EarthQuake

Right, the primary advantage of a camera like the GM1 is that it is small and can swap lenses. As already mentioned there are problems with this though: 1. If you're going to carry multiple lenses, ...

The thing with the Olympus menu system is: if you need to use it regularly, you haven't really set the camera up yet. Olympus cameras are incredibly customizable and once set up to your liking, ...

Another vote for the RX100, but I would go with the MK3, because: (1) Fast 1.8-2.8 lens (2) Pop out EVF (3) Flip screen This little pocket camera is an absolute ...

You're welcome! I would say that if you're happy with the DOF/background blur of your Canon APS-C system, you will be happy with M43 as well. With Canon APS-C the crop factor is 1.6x, and with M43 ...

M43 cameras use a native 4:3 ratio, and that is the aspect ratio the ~2x crop factor is rated for. The crop factor is calculated along the diagonal, so yes 2x for DOF is accurate. If you take a ...

Yeah the 2x metric is a lot easier to follow. Saying that, it's only really helpful if you have an understanding of 35mm film/full frame digital to begin with. If you don't, knowing that the DOF ...

EM1 MK 1, but any 16 MP M43 body is capable of great prints.

As long as you've viewing it from a normal distance, you can print very, very large. When standing at a reasonable distance away from the print - this means further away the larger the print is, ...

Yannick posted a controlled test here: http://yannickkhong.com/blog/2015/10/4/the-flattening-of-modern-lenses-or-the-death-of-3d-pop His theory is problematic on a number of fronts. Firstly, as ...

There are two ways to look at light captured: Light per unit, for instance light per mm squared, in this case an F2.8 light projects the same amount of light regardless of sensor size. This is what ...

A way to simplify this line of reasoning: For a given angle of view, it's the physical aperture opening that determines DOF. This is true regardless of the sensor size, but the sensor size will ...

Firstly, bokeh refers to the quality or the character of the blur, not the amount. Secondly, you apply the crop factor to figure out the equivalent aperture for depth of field purposes. So a 25/1.7 ...

I've seen this theory put forth before, that "3D pop" has something to do with lens elements. It's complete nonsense. Usually this argument is put forth with some completely unrelated, and ...

P is generally good. My wife is similar, she knows how to compose but generally doesn't want to be bothered with setting aperture, shutter speed, etc. So I typically give her a camera in auto ISO ...

I've used the 12/2, which is quite a nice lens but a bit overpriced IMO, nevertheless it's easy to recommend. Saying that, if money and size/weight are not an issue I would go for the 12/1.4 for sure.

Olympus has an excellent self-cleaning mechanism. In 4 or so years of shooting with multiple OMD bodies I've never had to manually clean the sensor. Contrast that to Canon and Sony Alpha DSLR ...

It's a FT5 rumor. 43rumors clearly defines what this means. There is no need to speculate on whether it's a rumor or a "rumor" or thump your chest and make bets. Nobody has even said they don't ...

From 43rumors: FT1=probably fake rumor FT2=rumor from unknown sources FT3=50% chance it is correct FT4=rumor from known sources FT5=almost certainly correct! FT5 rumors tend to be correct, but ...

Olympus doesn't service anything in the US, it's serviced via Precision Camera (a third party), and I can't imagine why Precision would refuse to service grey market equipment even if Olympus ...

Absolutely, and if you're really fussed about the warranty you can purchase 3rd party coverage for say 3 years at usually less than $100. For more expensive items this makes a lot of sense. Also, ...