Michael_13

Great improvement in functionality!
I miss the little robot, though. You should have put him in, instead of the Beatles. I also think that there's no replacement for the paper-clips.

Looking...

@sambo
Your D7100 surely is an excellent camera, but I think your view is very limited. Yes, the selection of lenses for m4/3 is smaller than that of APS-C, but the quality is on par. I do not...

It is possible, but quite unlikely that all of them have the same defect. In my opinion it is the settings that produce different results, esp. Noise Reduction. Small structures are easily lost...

Most - if not all - compacts use electronic shutters. When implemented as global shutter, they allow very to be very fast with a flash. Greetings, Michael

I would not call it "ruined".
It can get tricky when in full zoom and F>3.0, but most of the time there are no problems.

Yes, sales in the US have grown, but does Oly make profits there? Prices are quite low in the US compared to Europe.

I see that this time you set Sharpness 0, but there's probably one more thing you can do: Turn off Noise Reduction. The standard setting is "low". You can also update your firmware from 1.0 to 1.2,...

Yes, Tim, this lens alone is worth the price of the camera. The current prices are simply ridiculous. Hint: If you want even more sharpness, use F2.8-F4.0. Greetings, Michael

Hi Tannie, yes, my XZ-2 also has troubles with energy saving lamps. It simply gets stuck in the warm setting. In this situation I simply switch to one of the presets for indoor lights. I've also...

You can try the following: - shoot your street scene RAW with a tripod and IBIS turned off - take this RAW and develop the pic in camera with (a) sharpness 0 and (b) sharpness -1 and then compare...

@Manuel:
Thank you for the interesting paper! My conclusions:

1. You are right that on the one hand film has more DR potential than even FF sensors. On the other hand, the practical value of it is...

@Manuel:
Thank you for the interesting paper! My conclusions:

1. You are right that on the one hand film has more DR potential than even FF sensors. On the other hand, the practical value of it is...

@Manuel:
I don't agree to your judgement. APS-C and 4/3 are the right way to go i.m.o.
1. FF digital is not like FF film, because it is bigger and more expensive.

2. APSC and 4/3 have long...

@Manuel:
I don't agree to your judgement. APS-C and 4/3 are the right way to go i.m.o.

1. FF digital is not like FF film, because it is bigger and more expensive.

2. APSC and 4/3 have long...

Ben, don't get confused: You cannot directly compare the scores between different sensor formats.

Right so, Wacon. Don't listen to them and simply rely on your own experience. ;-)

I'm quite sure they know what they're doing.
The problem is, they 'compress' all their findings into one figure and this makes it actually harder to choose between two similar lenses.
A cross...

Many compacts record portions of their internal noises. Unfortunately, XZ-2 is no exception. Greetings, Michael

So, all you need is a D800 and a cheap Samyang 85mm f/1.4 and you're in i.q.-heaven? Interesting.

Anyone here, who has this combination?

Why?
Reason 1:
Because most people don't want to pay 1.000€ or more for an entry level SLR.
Reason 2:
Because most people who buy entry level SLRs do not have the need for better lenses.