Just joined the M4/3 cult....

Purchased an Oly EPM2 with 14-42 and 40-150. It will take the place of my Panasonic P&S which served well for a few  years but finally fell apart. The Oly is now my P&S but with a large sensor! Looking forward to getting to know the camera and its inner workings. Its tiny. Its toy like. It weights nothing. Amazing. The Pany P&S was bigger and heavier. Hope to post a few more when I know the camera better.

cheers and beers,

Joe

I, for one, welcome our new mirrorless overlords.

Welcome ... you're going to have a lot of fun.

I note from your gear list that you might have old Nikon gear - do not sell your old Nikon glass until you look carefully at some of the neat Nikon-M43 adapters and focal reducers which are available, you can do some neat stuff with old lenses and M43.

http://www.metabones.com/products/?c=micro-43-system-2&p=2&s=0

http://www.fotodioxpro.com/vizelex-light-cannon-nikon-g-lens-to-mirco-4-3-mft-dslr-camera-lens-mount-adapter.html

http://www.fotodioxpro.com/nikon-f-lens-to-micro-4-3-mft-system-camera-lens-mount-adapter.html

http://www.metabones.com/products/details/MB_SPNFG-m43-BM1

SLOjoe wrote:

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Purchased an Oly EPM2 with 14-42 and 40-150. Hope to post a few more when I know the camera better.

cheers and beers,

Joe

Me too!

After many years in 35 mm, I got out of photography as I wasn't prepared to chase the technology.   I have been using a Canon G1X for a couple years and I have been planning a µ4/3 system.  I am awaiting a house sale to purchase the desired system (and some yet to be released lenses), but I just couldn't resist the sale on the E-PM2 and lenses.

The decision to go with the µ4/3 is primarily weight.  I have no qualms about the IQ with the sensor size, but I hike and backpack and keeping things light is more important as I get older.  This new E-PM2 will give me a little more flexibility and reach for the summer and perhaps get me used to some of the quirks of Olympus' menus and way of operating.

Does anyone make a third party book to get the most from the E-PM2?

Gary

Its the cult with personality

A cult that takes pride of their chosen gear

A cult that travels light

A cult that appreciates Amazing Build Quality

to play with light

A cult that wants quality/speed without Compromise

Welcome to the cult, Everybody is Welcome Everybody is invited!

Want more see at:
http://robertevangelista.blogspot.com/2014/04/blog11-what-is-difference-between-raw.html

Unlike the Oly DSLRs, where you could bring most of your controls on-screen by tapping the OK button, the E-PM2 and PL5 (and other non-OMD cameras) come from the factory with the SCP turned off and ridiculously hidden in the menus… with cryptic instructions on how to unlock it.

Guy Parsons has a good collection of in-depth instructions on the E-PL5 and many of these will be helpful to E-PM2 users.

Guy?

A cult or just smarter?

But did you notice that this is one cult where you don't have to get down on your knees? The gear is so light, you see …

Nice pic. Signature Oly colors. I have a Panny GM1 for my "P&S" alternative. Same thinking -- small size, big sensor.

Cheers, geoff

Nice photos, I like #4 & #5.

I see you used the XZ-1, great little camera and I have one for back up.

Gary

Pueblo, CO

Thanks for the link to Guy's pages, Bobby. (I guess he's been sleeping!)

Specific to the SCP: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/olyepl1/53-epl5-scp.html

When I see an E-PM2 or E-PL5 on display in the store, I try to invoke the SCP as a favour to the eventual buyer. I never seem to quite get it, by memory. It's a ridiculous path to get the SCP turned on — but well worth it.

Thankfully, my E-M1 came with it ON already. Oly seems to have listened.

Barry Stewart wrote:

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/olyepl1/53-epl5-scp.html

Thanks for that.  My my,  if I knew it was that convoluted, I may have passed on the purchase.  Guy's pages appear to be good resources on the menus.  This is what I was looking for in third party material.   There few things more frustrating than trying to learn a complex tool by reading the provided directions.

Well, I guess it's time for new neural pathways - this is the stuff that keeps your brain young.  Perhaps I will have to buy a new camera more often just to keep my brain young!

Gary

Lucifigus wrote:

Barry Stewart wrote:

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/olyepl1/53-epl5-scp.html

Thanks for that. My my, if I knew it was that convoluted, I may have passed on the purchase. Guy's pages appear to be good resources on the menus. This is what I was looking for in third party material. There few things more frustrating than trying to learn a complex tool by reading the provided directions.

Well, I guess it's time for new neural pathways - this is the stuff that keeps your brain young. Perhaps I will have to buy a new camera more often just to keep my brain young!

Gary

Don't worry too much about it. A lot of the setup stuff is done once, and forget. For most usage you never need to go into the menus. It's dead simple after the camera is setup.