Thanks for the comments and encouragement, everyone. Nathan, I'll have
some high ISO samples up shortly. I didn't buy the Olympus kit zoom, so
I can't evaluate that. I still have the original Panasonic 14-45 that
came with my G1. Though slow, it's quite good. So I'm going to use that
as my zoom for now. I have the Panny 20/1.7, and a slightly used Oly
45/1.8 is on its way to me.
I've already used the G1 for several years, so I'm familiar with EVF
issues. Best advice I can give is to wear a cap or broad-brimmed hat.
The OM-D is a much faster, more responsive camera than the G1. But after
shooting a skateboarder today, I'm still finding that that what I see in
the EVF happened a fraction of a second ago. So if you want to capture
action, you need to anticipate, or keep both eyes open. That's why
Oscar Barnack invented the Leica and Maitani the OM. :-)
Regarding adapters for OM and other lenses, there can be an issue. There
is a pin that sticks out of the OM-D lens mount. If that point on the
adapter isn't machined down enough, the pin will be partially depressed,
and the screen and OVF will not turn on with the adapter mounted. There
is no "shoot without lens" menu item like in the Panasonics. My $20
Cirrus adapters for OM and Leica M had this problem. Since the adapters
were cheap, I took drastic action. A few minutes with an electric drill
and a small file took care of the problem. From a shootout I did with
an OM-D owning friend a few weeks ago, I can tell you that with the
better Leica M and OM lenses, the sensor really shines.
By the way, the OM-D will work with the original standard 4/3 zooms that
don't know about contrast autofocus, with the proper adapter. It's slow
(a couple of seconds), but it works. The camera has an algorithm that
converges on the focus point like a mathematical method converges on a
solution. Since some of the standard 4/3 zooms are very, very good,
it's something to consider for relatively static subjects. Uwe
Steinmueller on getdpi.com has reported that the Type II 4/3 lenses
(that know about contrast AF) work, too. They are still slower to focus
than the native micro 4/3 lenses.
This afternoon I took my dog for a walk along with the OM-D and Panny
14-45. We started out in lovely late afternoon sunshine, which later
turned into a deluge. There was some great light and a bonus. Pictures
soon.
--Peter
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Yes, thanks.
> Chuck Norcutt
On 11/24/2012 4:35 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
Chuck:
So far, so good (I'm using the EVF at its default settings). I'm still
messing with the menus/configuration, so I've only taken a few shots
inside and in low light. Yes, it's appearance is different from my OM
finders (I don't have an optical/digital finder to compare it to), but I
find it very usable. Note that I have not given the camera any sort of
serious workout (e.g., in bright sunlight), and I suspect that I'm not
as picky as some on the list.
The zoom+manual focus is extremely good. I was focussing on text on my
computer monitor from about 3 feet. At 10x the text is quite legible
and, thus, easily focussed. As I mentioned, I cannot try it with MF
lenses yet.
My initial reaction is that the buttons are quite small, but maybe
that's normal for digital equipment (compared to what I have on a 4T).
Hope this helps.
On 24/11/2012 3:17 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
And what's your take on the EVF? (since, if I buy one, it will probably
have to be sight unseen).
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/24/2012 2:40 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
Peter:
Congrats.
Yes, the user interface options are challenging. Having been
through the
menus on screen several times, at least the options are now more or
less
understandable. Having done that, I then reset the camera back to
defaults. I'll make just a couple of changes and then see what I
need -
in particular wrt manual focus lenses (I don't have my adapters
yet). I
recognize how simple life was with my OM2N and 4T. I suspect
there's a
lot in the OM-D's menus that I'll never use.
I went mirrorless because I wanted something small and light. The
OM-D
is that, even with the 12-50. I'd looked at the fast primes
recently and
they are also small. And, the new sensor hits the right spot,too.
Martin
On 24/11/2012 5:06 AM, Peter Klein wrote:
Oly listers: I've been mostly away from the list for several
weeks due
to work, rehearsals, and life. I hope everyone who celebrates
it had a
wonderful Thanksgiving. For you Canadians, you always were
ahead of us
in certain things. And the rest of you, I hope you had a great
day anyway!
My birthday was Friday, so we celebrated it on Thursday night
with our
Thanksgiving guests. My birthday present was an Olympus OM-D.
For
several years a Panasonic G1 has been my "other" camera after
my Leica
M8. The OM-D seemed to check all the boxes I wanted, and the
drastically improved sensor made it a worthwhile upgrade.
So I am now learning the OM-D's somewhat daunting,
program-your-own user
interface. First results, with the little Panny 20/1.7 (40mm
equivalent), have been very promising.
My very first shot, a self-portrait in my bathroom mirror,
turned out
quite nicely, especially when converted to B&W.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 [at]
N04/8198764512/in/photostream>
The world's funniest Border Terrier doing her thing:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 [at]
N04/8213422576/in/photostream/>
Our friend Laurie carves her pumpkin pie. Somebody clearly
wants some.
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Thanksgiving12/PB220020.jpg.html>
Our friend Carl took this one of me with my camera. Face
detection works.
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Thanksgiving12/PB220029+2.jpg.html>
--Peter
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