Olympus PEN E-PL7 review
Olympus 9mm f/8.0 Fisheye Body Cap Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Olympus 15mm f/8.0 Body Cap Sample Images (Photographyblog).
Review of the new ZY Optics lenses for MFT (24mm and 42.5mm) at MirrorlessLessons.
Olympus 40-150 f/4-5.6 review at Lessgearmorephotos.
40-150mm PRO lens test at Yodobashi.
LX100 test at DC.watch.
Are you getting the Panasonic GH-4 at the best price? (Panasonicindex).
Gonzalo: “I bought the Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f1.2 last September after some months of careful consideration, since I already had the Olympus M. Zuiko 45mm and I did not shoot with it that much, after all; however, since the Nocticron arrived, I paired it with my GH3 and it hasn’t left the camera ever since. Not only I have found a superbly built and rendering glass, but, most importantly, I have discovered the joy of a short telephoto lens for street and urban photography, which is what I usually shoot, and not as much for portraiture, as most of the people do. It’s from this perspective that I have written my impressions of the lens in my blog, where you can see plenty of images from the streets of Bangkok:
http://gonzalobroto.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-friend-nobody-called-review-of.html“
Pier: “I send you my Video Test Review of the Panasonic HC-X1000 camcorder. The film is here > http://vimeo.com/113928196.“
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Thanks for sharing, admin!
the 42.5 mm is an interesting alternative.
Yes , 2 stops over 45mm but you forgot the 2.5mm the 45mm win back
2,5 mm is nothing Yun in this focal range and if it does it should be a very small studio where you try to get a full body, in this case the 42,5 would be that subtle difference which can help, but no way the 45mm can give an advantage in anycase over a 42,5mm fl. I think you dont experienced this FL good enough to think it matters as it does in the wide angle or even standard fl range.
150 usd drop in price from what Yun? Sorry i dont know the list price either lol
Anyway I think its prob still more then a mzuiko 45mm (still a poor guy here)
Btw isnt f/1.2 vs f/1.8 just a one stop difference?
I would prefer the Nocticron in 50mm F1.2 for more defocusing & compression effect .
42.5mm is not making sense in m4/3 for me .
The 45mm for me is a well done stuff , pity it’s still not fast enough .
If Oly can come out another 45mm F1.2 , I will definitely ignore the Nocticron .
hmm in theory any mm in gain in this range around 45mm , the subtle in crease in mild tele could make the dof more shallow..so from that point of view I can understand your prev comment maybe. why doesnt make 42,5 mm sense….it would be kind of strange if we see it as an aps lens..but 42,5 in MFT would give same fov as a classic 85mm on big sensor..same like 25mm does as a 50mm on big sensor. I can dig your 50mm on MFT though as i shot long time with a 50mm CV
oops that was on a GRX here one with the famed ZD 50
What is 50mm CV ?
GRX is Ricoh GXR ?
yes sorry i used the gxr a12 module which has native Leica M mount and I used the Cosina Voigtlaender Nokton 50mm f/1.1
Gimme some moar bullshit,please!
On wikipedia I see that according to the Typical one-quarter-stop f-number scale it’s 1.25 stops between f1.2 and f1.8, but the Typical one-third-stop f-number scale says it’s just 1 stop (3×1/3).
I bet if there was a 1/8 stop scale it would show something between 1.125 and 1.375 😉
one stop sounds easier 🙂
I have had my E-PL7 for some while now. The monitor opens most easily by pushing it down first which then pops its top back. Lifting it up from there so that it is angled is the normal shooting mode. Putting the monitor into the selfie position engages a special selfie shooting mode, this is not immediately obvious so read the book. The monitor does rub on clothing causing the usual random adjustments.
I got the E-PL7 body-only and paired it with the Panny PZ14-42 (allegedly better than the problematical kit 14-42EZ) but have since found it to be excellent with the Panny 20/F1.7
Still image quality is as good as my G5, not quite that of wife’s GX7 but E-PL7 has become my pocket camera as my GH4 is a bit big for that.
Video is decent, it does have a manual mode unlike the G5. Stabilisation during movie is Movie-IS which is digital.
Body stabilisation is 3-axis bus defaults to Lens-IS (you can alter that in the depths of the menu) which means a Panny lens will deploy its 5-axis OIS which is better at longer focal lengths and faster shutter. The IBIS is great for low light on stationary subjects but can choose shutter speeds that are too slow to prevent motion blur.
The camera is small but offers more and better functionality than the even smaller GM1. It will fit in a jacket coat pocket although the monitor is exposed to key rings etc.
The supplied mini flash is often too bright and will burn out the subject and it cannot be angled up to bounce or diffuse, the flash level can be adjusted if you care to experiment but it will usually shoot very well in low light without the flash. The GM1 and GH4 operate even better in very low light. This is not just about sensor capability but also about getting the camera to focus and monitor the exposure correctly. The E-PL7 will shoot by starlight.
The flash shoe cover is poorly designed and the plastic legs snap off by themselves. Fortunately the far better LX5 cover fits with a little adjustment by razor saw.