You pay almost 1.5k for a camera and you compromise and settle for lesser? (although I think the 17mm is better than the zoom lens)
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You pay almost 1.5k for a camera and you compromise and settle for lesser? (although I think the 17mm is better than the zoom lens)
Looking at history of LX3 & GF1, seems like Panny underestimated demand. Or they deliberately want to built up demand.
They should learn from Apple...
1. Announce & ship tons of stock at the same time
2. ???
3. Profit! :lovegrin:
MS colour are selling the same price for both kit lens bundle. Anyway I would be selling off the kit lens to get a better one. You have any idea which one has more value when reselling?
clubgrit
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At the moment, no such thing as running out because of reservation ... I did not reserve any and I am able to buy it at MS or Cathay (I already have it). It arrives tonight or tomorrow at Alan Photo, Song Bros., etc.
Cathay has both kit lens ($1600), none for body only, and flash is $99.
Anyway, happy days are here, I am finally able to use my manual focus lenses with more efficiency, can sell some of my AF ones already :bsmilie:, I just love great mf lenses.
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Cathay has both kit lens ($1600), none for body only, and flash is $99.
Anyway, happy days are here, I am finally able to use my manual focus lenses with more efficiency, can sell some of my AF ones already :bsmilie:, I just love great mf lenses.
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clubgrit
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I got the one with the zoom lens. No need to sell it, IMHO, it's a good lens to use once in a while.
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okie i will try it out tmr dencheers cant wait to get my hands on it.
Post some pics to share. Thks.
Post some pics to share. Thks.
dun worry bro, will do haha:thumbsup:
tomcat
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I think the pancake is more expensive especially if it comes with the viewfinder. But I think I would get the zoom lens because it's black in colour to match the camera's colour. The pancake is only silver I believe. In any case I just bought the 20mm so I'm covered.
I think the pancake is more expensive especially if it comes with the viewfinder. But I think I would get the zoom lens because it's black in colour to match the camera's colour. The pancake is only silver I believe. In any case I just bought the 20mm so I'm covered.
Care to give a brief review on the 20mm ? maybe a sample pic? haha anyway u paired it with EP-1 ?
clubgrit
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okie i will try it out tmr den
It has 14mm so it can be very useful as a wide angle lens. Have fun
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It has 14mm so it can be very useful as a wide angle lens. Have fun
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thx bro
will share with u guys the fun as well when i post it up :thumbsup:
tomcat
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Just collected my E-P2 Zoom kit plus Flash from Parisilk at a really good price.
Remember to ask for the free 8G mSD card. Got mine changed to a normal 8G SDHC card FOC instead.
Also got to play with the latest digital camera on the block... the Ricoh GXR. The 920,000-dot 3" High Defination LCD screen is really impressive. The only lens currently available is the 50mm f/2.5 macro that comes with a APS-C CMOS sensor. 50mm is actually the equivalent focal length for a 35mm format camera which means that the actual focal length of the lens is 33mm. I would think that taking a close-up portrait with this lens would produce more perspective distortion with an actual 50mm lens. :think:
I felt that the AF speed is not very fast... about the same as the E-P1/E-P2. Although it is a macro lens, you must press a 'Macro' button just like with a PNS camera to shoot in macro.
It is not on sale yet... only available next Tuesday at about $1.3K+ before GST. So fast E-P2 (and GF1) got competition already.
Remember to ask for the free 8G mSD card. Got mine changed to a normal 8G SDHC card FOC instead.
Also got to play with the latest digital camera on the block... the Ricoh GXR. The 920,000-dot 3" High Defination LCD screen is really impressive. The only lens currently available is the 50mm f/2.5 macro that comes with a APS-C CMOS sensor. 50mm is actually the equivalent focal length for a 35mm format camera which means that the actual focal length of the lens is 33mm. I would think that taking a close-up portrait with this lens would produce more perspective distortion with an actual 50mm lens. :think:
I felt that the AF speed is not very fast... about the same as the E-P1/E-P2. Although it is a macro lens, you must press a 'Macro' button just like with a PNS camera to shoot in macro.
It is not on sale yet... only available next Tuesday at about $1.3K+ before GST. So fast E-P2 (and GF1) got competition already.
tomcat
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Just tested the FL-14 on the E-P2 and found an unknown improvement the E-P2 has over the E-P1... an improvement that Olympus does not want to publicise for obvious reasons.
The FL-14 does not over-expose at all even up close. It was totally different when I first tested the FL-14 on the E-P1. It seems that Olympus has quietly correct the problem for the E-P2 and now the flash is really TTL.
Let me be the first to post a couple of images from the E-P2. These are a couple of flash test shots taken with the zoom kit lens. Pity my cat 'models' who had to be 'tortured' with the flash close-up so that I could test the flash on the E-P2.
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The FL-14 does not over-expose at all even up close. It was totally different when I first tested the FL-14 on the E-P1. It seems that Olympus has quietly correct the problem for the E-P2 and now the flash is really TTL.
Let me be the first to post a couple of images from the E-P2. These are a couple of flash test shots taken with the zoom kit lens. Pity my cat 'models' who had to be 'tortured' with the flash close-up so that I could test the flash on the E-P2.
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clubgrit
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Which Cathay ? I got mine from Cathay Peninsula. And I saw some other guys testing with their manual lenses, and bought them anyway. Once tested, sure buy, no other RF look m4/3 digital camera with super EVF for manual focusing :bsmilie:, a monopoly at the moment.
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