It's really good to hear from you too Mike. Mitchelle is still using her G9
also. I ended up selling mine and keeping the Canon SD790IS for snapshots
that are for the web or small prints.
I probably need to really rethink the whole Nex-7 thing. You're right about
the kit lens. It seems to be competent but not great. It also adds a lot of
bulk to the camera and weight and bulk is one thing I'm looking to get rid
of by purchasing a compact mirrorless. I was thinking that I'd just use my
"M mount" lenses with the Nex to get a small footprint. But I need to be
honest with myself and accept that, as I've gotten older, I've become more
and more a zoom lens, auto focus type of guy. I also don't need a 24MP
capture in a compact. On the other hand, if Olympus follows what many see
as the logical progression of their product line the OM-D will be a premium
addition to the m4/3s line. That would be great for me - small body, small
high quality zoom lenses, reasonable file sizes, built-in viewfinder, etc.
I just hope that it includes an internal flash unit.
I hadn't heard about the problems with the Bo Ming adapter but I'm not
surprised that he took quick action to address the situation. He has always
appeared to be a class act. As for myself I can't imagine that I would be
interested in using my Canon lenses on the Nex other than to satisfy my
curiosity.
Off to cancel my Nex-7 order! :-)
Cya,
Johnny
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Johnny Johnson
On Jan 26, 2012 6:57 PM, <usher99@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> JJ writes:
> >Finally the Nex-7 came along and
> >included most, if not all, of the features on my wish list so I placed
> a
> >pre-order. Of course, it has yet to be delivered and I'd cancel the
> order
> >in a second if the OM-D also met the items on my list.
>
> Nice to hear from you. G-9 (with chdk) though still going strong
> ithough long in the tooth. Seems the itch to try one of these
> mirrorless compacts is
> strong. NEX 7 kit lens is a bit uninspiring and hefty for what it is
> but appears competent.
> Bo Ming had a modest bug in his EF to E mount adapter (after ship
> date), but quickly fixed it. So Canyon mount lenses will
> retain autoaperture and IS, if present. No AF yet---but........adapter
> is $400. ouch
> I wonder if the OM-D sensor is a tweaked Panny with base ISO of 200?
> Be pleasantly surprised if it
> is oversized with multi-aspect ratio à la GH2 and would be
> flabbergasted if larger.
> I hope Oly has a winner.
> Mike
>
>
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