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Congrats on your purchase. I was going to recommend it while reading the thread. Rangefinder format is perfect for street (and I think overall) photography - I bought a G7 recently for video ...

For general photography - always AF-S. No matter which camera - and I had Nikon D700 once which had one of the best in AF-C at that time. I have full control on focusing this way.

Obviously you didn't met your current camera's potential yet. Invest in learning and lenses. Above mentioned Lumix 20/1.7 is also my favorite - but I wouldn't recommend it on Olympus bodies as it ...

It will do the job perfectly. Well, you may have some time for coffee while it will encode the final file - but job will be done after that. Guys already gave you advises how to reduce that time - ...

F/2.8 is already a compromise compared to primes. 12-45/4.0 isn't small, isn't cheap, isn't fast and doesn't have good reach. In fact I don't see a single reason to choose it.

Every seller will claim, that it doesn't affect IQ. But it does. Reduced sharpness, reduced contrast - you won't notice that at once, but you will be wondering why are your images not as good as ...

I really don't see a need for high fame rates here. Consider m43 - excellent for travel, Panasonic is definitely one of the best in video.

Just buy a native lens. Moderately fast 50-ties aren't that expensive. Good adapter supporting AF and AE would cost nearly the same - an still have serious limitations.

I think You were talking about D700. Both D600 and D610 take twin SD cards. And no, CF to SD adapters won't work. All adapters I have seen were Type II (thick) and D700 takes only Type I (thin) CF ...