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I find it more comfortable to carry via a sling attached to the camera tripod socket, but if you do this be aware that the lens hood is delicate, and is liable to explode if the lens bounces off ...

So, I have the 12-32 and a 0.82x 37mm converter off an old Ricoh camera which fits it. This is compact and quick to fit or remove but still not as wide as the Laowa. The Laowa 7.5mm is a little ...

Very interesting! I have the MC-14 and Fotga tubes, but hadn't thought of combining them. Will have to do some testing. ;-)

The zoom ring operates in the opposite direction on Olympus and Panasonic lenses. This may or may not bother you, but I find it very annoying if things are changing quickly - i.e., stages, people. ...

Some people complained earlier in the thread that the GM5 was too small and cramped, and lacked features. It seems to me that rather than complaining about the design, they should have tried it ...

April 1 is here early...

^ And the rest...

I think it means you should get Panasonic to repair it properly; there's usually a warranty period on repairs in any case. Talk to them.

My best guess: Take the maximum amount you think it might cost then multiply by 2-3x. Five figures wouldn't surprise me much...

Is there any way to lock the focus point so it cannot move, but without turning off the touch screen? Unfortunately the latter is needed to escape from some menu items.  :-(

So, I originally bought the P 35-100 f2.8 because it was smaller, lighter, cheaper and less obtrusive than the O 40-150 f2.8 Pro, but ended up getting the Pro lens as I ended up at 100mm and ...

Totally agree. If I'm going backcountry skiing or hiking for multiple days, I'm not going to carry a large body or lens(es), and the GM5 is very useful. For stage photography in dodgy light it ...

There are 12-40 Pro, 12-50, 12-100 Pro, 14-42 & 14-42EZ Olympus lenses, or 12-32, 12-35, 12-60, 14-42, 14-45 etc, from Panasonic, but no 12-42 EZ. Olympus do make a 12-50 weather-sealed lens with a ...

The only thing the Pro primes have (apart from f1.2) that the current f1.8 primes don't have is weather sealing; IQ is very good. If you're going to be out in the rain for hours there are a number ...

Pro photographers use what they do for entirely valid reasons, status not normally being one of them. If the claim is that m43 lenses are not compact, look at the size and weight of a Canikon ...

The 75mm is excellent, but I've not used it much since I got an f2.8 zoom. Changing lenses in a crowd is a hassle, and one can't usually move to change framing - unless you have a press pass; I don't.

The biggest difference for me is that I'd never consider carrying FF gear, and wouldn't be able to get it into anywhere near as many places either. m43 seems to be about as small as one can go ...

Thank you! I have all the bits other than the flash mount so will try to run one off once I get home from overseas.  ;-)0

The Panasonic menu system isn't horribly different from Olympus, so the learning curve isn't huge. Sony is very different though, and their menu structure is horrible, IMHO. As for the GM5, I've ...

Maybe, but then I'd have to carry it - I'm cycle touring - and I'd have to be able to sneak it in, whereas the RX100 flies below the radar most of the time.