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Re: [OM] Advice wanted - catching up on the last 10 years

Subject: Re: [OM] Advice wanted - catching up on the last 10 years
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 06:35:26 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     I used a pair of OM-1s for three decades, plus an OM-2n towards the end.  
My first DSLR was/is an E-500, and I found it to be a good transition from the 
OMs.  When I learned that I could use film/MF lenses with it I indulged in what 
was available, and I enjoy it even more as the lenses that came with the E-500 
were a bit gutless.  Since I can get adapters for almost every film/MF lens 
(except Canon and Konica) I have a wide variety to choose from.

     I now have a pair of E-500s, one for hiking and one for cycling, plus an 
E-510 and an E-520.

>
>Finally, this might not all work out. I might find that I am still 
>frustrated with not being able to imagine the end result using the 
>wrong eye. Rather than reach that conclusion after a month or so with 
>a perhaps a thousand or more Euro down the drain, I would like to buy 
>a fairly cheap DSLR or mirrorless camera to experiment with. Any 
>suggestions? It must have at least a half-way decent viewfinder though.
>

Chris

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
     - Hunter S. Thompson


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Bloor <admin@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sep 10, 2017 5:04 AM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Advice wanted - catching up on the last 10 years
>
>Up until 2008 I was using my beloved OM2ns and my, almost as much 
>loved, OM4. I had been keen to go digital, as long as I could still 
>use my large collection of OM mount lenses. However, when I looked at 
>the newly released E1 in 2003 it was a great disappointment, 
>especially the viewfinder. One reason for reaching for an OM2n 
>instead of the OM4 was the slightly bigger and close to life-size 
>viewfinder image - one that seemed just as bright as the OM4 despite 
>that having a 2-13 screen.
>
>In 2008 I had a series of eye operations that all went wrong. 
>Curiously enough all the problems were "1in 5,000 chances". As a 
>result I lost the use of my left eye, the one I had always used with 
>cameras. When I tried to take photographs with my right eye, I 
>discovered that I just could not "see" images the way I had before. 
>Eventually I just gave up and the cameras have sat in drawers ever since.
>
>Now I am going to have another try. It has to be digital this time, 
>if only because of the rise in the cost of film since I stopped.
>
>So the first question is, "what to buy?" I have a bias towards 
>Olympus (there are at least 16 of them in my office), but I'm not 
>fixated on them. I'm not keen on Panasonic, as everything I have 
>bought of that brand has broken down and their support of cameras 
>(from the UK) could only be described as hostile. My first priority 
>is the best viewfinder I can get.
>
>Searching online for "best DSLR viewfinder", up pops the OM-D E-5 II. 
>Everything I have read about this seems positive. It looks like a 
>fitting replacement for the film OM range. I don't want a heavy/bulky 
>camera. When I used my Nikon F Photomic, I was always conscious of 
>the weight around my neck. I do want interchangeable lenses. I will 
>probably end up using primes rather than zooms. With the OM film 
>cameras I tended to travel with two bodies and 21, 28, 50 and 100mm 
>lenses. I have seen that the 12-40mm lens for the OM-D gets great 
>reviews, but it looks huge.
>
>So is the OM-D E-5 II a good choice, or can you suggest something better?
>
>One alternative is the digital Pen-F (I already have the film 
>equivalent Pen FT), but it seems that the viewfinder is not as good 
>as the OM-D. Any comments?
>
>I have also seen that an OM-D E-M10 Mark III is on the way. Does 
>anyone know anything about a possible OM-D E-M5 Mark III?
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Mike
>
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