Chris_in_Osaka

Here in Japan, there is about a 50 cent difference in price. ￥99,960 for the Zuiko 75mm, ￥99,700 for the 135mm L at Yodobashi camera (about ¥10,000 cheaper at other shops since...

The price of the new 75mm f1.8 is about the same as the Canon 135mm f2L. I was considering getting one or the other since I own both systems so I decided to work out the equivalency, since so...

....for the same price I can get one of the best lenses available for the Canon system, the 135mm f2 L. -- Canon 5D Mark II, 24-105mm L, 70-200mm f/4L IS, EF, 100mm f2, Tokina 16-28mm...

"The optional LH-61F Lens Hood and the LC-61 Lens Cap metallic lens accessories are designed exclusively for the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75mm f1.8. The"

For the 12mm f2's lens hood, Olympus is asking...

"The optional LH-61F Lens Hood and the LC-61 Lens Cap metallic lens accessories are designed exclusively for the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75mm f1.8. "

For the 12mm f2's lens hood, Olympus is asking...

The price is for the lens. Oly no longer provides free lens hoods. The 12mm f2's lens hood was in the ¥100 ballpark. I wonder how much they'll ask for this one. -- Canon 5D Mark II,...

That's tough. On one hand it's the kind of lens I always wanted when shooting 4/3's, on the other hand there's the expense and the fact that I have lenses that can give me similar results....

The 75mm is up on web sites in Japan and ready to be ordered. Release day is in July. Yodobashi camera has it at ￥99,960. When you subtract the 10% in store cash back, then it's actually...

He's a professional photographer, not a professional writer. He wouldn't be much of a business man if he hired someone to do tasks not related to his main source of income....

If you're going to use the OIS (perhaps in the case of tele zooms for real time stabilization), turn off the Oly in body IS. If the other way around, then turn off the OIS. It's a matter of...

Here it is on the Oly Japan...

...is pick up the regular 4/3's version of the 40-150mm lens. They were kit lenses for the E-5xx, E-4xx, and E-6xx series cameras so there are plenty of used copies about. Softmap often has...

Looks like the E-M5 is in high demand. The shop I got mine at here in Osaka sold out their initial shipment at 10:30 am the day of the release (they opened at 10 am). As was swiping my credit...

It is funny in a way. Leave it to Oly to turn a firmware update into such a catch 22 :-) -- Canon 5D Mark II, 24-105mm L, 70-200mm f/4L IS, EF, 100mm f2, Tokina 16-28mm f2.8. Olympus...

It was suspended as soon as the camera was released so I don't believe anyone actually downloaded it, with the exception of maybe, perhaps, a few quick owners here in Japan. Today (April 18th)...

New firmware has been released for the E-M5. In the update: - Issue of updates stopping while updating firmware has been resolved. - Image stabilizer function when using the following...

Sony? They've got bigger problems than light leaks. Don't you read the news? "Long live.." is a funny expression to use for a company that just lost $6.4 billion, has just announced the first cut...

I owned the E-PL2 but got rid of it in favor of the E-PL3. The main reason was that I tend to shoot a lot towards the sun, and the E-PL2 has a major problem with red dot flare. The way it was...

With my E-PL3 shutting down the IS gives a dramatic, instantly noticeable jump in fps from 4.1 to 5.5. I assumed this was a similar case for the E-M5 and why they would have the "H fps + IS...

-- Canon 5D Mark II, 24-105mm L, 70-200mm f/4L IS, EF, 100mm f2, Tokina 16-28mm f2.8. Olympus E-PL3, 14-42mm II, 17mm, 45mm f1.8. Ricoh GR-D Sony DSC-V3 (used for IR)