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They're cheap! You can pretty easily get an olympus body for 2-300 bucks and a m43 lens also pretty cheap. The panasonic 25mm for example is usually around $100
by WWLink 6y ago
They're cheap! You can pretty easily get an olympus body for 2-300 bucks and a m43 lens also pretty cheap. The panasonic 25mm for example is usually around $100-150.
That all sounds big until you realize an a7 body is like minimum $1000.
- eropple 6y agoThey're definitely cheap, but so are the Panasonics, like the G7. What I'm saying is that I don't know what Olympus brings to the table given that they're more photo-forward, but not really much better than the Panasonic cameras, and much worse for video. That 25mm Panasonic lens is a boss, though. I have two, along with the shorty 20mm Panasonic (which is not as good; it doesn't do AF-C, wtf?) and the 42.5mm Panasonic (which is the most delightful lens I own if I have enough room to use it). I also have two of the Panasonic 14-140mm video lenses, and while I don't love shooting at like f3.5 they are invaluable when I'm working on-site.
- cannam 6y agoWhat Olympus brought was in-body image stabilisation. Panasonics never had it (maybe they do now? I haven't been paying attention lately) and it makes all the difference if your thing is photography with just any lens that will fit.
- eropple 6y agoThat makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. The G7 and later have Panasonic's newest lens stabilization stuff with compatible lenses but you don't see IBIS until you go up to the S1 full-frame, which costs as much as everybody else's full-frame and the lens selection isn't great so you might as well go buy a Sony A7-of-some-flavor. I run and gun with the G7 for photos, as it is my lightest camera by far, and I've been pretty pleased with its fast focus and in-hand shooting, but I could see how it could improve.
- PuffinBlue 6y agoYou might want to check the IBIS specs for the G9 and GH5. No need to go up to the S1 line.
- eropple 6y agoHuh, the G9 has IBIS? I’ve never even stopped to look. My cameras (except the G7 when on vacation) live on tripods. But thanks!
- PuffinBlue 6y agoHa ha, quite the discovery seeing as your other comments reveal you own and shoot with one :-)
- eropple 6y agoOn a tripod. ;) Truth be told I bought it for HFR video, a bit better exposure/image quality so I don’t have to light myself in the face quite so hard, and because of the full-size HDMI port. The rest is gravy!
- csharptwdec19 6y agoG7 has IBIS, it's only 2 axis however (and not that great...)
- eropple 6y agoI've never used a non-Power OIS lens with the G7 off a tripod, so I guess I'd never notice.
- PuffinBlue 6y agoThe G9 has IBIS. And the GH5. And dual OIS in conjunction with panasonic lenses.
- slantyyz 6y ago> What Olympus brought was in-body image stabilisation. I think Olympus and Sony did some cross-licensing deal on their patents, which I believe resulted in Sony's IBIS gaining the 5-axis stuff. I had a Sony DSLR back in the Alpha days, and the IBIS they had back then was inferior to OIS.
- solarhoma 6y agoA little steep on the body. A7ii with kit lense is ~1000.