Leaving the SLR at home

[JW73]

Am really tempted to sell off my DSLR kit and go fully micro four thirds. I find the weight issue in DSLR the biggest problem for me. Recently I have been having a back problem (muscle strain) and carrying heavy equipment, bending down, etc can be a real hindrance.

A lighter weight for my camera will definitely help. I took my OM-D to Gardens by the Bay and was happy with the results using just the kit lens.

Why not? unless u really and surely find something missing in m4/3 that your current DSLR can deliver.

 

[esoeij]

HELLO!!!!!! Trying to poison me here izzit?

I actually sold off my entire m4/3 gear and replaced it with the RX100 it's that good, well, good enough for many situations.

 

[Zoomster]

Why not? unless u really and surely find something missing in m4/3 that your current DSLR can deliver.

Haha. Thanks for confirming yet again what I have been thinking for a long time. Will be selling off my DSLR kit. Wow, sure have lots of stuff to sell. 1 DSLR, several lenses, several flashes and also accessories.

 

[Oly5050]

I actually sold off my entire m4/3 gear and replaced it with the RX100 it's that good, well, good enough for many situations.

Well, now there is a bigger RX!!! Hahaha!

How is the camera handling? Thinking of using it to replace my X10.

 

[esoeij]

Well, now there is a bigger RX!!! Hahaha!

How is the camera handling? Thinking of using it to replace my X10.

Menu functions quite user friendly. Enough knobs n dials for me. Very well built. Performance is excellent for a pns. So fast response times, minimal shutter lag etc. AF for stills is very fast. The IQ is very good for a 1" sensor. Only criticism so far is the onboard flash takes a while to recharge, n cannot use art filters when shooting raw or raw+jpeg. Must switch manually to jpeg to use art filters. But it really fits in a normal pocket, so you can take it everywhere with you.

 

[tsammyc]

Menu functions quite user friendly. Enough knobs n dials for me. Very well built. Performance is excellent for a pns. So fast response times, minimal shutter lag etc. AF for stills is very fast. The IQ is very good for a 1" sensor. Only criticism so far is the onboard flash takes a while to recharge, n cannot use art filters when shooting raw or raw+jpeg. Must switch manually to jpeg to use art filters. But it really fits in a normal pocket, so you can take it everywhere with you.

I have the RX100 and OMD. I use the OMD for ultra telephoto with the Panny 100-300 and for portraits with a blurred background with the 45 1.8. The RX100 cannot compete on that front. But in the 28-100mm EFL range, it's competitive for casual photos and fits in the shirt pocket

 

[Oly5050]

Menu functions quite user friendly. Enough knobs n dials for me. Very well built. Performance is excellent for a pns. So fast response times, minimal shutter lag etc. AF for stills is very fast. The IQ is very good for a 1" sensor. Only criticism so far is the onboard flash takes a while to recharge, n cannot use art filters when shooting raw or raw+jpeg. Must switch manually to jpeg to use art filters. But it really fits in a normal pocket, so you can take it everywhere with you.

I have the RX100 and OMD. I use the OMD for ultra telephoto with the Panny 100-300 and for portraits with a blurred background with the 45 1.8. The RX100 cannot compete on that front. But in the 28-100mm EFL range, it's competitive for casual photos and fits in the shirt pocket

Wah!! Both of you are camera whores har!!!! So fast buy the RX100. OK, I set my resolution - must sell stuff to get funds to buy the RX100. I dun think the RX1 is for me. It looks nearly as big as the Fuji.

 

[esoeij]

The RX100 was in hot demand during the first few weeks of launch. Many places ran out of stock. Not sure about current situation. I would hazard a guess that supply has probably caught up with demand by now.

 

[snapperBB]

Gosh....after hearing from all of you, looks like sooner or later I'll undergo total conversion to M43. But at this moment, I still can't bear to part with my FF SLR and the lenses I collected over the years.

As for my 3 weeks trip, I'll possibly bring my FF SLR with 17-40 and GX1 with 14-42, Samyang FE, 20 and 45-200. They will be housed in a crumpler sinking barge bag.

 

[Hacker]

Gosh....after hearing from all of you, looks like sooner or later I'll undergo total conversion to M43. But at this moment, I still can't bear to part with my FF SLR and the lenses I collected over the years.

As for my 3 weeks trip, I'll possibly bring my FF SLR with 17-40 and GX1 with 14-42, Samyang FE, 20 and 45-200. They will be housed in a crumpler sinking barge bag.

The m43 cannot replace the FF DSLR. Augments it though.

 

[neoro]

Been using the omd in HK extensively for a few days .... My thoughts, boy I miss my dslr for some landscape moments where I know I can milk the raw file for details, perspective correction landscape....

Is it as good as a ff equivalent or even a total beat up to the crop sensors? In my opinion, dslr rocks when you have set in a good investment in lenses suited to your style of shooting, to me from past experience, the omd (mine is a omd + 12mm setup) just beats the dslr with any non pro lenses in terms of focusing speed especially, it's tiny form factor helps handholding slow Ss more possible, and it's size get pass most people as a serious camera gear.

 

[JW73]

Micro 4/3 vs a Full Frame Legend @ Admiring Light

M4/3 VS FF
For your own judgement. FF is still better..but hardly.

 

[esoeij]

For me the main drawback of m4/3 is the al servo AF mode. Other than that, it's a versatile lightweight system that is good enough for most scenarios. Personally I dun like using EVF also, but that's just me.

 

[snapperBB]

For me, part of the reason why I will hang on to my DSLR is because of it's size and weight...I have big hands and it's sort of feel more "sturdy or steadfast" while grabbing a shot.....IMHO, and it's just my thoughts. IQ wise, I agree with you all, the gap has closed.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Hacker]

Used the OMD at this year's NDP, not as good as the DSLR which I used the previous year. Not sure how it can fair at the F1 given that the long lenses are all very slow.

 

[seafood]

Sure. Don't get me wrong. I still love the EM5 for the 600mm EFL in a compact package with my Panny 100-300 and the DOF, bokeh and sharpness of the 45mm 1.8 for half-body portraits.

However for the shots you describe, its still possible. I find that by using my feet going closer down to 0.5m, I can still get a smiling face and those little balls of light. At F1.8 28mm FOV, it takes decent candlelight shots.

Most pic IQ aspect of the RX100 is decent. But ......

 

[Oly5050]

Micro 4/3 vs a Full Frame Legend @ Admiring Light

M4/3 VS FF
For your own judgement. FF is still better..but hardly.

He is comparing GH2 and GX1. To me, these cameras are slightly behind the E-M5 performance. In any case, he seems to think that in the real world, the difference between GH2/GX1 and 1DsMark II is negligible because m4/3 has better resolution and detail, whereas FF has slightly better DR and noise control. I quote his conclusion here :

"Conclusion:
Well, that was interesting. You can make up your own mind here, but I see a few key points:
The GH2 and GX1 hold a real world resolution advantage over the 1Ds Mark II despite the similar megapixel count, likely due to a lighter anti-aliasing filter.
The 1Ds Mark II has better dynamic range than the Micro 4/3 cameras, which is visible as extra shadow detail.
The 1Ds II has about one stop better noise control in pure sensor performance.
Due to the resolution advantage, that one stop advantage can be negated up through ISO 3200 by proper RAW noise reduction, yielding similar noise performance and similar or better detail for the GH2 and GX1
In my eyes, color performance is essentially identical. There may be a difference, but I’ll be darned if I can see one with my eyes.
So, in my mind, for base ISO work, the GH2 and GX1 should be able to give you shots of similar quality to the legendary 1Ds Mark II, provided you don’t need the 1Ds II’s extra dynamic range. Even at high ISO, these tiny cameras are able to hang in there with the 1Ds II all the way through to ISO 3200, with the GX1 able to come extremely close even at ISO 6400. It’s an exciting time when little mirrorless cameras can achieve image quality at this level."