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Subject: Re: [OM] EVF's etc - was Sunday
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:17:23 -0400
How about writing to Oly and asking if they'll guarantee that the 12-60 
will focus on the OM-D.

Chuck Norcutt


On 7/2/2012 12:40 AM, Ian Manners wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>
>> The OM-D autofocus with the new m4/3 lenses seems to be quick and
>> accurate.
>> When using some older 4/3 lenses there can be enough hunting that I
>> loaded olympus viewer 2 and made sure everthing had the latest firmware.
>
> My Oly 12-60 went off to get the hood mount at the front replaced, the
> plastic posts under the hood mount are breaking off. So last week I put
> my Sigma 18-15 f2.8 on the E450, it does a lot of focus hunting and often
> doesnt focus properly at all.
>
> So for the past 2 days I put the Sigma on the E1 and it works like a
> charm, reasonably quick focusing, the odd focus hunt but nothing like
> when it's on the E450. I cleaned the connections on all camera's and
> the Sigma so I know thats not the problem. I suspect even though they
> are 'system' len's that they are really designed to be optimal with the
> camera's they are/were released with.
>
> My main worry is that I won't be able to use the 12-60 on the OM-D,
> though yes, with the EVF the smaller f len's should be fine with it, I
> like my f2.8's and my bokeh zones.
>
> I could use different cameras for different things but I'm finding, especially
> over the past year, that I'm only using one camera body, and only one
> len's. Except for work bench stuff like macro/conversion work.
>
> Even my Zuiko 35-80 f2.8 hasnt been used since [I think] late last year
> now :(
>
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
>

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