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I think I'm going to jump m4/3's ship because of UltraWideAngle

Started May 21, 2016 | Discussions thread
peppermonkey Veteran Member • Posts: 5,204
Umm, it seems rather odd...
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If you are thinking of getting a systems camera "just" to use one lens on it, specifically a specialist lens like an UWA lens...why not  just forgo a systems camera entirely and get a specialist wide angle fixed lens camera like the Sigma DP0 Quattro? Sure, it's a more annoying and slow camera but within its limits, it'll provide better IQ than anything south of a medium format camera (and probably competes in that tier as well) and certainly better IQ than the cameras you are considering...

Otherwise, i would stick with M43 simply because I can still use my other lenses plus getting a UWA that is still great. Sure, ultimately it may fall short a little comparing to the other camera in consideration but I would imagine the differences in real world would be insignificant, specially compared to the IQ difference between the DP0 Q and the others. This is of course with the assumption that you won't be using high ISO (above ISO1600).

The other option I would consider is the new Nikon DL18-50. Would be worse IQ but you gain incredible portability and I would presume the IQ won't fall too far behind.

Basically, I would consider the Sigma, Nikon and one of the 7-14mm m43 lens before bothering to get a systems camera and only use one lens on it.

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