Paul De Bra

Sadly, making products that never break and thus last forever is not in the best interest of the industry. When someone invented a way to make nylons (pantyhose and stockings) that would last a ...

When looking for used or reconditioned it should be doable within the budget. The lens is more important than the camera. For stills I think Olympus is a better bet than Panasonic. Olympus has ...

I have the 12-40. It is not wide enough for many types of interior shots. I bought the 9-18 and sure it is wider but again sometimes not wide enough. In the end I bought the Olympus 7-14 and now I ...

Focus peaking is another thing I like in the E-M5 II but it's not as important as the EFC that gives you a much faster anti-shock. Another difference, in favor of the E-M5 actually is how easily ...

I used the 40-150 f/2.8 on my E-M5 (before getting the E-M5 II). Absolutely no issue with AF speed on the E-M5. I don't know about the speed needed for fast action sport. It's not the kind of ...

I started out with the E-M5 and I must say the dials were better than on the E-M5 II. They do indeed move too easily, which is mostly a problem when I hand the camera to someone else to take ...

A difference between Olympus and Panasonic is that Olympus lenses filter out UV light and Panasonic bodies filter out UV light. So an Olympus lens on a Panasonic camera means double filtering ...

A single fixed-focal-length lens is limiting. The 12-40 is the very best wide zoom lens you can get. You can later decide whether 12mm at the wide end is enough or not, and add an ultra-wide if ...

I admit I bought my E-M5 and lenses new. But after 5 years, and ready for an upgrade I bought a lightly used E-M5-II for about half price. Not a sensor upgrade but a clear upgrade in every other ...

When I had the 17-35 there was not a single dslr on the market that offered video... times clearly have changed a lot.

It did not have silent and also not very fast focus, but used with a dslr the noise from the mirror slap was likely quite a bit louder than the AF motor.

The old one was really very good. There is of course sample variation but some found it sharper than the 17-40. Don't know if it could match the 16-35. For me it was very good because I used it on ...

If the new 17-35 is at least as good as the old one many people will be very happy with it!

The announcement (just now) about a Tamron 17-35 f/2.8-4 full frame lens makes no mention of this being a rework of the 17-35 f/2.8-4 full frame lens they used to have. I have used a Tamron 17-35 ...

I have used the 14-42X pancake for a few years on my Oly E-M5 (mark I). I got many nice sharp shots from this lens. I did not like the way the zoom is operated (with a lever rather than a ring) ...

The worst part about the 12-50 when I got it with the E-M5 in 2012 was that there was no more or less equivalent but better quality general-purpose zoom lens on the market at the time. Olympus ...

The GX1 is one of the most (if not the most) prone to shutter shock problems. Shutter shock may not be seen with every lens (the heavier the lens the smaller the problem) but it is guaranteed to be ...

When I travel I always inevitably bring the 12-40 f/2.8. Only if I have room to spare do I take more lenses, the 7-14 f/2.8 and/or the 40-150 f/2.8. If a choice is needed it depends mostly on what ...

I rarely care for bokeh. If I did I would even be unhappy about the 40-150 pro... The 20mm is a gem. It is very sharp and so tiny it can make my E-M5 (II) into a pocketable camera. But this thread ...

It's not how much the background is out of focus but how it looks when you pay attention to detail: it is not just out of focus but it gives a "double edge" effect that lenses with better bokeh do ...