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[ closed ] Olympus Announces its latest Micro4/3 camera and lenses - OM-D
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imo, provided you want or there's many who wants this adapter, if not keep also no use. There's still not much about the AF speed of this adapter with the excellent HG lenses, i doubt it has improved. Will be a different story if the AF speed is fast.
I'd used E-M5 with Zuiko Digital 12-60mm SWD and 50-200mm SWD. AF is not as fast when compared to native m.Zuiko lenses. We have to bear in mind that Zuiko Digital lenses are originally designed for PDAF. The MMF-3 allowed use of ZD lens with weather-sealed capability. I must say the image quality is superb when ZD lenses is used with E-M5 and 3rd generation PEN.
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I'd used E-M5 with Zuiko Digital 12-60mm SWD and 50-200mm SWD. AF is not as fast when compared to native m.Zuiko lenses. We have to bear in mind that Zuiko Digital lenses are originally designed for PDAF. The MMF-3 allowed use of ZD lens with weather-sealed capability. I must say the image quality is superb when ZD lenses is used with E-M5 and 3rd generation PEN.
Bro, is it faster than previous pens? Used to be like 3secs, if it's like 1sec it might still be worth exploring 43 lenses again
It's definitely faster than 1st and 2nd generation PEN. Slight improvement is observed on 3rd generation PEN though. If fast AF is not required then ZD lenses offer a good alternative for a shooter like me.Bro, is it faster than previous pens? Used to be like 3secs, if it's like 1sec it might still be worth exploring 43 lenses again
haha, means still slow for me, will try out in hands on ;pIt's definitely faster than 1st and 2nd generation PEN. Slight improvement is observed on 3rd generation PEN though. If fast AF is not required then ZD lenses offer a good alternative for a shooter like me.
3rd week for their 1st shipment. courts seems earlier.
Sorry, I feedback about the poke and shoot on the screen is very very fast...but that was because I was testing without a card. My bad.
When taking into consideration of the writing speed (setting was raw + jpg), it is (in my opinion) slower than the E5 and I cannot continue shooting thru EVF...strange...after 1 shot, the EVF went blank and the red icon blinked (writing to card) and I cannot take another photo...anyone else can confirm this? When shooting with the screen, after 1 shot, the screen also went blank but if you continue to hold the shutter (setting was multi shot), camera continue shooting and the images appeared. I preferred using the viewfinder. I tested with class 10 and extreme pro 45mbs
Tested with 12-60...took a while to focus...> 1 sec. To be fair, different focusing methodology were employed...PDAF (4/3) vs CDAF (M4/3). If I have played with the PEN, I would have knew this but didn't expect to be that slow.
When taking into consideration of the writing speed (setting was raw + jpg), it is (in my opinion) slower than the E5 and I cannot continue shooting thru EVF...strange...after 1 shot, the EVF went blank and the red icon blinked (writing to card) and I cannot take another photo...anyone else can confirm this? When shooting with the screen, after 1 shot, the screen also went blank but if you continue to hold the shutter (setting was multi shot), camera continue shooting and the images appeared. I preferred using the viewfinder. I tested with class 10 and extreme pro 45mbs
Tested with 12-60...took a while to focus...> 1 sec. To be fair, different focusing methodology were employed...PDAF (4/3) vs CDAF (M4/3). If I have played with the PEN, I would have knew this but didn't expect to be that slow.
Hi, are you saying that there is a shot to shot lag through the evf with this cam? Thks
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Great, I am wrong (I went back to check it out again)...apparently, I was not used to evf
preview off - cam shoot when shutter button depressed; evf will display the real view (no image preview); you can keep snapping.
preview on - cam shoot when shutter button depressed; evf will display image (for the amt of time you set); either you wait for the image to go away or you depress the shutter button half way to go back to shooting mode.
So, if you want to preview using the evf, you need to keep depressing the shutter button halfway after viewing the image to get back to shooting mode. Shortest time to preview: 0.3sec. Even with 0.3sec, I still want to depress the shutter button to get back to shooting mode. Just me lah.
Darn, that is the problem with skipping the PEN series..I am like pre-schooler in the olympus m4/3 school :< frustrating!
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Sorry man, I am wrong. Not use to evf
Thks. I guess I have to do some personal hands-on and check it out more .... wonder where could I do this since the IT show is over?
Woah....actually it does not look too unbalanced with the full grip on. But I can tell you, AF will be slow on that. Even on the E5, the AF is slow. Looks nasty and this lens....is just godly.
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It will be hideously unbalanced.
I tried the cam for a few minutes. Competent enough cam. AF isn't exactly lightning fast as some might say, on the 12-50, but decent enough. Buttons are well placed, and it took me about.. a few minutes to figure the camera out at aperture priority mode? Otherwise, the camera is good enough.
Now, I am not sure if it is an issue, but if the lenses for MFT get any heavier, even with a grip, this camera is going to be unbalanced. It isn't even as heavy as my Zeiss Ikon.
I said it does not LOOK unbalanced. I thought it would be like overwhelmed by the little tuna. But it seems quite OK. Haha....hello, if u think this is unbalanced, then look at all the huge Canon lens with the 1Ds. they look even more unbalanced.
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