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New micro 4/3 user... finally gave in after years of temptation

Started Jul 5, 2016 | Discussions thread
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akjos Veteran Member • Posts: 4,595
New micro 4/3 user... finally gave in after years of temptation
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Since the first pen came out I have been watching this format. Finally ( even though I have way too much photo gear already that I don't have ti me to use) after playing with the G7 in the store for quite a bit I pulled the trigger. G7 price point in excellent nowadays.

I sold my fuji xt10 xt1 and 2 lenses. never quite warmed up to the "fuji colors" and camera handling. The lenses however were amazing. Too bad fuji keeps insisting on the retro style bodies. So far no regrets. Even noise performance seems to be pretty much on par or better for the G7 vs Xt1

What i like the whole kit is very lightweight and lenses are surprisingly small and light ( most of them) while IQ is good enough for mast majority of stuff.

I love my new kit but Not sure if Im ready to give up my D750 and quite a few lenses yet. Even though they are all collecting dust vast majority of time...

G7 and 14-140 II

25 1.7 ( was considering the PL25 1.4 but couldnt justify 600$ for the 50...)

42.5 1.7 ( absolutely excellent tiny little beast)

and couple days ago i couldnt resist and got 12-35  2.8 since it came on sale again. it is really great lens and while there is not huge difference is sharpness to 14-140II it renders very nice , bokeh is surprisingly great and nano coating does its magic with contrast and microcontrast. I will use it most of the time seems like unless i really plan to take only one lens not knowing what I might come up on ( then the 14-140 will take over likely)

Im set for a while . Only thing I wish for is longer lens with quality of 12-35 and 35-100 2.8 100-300 Isnt it and new 100-400 neither ( for me) 50-250 or 75-300 2.8-4 would be great .

Here is some test shots mostly testing various lenses and dialing the camera settings in my back yard. All JPGs some very slightly edited.

Can't wait for something really interesting to shoot ( very busy sadly)

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thanks for looking

subject separation is surprisingly good while providing good enough DOF at f2.8 and close to minimum focusing distance. ( 12-35)

Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II Fujifilm X-T1 Fujifilm X-T10 Nikon D750 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7
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