Steve_

Steve_

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  • The Marumi DHG and S-DHG polarizers are very nearly as good as any and affordable. I buy them from an ebay seller named 'eventcamera' or 'eventcameras'. (I don't recall if there's an 's' on the end.)
  • Replied in a kit lens works
    You can get a refurb 14-42IIR kit lens in black from Cameta for $99 shipped. I liked the one that came on my E-M5 well enough. It's pedestrian, but it works.  As far as primes, shooting babies is...
  • Replied in well...
    if you mean all that this thread is rather pointless. You knew from the start there are no f2.8 choices.
  • You can fit the gel filter holder from the Panasonic 8mm FE to the rear of the 7-14 and use a Wratten 2a gel. This will provide UV filtration roughly equal to that of the Panasonic bodies, killing...
  • OM-D E-M1, correct? Any 4/3 lens can be mounted, but will require a micro 4/3 (hence referred to as m43) to 4/3 adapter. 4/3 is the original Olympus DSLR format utilizing a 13x17mm sensor; m43 is...
  • I have the 12-35, and even so the samples I've seen from the 12-40 Oly make it enticing to me. While the 12-35 is a more than good lens, the 12-40 appears to have very much smoother bokeh in...
  • Replied in the former
    The E-M5 is a really great camera. The Panasonic 14/2.5 is a very good lens. The two together are dynamite. I can't see the problem here. I love the build of the 17/1.8, but it really isn't that...
  • I've got too many lenses. In order of sharpness: 1. Oly 75. As in period. 2. Oly 60 macro 3. Panasonic 20/1.7 4. Panasonic 25/1.4 4. Oly 45/1.8 5. Panasonic 25/1.4 6. Samyang 7.5mm fish 7....
  • One would have to image the AF system of the E-M1 is more highly optimized for the Olympus 75-300 than the Panasonic 100-300.

  • One would have to imagine the AF system of the E-M1 is more highly optimized for the Olympus 75-300 than the Panasonic 100-300.

  • I waited with baited breath for this lens because of its compactness, but the shutter shock was so bad on my E-P2 that I returned it. Everyone reports it works much better on the OMD. It's just...
  • The E-M5 brought a rather large jump in sensor performance along with before-unseen build and features. The E-M1 would not garner nearly as much attention were it not the follow-up to the...
  • Replied in very nice
    I'm taking my brand-new 75-300 mkII to a local airshow tomorrow; I'll be ecstatic if I get anything as good as these.
  • Replied in it all depends
    It's hard to give really spot-on advice given the vagueness of your question. But here goes. You can get refurb EPL1s and the like from Cameta for very little money (like $109, last I looked). It's...
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  • Have you considered KEH for this purchase? They are quite good for few-years-old DSLRs, especially Canons. My apologies if the suggestion is unwanted and/or unneeded.
  • The whole thing about DOF is that it's not a more-is-better or less-is-better thing. You need as little or as much as a given shot requires. People have used digital cameras with much smaller...
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  • I keep up will all types of cameras as best I can. And cars. And computer parts, for that matter. Having grown up with the truly complete photo systems marketed by all the leading manufacturers of...
  • I was referring to the standard 'let the camera pick the focus box' mode. Face detect has obvious and effective intelligence behind its actions. But even when I shoot portraits, it honestly does...
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