Yeats
All-Pro
- Location
- New Jersey, USA
- Name
- Chris
I recently bought an Olympus E-PM2 with the kit lens to replace my Panny LX7. My "big camera" setup is the Pentax K-01 + a handful of lenses.
What I didn't expect was how much I enjoy the output of the Oly! The Pentax has a higher ceiling for maximum image quality, but Oly is, for me, pretty much the Pentax's equal for functional IQ. I think I prefer the 3:2 image format over the Oly's 4:3, but that's small potatoes... I'm really quite enamored with the little Oly's size, agility and quality output.
I'm considering ditching most of my Pentax gear, maybe keep a few lenses like the Takumar 200/5.6, 24/3.5 and Jupiter-9 85/2; full-frame lenses that I could use should I ever acquire a FF camera.
With the proceeds from the Pentax stuff, I could invest further in my Oly kit. I've been eyeing the Panny 20/1.7 & 100-300, and the Oly 45/1.8 and 40-150 + Macro converter. Perhaps even a Panny G5 to use near-exclusively with the 100-300.
Sounds like I've got it all figured out, right? Except...
I'm afraid I'll miss my Pentax gear... once it's gone, I'll find that I took some aspect of it for granted.
Anyone have anything to say (besides "shut up, Yeats!")..?
[video=youtube;qnjXqBfPLew]
What I didn't expect was how much I enjoy the output of the Oly! The Pentax has a higher ceiling for maximum image quality, but Oly is, for me, pretty much the Pentax's equal for functional IQ. I think I prefer the 3:2 image format over the Oly's 4:3, but that's small potatoes... I'm really quite enamored with the little Oly's size, agility and quality output.
I'm considering ditching most of my Pentax gear, maybe keep a few lenses like the Takumar 200/5.6, 24/3.5 and Jupiter-9 85/2; full-frame lenses that I could use should I ever acquire a FF camera.
With the proceeds from the Pentax stuff, I could invest further in my Oly kit. I've been eyeing the Panny 20/1.7 & 100-300, and the Oly 45/1.8 and 40-150 + Macro converter. Perhaps even a Panny G5 to use near-exclusively with the 100-300.
Sounds like I've got it all figured out, right? Except...
I'm afraid I'll miss my Pentax gear... once it's gone, I'll find that I took some aspect of it for granted.
Anyone have anything to say (besides "shut up, Yeats!")..?
[video=youtube;qnjXqBfPLew]