glasswindow
Leading Member
so here's the deal: i'm ready to jump into the m43 party. my problem: the cameras are there, the lenses are there, but either the prices are a bit too high or the offerings aren't quite right. so i'm stuck waiting.
in detail, camera body:
i'm a fan of the e-p1 body. as far as i can tell (without buying/borrowing one) that's pretty much what i'm looking for. i don't think the e-p2 has anything to offer me. i'm fine using the lcd on the back for composition. i'd like to be able to go up to iso 800 without any noise concerns so i think that pushes me toward the e-p1 and away from the gf1. (from what i gather, the gf1 looks a little worse than my old d80 did at 800, which was part of the reason i no longer have the d80.)
lenses:
i can deal with F2.8 in terms of light, but honestly i prefer to use more selective focus (2.8 is about 5.6 equiv. on FX). i'm looking squarely at the lumix 20/1,7. it's almost wide enough. i'd rather have it around 10-17mm and i know i definitely want a prime. trouble is, for the price, it's a fast prime that's not as wide as i'd like (yeah i used to shoot 40/1,7 on my old konica and 40mm is often either too tele or too wide). so yeah the 17/2.8 is my ideal focal length but a) it's not sharp enough and b) it's not fast enough. i may end up giving in, we'll see.
so you put those two together and you get an e-p1 with the 20/1,7 and now we're talking about over 1k. yeah, i might spend 700. possibly 750. no more. i can easily get the e-p1 with either kit lens for under 750.
other things that keep me up at night:
i do like the in-body IS of the e-p1 but the size of the gf1 really gets me. maybe it's because i live in the middle of nowhere and now have to drive 2+ hours to go check them out (thanks to circuit city closing). in the end i may end up waiting until i can pick them up.
and finally, the monkey wrench:
if i just suck it up and give up on the depth of field issue, i may just possibly give the whole thing up and wait for the LX4 to surface (it's about time that thing comes out, already). that's assuming it keeps the fast wide lens.
anyway, if anybody has any advice with the camera decision, i'd welcome it.
in detail, camera body:
i'm a fan of the e-p1 body. as far as i can tell (without buying/borrowing one) that's pretty much what i'm looking for. i don't think the e-p2 has anything to offer me. i'm fine using the lcd on the back for composition. i'd like to be able to go up to iso 800 without any noise concerns so i think that pushes me toward the e-p1 and away from the gf1. (from what i gather, the gf1 looks a little worse than my old d80 did at 800, which was part of the reason i no longer have the d80.)
lenses:
i can deal with F2.8 in terms of light, but honestly i prefer to use more selective focus (2.8 is about 5.6 equiv. on FX). i'm looking squarely at the lumix 20/1,7. it's almost wide enough. i'd rather have it around 10-17mm and i know i definitely want a prime. trouble is, for the price, it's a fast prime that's not as wide as i'd like (yeah i used to shoot 40/1,7 on my old konica and 40mm is often either too tele or too wide). so yeah the 17/2.8 is my ideal focal length but a) it's not sharp enough and b) it's not fast enough. i may end up giving in, we'll see.
so you put those two together and you get an e-p1 with the 20/1,7 and now we're talking about over 1k. yeah, i might spend 700. possibly 750. no more. i can easily get the e-p1 with either kit lens for under 750.
other things that keep me up at night:
i do like the in-body IS of the e-p1 but the size of the gf1 really gets me. maybe it's because i live in the middle of nowhere and now have to drive 2+ hours to go check them out (thanks to circuit city closing). in the end i may end up waiting until i can pick them up.
and finally, the monkey wrench:
if i just suck it up and give up on the depth of field issue, i may just possibly give the whole thing up and wait for the LX4 to surface (it's about time that thing comes out, already). that's assuming it keeps the fast wide lens.
anyway, if anybody has any advice with the camera decision, i'd welcome it.
