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Re: [OM] OM-D EM-5 review at dpreview

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D EM-5 review at dpreview
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 19:54:42 -0500
Beautiful work, Joel.  Quit beating up on yourself!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D EM-5 review at dpreview


>I know nothing of the m.4/3 lenses and how they perform, though I
> thought the samples looked very good.
>
> The battle for bokeh is somewhat of a lost cause with 4/3 anyway.  I can
> occasionally get somewhat decent blur from close-focusing the DZ 50-200,
> or even the DZ 40-150 (except that it doesn't focus very close).
>
> I think this is decent blur (though the background could be a little
> more interesting):
>
> http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/Wallace%20Garden%20Center%20Orchid%20Show/#_3106589w.jpg
>
> This has a busier background, but I think the lens does OK:
>
> http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/Wallace%20Garden%20Center%20Orchid%20Show/#_3106603w.jpg
>
> (DZ 40-150 in both cases at f5.6 -- essentially wide open or close to.)
>
> I am mainly content if the result is not simply awful. :\
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012, at 08:24 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
>> I think I would like the camera too, but I'm not so fond of the lenses.
>> F3.5-6.3 for the 12-50mm does not leave much room for shallow DOF on 4/3.
>> Mounting the E-system lenses does not do justice to the small body of the
>> OM-D.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents though.
>>
>> Wiliam
>
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