Paul De Bra

No big issues with my Olympus lenses (when new) but for instance in a more distance past I tried to buy a Tokina 11-16 (for Canon) and gave up after 5 decentered copies (all having a soft corner, ...

No, but there is sample variation in every lens model of every brand.

This may look expensive but getting anything else will in the end be more expensive unless you can sell the lenses you end up not wanting for a profit. I did use other lenses (started with the ...

Recently I have been a bit unhappy with the sharpness of my E-M5 II on the lefthand side of some images. FIrst I thought it might be an issue with the 12-40 lens. So to diagnose the problem I took ...

I also have a USB charger, and a 12V to USB car (cigarette lighter interface) convertor. May not be fast or efficient but in case of need it would work.

Interesting, because RAW is supposed to be completely "raw". Is this mushiness happening with different raw convertors, all with every possible noise reduction turned off? This is the first time I ...

Still a nice end-result, but not a real picture taken with the mirror effect produced by the real Hudson river. You cannot take a picture of NYC with a perfectly straight shore line in the center ...

You are at least smart to not bid higher than you feel a used consumer lens is worth! But looking at the lenses in your signature you do seem to be lacking a wide-to-normal zoom lens. On my camera ...

Indeed, no focus peeking on the EM5. I used the EM5 for 5 years, not having focus peeking, and never found it to be a problem because I always just rely on AF. My eyes are not good enough to do ...

The most common problem with lenses is uneven sharpness across the frame, especially differences in sharpness between the four corners. When you take a single image of say a brick wall you don't ...

The E-M5 II is certainly a step up in performance (mainly speed) over the E-M5 I had since 2012. The 0s anti-shock (with EFC) alone is already worth it. Almost everything else is not important to ...

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 ...