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E-M5: Dandelion chip enables IBIS in video mode for legacy lenses

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I have installed the latest version of this chip but all my cameras go mad when I use it.

I have E-P3 E.PL3 and E-M5 on hand. It might be that the recent PENs are not supported by the chip. The cameras freeze and can't enter programing mode...

Tried contacting the seller with the question about compatibility or new version in development but I am still waiting to here from them.

Anybody has this thing working?
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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
 
AV Janus said:
Bump.

I have installed the latest version of this chip but all my cameras go mad when I use it.

I have E-P3 E.PL3 and E-M5 on hand. It might be that the recent PENs are not supported by the chip. The cameras freeze and can't enter programing mode...

Tried contacting the seller with the question about compatibility or new version in development but I am still waiting to here from them.

Anybody has this thing working?
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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
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I want to know too. We need a fix for this ASAP.

I haven't heard back from them either yet...Hopefully the dandelion designer is making a new OMD compatible chip as we speak! :)
 
If the next/upcoming firmware doesn't fix this, it will truly be a sad & disappointing day for us MF lens heads... since we all know that if they don't address this issue asap in the next FW, then they might even never fix it in the future :(

I will be forced to buy a 45mm m.zuiko lens and cannot use any MF lenses :(

I really need to use MF lenses for my type of work. I cannot and will never be happy with all these modern, plastic, cheap, clutch focus AF lenses :/

I may have to opt for another camera all together and go back to Nex, if I can't even use IBIS in video...that's why I want the OMD in the first place, JUST for the IBIS in video mode...if it aint got that, then what the point of downgrading from apsc to a dinky m43...might as well go back to the nice apsc on the Nex 5n.
 
fooddudeone said:
I will be forced to buy a 45mm m.zuiko lens and cannot use any MF lenses :(
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There could be a decision not to support IBIS for legacy lenses in video mode, just to increase sales of native lenses. But why to support IBIS for stills...

Pekka
 
Ithink there was a russian site that has all the info peleng has on its web.
Anyone knows the direct contact to the guy that makes these?

It might be useful to contact him directly and ask him for further development.
I think it would be a wise business decision for him.
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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
 
apekkpul said:
apekkpul said:
I will be forced to buy a 45mm m.zuiko lens and cannot use any MF lenses :(
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There could be a decision not to support IBIS for legacy lenses in video mode, just to increase sales of native lenses. But why to support IBIS for stills...

Pekka
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Ya, could be.... but at the same time if this is really their decision, it would detract Body sales too... and bodies cost more than native lenses. Bodies are also the stepping stone for MF lens users to buy native lenses.
 
AV Janus said:
Ithink there was a russian site that has all the info peleng has on its web.
Anyone knows the direct contact to the guy that makes these?

It might be useful to contact him directly and ask him for further development.
I think it would be a wise business decision for him.
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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
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This would def be a good idea... I don't have his contact info neither. Anyone?
 
fooddudeone said:
fooddudeone wrote:

then what the point of downgrading from apsc to a dinky m43...might as well go > back to the nice apsc on the Nex 5n.
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lol large format to medium format has a huge size difference
medium format to ff has a smaller difference but still considerable
ff to apsc is smaller still but just enough to affect a limited range of things
apsc to m43 is a tiny difference, not enough to affect anything really, DoF.

I love how APSC is now like how FF was, I remember the compromise of APSC...

Why would I go for a dinky APSC when I obviously need FF... now to hear it about APSC to m43 just shows what's going to happen in another few years..

Why would I go for the 3x crop when I could use a full m43 sized sensor.

Please NEX has a slight advantage in DoF and that's depending on how you look at it, otherwise what exactly are you getting out of NEX? crappy lenses? oh that's right you do MF, what a coincidence, coming from NEX.
 
It looks as though the users, Agitprop and Fa bian, have the dandelion chip too by now and also adapted lenses...but they haven't responded for a couple weeks or their results. Maybe they got their chip working? They're prolly out shooting and having fun and got the IBIS-Video to work with non-native lenses, haha.
 
I have found the site i think is the origin.
Anybody knows Russian? :-)
http://filmprocess.ru/

m43 page: http://filmprocess.ru/micro43.html
Chip description: http://filmprocess.ru/photo_micro_oduvanchik.html
Correct mounting images: http://filmprocess.ru/micro43_glue.html

Programming instructions in English: http://filmprocess.ru/oduvanchik/olympus/programming_en.html

Contact info: http://filmprocess.ru/contact/index.htm
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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
 
Does anyone know the best contact email addy to Olympus, to ask about this issue, and request a firmware fix???

I think if we could get a big group going and emailing them..I am sure they will notice.
 
Well I had a conversation via email with the guy Viktor (most likely Viktor Lushnikov the developer of the chip) from Russian site filmprocess.
He is a man of little words, bu I think he understood me OK.

He stated that it should work fine. It works very well on his E-P2.

He also said he is not planing on getting the E-M5 cause it is very expensive in Russia and he cant get one of testing. If would send him the body he could test and correct the error if there is one. (not gonna happen, I love it to much, and shipping from Croatia to Russia must be killer)

I asked if he could test it on any newer Olympus camera cause maybe the new ones are different somehow. Hi didn't answer that. :-/

He went on to imply that I possibly did something wrong. But since it looks to me I mounted the chip flawlessly it makes no sense for me to try and mount it again.
I will order another copy and try again. maybe this one was bad somehow... :-(

I am grateful for his answers, but unfortunately they don't help much to resolve this.

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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
 
AV Janus said:
Well I had a conversation via email with the guy Viktor (most likely Viktor Lushnikov the developer of the chip) from Russian site filmprocess.
He is a man of little words, bu I think he understood me OK.

He stated that it should work fine. It works very well on his E-P2.

He also said he is not planing on getting the E-M5 cause it is very expensive in Russia and he cant get one of testing. If would send him the body he could test and correct the error if there is one. (not gonna happen, I love it to much, and shipping from Croatia to Russia must be killer)

I asked if he could test it on any newer Olympus camera cause maybe the new ones are different somehow. Hi didn't answer that. :-/

He went on to imply that I possibly did something wrong. But since it looks to me I mounted the chip flawlessly it makes no sense for me to try and mount it again.
I will order another copy and try again. maybe this one was bad somehow... :-(

I am grateful for his answers, but unfortunately they don't help much to resolve this.

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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
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I just got a reply too... I will email him back and send him a link to this thread.
 
AV Janus said:
Well I had a conversation via email with the guy Viktor (most likely Viktor Lushnikov the developer of the chip) from Russian site filmprocess.
He is a man of little words, bu I think he understood me OK.

He stated that it should work fine. It works very well on his E-P2.

He also said he is not planing on getting the E-M5 cause it is very expensive in Russia and he cant get one of testing. If would send him the body he could test and correct the error if there is one. (not gonna happen, I love it to much, and shipping from Croatia to Russia must be killer)

I asked if he could test it on any newer Olympus camera cause maybe the new ones are different somehow. Hi didn't answer that. :-/

He went on to imply that I possibly did something wrong. But since it looks to me I mounted the chip flawlessly it makes no sense for me to try and mount it again.
I will order another copy and try again. maybe this one was bad somehow... :-(

I am grateful for his answers, but unfortunately they don't help much to resolve this.

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Rick Halle wrote:

" Keep in mind that tall buildings sway back and forth so they require faster shutter speeds."
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Ya, he just replied back to my email and told me similar things - they are very expensive and rare in russia. And, that the best/simplest way to correct/fix/update this, is if I/someone sent him over an OM-D body and he said it wouldn't take too long. But, I am obviously a bit hesitant to do so, since my OM-D is finally coming in this week and of course I would be too excited to just send over my new-camera I am prolly going to instantly love and have been anticipating and waiting to finally get, hehe ;)

I know many might feel the same way, hesitant to send over and lend their beautiful OMD... but maybe there's someone out there that's willing to lend him an OMD for a little bit. Most likely not me though, as this is my only, singe camera in my possession....perhaps someone whom owns multiple/many cameras, collectors or a photo/camera-blog writer, like Huff or something?

So...if there's someone out there, here, that is willing to lend him your camera, so he can fix the Dandelion chip and update it and make it compatible with the OM-D, please email him:

[email protected] (Vikor)

..whomever lends him your OM-D, will be a hero amongst us and we all would owe you a humongous debt of gratitude....probably hundreds, if not thousands, of OM-D users for time to come.
 
Viktor just told me he could have it done and make/have new OMD compatible chips very quickly in 1-2 days. I may just send over my own body..unsure yet, but thinking about it ;)
 
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