Rick's Olympus Adventures

Rick M

Senior Member
This morning I sold all of my Fx gear. I've thought about this for some time and After a 6 mile hike with all my Fx gear I decided I had allowed my gear to become too cumbersome. Going back to Dx was not an option as there is little size savings since I want pro glass. I've really enjoyed the Nikon 1 system (which I am keeping) and mirrorless in general. In looking at glass for all of the mirrorless options, no one compares to what Olympus is putting out for the m4/3 rds system. While the sensor is slightly smaller than Dx, the pro glass is significantly smaller.

I'm starting out with the E-M1 body and 12-40mm 2.8 pro lens (24-80, the crop factor is exactly 2). For simplicity in this thread, I'll refer to Oly lenses in Fx equivalent. While DoF will be deeper, I'll enjoy faster shutter speeds using wider apertures (this will be a huge bonus for my HDR shots). Oly will be releasing the 80-300 2.8 in November and I'll have that pre-ordered. In 2015 the 14-28 2.8 will be released and that will complete my trinity of pro m4/3 glass.

Now the waiting game :), much more to come....,
 

traceyjj

Senior Member
Have fun with that... Olympus has some fantastic glass, and the photos I saw from the OM-D on the Oly forum I used to frequent were amazing.
 

Phillydog1958

Senior Member
This morning I sold all of my Fx gear. I've thought about this for some time and After a 6 mile hike with all my Fx gear I decided I had allowed my gear to become too cumbersome. Going back to Dx was not an option as there is little size savings since I want pro glass. I've really enjoyed the Nikon 1 system (which I am keeping) and mirrorless in general. In looking at glass for all of the mirrorless options, no one compares to what Olympus is putting out for the m4/3 rds system. While the sensor is slightly smaller than Dx, the pro glass is significantly smaller.

I'm starting out with the E-M1 body and 12-40mm 2.8 pro lens (24-80, the crop factor is exactly 2). For simplicity in this thread, I'll refer to Oly lenses in Fx equivalent. While DoF will be deeper, I'll enjoy faster shutter speeds using wider apertures (this will be a huge bonus for my HDR shots). Oly will be releasing the 80-300 2.8 in November and I'll have that pre-ordered. In 2015 the 14-28 2.8 will be released and that will complete my trinity of pro m4/3 glass.

Now the waiting game :), much more to come....,


Congrats, Rick. That's a major move. You've sold your D600? Do you have your Olympus? How do you like it, so far?
 

Krs_2007

Senior Member
Wow, looks impressive, will follow to see what you think. Still hard to believe you sold the FX gear. I like that remote function they displayed.
 

Rick M

Senior Member
This is an image of my new combo, Mag alloy body and metal pro lenses (this is the 24-80 2.8).

OMDEM1-1240lens.jpg


Credit: Lightweaversblog
 
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Rick M

Senior Member
Wow, looks impressive, will follow to see what you think. Still hard to believe you sold the FX gear. I like that remote function they displayed.

I surprised myself also, but I knew I needed a change. The deciding factor was that I knew I should move my D610 while it was new and the market was still there.
 

traceyjj

Senior Member
So small too. Been burnt by Olympus dumping the 4/3rds in favour of the micro 4/3rds, so I would never go back to them. Which I found hard to do at the time as I had always shot Oly right from day 1 of my photography.

Good luck with this.
 

Rick M

Senior Member
So small too. Been burnt by Olympus dumping the 4/3rds in favour of the micro 4/3rds, so I would never go back to them. Which I found hard to do at the time as I had always shot Oly right from day 1 of my photography.

Good luck with this.

Yes there is always risk with any manufacturer. They are never really looking out for us!
 

Rick M

Senior Member
On a side note, over the past few months I've enjoyed seeing what I could do with the poorly rated and frequently dis-credited Nikon 1 system, the black sheep of the Nikon world :). Micro 4/3rd systems are relegated to some obscure sub Dx catagory, not to be taken seriously. It's almost a personal challenge. I know what I can do with fx (in a technical sense), my goal now is to outdo myself with this new system. I'll have to rely more on skill (and develop some) but it will be fun to see what I can do.
 
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