4/3 Prices

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Rriley
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Re: 4/3 Prices
In reply to irvin, 5 months ago

irvin wrote:

I was looking forward to getting the GH3 to complement my GH2 (wife has a g3). Not a real "need", but more of a desire to have the "latest and greatest" (gear lust). From the reviews, I gather there are no dramatic improvements over the GH2, but I just wanted it.

that isnt true at all
look at your argument this way
if GH3 isnt significantly better than GH2 is, cheap FF isnt significantly better than GH3

D600 is $2699, 6D is $2100, but 6D DR will prove to be a tad under GH3 if its the Sony sensor on board. If it isnt the Sony speculations to the wind.
Noting the advantage to D600 for DR, which costs a little more

I must say I used to be a Nikon guy for at least 25 years and switched about 2 years ago to the GH2 because I wanted to experiment with video (my first grand daughter was born - I'm 52) and the GH2 was excellent at it. So, I switched and have learned to cope with a few limitations, but nothing critical. Still happy to be a 4/3 user.

Now, my point is that with the recent lenses and cameras released for the Micro 4/3 format, we are quickly approaching Nikon/Canon DSLR prices! The GH3's body alone is US$1300 plus tax. Lenses are reaching similar high prices.

Im thinking theres a mixed up bag of tricks here
what are we comparing, cheaper FF like 6D with the expectation its really 5D3
APSC with the expectation that it performs like FF ?
this against the most expensive largest mFT,

I mean fine if thats the comparison you are making
but there does seem to be some separation in performance and capability in various areas,
not all of it goes FF's way

At this pace, the advantages (other than size) of the Micro 4/3 system will be negated and we might as well invest in full-frame systems, unless gear weight/size is the main consideration. If I'm going to spend $6.000.00 on a decent setup, I might as well get the better (optically) equipment. Why live with the limitations at the same price?

isnt it possible to obtain something worthwhile (and a fair bit more handsome) like G5, a handful of lenses for less than $6k, which seems like a pretty high price to me

remember if you want the best out of FF you still need pricier fast glass
otherwise I suspect it isnt going to be significantly different to shooting with GH3

indeed the laudable bargain that 6D is might deliver a camera that is noisier and has less DR on the same DoF. At the performance of all these cameras that isnt by any means a bad thing as long as you play your options with some intelligence.

What do you guys think?

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Edited 5 months ago by Rriley
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