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Thanks for the comments guys. I managed to pick up a used one at a good price. So far it's been a love-hate relationship. Love - The overall look and design of the camera - The exposure dial, ...

Yes I made that switch, and I'm quite happy with it overall: 12-40 Pros: - Extra 10mm - Better close focusing - Snap back focus ring (that I frequently engaged on accident, derp) 12-35 Pros - Smaller ...

I can confirm that the EM1 EVF is very, very good, though I haven't tried the MK2. The original EM5 was the first EVF that I used which made me feel comfortable switching from a DSLR to ...

Have you tried it with multiple batteries/made sure it's a camera rather than a battery issue? If so, yeah you'll want to send it to Olympus for service.

That would be about 30mm in 35mm terms, and the Panasonic 15mm 1.7 is the best lens in the ~$500 range around this focal length. Small, light, fast aperture, great image quality, great build ...

Yeah the flexibility to carry just one or two lenses and travel very light, or carry 4 or 5 lenses and two bodies while still keeping the kit very light, is great.

Buying in with a relatively minimal kit is a sensible choice. That way if you don't end up liking it, you won't have to go through the hassle and eat the cost of selling and then rebuying your old ...

Assuming you're in the US, flat rate repair will cost around $200 ($180 + shipping) for the EM1. I've had to get mine serviced for similar reasons (grip falling off, loose strap lug, faulty dials). ...

As far as sending the camera in to Olympus for service, if you're in the US this will cost you about $160 + shipping. Olympus has flat rate repair charges and I think the last time I sent in an ...

Since you have the 12-40mm I would recommend the EM1. Used prices on the EM1 are around $3-400 on eBay in the US which is an excellent value. The EM1 is still a very good camera. The EM1 II has a ...

1. The higher end bodies like Olympus EM1 are weather sealed and generally very durable. 2. There's a million image quality comparisons out there on the internet and this gets really subjective. ...

I haven't read anything about banding with the 20MP sensor, but I haven't used a camera with that sensor myself so I can't say for sure.

The original EM5 with the Sony 16MP sensor (and numerous other cameras that use the same sensor), are known to have some banding at higher ISOs in deep shadows. What you've got here is very deep ...

While I generally agree, Nikon appears to have one big roadblock here: Lens mount size. The mount on this new Nikon is massive, and puts a lower limit on the size of camera that is possible to ...

While not listed as a minimum shutter speed setting as such, many Olympus cameras allow you to set the minimum flash sync speed, which will be used as the minimum shutter speed when used with auto ...

If you go to Panasonic's site you'll see Lumix is used for the Nocticron: http://shop.panasonic.com/cameras-and-camcorders/lumix-camera-lenses/H-NS043.html And as far as I can see, all other ...

Lumix is used for the PL lenses, at least on the boxes for them. The full name for the Nocticron is something absurd like Panasonic Lumix Leica DG ASPH Nocticron - I'm probably missing a few words ...

I was curious so I tried searching on eBay (US): Panasonic lens = 4,086 results Lumix lens = 2,232 Panasonic camera = 3,499 Lumix camera = 3,094 Personally I don't think Lumix is a "failed brand", ...

TL;DR, Panasonic submits designs to Leica for approval, Panasonic uses Leica-approved manufacturing processes, but Leica doesn't design or manufacture Panasonic's lenses. Here are some rather ...

Leica does not "make" these lenses or the optics (that would be Panasonic), and even suggesting that Leica designs them is a stretch. From what I understand, Leica may be involved in a consulting ...