On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:38 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 5/9/2016 4:16 PM, DZDub wrote:
>
>> OM-5DmkII = Canon 5D Mark II. I passed up a E-M1 buy-it-now of <$600,
>> mainly because I just found a Canon body with battery grip within my
>> Threshold of the Irresistible.
>>
>
> Ah, I misunderstood. I carried the original 5D around for five years. Not
> my size now. And I assume LV is still some clunky dance of mirror and
> shutter, as it was in my 60D. Nope, ILC LV for me.
>
> And, of course, I can't hand hold an 800 mm FF lens. :-)
>
I have CF tripod legs but still prefer my extra-large Manfrotto and battery
grips. I mean, what's the difference if you're wedded to a Canon body?
Tripod mount on a large lens is my humble notion of convenience. LV of any
ilk is convenient enough for me. I don't really miss that on a 5D. I was
just thinking that it might be time to trade up for some more pretzels.
Diminutive proportions were never the selling point for me about Oly. I
tried the E-4xx series for the size advantage, but even the E-410 with kit
lenses was hard to carry on a motorcycle trip I took five years ago. I was
also hauling tent, camping gear, and clothes to last a week.
The Zuiko lenses I use the most -- 90/2 and 35-80 -- are really too big for
OM bodies. They match up well with a Canon or an OM with a motor.
I'm interested in an E-M1 mainly because there won't be an E-7. Must have
a grip, of course. But that's just me.
Neither here nor there -- my son is a film major and the camera of choice?
60D. I set him up with a Zuiko 50/1.4 and adapter and he loves that
combination. Filming is all LV, of course.
Joel W.
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