I have now withdrawn my endorsement of the 300/2.8 .
Seriously! See my PM. I think you will be far happier with the more portable 300 PRO. You will have less trouble with the airlines + you will have more IS + you will have better resale value. Notwithstanding the bargain price, you will have a hard time finding a buyer when you want to sell the humongous Big Tuna.
The Little Tuna is a different story.
And Yes, should stay away from this forum as you only get crap advice and guarantees that are not worth the price of the paper or bandwidth it's written on.
mitesh wrote:
Yes, and it's so generous of you to offer a money back, satisfaction guarantee .
bobbytan wrote:
I have now withdrawn my endorsement of the 300/2.8 .
Seriously! See my PM. I think you will be far happier with the more portable 300 PRO. You will have less trouble with the airlines + you will have more IS + you will have better resale value. Notwithstanding the bargain price, you will have a hard time finding a buyer when you want to sell the humongous Big Tuna.
The Little Tuna is a different story.
And Yes, should stay away from this forum as you only get crap advice and guarantees that are not worth the price of the paper or bandwidth it's written on.
shows pictorially all 6 SHG and all 8 HG Olympus FT lenses.
For me the main attraction of FT and MFT gear is an ample supply of state of the art tele, especially of long tele lenses. What was needed was a camera that could do justice to these lenses. With the E-M1.2, its enhanced sensor, processing power, and improved IBIS we finally have such a camera IMHO. The feature I appreciate the most is basically no focus hunting to speak of.
Before I got my E-M1.2, when it was first available a few months ago, I never had owned or used any FT gear. I started out with the MFT E-M5.1, E-M1.1, E-M5.2, and now the E-M1.2 and still own all 4 cameras. Of tele interest to me are the following FT and MFT lenses:
300/4.0 Pro and little tuna 150/2.0 for handheld use.
Big tuna 300/2.8 and 90-250/2.8 for tripod use.
40-150/2.8 Pro and 50-200/2.8-3.5 SWD for handheld use.
This combination of camera and lenses finally lets me move beyond DSLRs for tele applications, including BIF.
bobbytan wrote:
That the E-M1.2 breathes new life into 4/3 lenses - vs the E-M1.1 - mostly because of the significantly improved AF speed.
Thanks Bobby. Yup, that's the way I see it. Exactly.
In a way the Mark IIs of A7r and E-M1 are the cameras that get extended use from me. The Mark I versions were real breakthroughs but pretty rough around the edges. Building on that the Mark II versions have matured considerably. In addition the E-M1.2 has set a new AF standard for mirror less cameras that Sony needs to follow for their next sequel to the A7r, whatever they call it.
It's simply wonderful to experience the rapid improvements being made.
Agreed. And I it would be great if Olympus would introduce Apps like the Sony Smooth Reflection and Sky HDR, etc. And I would be happy if they further improve on the High-Res mode (which I could see happening) as this is not a gimmick feaure.
k-h.a.w wrote:
Thanks Bobby. Yup, that's the way I see it. Exactly.
In a way the Mark IIs of A7r and E-M1 are the cameras that get extended use from me. The Mark I versions were real breakthroughs but pretty rough around the edges. Building on that the Mark II versions have matured considerably. In addition the E-M1.2 has set a new AF standard for mirror less cameras that Sony needs to follow for their next sequel to the A7r, whatever they call it.
It's simply wonderful to experience the rapid improvements being made.
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. Don't worry, you're off the hook!