Just wanted to congratulate the regulars in this thread for many, many fantastic images. I came here trying to determine if I wanted to move to a MFT body and lenses and over the past few days I've viewed probably half of the pages in this thread. I'm amazed at the quality of work I've seen here! I've decided I will buy an EM5II and I look forward to posting some of my own images in time. Thanks for inspiring me!
Welcome to the MFT Club! We look forward to seeing some of your images here!
DM34 wrote:
Just wanted to congratulate the regulars in this thread for many, many fantastic images. I came here trying to determine if I wanted to move to a MFT body and lenses and over the past few days I've viewed probably half of the pages in this thread. I'm amazed at the quality of work I've seen here! I've decided I will buy an EM5II and I look forward to posting some of my own images in time. Thanks for inspiring me!
Wilbus wrote:
A shot I am pretty sure I couldn't have made with many other bodies than the Olympus bodies thanks to the IBIS and actually thanks to the added depth of field of the m43 system.
It's stopped down to F4 and still a bit too shallow dof cause the right most eye (her left eye) isn't really in focus when zoomed in. So all in all I should have stopped down even further.
Anyway, F4, 1/13 of a second with the Olympus 45mm F1.8. ISO 200. Had I wanted the same dof with a small sensor camera (ie 36x24mm) I would have had to stop down to F8 and raise the ISO by several steps, two steps wouldn't be enough thanks to the IBIS in the Olympus body.
No one can say the lens isn't sharp! And yet... according to Photozone the 75mm is much sharper. Actually, the 40-150 F2.8 and 75mm F1.8 reach the same level of sharpness which kind of surprised me a bit....Show more →
DM34 wrote:
Just wanted to congratulate the regulars in this thread for many, many fantastic images. I came here trying to determine if I wanted to move to a MFT body and lenses and over the past few days I've viewed probably half of the pages in this thread. I'm amazed at the quality of work I've seen here! I've decided I will buy an EM5II and I look forward to posting some of my own images in time. Thanks for inspiring me!
Wilbus wrote:
Welcome Dave! I believe you are gonna love the camera and the system!
May I ask what you are shooting with today?
Thanks Wilbus. I've been a Canon DSLR user since the the first Canon Digital Rebel (300D), now shooting a 6D and 7D with various Canon lenses. Like so many others, I've become tired of lugging a big, heavy kit around and wondered if I was ready to leave Canon and go mirrorless. Now that I've decided, I'm looking forward to my new photographic adventure.
I moved quite cautiously from Canon to MFT. That included renting equipment to get an idea of MFT IQ and equipment limitations. I would recommend that you also rent just to be sure. Continuous autofocus remains a real challenge for MFT, as well as high ISO shooting. Just be aware that in addition to all of the positives, there are also some drawbacks as well. For me the positives greatly outweigh the negatives.
I moved less cautiously from Canon 5DII to the OM-D E-M5 about 3 years ago. Loved the format and size of the camera and lenses. Hated the super-tiny buttons and bad placement of some of the buttons, but all that changed with the release of the E-M1.
I recently bought a Sony A7RII + 3 prime lenses but can't seem to let go off my E-M1. It will be even harder when I get my 300/4 PRO lens ... and when Olympus releases their f1.2 lenses and the E-M1 Mk II.
galenapass wrote:
I moved quite cautiously from Canon to MFT. That included renting equipment to get an idea of MFT IQ and equipment limitations. I would recommend that you also rent just to be sure. Continuous autofocus remains a real challenge for MFT, as well as high ISO shooting. Just be aware that in addition to all of the positives, there are also some drawbacks as well. For me the positives greatly outweigh the negatives.
bobbytan wrote:
I moved less cautiously from Canon 5DII to the OM-D E-M5 about 3 years ago. Loved the format and size of the camera and lenses. Hated the super-tiny buttons and bad placement of some of the buttons, but all that changed with the release of the E-M1.
I recently bought a Sony A7RII + 3 prime lenses but can't seem to let go off my E-M1. It will be even harder when I get my 300/4 PRO lens ... and when Olympus releases their f1.2 lenses and the E-M1 Mk II.
Both systems have their place, to me. My MFT kit is now mainly used when small size is a top priority. Also, I use when I need f/2.8 zooms since the FE zooms are much larger.
