Points well taken on the OM-D. The Panasonic stuff looks interesting,
particularly with fast zooms. That said, it's all vaporware now. Maybe I'll
just let my G12 Canon serve for a bike camera for the moment and see what
develops. There does seem to be a lot of activity in the micro 4/3 area. Thanks
for the info.
--Bob
On May 25, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> The OM-D does look like it would be a fair choice from the perspective
> that it appears to be a stout camera in nearly every way. However, I
> would approve of such a choice under the following conditions:
>
> 1. Consider it a one-off, never to be improved upon, or completed system.
> 2. You are buying the OM-D with whatever lens is available RIGHT NOW.
> 3. Enjoy it for only what it is, not what it could be.
>
> Personally, I consider the "system approach" to anything Olympus at
> this point to be a too high risk. There is far too much case history
> for me entertain the thoughts of it being anything but the flavor of
> the month. Although, that 75/1.8 is awefully sweet...
>
> If you do want to entertain the thought of m43, you might consider
> waiting for the upcoming GH3. Guaranteed that the ergonomics will be
> different, but I have no doubt that this is the one camera that will
> easily throttle OM-D sales. Panasonic has introduced two lenses which
> give me pause: 12-35 and 35-100. Yes, they are weather-sealed.
--
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