OM-D E-M5 availability???????
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jpfisher
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Depends on the aperture and your eyes. When I was shooting with the camera, I assigned one of the function buttons to activate the 2x digital crop. Frame, press, focus, press, shoot--if you opt for Raw+JPG shooting you can frame, press, focus, shoot--the JPG will be cropped, but the Raw will be the full field of view.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Exactly.
And they stock Minolta Alpha.
One thing I don't get is why would they choose to doggedly compete with other local stores (and online) in Canon/Nikon market which already have razor-thin margin. While at the same time dismiss the whole potential new market with new cameras like OM-D or Fuji X-whatever.
I guess the art of creating new excitement is a lost art in brick and mortar shops nowadays. 😕
plummerl
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Keith, if you have the Oly 300mm, it works great with the E-M5 (as well as quite a few others!).
plummerl
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You preferred this over the Zoom function (5x,7x,10x,14x)?
jpfisher
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For some reason, I couldn't get that to work without using the touch screen to trigger the zoom in--I only had the camera for about a week before I had it to pass it on to the next reviewer, so there's a good chance that I might have just not figured out how to use that entirely correctly. I found the 2x to be sufficient for focusing at f/1.4, although if I was pairing the camera with one of the f/0.95 Voigtlander lenses I could see some additional magnification being helpful.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
That's handy to know ... I'm still coming to grips with the menu and what the camera is capable of!
Thanks. 🙂
The camera works great with legacy glass, because when you use focus assist (magnification) the in-body stabilization eliminates the shakiness that normally occurs.
I used a 105 Nikkor on it: with 5x magnification, without IBIS it's similar to using a 500mm tele...hard to hand hold, the view is very shaky. With IBIS and 5x mag, it's like shooting a normal! Everything is rock steady through the EVF.
I used a 105 Nikkor on it: with 5x magnification, without IBIS it's similar to using a 500mm tele...hard to hand hold, the view is very shaky. With IBIS and 5x mag, it's like shooting a normal! Everything is rock steady through the EVF.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Maybe we should have a dedicated OMD resource thread to be kept as a sticky ... I'm already finding some of the stuff I'm reading through the various threads very useful!
campbellcj
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I have one on order with Amazon and there is no ship date estimate. Not really encouraging.
krötenblender
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Sigh... I had mine in silver now since monday last week, and yesterday I had an accident with my bicycle (not my fault, somebody ran into me without looking). Now the camera is broken... It will take quite some time to get a new silver body.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
I support Keith's suggestion for a sticky! I got the OM5 two days ago and think it's the best digital I've ever had. For functionality and image quality! Agree that the menu system could be better, but that's partly because the wealth of settings it provides.
campbellcj
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Bummer. I just got the update from Amazon and it's quite a ways out --
"Olympus OM-D E-M5 16MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3.0-Inch Tilting OLED Touchscreen and 12-50mm Lens (Black)"
Estimated arrival date: July 09, 2012 - August 23, 2012
Sigh. It wouldn't be the worse thing in the world for me to not spend the money right now and just shoot the gear I have. Or even sell some to offset some new stuff!?!?
"Olympus OM-D E-M5 16MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3.0-Inch Tilting OLED Touchscreen and 12-50mm Lens (Black)"
Estimated arrival date: July 09, 2012 - August 23, 2012
Sigh. It wouldn't be the worse thing in the world for me to not spend the money right now and just shoot the gear I have. Or even sell some to offset some new stuff!?!?
awilder
Alan Wilder
Maybe the high demand for the E-M5 will help them out of their financial woes assuming they don't discourage sales because of the long wait.
jsrockit
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It might just be the combo of body and lesn you chose.
campbellcj
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Nope, Amazon shows out of stock on both colors of body-only, and the kit lens combinations.
BTMarcais
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Heard we're probably only expecting a 1/2 dozen or so TOTAL this month, all combinations, and that supply probably won't stabilize until sometime next month at the soonest.
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Pherdinand
the snow must go on
humm, you guys are makin me very curious, i wonder now where i could try it out 😀
i guess the regular u4/3 adapters work on it to use e.g. M-mount lenses? i wouldn't like to give up on my canon 50/1.2 ...
i guess the regular u4/3 adapters work on it to use e.g. M-mount lenses? i wouldn't like to give up on my canon 50/1.2 ...
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
If you try it out you'll probably buy one. I went into a shop that actually had a demo model and it didn't take long to work out that this is a special little camera! The menu's a pain in the butt and the manual is all over the place ... but the way these things handle is what makes them IMO.
Vobluda
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As much omds as you like here but the price in the EU is significantly higher than in the US.
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