Mad Armour
Member
Cannot take away all lah! Hahahaha.... AEL is impt for me, that's why I'm happy with my E-P1.
[ New Release 2010.03 ] - E-PL1
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Cannot take away all lah! Hahahaha.... AEL is impt for me, that's why I'm happy with my E-P1.
With regard to the 20mm,I've never touched it before,but more importantly is the images,whether is it to your liking or not,whether RAW or OOC JPEGs,after all,photography is not the comparison of gears but painting with light,so if a certain camera works for you,good for you,if not,keep on searching for that "special one", as the saying goes "one man's poison may be another's meat"
Good for you that finally a camera has surface that matches your criteria, I honestly hope that this camera will be a good performer and at the same time sincerely hope that controversy that GF1 is better or E-PX is better,all cameras have their pros and cons,go with what fits you best
Agree with you on that. Question is how they are going to label the 2 kit lenses? 14-42(M) and 14-42(P)?My hunch is when the price of the E-P2 drops and E-P1's production run has ended, only 14-42(P) will be included.
Good question,my answer "I have no idea" :bsmilie:
But on a serious note,probably just no difference I guess,14-42 (P) has a plastic mount so that they can have a budget mFT camera,but probably on sale would be the metal one,either way,like the 40-150,probably they will just phase out the metal mount and sell the plastic one and at the same time decrease the price? No idea what Olympus is gonna do but they'll solve the problem and or take risks I guess,afterall... Which business doesn't involve risks right?
Mad Armour
Member
The important thing is judging by the new mFT offerings by Oly and Pana in the past year plus their lens maps, the mFT platform has a bright future indeed. :thumbsup:
No doubts about that ;p
Well, I also did not say it has got anything to do with picture quality. It is just the difference in material in which the mount is made. Perhaps u are not aware, but in general, SG lens have plastic mounts, HG all metal mounts. U are assuming that I am making a comparison wrt image quality when I use SG and HG lenses as an example. Well, I am not.
Aiyah...dun tok so much liao lar.
Just choose what colour is nicest lar.
For me, I think either black, silver or white. Most important is I want the lens to match the body colour well. Since most of the 4/3 and some of the m4/3 lenses are black, black would be best for matching. Of course silver would contrast nicely. There are some silver m4/3 lens which would go well with the silver colour. As for white, if I go for it, either can get silver lens or black lens. Sigh....need a stylist now to advise. LOL!
Evilmerlin
Senior Member
That's USD though. If the currency conversion holds, it'll be almost S$600 cheaper than the 7-14 though.
The 7-14mm has a constant f/4.0, though, which is more difficult and expensive, along with the lower focal length.
NazgulKing
Senior Member
And also the extra 2mm makes a helluva lot of difference.
The Olympus 4/3 7-14 mm is similar in price, so nothing unexpected about the Panasonic 7-14mm.
The Oly 9-18mm will retail for about $1k while the 7-14mm is $1.5k, a difference of $500. The difference between an equiv 14mm and 18mm is very significant for those who need the extra width in a confined space. And a constant of f4 is another plus as it will not change the shutter speed, important for handheld shots, BIS/OIS notwithstanding. These advantages would be worth the $500 difference IMO.
I believe these 2 lenses are targeted at slightly different market segments and uses and therefore real choices for mFT owners.
Well, if it comes by march, and pairs with a pancake lens and a nice price. I will consider getting it. Else i'll still put my bids on getting a Pen2 or Pen1 for my birthday.:bsmilie:
Faster AF? Can I know where you sourced that information? So far I haven't seen any mention of this. (Not meant to sound cynical, just really want to confirm!) I hope you're right cos that would be enough for me to buy it right now!
Olympus aren't admitting to faster auto focus but several people who have got the chance to preview the body have mentioned that it's faster than either E-P1 or E-P2 but not as fast as Panasonic's bodies.
NazgulKing
Senior Member
To be honest, the two m4/3 cameras are pretty reflective of individiual company strengths: Panasonic for electronics, and Olympus for signal processing algorithms. It seems that Olympus isn't too good on the electronic side though, so don't expect too much from the E-PL1 which cost less than the E-P1/2.
Whoops, i should have read pg.8 of this thread :embrass:
Anyway, it still runs through the whole focus range each time you use A/F so basically the same as the EP-1 and 2, only faster. Not like the GF-1. Still, faster is faster!
