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03:41 3 & 4 – The Perks of Micro 4/3
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06:42 6 – 43 = 4:3
08:51 7 – Brief however Long Lenses
11:34 8 – Tiny Bodies
15:33 9 – All That Range
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It would be really nice to see a new PEN-F or something of the like. The OM-1 II and G9II are fantastic cameras, but neither are particularly compact. Considering the popularity of the X100 range you’d think there’s a gap in the market for some more compact retro options.
OM System are sleeping on a gold mine. They could release a new Pen-F and some fixed lens models (35 equivalent and a zoom one) and make bank… Especially since their JPEG profiles are also awesome. I mean, I’d be down even for a new Pen with a vertical sensor, akin to the half frame format they had in the 60s; in fact, I was holding my Pen W recently and thinking “gosh I wish there was something like this but digital”; I’d give extra points for a shutter speed ring around the lens hehe. I just hope they make all models with a viewfinder.
Since both OM-1 and G9II are intended to be attached with super telephoto lenses, they aren’t particularly compact
I have just changed from Nikon full frame – D6 and D850 – to OM Sytems OM-1 Mk ii Mainly due to advancing years and still want travel. I am really pleased with the move.
@@DavidL5starGood choice! I had the first version of the OM-1 and the new model seems to solve most of the quirks – it’s a fantastic camera.
My E-M10 MkIII does all the things. I carry it in a (albeit large) pocket in my coats, or I just swing it around with a fall away bag.
Waiting for olympus pen -f. That is simply one of the most beautiful cameras in rangefinder style that is also reasonably compact.
A Pen-F style camera with phase detect autofocus and fixed 25mm (50mm equiv) f1.7 lens would be heaven for me
As Panasonic already has a 14mm f2.5 pancake, that you can put on a Pen-F, that doesn’t make much sense at all. It would be enough to bring a beautiful and compact body with an evf. For me personally, the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake was my personal favorite.
@@Benjamin_Jehne 14mm f2.5 is miles away from a 25mm f1.7. And a fixed lens could be designed to be just as compact
Hell no, not a fixed 50
It feels like there’s been a big uptick in people buying up m4/3 gear on MPB lately.
For me it’s still the sweet spot between image quality, size and price. Being able to get something the Panny Leica primes for a few hundred quid is something you can’t get in other systems.
What interchangeable lens camera system is there with worse image quality? Which M4/3 camera offers a better IQ to size ratio than a Fuji X-E4?
to be fair something like 50 2.5G produces the same result as 25 1.4 and is very similar in terms of weight and size. but when it comes to compact zooms and primes m43 is the king, on top of that 15 1.7 in my opinion is by far the best 28mm option on any system and paired with smaller lumix bodies makes for a great street/travel set up
@@TheUrbanEpicure old DSLR’s, any camera phone.
Obviously modern full frame and APS-C cameras are better but that Fuji is triple the price of a GX85 or something like a EM-5, with lenses being bigger and a lot more expensive too.
@@Cubeforc3You’re comparing apples to oranges. Larger formats produce significantly better results. Comparing lenses of the same performance always shows that there’s no size benefits to MFT, instead you get overpriced gear. Olympus sells f/1.7 lenses as “pro” options, when they’re actually equivalent to f/3.5 full frame alternatives. In truth, MFT exists to sell sub par things to gullible people.
Just bought an G9II and is an amazing camera, I love it!
Make micro four thirds small and fun againnnn!! 🙏🙌📷
I hope there is a rangefinder style coming soon from Lumix – I see they cancelled the GX9. But I also noticed the G100 is actually quite a tiny camera, though I’m in no hurry to upgrade from my GX85, working well for me 🙂
Hoping OM get it together to make an OM-10
Yes! Also aps-c. Fujifilm is currently bigger than more than a couple fullframe cameras despite the teeny mount. I am just waiting with my GRIII and shelf of XF lenses for small, fun cameras to come back into style.
Olympics is coming again though so I’m expecting everyone to double down on mega gear for sports and wildlife. 😢
It’s not clear to me M43 will have the same size advantage it before when we have cameras like the sigma fp and x100vi with significantly bigger sensors that are also pocketable.
@@cornellouis it can still be smaller. X100VI is the size of the a7CII which is full frame. The X100 could even be smaller than it is.
Original G9 has the option of programming the front two buttons to focus near and far respectively, which sorts most issues with distance focussing. I use it often.
Dannnng that is awesome! I need to see if my Gx85 can do that. For astrophotography I would want distance focus with a button press. Not that that camera is, ahem, ideal for astrophotography…
@@busydadscooking001 Afraid not. I also have the GX80 and, awesome camera though it is, and indeed it has some features missing from its newer big brother, it does not have this one.
It has tons of advantages, and offsetting downsides too. I like MFT because when I am travelling the last thing I want is heavy camera gear, plus it can be super affordable used. The easy access to good 4k video is another plus!
Modern full frame gear is smaller, lighter and cheaper than MFT alternatives that bring the same performance…
@@youknowwho9247 Sadly, that is true, especially when you are looking at the higher end MFT bodies like the OM1. It’s still the case that MFT lenses are substantially lighter than FF, especially at the long end .. but not always! If Lumix doesn’t roll out more smaller bodies, then the size advantage of MFT will disappear. Luckily I buy used so I still have many years before I get up to the present-day offerings 😀
I’m glad Kai and Lok are still making videos about **proper** cameras, it proves people still want them and calms my ever-present anxiety about phones taking over completely.
As long as smartphones cannot pack a bigger sensor, i don’t think they can match even the 2/3 compacts, which have recently been “rediscovered” as a “vintage alternative” that yields better pictures than iphones. I feel so old! 😂
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@@thatguyp4411 2/3?
Most flagship phones can compete with micro 4/3 nowadays
Except Apple and Samsung maybe
@@-MrEVIL- What flagship phones are there other than Apple and Samsung?
@@artsilva Google Xiaomi vivo etc
I think one of the greatest benefits of MFT is the incredible selection of lenses. Even ignoring native lenses, with adapters, you can put just about any lens on an MFT camera. Focal reducers are a thing as well.
Wonderful! M43 rules , though I want to see more retro M43 cameras like the PEN
I went to M43 eighteen months ago for the reasons that you highlight: size, cost, variety. I own a G9 & GX9 with a variety of lenses zooms and primes.
For the exact same reasons I migrated to Nikon DSLR land.
Kai and Lok are the reason I sold my soul to Olympus back in 2012. No regrets.
I picked up a used EM1X for about $800 and love it. But now I need to shop an EP1! I have so many fond memories snapping family photos in 2009.
No joke, tried hard to find an Olympus PEN-F at a good price for my brother-in-law as a present, they are still expensive as hell.
I love MFT. G9 is my favorite camera of all time. Love the GH5 II, looking forward to getting the G9 II. I am always amazed at the variety of lens types I can always have with me.
MFT is love, I’m sick and tired of people yelling “MFT is dead” every single year when the format is going strong still! My favorite lens is the Pana-Leica 15mm, absolute gem.
Can’t talk about micro 4/3 without thinking about the late, great, David Thorpe
Youtube’s most pleasant.
May he rest in peace🫶🏻
I just bought a G9ii, it’s basically the perfect camera, at least for me. The incredible stabilization in video is enough to make me buy one, no more wobbly corner with UWA lenses and no more gimbal is a game changer. Then you factor in the excellent autofocus, robust codec, size, lens selection, all the amazing video features and assist tools … it’s a no brainer.
I agree, I love my G9II as well. People complaint it’s too big for M43 but there’s time I want such body size for its ergonomics esp. when fitted with heavier lens. I also kept my GX8 too for light travel.
@@12ay Its the same size as the original G9, never heard anyone complain about it back then
I’m using a ten year old em-10 fairly casually for ten years and its been the perfect camera to learn on: all the features you could need, but forgiving and approachable to carry and fumble around with.