The µ43 thread - welcome to the really dark side

2StepSteve - how is the stabilisation when panning? I have an A6000 and when using a lens with OSS it doesn't seem to interested in panning, it just seems to be designed for standing still.

I'm also getting a bit fed up of the E mount lens options...
 
It's very good Janesy, you can set the stabilisation to only correct vertical movement only, this leaves horizontal panning to be smooth as silk.

I feel can sense your pain, I was tempted by the A series of cameras, as Sony have a good body there. But they desperately need more lenses and they don't seem to be doing anything about it.

The M43 system on the other hand... over flowing with the lens options!
 
Greebo said:
I suspect cause they are the latest in the range so have slightly better features. From reviews the gx-80 now has the 5 axis stabilising like the Olympus always have had but will work in tangent with the image stabilising built into the vast majority of the Panasonic lenses.

This is something the Olympus can't compete with except for the new 2 grand Olympus big lense.

The 6 stops of stabilising it offers is a real boom for big telephoto lens users.

Plus the sensor has been tweaked and from reviews appears to be on par or beat the Olympus offerings for similar money.

The gx8 offers a 20mp sensor I think which none of the Olympus can compete with. So until Olympus release the new em1 , Panasonic have the better bodies atm. Even then unless Olympus do a firmware upgrade which lets you use the IS on the Panasonic lenses the Panasonic bodies will always have this advantage
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Thanks for the reply, I'd completely forgotten I had posted here!
The dual IS is an interesting idea and I guess Panasonic are in an ideal position given most of their lenses already have it.
Having said that, other than higher powered zooms, I wonder just how much real world difference you would gain?

OLympus have just launched a 20mp sensor in the PEN-F although it is quite a high priced body at present at nearly £1k but I haven't seen the prices of the two new Panasonics.

I'll be honest I am more of an Olympus guy as I'm a sucker for the 'retro' look :D
 
Yeah me too I'm a sucker for the Olympus bodies and looks. I will sa Olympus do often firmware upgrades and add features in their top models to lesser models which is nice.

And I find the 5 axis is in the Olympus to be more than sufficient. Suspect I'd only see a gain from the
On best of lenses.

Already I can hand hold at 420mm effective focal length and get sharp shots at 1/60th or even 1/30th second shutter speed.thats good enough for me.
 
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Minstadave said:
I'm still edging towards thre GX8 for the weather sealing, better EVF and bigger buffer.
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Gordon Laing has posted his review of the GX80. I'm quite surprised with his findings when comparing IQ between the GX8 and GX80. You'd think that the 20mp sensor would resolve quite a bit more detail than the 16mp sensor in the GX80. However, it's difficult to see a difference. I would assume that the removal of the AA filter on the GX80 plays a part in these results.

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_GX80_GX85/outdoor_resolution.shtml
 
Just dumped some cash on the Oly 9-18mm... along with a 3rd party hood and hoya ND1000 filter.

It may not be up to 7-14 pro standard but with the Oly £100 cash back it was too tempting to resist.

Looking forward to some tripod landscape action :-)
 
Ooooo new lens goodness... I get soooooooooo excited when a new one arrives, even though only used it out of window so far :-)

Now got a collection that covers it all pretty much

9-18mm
25mm
45mm
40-150mm
14-42 kit

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9mm

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18mm

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Cannot wait to get out in the countryside with it
 
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Yeah seems really good. Just walked up end of my road and grabbed a quick shot of river. Even with rubbish light it wasn't bad... used 10 stop 52mm ND to smooth water abit.

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Got a Pana-Leica 25mm F1.4 arriving today, never spent that much on a lens before, was tempted to cheap out on the F1.7 but caved in in the end!
 
Those with the GX80 do you find when using the View finder your nose changes the focal point !! was testing one out and the screen seems to stay active even when it's off.
 
insane200 said:
Those with the GX80 do you find when using the View finder your nose changes the focal point !! was testing one out and the screen seems to stay active even when it's off.
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You can use the screen as a touchpad to move the focal point when you're eye is to the EVF and the screen is off. You can turn it off though.
 
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