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E-M5 II settings

Started Oct 28, 2015 | Questions thread
Impulses Forum Pro • Posts: 10,039
Re: E-M5 II settings

I've bought a number of Olympus lenses that I now use on my EM5II.  But I find 4K movies interesting, also to capture stills, which Panasonic does and Olympus does not.  The problem is that my Oly lenses are not stabilized when paired with a Panasonic body.  I could get the new GX8 with IBIS, but that body is too large for my taste.  I'm thinking I should have started with Pany lenses that would work with a small Pany body for 4K and also on the EM5II.  Pany lenses offer more versatility than Oly lenses for my uses.

I'll be keeping and using my 12-32mm, 35-100mm, and 42.5mm f1.7 with my incoming OM-D E-M5 II... Tho it's likely I might've ended up with at least two of the three even if I started off with an Olympus body, I chose each for reasons even beyond OIS (being wider, smaller, or closer focusing than their nearest Oly equivalent).

Got some minor doubt about whether I'll see any extra purple fringing with them, but I guess I can test against the Oly 12 or 9-18 and the 45 i haven't gotten around to selling. I know others have noticed this with some of the primes like the 20mm & PL25mm tho, as well as some of the older zooms.

 Impulses's gear list:Impulses's gear list
Panasonic GX850 Sony a7R IV Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm F1.8 Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm F1.7 Sony FE 20mm F1.8G +31 more
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