But if I actually bought the Sony (probably unlikely) I wouldn't buy
more than one lens... whatever I thought the E-M1 couldn't do as well...
whatever that might be. Unlike my Canon 5D the E-M1 is amazingly easy
to use with MF lenses. I would expect the Sony to be similar in that
respect.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/2/2016 11:23 AM, Frank wrote:
I was merely stating these camera's because they are a) much money and b)
actually more expensive then the models they replace. That is worrying, as
were are talking about computer technology which should follow Moore's law
;-) (OK I know that this law is not what it used to be, but still...).
Actually I don't think that a E-M1 II of >$1500 competes with a Sony A7 II.
When lens costs are figured in, the overall system costs significantly more
with Sony.
They'll closely watch Fuji I presume, and the APS-C top tier camera's. The
new Fuji's are not very cheap as well. Seen the D500 price?
2016-09-02 16:17 GMT+02:00 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
I don't think so. I think the Sony a7S II and a7R II are in a different
league selling for close to $3,000. What the E-M1 has to compete with is
the a7 II which sells for $1,700.
<https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1102008-REG/sony_ilc
e7m2_b_a7ii_mirrorless_digital_camera.html>
If Oly tries to charge $1,500 for the E-M1 II I can see even myself
balking and maybe adding $200 to get the full frame 24 MP sensor. I'd
probably also want at least one native AF lens but I can see doing most of
my photography with adapted OM lenses which I have in plentiful supply.
But I'll have to see just exactly what the E-M1 II has to offer before
jumping one way or another.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/2/2016 5:50 AM, Frank wrote:
Actually, I expect >$1500 for the E-M1 Mk2. The market is shrinking and
the
response of the big brands seems to be more expensive camera's. Sony
leading the pack with the A7R II and Canon's new 5D Mk 4 is quite
expensive
too. I fear Olympus is not immune to the loudly lunatics who wants bigger
camera's without the option to go smaller as well. We'll see.
For me, I acquired a nice 43 lens (quite a Fang ;-) and decided I didn't
like the focussing on the E-M5. So I got a little used E-M1 for ~$500 and
I'm happy ;-). It is smaller then I thought, feeling not really much
bigger
then an E-M5 with the HLD-6 grip part. Not that it is that relevant with
43
lenses...
2016-09-01 21:55 GMT+02:00 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:
On 9/1/2016 12:46 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
It must be getting close. B&H sent me an offer this morning for $300 off
the E-M1 (Mk 1). I'll be in line to get one when it arrives... assuming
the price is similar to the original Mk 1 price ($1,199.99)
I will probably be torn. I'd like the latest features, but don't like the
size and shape I'm expecting, compared to the svelte E-M5 II.
I'm more excited about the 12-100/4 Pro, but afraid it will be too big
and
heavy. I'm already carrying around the Panny 100-400. Add another big
bertha, and I'll either become like Edward Weston about distance from the
car, or start looking like a navvy.
No Porter Moose
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