I did a week in the African bush With a single battery in my D3, not
changed/charged, so the money spent of spares was wasted. Almost same for
the D700, one battery change. The factory batteries in my M9 do well though
not fantastic, while the aftermarket ones are weak.
Bill pearce
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From: Nathan Wajsman
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 2:05 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D EM-5 review at dpreview
The problem with all these small cameras is that batteries are small too,
and when it comes to batteries, size matters. I remember my old Canon D1
Mark II with its huge battery grip could do hundreds of images between
charges. The tiny thingies in my Fuji give me 100-150 at most, and often
less if it is cold or if I chimp a lot. The good news is that they are small
and cheap, so I just have 3 in the bag. The Leica M8 and Pentax K5 ones are
somewhat bigger and both give me a full day of shooting most of the time.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On May 3, 2012, at 9:00 PM, SwissPace wrote:
> My 20mm 1.7 wasn't cheap (my impatient fault) but is a keeper as is my
> 7-14 panasonic, I am just waiting for the right body I am not sure if
> the OM-D is right my biggest problem with the E-PL2 was battery life
> (three not being enough for a days shooting) and I think the OM-D is no
> better but it does solve the viewfinder problem so maybe.
>
> The 7-14 is as sharp as its big brother but its much more prone to flair
> that coupled with a body I didn't get on with too well means it didn't
> get used as much as the olympus version did. The 20/1.7 is very nice as
> all who have it confirm.
>
> I haven't used PL-2 kit zooms much the smaller one with the switch to
> unlock annoys me, but they do not have the feel of the panasonic versions.
>
> My wife wants a camera for her birthday so maybe the OM-D could be the
> answer and then the lenses get some use again, I still favour the fuji
> for me as I think it will suit my shooting style better although that
> also suffers from the battery problem though I believe switching the
> viewfinder off doubles the life.
>
>
>
> On 5/3/12 4:53 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>> On Thu, May 3, 2012, at 04:19 PM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
>>> On the cheap but compact and lightweight would be
>>> 14mm 2.5 pana
>>> 20mm 1.7 pana (the most expensive of these three)
>>> 45mm 1.8 oly
>>>
>>> More expensive and bulky would be
>>> 12mm 2.0 oly
>>> 25mm 1.4 pana leica
>>> 45mm 2.8 pana leica macro
>>> Still pretty transportabel though.
>> Thanks for that, Frank.
>>
>> Joel W.
>>
>
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