Michael Meissner

One thing I forgot to mention, note Olympus and Panasonic lenses rotate their zoom or manual focus rings in opposite directions. So I find I mentally have to switch muscle memory when I switch from ...

IIRC, in camera Focus Stacking doesn't work with all Olympus lenses either.  I believe it only works with the 'pro' lenses and the 'macro' lenses.

Yep that's what I remembered.  Though I've seen some people say if you stop it down to f/9 it gets better (not good, just better). And of course, the 50-200mm really only makes sense on the E-m1 ...

Certainly, though for long lenses, I really prefer zooms. Note, I'm not a serious birder. I'm more of a zoo photographer where I need the flexibility. I do have one nest of herons that I try to ...

With the announcement of the new Olympus 100-400mm lens, I was curious what the old school approach using classic 4/3rds lenses. So according my calculations: Micro 4/3rds Olympus 100-400mm: (1) Length ...

I would imagine the lens you want is the forthcoming Olympus 150-400mm f/4.5 which includes its built-in 1.25x tele-extender.  It likely will be in the SHG price range.

For me, the G9 being limited to 30 minutes is a critical limitation.  I've recorded my niece's wedding and I was glad I was using my G85 since the ceremony went to 35 minutes.  I have also ...

It depends. I did the video for my niece's wedding because they had no money for a professional videographer. The ceremony went for 35 minutes (fortunately I had a Panasonic G85 which does not...

I don't own a Canon camera at all, but I've played around with external powering my Olympus and Panasonic cameras & abused batteries in other contexts.

In general using batteries raises the heat. ...

I bought my 12-200mm in February at one of Olympus's sales at the outlet center as a refurbished lens. Originally I bought it as the lens to use at a trip we had planned at Disney World in April ...

Note, the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 is not a small lens. In fact it is slightly larger and heavier than my Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 lens. Lets see, the current price for new lenses is: (1) Sigma 16mm f/1.4: $399 (US)

Yes, the E-m1 mark III viewfinder is TFT LCD and not OLED. I have tried the camera in person before buying the E-m5 mark III, and the viewfinder gets distorted when I use polarized sunglasses and...

In particular look at the Peak Designs Capture Clip . The way this is designed is you have the capture part attached to the strap on your backpack, or on a belt. There is a plate that attaches to ...

OLED viewfinder so that you can shoot landscape orientation while wearing polarized sunglasses.

There is evidently an E-m10 mark IV coming out in a few weeks if you want a tilt screen but possibly not weather sealing. There are other third party grips now, though most don't have the aux. ...

My point is even if the battery has a label that says Panasonic and looks real, it may not be a Panasonic battery (i.e. it is a fake battery).  It may be that the OP bought what he thought were ...

There are also fake batteries out there, that have a copy of the Panasonic label, but were not made by Panasonic.

Panasonic has a check on whether it thinks the battery is made by Panasonic. I've seen it when playing around with dummy batteries for my G85 with the first generation of dummy batteries.  These ...

I have the 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 lens, upgrading my 14-150mm f/3.5-5.6 mark II/I lenses.  I do not own the 40-150mm f/2.8 lens. Basically each lens occupies a different niche, and it depends on what ...

If you hadn't said cheaper than a E-m5 mark II, I might have suggested the Pen-F, since it has the same battery.  It is smaller, and many people like it, particularly when paired with one of the ...