just trying to figure out which body it would look less ugly on, until Olympus comes out with a proper 35mm-ish equivalent to match their 12 & 43.
The iPhone 4S doesn't have IS, but the camera is really pretty good. Obviously not going to do DSLR level shots or anything, but I'm finding it as good or better than the average point and shoot. There is a nice free program from Smugmug (that doesn't require smugmug to work) that is a great replacement app, and has an 'IS' mode, that simply uses the accelerometer to wait until you are steady and then snaps the shot...it works surprisingly well.
As for the EM-5...I'm with you Bifurcator...I really want this camera, but I'm going to wait for prices to drop. I'm hoping with the trend of downward pricing on m4/3 bodies that I'll be able to pick up an E-M5 in about 9 months for about $650. Looking at sample comparisons, it looks to be a little better than my GX1, but it's not a revolutionary difference. At high ISO the difference appears to be mostly due to the rating of the ISOs (the E-M5 is pretty optimistically rated) and a little higher native NR. I.E, the GX1 resolves more detail at higher ISO but shows more noise.
I'll be most interested to see the low ISO DR numbers.
Thanks man, that is very helpful. I'm leaning towards the silver now, even though that blue/grey finish of the Panny 20 doesn't really match anything well.
Jman13 wrote:
As for the EM-5...I'm with you Bifurcator...I really want this camera, but I'm going to wait for prices to drop. I'm hoping with the trend of downward pricing on m4/3 bodies that I'll be able to pick up an E-M5 in about 9 months for about $650. Looking at sample comparisons, it looks to be a little better than my GX1, but it's not a revolutionary difference. At high ISO the difference appears to be mostly due to the rating of the ISOs (the E-M5 is pretty optimistically rated) and a little higher native NR. I.E, the GX1 resolves more detail at higher ISO but shows more noise.
I'll be most interested to see the low ISO DR numbers. ...Show more →
Get ahold of me when you go to do it. I've noticed that with some cameras slash companies that the Japanese prices can be significantly lower than in the US. I mean as long as I'm gonna get one too it'd be no extra bother and maybe we could get them even $30 cheaper than whatever the Japanese low is by getting two at once. (?)
EDIT: and sure, anyone reading this wanting to pile on is welcome. Message here or PM and I'll add it here. For clarity sake we're talking about getting these around Christmas time 2012.
I have to admit that I was only partially interested in this camera at the announcement, but now the more I think about it, the more it makes sense to me!
I've already minimized my Canon lens kit (out of necessity, not choice) but I figure I'd rather have this E-M5 over my 7D. I do most of my work with my 5DmkII anyways, but I hate lugging the darn thing around, so I'll typically just shoot film on my Hexar AF. My 7D just sits in the bag these days unless I need a second body while shooting, or I need a little extra reach from my lenses.
I have a feeling that the E-M5 would easily meet my needs as a secondary / travel camera. Only question is, what lens to start with? I wouldn't have much budget up front outside of selling my 7D, but I would add other lenses like the 25 1.4 and 45 1.8 in the future. Would you go for the 12-50? Seems like a good deal though the aperture range is a bit slower than I'd have liked.
I would get the legendary 4/3 14-54 mk2 with MMF-3. It's sharper than the Panny 20mm prime. It's kind of crazy how sharp it is throughout its aperture range.
It's also a lot faster than the 12-50 although not in AF speed.
FlyPenFly wrote:
I would get the legendary 4/3 14-54 mk2 with MMF-3. It's sharper than the Panny 20mm prime. It's kind of crazy how sharp it is throughout its aperture range.
It's also a lot faster than the 12-50 although not in AF speed.
Nice lens, but weighs more than the camera so that's a step in the wrong direction for what I want this camera for. I'm going to hold out hope that Olympus will come out with some fast wide/normal glass in true m43 form sooner than later. It is strange to me that they release this amazing camera yet don't offer any fast glass at all in the 35 to 50mm equivalent range.
I'm just trying to work within the cost I can manage right now. Yes eventually down the line I'd definitely round out the kit. When I had my GF1 I really enjoyed the Panasonic 14/20 pancake combo. Worked very well for me.
I guess another question would be, if you had a grand total of about $1400-ish to work with, what one lens would you start with for the OM-D, Used options are more than welcome? (Price has to include the cost of the camera as well)
Four lenses to consider: 40-150 (cheap; no wide); 45f1.8 nice for kids (again no wides); 25f1.4 (very nice rendering good normal range); 14-54 (you get a 4/3 to m4/3 adapter for free if you purchase by may 31); good general zoom but not as nice as the 12-60; but it does support contrast focus.
you2 wrote:
Four lenses to consider: 40-150 (cheap; no wide); 45f1.8 nice for kids (again no wides); 25f1.4 (very nice rendering good normal range); 14-54 (you get a 4/3 to m4/3 adapter for free if you purchase by may 31); good general zoom but not as nice as the 12-60; but it does support contrast focus.
Personally I found the 14-54mkII to be better than the 12-60 when I was shooting 4/3rds. The 12-60 frankly underwhelmed me. It was big, with unexceptional focusing performance (fast enough, but not world-class despite Oly's claims to the contrary), no sharper than the 14-54 and the 14-54 has better OOF rendering and is faster at the long end.
