Lee Perrins
Mu-43 Regular
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2018
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I bought an E-M10 (first version) way back when they were new because when my child was little I had enough to carry about without finding room for my Pentax. I bought it body only, along with a Panasonic 20mm F1.7 (I think mine is the Mk 2 for all that matters, and I've never noticed any purple banding, but that could be because it's always had a Hoya UV(C) filter on it because that's what I was taught to do as a kid when I shot film)
I was happy with the E-M10 and I used it for work too, but the wi-fi packed up which messed up my workflow at work, so I picked up a secondhand E-M1 for not very much at all, and I much prefer it. One of the benefits of being way behind the curve is that I get to be as amazed by new equipment in 2020 as people who bought it new in 2013 were because it's all new to me - but it cost me less than a quarter of the price.
Anyway, I've never bought another lens because I liked the 20mm, being a 'perfect' normal on m43. If I want more reach I have a Tamron Adaptall 2 - m43 converter and a Tamron 40a 35-135 f3.5/4.5 and a Tamron SP 01F 2x teleconverter which is quite nice, given a total cost of lens and teleconverter of £15 - however, even with the focussing aids I'm not the most adpet at manual focus, so I've not produced too many outstanding images with it.
I've been thinking of buying an AF longer lens for a while, and now I have the E-M1 obviously I can use the older 43rds lenses with an adapter because they will focus properly on the E-M1. Funds are a little tight what with the whole self-employed / COVID situation, so I was wondering what you lot reckon would provide the best IQ/Cost ratio?
It looks like my best bet might be a 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 with a 43 to m43 adapter - I'm assuming that the 3rd party ones are functional? As far as I can tell the SWD version just adds silence and slighter faster AF, but as my AF experience is limited to a Pentax, and Olympus bodies with the apparently quite slow 20mm, I'm probably not going to be that bothered by it being slower than the SWD. Or is it a marked differnence?
Thoughts and expereieces much appreciated. And if anyone knows of a 3rd party 43rds apater that is also weather sealed that'd be fab - all the ones I can find aren't sealed, and the Olympus ones are obscenly expensive for what they are, but as the 50-200 is sealed and the E-M1 is too, it'd be nice to have a sealed 'unit' if possible.
I was happy with the E-M10 and I used it for work too, but the wi-fi packed up which messed up my workflow at work, so I picked up a secondhand E-M1 for not very much at all, and I much prefer it. One of the benefits of being way behind the curve is that I get to be as amazed by new equipment in 2020 as people who bought it new in 2013 were because it's all new to me - but it cost me less than a quarter of the price.
Anyway, I've never bought another lens because I liked the 20mm, being a 'perfect' normal on m43. If I want more reach I have a Tamron Adaptall 2 - m43 converter and a Tamron 40a 35-135 f3.5/4.5 and a Tamron SP 01F 2x teleconverter which is quite nice, given a total cost of lens and teleconverter of £15 - however, even with the focussing aids I'm not the most adpet at manual focus, so I've not produced too many outstanding images with it.
I've been thinking of buying an AF longer lens for a while, and now I have the E-M1 obviously I can use the older 43rds lenses with an adapter because they will focus properly on the E-M1. Funds are a little tight what with the whole self-employed / COVID situation, so I was wondering what you lot reckon would provide the best IQ/Cost ratio?
It looks like my best bet might be a 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 with a 43 to m43 adapter - I'm assuming that the 3rd party ones are functional? As far as I can tell the SWD version just adds silence and slighter faster AF, but as my AF experience is limited to a Pentax, and Olympus bodies with the apparently quite slow 20mm, I'm probably not going to be that bothered by it being slower than the SWD. Or is it a marked differnence?
Thoughts and expereieces much appreciated. And if anyone knows of a 3rd party 43rds apater that is also weather sealed that'd be fab - all the ones I can find aren't sealed, and the Olympus ones are obscenly expensive for what they are, but as the 50-200 is sealed and the E-M1 is too, it'd be nice to have a sealed 'unit' if possible.