jalywol

Congratulations! A couple of thoughts for you...I've owned rather a fair number of M43s at this point, including the GF3.  What I will say about the GF3 is that it is a great little camera with a...

First three with Micro Nikkor 55mm f3.5, last with 100-300mm -J

I would probably go for the 45-150mm.  It's the newest iteration, is very small, has OIS and good IQ.  The 45-175 is the Power Zoom, and some of them have issues with blur on some cameras; the...

Exactly!  I have 8 M43 lenses (12, 14, 25, 45, 14-42, 40-150mm, 14-140, 100-300), 6 legacies (35, 2-50's, 55macro, 135, 50-200) and a Holga toy lens, plus extension rings.  Are they all in the bag...

Lenses are not just about sharpness.  The best lenses have qualities that bring something special to the image, and the PL 25mm has that.  (It's one of two M43 lenses that I own that do; the other...

No, the thing is, the jello effect does not give you a blurred image, but it gives you a funhouse mirror sort of effect.  It's pretty weird.   A well designed global shutter will be a major advance...

Oops, that came out wrong; what I MEANT to say was that the GH2 was better built than the G5.  The GH3 is better built than the GH2.  The GH3 is an extremely nice camera, but I have REALLY small...

The disadvantages are that you can't go over ISO 1600 with it, and if you move the camera while shooting, you will get a "jello" effect on subjects in the image It can be very useful,...

Tough call, but I would get the GH2.  There are advantages to the G6, but I still think the ergonomics of the GH2 were better....and I think there are still some things you can do with it that you...

Which 14-42 lens are you using?  There are five versions, I think, between both manufacturers.... -J

Some advice: I have a bunch of lenses, but when I go out to a venue like you were at, I put the 14-140mm on the camera and don't worry about it.  As someone else wrote, you could probably have just...

Lovely work.  I'm not sure I agree about the flare not detracting from #4, but it is an unusual looking optical effect..... These will look really beautiful printed, too.. -J

Yes. The Panasonic 25mm has remarkable image quality.  It is also a faster lens (f1.4 vs f2.8) If you do not need a fast lens or shallower DOF, or if you plan to use the Sigma stopped down, then...

Very possible, and done all the time.  Remember, though, the crop factor of M43 is 2, so a DSLR lens that is 50mm will behave like a 100mm lens when it is on the M43 body.... You will NOT have...

Remember, these are interchangeable lens cameras.  If you get a lens full of dust, the camera is still going to be ok, and you send the lens in for service...you can blow dust out of the camera...

If you have been trying to decide between NEX and M43, you will be disappointed in the IQ of the EPL1 by comparison. I owned one two years ago.  It can take excellent photos in good light, but it...

I refer to the effect as "the blobbies" .  It makes distant foliage look like it is made up of little blobs and lines, instead of discrete leaf and branch shapes.  It actually is the one thing that...

I have the EPM2.  If you can accept that it will fit in a jacket pocket, but not a pants pocket, you will never be sorry you got one.  IQ is outstanding. On sale, they go for $425 with kit lens; if...

The 3rd has some issues...I actually like the sky, with that contrail going up above the roof of the garage, but I feel that the photo almost works, but not quite.  I will have to go back and try...

You might want to try these comparisons with RAW files.  Oly does so much file manipulation with JPGS (you can see it in the blobby foliage in the distance), that you are essentially just comparing...