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Finally got a m43..

Started Nov 17, 2017 | Discussions thread
norman shearer Senior Member • Posts: 1,418
Re: Finally got a m43..
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Cagey75 wrote:

Nice, I'm awaiting delivery of an EM5 [MK1] here, it'll be my first venture into M43 also. I was a full frame Nikon shooter [D800E] 2 years back, had a bunch of hefty lenses and was getting bored with photography - switched to mirrorless [Fuji] and never looked back, been loving it again since. Now I want to try something else I had been ignoring, and I want a slice of that IBIS

If I really like it I may buy another M43 body and a few lenses [got a Panasonic 25 1.7 to start, will also be adapting some old M42 glass]

Have fun with your new baby!

From someone who's been there, done that, I would limit adapting legacy glass to what you already have and not go crazy buying loads of adapters and 'bargain' legacy lenses. M43 has its own beautiful collection of lenses that are lighter and with excellent SAF - and they tend to be sharp from wide open. Using legacy glass is fun and good for quirky images and unusual bokeh etc but OEM is unbeatable for serious application.

IBIS is great but why did Panasonic wait until after I'd forked out on an expensive carbon fibre tripod before introducing it? 

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