WhiteBeard

Dual IS doesn't really work "cross-breed". It works fine with GX8 to G9 with Pany 100-300 II and also works fine with E-M1.2 with 12-100 or 300 F4 Oly lenses but otherwise ...

I have neither lens - though I came close to winning an ebay bid for the 100-300 II lately. :-( One thing you haven't mentioned is the camera you would pair the lens with. If it's a weather-sealed ...

My remark was not meant to be deprecatory in any way as I totally agree with your last remark about not having anything to compare it to. I was perfectly happy with my old G3's EVF, its sequential ...

Yes, ignorance is bliss, isn't it?

I have the 7-14 myself, bought used for 700$ so no warranty but not a single issue on the mechanical side. If you want a warranty, you'll need to pay at least twice as much and if my experience is ...

As everyone knows here, I'm more a Pany than an Oly boy but you have a pretty good camera in your hands already and I'm not so sure the GX9 will be an improvement to it. Ask yourself the main ...

Very sorry to hear this. In my case, I've been lucky as my vision has actually improved with age and I almost don't need glasses anymore and no trembling so far - at least mot of the time. In your ...

As I would hope in a "standardized system". It's funny how so much people's "beliefs" or "opinions" can get in the way of "boring facts"....

Great pig pic! You even managed to squeeze in a brick wall lens test! ;-)

Got a solution for you, it's called a GX8... :-D

Tom, do you have any experience with the jr version of the 35-100, the F4-5.6 version? In my dreams I'm looking for a bargain on a 100-300 II + 35-100 to replace / augment my old 45-200... I hear ...

The goal of the boring wall / bookshelf, etc. is just to verify that your lens is behaving as it should be or if it is abnormal compared to accepted expectations for this model. Keeping a target ...

And that is the right way to see "weather sealing", an added insurance when taking care of your gear. Some people think WS is like waterproof which is definitely not the same thing.

I suppose using manual focus doesn't work either? I have not seen anything of the sort in my same gen 45-200. Depending on the repair cost where you live, the 100-300 Mk II is definitely an ...

Yes, not eating for a month would help for that... Or, be patient.

For a lark, I would add the 35-100 F4-5.6; very light and relatively cheap.

I sometimes think that the global warming forgot Canada...

Sorry Ken, but since I've been a serious photog for over 45 years, I think I know how to "free up my creativity" and know very well how to use primes and zooms to best benefits...

Hum, no. Lens is too slow and 140 isn't enough for safari.

I mentioned the G9 because Dual IS is most useful for long telephotos such as the 100-400 while the already excellent G9 IBIS is more than enough for the 12-100 range. That being said, using an ...