Thanks for sharing! Any thoughts re: AF, particularly on the 50/2 and 50-200/2.8-3.5?
Also good to see I'm not the only one who gets stymied by AWB sometimes :smile:
I'm not familiar with using either of those lenses but the opinion of those who do is that the 50/2 hunts less than it did on 4/3 bodies and the 50-200 does single shot as fast and accurate as on 4/3 bodies. Opinion is divided about C-AF, most agree that it is as good or very nearly as good as on the E-5 but many were hoping for an improvement more towards what a Canon 7D can do, for instance.
One cautionary note, none of the PDAF sensors are the cross type, so focus may be disrupted by horizontal lines.
The ambient light in that studio was a pig, it couldn't have been designed better if it was intended as a tough test for white balance. Most of us were shooting JPEGs due to the current lack of raw converters (although Olympus Viewer has just been updated) and although some tried custom settings etc I stuck with AWB so as not to waste too much time, especially with others waiting to use the camera.
Obviously the event could have been so much better with more planning and the provision of studio lights, but the intention was to quickly get those cameras into the hands of forum members before they start the rounds of retailer open days. There is precisely one 12-40mm in the whole of the UK at present and we also had that to play with. However, I didn't get any time with it, other than to very briefly hold it, as it was in great demand. I didn't mind though - I won't be buying it (or the camera) anytime soon and I felt it more important that those with a serious interest should get priority.
