The µ43 thread - welcome to the really dark side

Have a close look at whether the extra features on the mk2 are worth the extra money to you - the sensor is the same. I'd probably agree with your gut.

Actually I'd probably buy an em10 ez kit through bespoke price beat and quidco, should work out about £330 after cashback. Then put the savings towards whatever other lens you want.
 
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The Oly 45 is a great lens for the money and should be spot on for portraits. Only about £120 after cashback at the moment as well.

The 60 is your best bet for macro and could probably double as a portrait lens in a pinch although the af probably won't be as fast, it's a bit longer than the classic focal length and you lost a stop.
 
I love my 9-18. Ridiculously tiny and light, cheap filter size and very decent (although obviously not stellar) performance. As a lightweight landscape lens it's awesome.

The 7-14 is obviously bloody lovely, but its expensive, relatively large and doesn't take filters.

I did miss the extra couple of mm initially coming from a 10-20 on DSLR, but I don't often notice it now and just stitch panos if needed.
 
Panny also announced post-focus technology back in July which I'd missed, could be really useful for some applications (handheld macro, maybe?).

Enabled by 4K video capture and Panasonic's DFD (Depth From Defocus) technology, Post Focus will allow users to select a focus point for an image after capture. Unlike true light field capture, Post Focus works by shifting focus during a 30fps burst of 4K footage. As such, we'd expect it to have somewhat limited utility for moving subjects, and shutter speeds will likely have to be short enough in duration to not result in blur from the rack focusing during the burst (unless the lens stops 30 times a second for each burst exposure, which seems unlikely). In playback, the user can touch the LCD to 'set focus' on a particular point and the camera will extract a still image with the specified plane of focus.

A firmware update will be available for the newly-minted Panasonic Lumix GX8 and Lumix FZ300 'and some other models' in late 2015 to enable Post Focus, according to the manufacturer.
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There isn't a whole lot between the sensors on those 3 - check dxo for scores to see for yourself. I'd discount sensor if trying to decide which one to buy and go with size/features/price.
 
adey said:
Hdew have the 12-40 pro for £450, just seems too good to be true...i may get it from digital rev and pay a little more.

Edit nice shots btw...25mm now on the list.
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Phate just bought his E-M5 II and 12-40 from HDEW, apparently service was good. Haven't used them myself but had read enough reassuring things that I was going to buy my E-M5 from them a couple of years ago before a bargain popped up elsewhere.
 
Greebo said:
Yeah hdew seems okay. Like all imports though, if you're are unlucky enough to get hit by customs it might be another £200.

That's why it's only £450 and a genuine price. Import duty and vat makes up the rest.
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I'm 99% sure that HDEW ship to you from within the UK so there is no risk of import duty. At least that was the case when I last looked in to it, has it changed? I believe they will also supply a Vat receipt on request.

Phate?
 
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Greebo said:
Nice. Just saw I missed at the weeked Amazon were doing the 60mm macro for £275 then you get £75 cashback from olympus so it would have only been £200.

Perhaps it was a good idea i did miss it :)
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Yeah I was gutted to miss that. Don't know how long it was up for but I think I spotted the deal about an hour after the price went back up :/
 
For the first time in bloody ages I managed to bully myself into getting out with my camera. And it was crap :p

Crap light, crap skies and to cap it off I left the camera in crappy jpeg mode! That said, I'm somewhat surprised as to how OK the files are. This was shot in the pitch black (pretty much guessed at focus point and composition!) and has only had a little desaturate, slight shadow lift and crop. The jpeg sharpening is a little harsh up close but otherwise fairly useable for smallish prints.

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