No it's not. I've been a member for a long time because I have always been attracted to the format but honestly felt the cameras AA filters let them down and have been following their progress on this site. I have been waiting for the manufacturers to improve on image processing and low light performance. They have, in my opinion, done that.
I was also, as primarily a landscape photographer, waiting for a wide, fast prime of high quality that I could afford. Olympus appears to have given me that. I've been a medium format and 35mm film photographer and have patiently waited for this moment to switch wholeheartedly to digital. I have owned several point and shoot Canon digital cameras, which do perform very well for what they are. They were never considered for my serious photography, although I did shoot a wedding with one with great results; luckily it was all outdoors in perfect conditions and I was doing the shoot for a good friend for free. I would have never used it for a paying job.
My patience has paid off and I believe the new Olympus and Panasonic cameras, along with the new lenses, are exactly what I have been waiting for. Small, beautifully made, high performance and most of all fun, photographic tools. I'm very excited by these new products.
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No it's not. I've been a member for a long time because I have always been attracted to the format but honestly felt the cameras AA filters let them down and have been following their progress on this site. I have been waiting for the manufacturers to improve on image processing and low light performance. They have, in my opinion, done that.
I was also, as primarily a landscape photographer, waiting for a wide, fast prime of high quality that I could afford. Olympus appears to have given me that. I've been a medium format and 35mm film photographer and have patiently waited for this moment to switch wholeheartedly to digital. I have owned several point and shoot Canon digital cameras, which do perform very well for what they are. They were never considered for my serious photography, although I did shoot a wedding with one with great results; luckily it was all outdoors in perfect conditions and I was doing the shoot for a good friend for free. I would have never used it for a paying job.
My patience has paid off and I believe the new Olympus and Panasonic cameras, along with the new lenses, are exactly what I have been waiting for. Small, beautifully made, high performance and most of all fun, photographic tools. I'm very excited by these new products.
Finally a sane person who sees m4/3 for what it is, We've finally got through to someone!
But yes that 12mm does look to be pretty darn impressive.
One thing though Ian - is it only going to be available in silver, as I find it really offputting!
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Panny GH1 + OM2-SP + Pentax ME & LX
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Lumix G 14-45mm, OM Zuiko 50mm f1.8, OM Zuiko 24mm f2.8, OM Vivitar 135mm f2.8, SMC-M 40mm f2.8, SMC-M 50mm f1.7, PKA Vivitar 19mm F3.8, Konica AR 40mm f1.8, MD Rokkor 45mm F2, Teleplus 2x Macro converter OM+MD My New Blog: Dark & Industrial Photography & my Flickr
Shooting wide with the m.Zuiko 12mm f/2.0
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