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I think you might be confusing the 25mm 1.4 and the 25mm 1.7. The 25/1.7 is by most accounts, the worst lens optically of the 3. The 25/1.4 is super sharp in the center and has better sharpness ...

Here's my take: The highlights are clipped and gray, reducing the contrast to a point where it looks very unnatural. Unnatural can be good and even interesting, but this is not the case here. More ...

Simon is a long time rumor source for 43rumors, who has reported lots of correct information about in development Olympus cameras over the years.

Properly aligning yourself, and the camera, is one of the most challenging aspects of shooting with an ultra wide lens. You really have to be obsessive compulsive about it. I take a lot of care in ...

I would only take a tripod if you plan on taking very long exposures, like blurring waterfalls or shore line shots at night. If you don't plan on that, there's no reason to bring a tripod. An EM1 ...

Yes I agree. As someone who tends to stick to Olympus bodies (I shoot stills for the most part), I wouldn't recommend an Olympus body for video-centric work, especially not in this price range ...

The Samsung NX mini was a very interesting camera too. 1" sensor, interchangable lens mount, and about the size of a cell phone. It had a flip screen and ran android as well. https://www.dpreview.c ...

The Olympus 40-150 4-5.6 can be found for next to nothing, usually under $100 used, and sometimes $100 brand new. Outside of kit zoom lenses, there are a number of inexpensive prime lenses: 7artisa ...

IBIS doesn't freeze motion, so it usually doesn't help for something like a wedding. Plus, the Tamron 70-200mm has OIS, so the OP can drag the shutter a bit with either system. Generally speaking ...

While the D600 is a bit old, it has a very good 24mp Sony sensor. A sensor that hasn't been significantly improved upon, even with the latest and greatest FF cameras. DXO hasn't tested the G9 yet, ...

Yep if you're looking for lowest cost/size/weight with decent subject isolation the 45/1.8 is a great choice. The retail price is actually the same as the 42.5/1.7 (both $400), but the 45/1.8 is ...

Really? The Panasonic 42.5mm 1.7 is $400, and the 42.5/1.2 is $1200. But the Sigma 56/1.4 at $480 is overpriced?

Since the other thread hit max replies I figured I would start a new one. The Sigma 56mm is available for pre-order, so now we know the price: $480. This is about what I was expecting considering ...

I've got my EM1 set up so the rear lever toggles AF on/off (you can set this in the menu). This way if I want to lock my focus in I just flip that lever down. That should keep it from resetting ...

EM1 (MK1). I use the arrows to pick the focus point and generally set the point where I want it rather than using the focus and recompose method. I have the FN button by my thumb set to AF home ...

Just another perspective on the 20mm: I would not recommend it, at least not with an Oly body (I've heard it's better on Panasonic bodies). The problem isn't that the focus is slow per se. It's ...

Nor has FF by that logic, there has been barely any improvement from the 36MP Sony sensor in the D800 circa 2012. We're at a point where sensors are extremely efficient and any improvement is ...

A couple images to illustrate the points above. From the DPR review tool set to low light and comp so we're viewing the output from each camera at the same size (useful for comparing image-level ...

Certainly, I never suggested the system would or should stop developing. I'm all for more diversity in sensor types, but I don't think it's realistic to expect that we'll see drastically different ...

Right, that's just going by what we've seen in the past. I've really got no clue how quickly things will improve in the future, or if some new sensor tech (organic?) will make bigger gains. My ...