Oh come on man, you know Pany and Oly are bleeding money like a sinking ship. Not only is MFT doomed, apparently all mirrorless are. Why they would offer us an 85mm F1.2 equiv is odd, it's almost as if they want us to believe they have a long term goal to compete with Canikon. I for one am not buying it.................
Oh come on man, to use your phrase, it's DSLRs which will ultimately lose the race. The ancient flipping mirror was a great invention in the last century, but it puts a huge limitation to what the camera can do compared to one with an EVF. (OK, today there's still a focus tracking advantage in a premium DSLR for the small percentage of photogs who need that, but in very short order, that will disappear as well.)
Do yourself a favor, bud. Go get a cheap, say, Panny G6 with just the kit lens. Set it up how you like it (it's got 7 function buttons so you can instantly change WB, ISO, AF modes.....actually about 40 different things!....and a total of four custom settings that will remember 4 different setups). It's got a fully articulated touchscreen (if you like using those), takes beautiful 60p HD videos; burst mode auto bracketing; and much, much more.
What you'll really appreciate is the ability to preview a scene, perhaps a bright sunrise scene with deep shadows, brilliant blue sky, and an EV range far exceeding the sensor's capabilities. Wanting to portray (and expose) the primary subject naturally you can manipulate the exposure +/- and watch the image change in the EVF. A live preview! If you want, check a four color histogram of the shot if you have any doubts, or with 2 quick taps, set up a bracket shot...up to 7 with varying EV settings. (Oh! I forgot. You take a lot of pics in these conditions so C2 on the mode dial has already set up everything just the way you like it for these conditions!) The silent, electronic shutter option is pretty slick, too.
Then, blow that image shot with the "crummy kit zoom" up to 100% on your calibrated monitor and pixel peep the crap out of it. Realize that if printed it would be bigger than 30"x40". Then, tell us all that m4/3 and all mirrorless are doomed! ;-)
(Personally, I've got $7-8K of DSLR stuff going on Craigslist.)
Have a great New Year!
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Warren
