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M43 photographers are an amazing captivating breed...

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rickreyn said:
This is not a “suck up” post but one born out of being constantly impressed week after week by the sheer artistry on display by M43 photographers in the "This week through your M43" thread. These guys have chosen to use a system that is arguably not yet well accepted by mainline pros. Many have started in film, lugged heavy rigs around, and can now lift their whole kit with one finger. They know the ropes, and they have chosen M43 without apology. They’re going to get stunning photos regardless the kit, but this system just seems to explode and in many cases reignite the passion to shoot and create. There seems to be newfound and sheer joy in using this equipment across the board. I know it’s changed my approach and my capabilities, although I am simply a fan watching the pros at work. This is my impression and wanted to share it. Chime in if you want.
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idiotekniQues said:
a lot of great points here. great thread.

i switched to m43 and haven't shot all that much besides professional interior photography. that is more the case as now i associate my camera with work so i don't pick it up as much but that will change. just ordered a tenba dna 8 so i can now bring my E-M1 or E M5 II with me on jaunts in a little discrete bag. can't wait to get back to enjoying photography.

i remember the moment in Istanbul lugging around my 40D and gear saying for the FIRST TIME EVER 'i wish i had just left this kit back at the hotel'. at that moment i knew there had to be a better way.

THANK YOU OLY AND PANNY!

(actually who invented the micro four thirds format?) ayone?
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The original 4/3 format was co-developed by Kodak and Olympus.
Panasonic joined the group as well and development continued to micro 4/3 mirrorless.

All the early Olympus u4/3 bodies used Panasonic sensors, so it appears to have been a true joint venture between Olympus and Panasonic.

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Johnny The Greek said:
rickreyn said:
This is not a “suck up” post but one born out of being constantly impressed week after week by the sheer artistry on display by M43 photographers in the "This week through your M43" thread. These guys have chosen to use a system that is arguably not yet well accepted by mainline pros. Many have started in film, lugged heavy rigs around, and can now lift their whole kit with one finger. They know the ropes, and they have chosen M43 without apology. They’re going to get stunning photos regardless the kit, but this system just seems to explode and in many cases reignite the passion to shoot and create. There seems to be newfound and sheer joy in using this equipment across the board. I know it’s changed my approach and my capabilities, although I am simply a fan watching the pros at work. This is my impression and wanted to share it. Chime in if you want.
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Are the body enhancements in V. 3.0? Typical Olympus to not be able to find them in that complicated user interface. I need the tallness setting...
 
I have not read all the responses but a few do confirm why I made the change from the E-300 and E-510 Oly gear to the Oly 43 OM-D 10 camera..... just the light weight and small size made it worthwhile.... but even with the kit lenses, I feel I am getting quality shots.... I expect to upgrade a few lenses over the next year.... but traveling with a camera has again become fun with no more cumbersome gear and deciding which of the lenses are the right ones for the day... yet lugging a large bag "just in case" I decided to make a change in plans.... The old E-510 and lenses as well as the E-300 gear going up for sale to obtain the lenses I want.... can't wait to try them out!
 
Back in 2002 Nikon came out with the Nikon 5000 and when it was discontinued it dropped in price from $1,250 to around $750 and I bought one. I wanted to see what this digital was all about, and if it had a future. Later someone showed me a print from the D100 and out went my film cameras all together. But the equipment got really heavy and I was still shooting weddings on the side so I carried (2) D100, (5) Nikon Lens and (2) Nikon flash guns. I felt that there had to be a kit that didn't weight that much and it had gotten to the point that it wasn't fun any more. I looked at the Leica forum here, and read about m 4/3 format. I had never heard of it and didn't know anything about it, but did look at both the Oly and Lumix at the local camera store and liked what I saw. The idea was if it wasn't the right camera for me I could always sell it for almost what I paid for it but you all know the rest. All that Nikon equipment went away and i never looked back. Today I carry the GX7 with the PL 25mm mounted to it with me everywhere I go. I go more places than I ever did with my Nikon gear and more importantly I am having fun doing it.

I am going to be joining you more in this weekly gathering of sharing photos in this forum. I do post from time to time in the Documentary/Street forum.

www.photosbypike.com
 
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tt321 said:
The weekly photo threads serve a very good purpose. It concentrates much of the photography so space is 'created' for the tech-centric topics to also flourish. I think this two-way focus of the forum has run very well. There are very few tech discussions in the picture threads - the only ones are extremely on-topic within each sub-thread. And when people protest that the forum has too much of a gear focus we can always easily point to these threads. It helps that the photo threads have (a) very dedicated and helpful moderator(s).

I'm not too sure if any of these is specifically M43. Surely if the same thing is done (is it not?) in other forums the result would be the same?
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Nice work Charlie on your web site. I like the fact that you have your GX7 holstered wherever you go. That's cool and my philosophy as well. Looking forward to your weekly offereings.
 
tt321 said:
Bill Wallace said:
tt321 said:
The weekly photo threads serve a very good purpose. It concentrates much of the photography so space is 'created' for the tech-centric topics to also flourish. I think this two-way focus of the forum has run very well. There are very few tech discussions in the picture threads - the only ones are extremely on-topic within each sub-thread. And when people protest that the forum has too much of a gear focus we can always easily point to these threads. It helps that the photo threads have (a) very dedicated and helpful moderator(s).

I'm not too sure if any of these is specifically M43. Surely if the same thing is done (is it not?) in other forums the result would be the same?
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While I've been shooting 4/3 since 2004, and have owned m4/3 cameras since the outset, the E-M1 re-invigorated my photography, pulling me out of what has been a kind of rut for a number of years. It's made photography once again really enjoyable for me and when I'm not writing, I'm out photographing.
 
dennis tennis said:
dennis tennis said:
I graduated from m4/3 via point-and-shoots and super-zooms, and am still learning the ropes, TBH. But given the lens options, I'm more liable to have this camera on me than my previous ones, because of the more faithful reproduction of what I actually see vs. what results I used to get.

I recently joined an amateur photography group on a little trek to an art village, which was unfortunately rained out, but my buddy and I were probably 2 out of 20 with mirrorless cameras. The rest looked visibly peeved that they'd hauled all their crap (which in many cases was considerable) for no purpose in the end. What was and still is astonishing is that most of the photos submitted in a group forum were distinctly underwhelming, proving that it's not always the rig, it's the photographer.
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idiotekniQues said:
a lot of great points here. great thread.

i switched to m43 and haven't shot all that much besides professional interior photography. that is more the case as now i associate my camera with work so i don't pick it up as much but that will change. just ordered a tenba dna 8 so i can now bring my E-M1 or E M5 II with me on jaunts in a little discrete bag. can't wait to get back to enjoying photography.

i remember the moment in Istanbul lugging around my 40D and gear saying for the FIRST TIME EVER 'i wish i had just left this kit back at the hotel'. at that moment i knew there had to be a better way.

THANK YOU OLY AND PANNY!

(actually who invented the micro four thirds format?) ayone?

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I know what you mean.....

My current mirrorless m43 Olympus OMD EM1 macro set up. 980grams.
My current mirrorless m43 Olympus OMD EM1 macro set up. 980grams.

Compared to my old Canon 7d macro set-up. 3.4kg.
Compared to my old Canon 7d macro set-up. 3.4kg.

My m43 is one - third the weight of my Canon and because of this, in my humble opinion, delivers more consistent results. You can read my full migration story here: http://mirrorlessmacro.blogspot.sg/2015/02/my-reasons-behind-switch-to-mirrorless.html

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dennis tennis said:
Since I've been using mFT, I'm now 6'6", 2% boday fat and I'm not longer bald.
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Well, I'm definitely grayer, but I stoop less, smile more, and shoot longer.
 
idiotekniQues said:
THANK YOU OLY AND PANNY!

(actually who invented the micro four thirds format?) ayone?
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Olympus and Panasonic jointly developed and announced it. Link

Panasonic released the first camera, the Lumix G1.
 
... drank the cool aid! I've been into photography for a long long time, but only somewhat recently bought my first really quality digital camera. After doing a lot of research I wen't with a used GH2 and I've been really happy with it. It really is the perfect middle ground of high IQ and portability that I was looking for. I'm a big believer that the best camera is the one with you, but I still wanted more in the way of IQ, shallow DOF ability and features than the really tiny sensor cameras have. I've learned to really love some of the features that m4/3 shares with all mirror-less too... like real time exposure preview and fast shooting with the LCD.

If I had any doubts about the m4/3 format I need only to look at the work of lots of the photographers on flickr (I'm new to that thing and have really gotten sucked into in the last few months) who are not only making great images with these cameras but making just the kind of super-detailed, high DR type photos that it seems that so many folks but bigger format cameras for.
 
Photographer has the vision, choose the composition, times the release etc.

But it is always the gear that allows photographer to do those.

A great photographer can not do what wanted with bad gear, but bad photographer can't do anything more with the best camera than with worst camera.

Example: If I can raise my camera on monopod to 3.5m height while seeing what is field of view via my smartphone screen, I can get totally different kind photos than a DSLR shooter that is required to shoot blindly because camera doesn't have WiFi.

I can take totally different looking photos from tourist areas than from vaist or eye level, I can change composition so radically that the photo pop-up from thousands of photos taken in same place by others.

If camera is lighter and smaller, I can carry it more easily around and get photos what I would otherwise miss because weight and size. Tilting screen, live preview etc etc. All there helping to get the photograph, that I can then make to look even better at front of the computer.

Who say "It isn't about gear" are wrong, otherwise we would all be photographing with pinhole cameras as nothing better is required, ever.
 
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