mgibbs

sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes the bar eats you.....

I tried both out, and found the differences in easily accessing the magnified view, and the quality of the view, to be negligible.  Kept the G5 for my preferences for its ergonomics, menus, and...

Did I go over price?  Sorry, never used a Euro!  However, seeing as my $75 USD lens/adapter combo is about 1/5 the cost of the oly 45mm 1.8, my lense's closest native analogue, I feel pretty...

I have a Konica Hexanon 40mm f 1.8, with a cheap fotasy adapter.  Lens is availble frequently at KEH.com, adapters at amazon.  I think mine took me $75 tops (twas a gift, so am not sure)Here's a...

One way to look at this:Panasonic makes good products, then markets them (at least in the US) comically ineptly.  Consumer Reports just did Panny (and by extension, m43 users) a potentially...

I upgraded from a GH1 to a G5, and am thrilled!  I think your G1 has the same sensor as the GH1, so you would likely be pleased too.  The IQ is better (esp. at ISO 1600 and up), the auto white...

the 2nd pic in my original post was shot with the tamron 90mm macro - wide open.  i would not consider that to be unusable....

thanks - you're too kind!

Funny you should mention the Konica - the first pic in my parent post is shot with the konica 40, and wide open.  Say what you will about the composition (be nice r.e. the subject -she's my...

agreed- neither my konica 40 nor my tamron 90 or canon 135 produce images with a cast.  my canon 50mm (fd  ssc) did.  some do, not all.

funny you should mention it....http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50745343

i would love to come to new zealand!  the wife is a bit skeptical (as am I) of our kids' willingness to endure the plane ride - I live near Boston.  maybe in a few years, although the "lure of the...

before your gracious invite to join you, i was really starting to dislike you!  i am immensely jealous - fantastic shots!  i am amazed at what you can do with these quick birds using manual focus...

my family and i just finished yelling "wow" to nearly every pic in that series!looks like we'll be investing in a hummingbird feeder!

now that you mention that, i do recall that at some point, i realized that i also had to dremel the c mount adapter for my cosmicar in order for the lens to seat properly.  i ended up keeping the...

sounds way too complicated for me!  if you get frustrated, i can recommend the konica 40mm 1.8.....

hmmm.....sharper than i would've expected.bummer it has to go back - hope you get free return shipping!i had a cosmicar 12mm f1.4(ish?), which i had to hand-file (i.e. Dremel) to get it to seat in...

pleased to hear the the LCD has you back in the MF game!  enjoy, and thanks for posting!

aperture handles the color cast pretty well for me, but i can't begrudge anyone who doesn't desire the extra work.....as i photo for fun only, the extra time costs me nothing - not all of my hours...

same here - i'd be happy to afford the oly 75mm and 45mm lenses as well, but......i'd still probably keep the legacy glass, as i do enjoy the challenge, when i don't "have" to get the shot, but...