The "Only m43 could do the job!" thread

[CUB]

Originally Posted by jnewell

To address Cub's point, I'll have an LX5 in my bag, too, and my wife will no doubt have here P&S superzoom, but I can tell you that for a variety of different reasons they would not produce pictures that will be as pleasing as the m4/3 choice will do.

Wait until you see/try the new Panasonic LX7 (and the Sony RX100) before you dismiss the abilities of P&S digicams.

[Hyubie]

Uh-oh here we go ...

[s0nus]

Originally Posted by nickthetasmaniac

Half way up Federation Peak in Southwest Tasmania. Here's bushwalking legend John Chapman's description in his guide to hiking Southwest...

"While it is only 1300 m high (just over 4000 feet), Federation Peak is surrounded by cliffs. These cliffs reach 600m to the north and south and the only feasible approach is along the two razorback ridges. Even then, the final 200m is a near vertical climb. It is normally climbed without ropes but this is dangerous. There have been several fatalities already." (Chapman 2010)

This was taken with a GH2 + Lumix 20mm (shot with one hand while the other held of for dear, dear life). There's no way in hell I would have lugged my previous E-3 + 12-60 SWD up there, let alone pulled it out of it's bag and taken the shot...

Damn. I would have definitely roped up for that. The downclimb must have been extremely hairy.

[sprinke]

I'm assuming it would be a cop-out to say that only m4/3 could do the job because they're the only cameras I own.

[pheaukus]

Originally Posted by sprinke

I'm assuming it would be a cop-out to say that only m4/3 could do the job because they're the only cameras I own.

In my book, you pass the 'honest and truthful' test with flying colors

[nickthetasmaniac]

Originally Posted by s0nus

Damn. I would have definitely roped up for that. The downclimb must have been extremely hairy.

To be honest, I was ****ting myself.

[jnewell]

Originally Posted by CUB

Wait until you see/try the new Panasonic LX7 (and the Sony RX100) before you dismiss the abilities of P&S digicams.

...and I can buy the LX7 where, right now, so it'll be delivered before Friday of this week? Aside from that, since this is a IMO thread, for me not having some sort of eye-level finder and having a truly pocketable size can be as much of a disadvantage as they may be an advantage. Especially at longer FLs, having another point to stabilize the camera can make a big difference. That's why I keep an LVF2 on top of my GX1 most of the time.

[arentol]

Originally Posted by pheaukus

Indeed the mentioned advantages are not technical per se. But then again, there was no request for generalizations. I like that even though subjective, all statements are of the works/won't work (for me) kind. One could say they are based on real-world experiences where many parameters play a role, most of which cannot be calculated.

On the technical side however, and this really surprises me, is there no other system or camera with a lens like the 75mm 1.8? Wow.

There are 100 f/2's and 150 f/2.8's that, on APS-C and FF respectively, will let you get any shot the 75 f/1.8 can get.

[Ralser]

Originally Posted by nickthetasmaniac

Half way up Federation Peak in Southwest Tasmania. Here's bushwalking legend John Chapman's description in his guide to hiking Southwest...

"While it is only 1300 m high (just over 4000 feet), Federation Peak is surrounded by cliffs. These cliffs reach 600m to the north and south and the only feasible approach is along the two razorback ridges. Even then, the final 200m is a near vertical climb. It is normally climbed without ropes but this is dangerous. There have been several fatalities already." (Chapman 2010)

This was taken with a GH2 + Lumix 20mm (shot with one hand while the other held of for dear, dear life). There's no way in hell I would have lugged my previous E-3 + 12-60 SWD up there, let alone pulled it out of it's bag and taken the shot...

Nick Stacey getting high...

P1080518 by nickthetasmaniac, on Flickr

I remember doing that with my OM 1 and 28 mm lens ( or was it the 50?), back in 1978; wasn't that bad as I remember, you just had to be careful.

Steve, now in Madison, WI.

[cmpatti]

Here's my shot. I recently returned from a vacation in Europe (I live in the US). I have an obsession about traveling ultralight--limiting my luggage for the entire trip to a moderately-sized carry on and small shoulder day bag--which severely limits the amount of photo gear I can bring. The availability of MFT allowed me to bring a camera and a full range of lenses from ultrawide (Panasonic 7-14mm) to telephoto (Oly 40-150mm). There is no way I would have been able to take a kit this complete within my "space budget" had I brought a DSLR, and that range of focal length equivalents isn't available in any compact. Had I brought either a DSLR or a compact, I would have likely been limited to a focal length range of something like 24mm-100mm. During the trip I made lots of images outside that range that wouldn't have been possible had I brought another system.