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Has anyone tried this lens and found it good - or bad? I am trying to choose between the Panasonic 12-60 and the Tamron 14-150 as a travel lens for use with an Olympus OM-D EM10 Mk II.

Can anyone help please. I have tried following the above instructions (also on p.56 of the em1- mk2 manual) and have not been managed to find where to set the focal length of my 85mm FD lens. It ...

Thank you - problem solved.

Many thanks. I have some FD lenses and have ordered an adapter for them - they have not been used for about 15 years! I can imagine that a mft zoom gives sufficient sharpness for video and look ...

Can anyone tell me what the letters  (YF, YN, XN, and WN) stand for, under Jpeg image quality?

I have just bought the E-M10 with pancake zoom - and I love it. My use is primarily for video work. Can anyone tell me if the IQ would be significantly better, for video, with a prime lens?

Point taken. But presumably you need the IS on if doing a pan on the tripod.

I did some more tests yesterday (with a Canon and IS lens) and found that putting the camera on manual focus did more to improve the video quality than switching off the IS. Since IS is the main ...

Many thanks for the suggestion - I had not heard of this piece of equipment before your post.

Thanks. I'll give it another try. In wrestling with the problem for years I think I now have 6 full-size tripods, 4 'table-top' tripods and 1 monopod!

You must have steadier hands and arms than me. I have not been able to get satisfactory results even sitting on the ground with the monopod at about 500mm extension and using my knees to as ...

I spent much of yesterday reading reviews of video quality from E-M5ii vs. GX8. The consensus seems to be that GX8 is best except for image stabilisation, which is the factor of most concern to me ...

Do you mean using an IBIS camera on a monopod?  I have tried my Canons on monopods and found the results too wobbly.

Yes. I hate having to do it but almost always travel with a Gitzo tripod and Markins head. I would like to have less to carry and find there are many shots I can't manage eg panning landscapes, ...

Thank you. I feel attached to Panasonic because them made my first 'electronic' camera (about 1970) but I think I'll go with Olympus.

Thanks to all. My main concern is IS for video. From the reviews I have read (= a lot!) the Olympus is better. But I am wondering if the GX8 has caught up with the lenses that benefit from ...

Hi Has anything changed re stabilization since this thread was active? This guy from from Panasonic says that the with dual stabilization working the GX8 is better than the competition ...