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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.)

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...