Thanks for your thoughts. Sorry, I don't have any advice to offer on
videos. The only videos I've ever shot on any camera have come from
pushing the wrong button. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 1/21/2013 10:47 AM, danmitchell@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Carry bag, lighter weight tripod and usage suggestions will be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
> I think the Lowepro Munich 100 is about as small as is physically
> possible while still holding the OM-D + 12-50 + 40-150 and providing
> some padding; the 14-150 is apparently a bit longer, so it might not
> quite fit.
>
> But I've found I don't think of it as a matter of "time to get the
> camera bag" as much as I used to. It's a camera that when I'm using it,
> it just fits in a jacket pocket with one lens mounted and the other lens
> in the other pocket, and that works just fine -- I can re-think what I
> actually need to use when carrying it around and treat it the same way I
> did the old OM bodies, whereas the 4/3 E-bodies were big enough they
> really did need a 'real' bag.
>
> Tripods, an ultrapod/gorillapod works well to give a stable surface as
> long as you have something to rest it on. Otherwise, I still like the
> Slik Compact tripod -- I'm sure there are better options for
> stability/height/quick-assembly/load-bearing-ness, but it's cheap,
> light, packs very small, and does the job.
>
>
>
> http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Electronics/CameraAccessories/PRD~4001-622/uco-ultrapod-ii-large-tripod.jsp
>
>
> http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Electronics/CameraAccessories/PRD~4003-390/slik-compact-tripod.jsp
>
>
> Usage -- I think other people have covered most of the technical
> details, the only thing I'd mention is to remind you that the cheap
> ex-kit Panasonic 14/2.5's still exist in vast numbers on eBay for $170
> or so, and a 14/2.5 on an E-M5 is _very_ pocket-sized indeed. (if not
> quite the digital XA I'm still hoping for).
>
> Heck, the 40-150 lens is on sale for $200 almost all the time (on
> henrys right now, for instance), which is why I got that as well as the
> 12-50.
>
>
>
> A usage question -- what settings are people using for video? I've
> found that it has a much harder time tracking focus with video than any
> other camera I've used, and bounces off into the background
> unexpectedly. Should I explicitly be using the C-AF+TR mode? I'm sure
> one of my other cameras has a setting called something like "if AF
> distance changes very suddenly during video, wait a moment before trying
> to re-focus", which would be helpful here.
>
> -- dan
>
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