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PEN E-PL6 Pancake kit lens

Started Jan 21, 2015 | Questions thread
Allan Brown
Allan Brown Veteran Member • Posts: 3,179
Re: PEN E-PL6 Pancake kit lens
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pfettig77 wrote:

Hate to hijack my own thread, but...is that true (about the IBIS) on all the Olympus PEN's below the 7? Because I really want to use my old film OM lens and that was the whole reason for looking at the olympus mirrorless.

I agree with Chas2's reply above. You can use your old lenses on any m4/3 body.

There are other considerations, however. If you have a body with poor or no IBIS and you want to use long lenses, then your problem is going to be holding the combination steady enough to focus. In my case, I have a 70's vintage Nikon 105 f2.5. I have trouble with both my G5 and EPL5 holding it steady enough to focus. It depends on how steady your hands are.

This is exacerbated by the 2x crop factor so, my 105 becomes a 210mm.

I don't know about the 3 axis IBIS but the 5 axis IBIS will stabilize the preview image allowing you to focus. The 2 axis does not stabilize the preview image.

Allan

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