12/22/2023 0 Comments Micro four thirds vs full frame![]() ![]() ![]() You only need to use both to understand why. I now know Olympus specifically, and Micro Four Thirds in general, will just never cut it versus full frame. I sadly have no money to throw out the window! Trust me, I have to make very careful decisions. Would a professional photographer move to a new system, lose money reselling camera and lenses, buy a new camera and set of lenses that costs so much more etc… for no valid reason? I own a business. If you still doubt what I am saying here, ask yourself this question: It’s not so much dislike as a realization that I need to move on and choose what’s best for me, for my photography, and for the work I deliver to clients. I’ve been biting my tongue for about two years now, still enjoying Olympus cameras but knowing deep inside that my time using that system was coming to an end. They were not interested in hearing my opinion so here it is anyway. I’ve owned the A7RII since July 2015 so I’ve had time to write this article and think about it. I know some of you will be surprised by what may seem like a 180 degree change of mind on Olympus cameras, others who know me well will be less surprised. It’s a perfect example of designers that are too detached and don’t actually use cameras. What that means is the lenses get damaged by the tripod plate. Seriously though Olympus? I challenge anyone to mount the Pen-F on a tripod with the M.Zuiko 12‑40mm f2.8 PRO or most other lenses and not damage them! The screw is wayyyyyy too far at the front of the camera. Not what I expect from a thousand pound camera.ĩ) Who is the genius who placed the tripod screw on the PEN-F? ![]() (3) Finally, on the Pen-F the battery door is made of the cheapest plastic on a super flimsy hinge and falls off quite easily. The camera had to be sent out and the sensor was replaced but no explanation was given as to why exactly it did fail. (2) I also had a sensor issue very early on my E-M5 Mark II. I’ve had my Sony for nearly one and half years: NOT ONE SINGLE SCRATCH. And after enough cameras I’ve logically deducted that the paint job is rubbish. Sometimes I fear if I look at it it may get damaged. And yet, each time I have a new Oly camera, it gets scratched in days. (I have never in my life broken a mobile phone screen. (1) If you know me you’ll know I am the most freakishly careful with my gear. I have had three main problems with Olympus cameras: This reason should actually go straight to number one. But if so many people know about it, I tend to associate this with the good reputation this camera has. You know why that matters? Not for your popularity it doesn’t matter. Tired of waiting, this was one of the main reasons I went for the A7RII in July 2015. This has been talked about a lot, but if a system is trying to attract the pros, it needs to offer what other pro systems offer. Or you could ask your users on Twitter or Facebook… I don’t know, just freaking ask. I think that’s a big omission from them, after all it’s free market research to ask your biggest and most faithful users. As an ambassador I’ve never been consulted in over three years, or asked by Olympus “What would you improve, or what are your suggestions as a user?” Last year I shot some photos for Olympus’ print brochure of the E-M10 MKII, I was in Prague for the release of the E-M5 MkII and my last Olympus camera was the Pen-F, which I just sold this week.Īs new cameras were released, as much as I was excited and saw plenty of improvements, there were still some major issues that didn’t really get solved for a while, and felt like a simple lack of listening to its users. It was then followed by the E-M10, E-M1 and the rest. Then came the OMD system with the E-M5, and that really upped the game. Yet I could see the potential, or the marketing made me see it anyway.
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