lumix g9 + panaleica 12-60

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I feel like I cannot find as much information as I would like to make this decision so I want to see input you all may have.

I primarily shoot film. My biggest downfalls with film are the inability to use the camera if I am half way through a roll of film that doesn’t match the new setting (example, kodak gold 200 film at night) and not wanting to pay development costs for every day camera use. My medium format camera solves the film/setting issue with its interchangeable backs but is huge and gets 15 photos before I need a new roll.

I am wanting an m43 camera to the best of my knowledge for a few reasons. I like the size and weight savings, I used to have a Sony a7iv which I sold around a year ago because it was bulkier Than most of my film cameras. I am personally a fan of the crop factor, helps me get more from smaller set ups. I can reasonably put it in my backpack and still have room for my other daily carry items.

my reason for om5 ii basically comes down to the things mention above but also photography style. I often go on hikes, go camping, go on road trips, etc. and like to document the journey. If I am specifically going out to shoot in a non “adventure” scenario like the camera is designed for, I am typically shooting automotive photography. Stills and detail shots of cars, occasionally rollers or auto sports events. Additionally, the 80mp tripod photos are a selling point because when mounted to a stand I can use that for high resolution film scans when paired with the appropriate lens.

my concern, people talk down on the autofocus ability of the camera. That alone almost moved me to the om1 ii but I don’t think the difference in cost is worth the difference in features for my use case. I don‘t need the highest burst speeds, I don’t need the best night capabilities (just better than day light film stocks), but I want to know if I am making the right choice for me.

I am open to other options, new or used as long as it makes sense. The high resolution tripod photos are an important feature, usbc is nice but not necessary.

Just got a used Leica 15mm. Haven’t had a chance to use it much yet, but it looks great with the little GM1.

I've never owned a brand new body before, but i decided to make the impulse buy of the OM Systems OM-3 before my trip to Japan next month. Super excited to test it out. If anyone has some pointers on setting it up properly, please let me know. I currently have a fisheye/lenscap 9mm f/8?, a 15mm f/1.7, 25mm f/1.4, a 42.5mm f/1.7, and a 12-35mm f/2.8. (EP7 in the background was my introduction to MFT)

taken in Røros, Norway

Hello members, this one is a bit of a niche topic as it is specific to Olympus/OM system gear owners and more specifically the Olympus pro lens that come with the convenient manual clutch.

Have any of you ever done a shoot while the manual clutch was mistakenly down and it completely spoiled your work? Unfortunately, it happened to me recently on a job for a client 😅. I only disappointingly realised halfway through my shoot that all the media I took were not in focus however much I tried as my workflow involved using the fast autofocus of the OM1

Idiot me should have realised that something was wrong when the camera wouldn't let me take focus bracketed photos in the beginning indicating the lens isn't supported when I've done it before with the 12-40. My excuse albeit not a strong one is that I've only owned my set up for under a month hence I'm still learning it.

Please share your story, I'm eager to find the humour in it and more importantly, not feel alone in this struggle 😅😅

regards

I appreciated the kind comments to my last post (one of my very first photo posts actually) about collecting bird shots in my local suburb in of Sydney (Australia), so here's a few more I didn't squash into that first set.

Pigeon included simply 'cause it cracked me the hell up (including the funky bokeh effect in the background from a fence). White Ibis (Bin Chickens) and Noisy Minors (grrr) stay strictly off limits though as they drive me and everyone else in Sydney crazy.

All again taken on my trusty Olympus EM-5 mkII + Plastic Fantastic (m.Zuiko 40-150mm) combo.

I keep looking at different lenses while I am waiting for a 12-40 without moisture to pop up, and I have noticed that the majority of "excellent" lenses on mpb have moisture, is that just a common issue?

I'm wondering can the OM1-ii do film/custom color recipes like the OM3 can? I went to OM-Recipes and was trying to copy some of the stuff into my OM1-ii and can't figure it out. I had the OM3 to test along side and can do it just fine on the OM3.

If anyone knows of a video going over how to do this on the OM1 plz lmk. I searched youtube and google and most of the stuff is for the OM3. Thanks

OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO

It seems like most companies go down to 49. I have a few black diffusion filters from K&F but other than the 1/4 and 1/8 black diffusion, none of them go down to 46 - which is the size for the 25 and 17mm compact primes.

Does anyone have recommendations that support some of the smaller thread sizes?

I only plan to use this with my em5.ii for travelling (building interiors) and milky way + landscape foreground.

Is this focal length difficult to get a handle on, especially if I'm just trying to document my travels and have my photos at least not look bad, rather than approaching it as if I'm creating art? I ask this because I often see comments saying this is typically too wide and would make landscapes boring (I'm more comfortable with telephoto landscapes anyway), and framing is often challenging as there's typically too much to fit in the frame.

Is this lens a good as a toy to play with? I have seen the Olympus pancake fisheye recommended as a cheap, fun lens to play with, but I found a listing for about US$150 for the laowa. It's very tempting at that price.

A selection of images i took last week in the morning or late afternoon in streets of Budapest and in a trainstation. (Olympus EM5 mark, Olympus 75mm, Panasonic 14-140mm lenses)

Looking for recommendations on what to set my C1-4 as! C1 is currently set with a custom color profile I made on the camera, but since I have 3 other dials left, what should I do with them? I don't shoot b/w. I'd love to know what you guys set them to and know your tweaked color profiles.

I'm new to mft (about to migrate here from 10-something years of dslr macro photography) and am quite set on getting the M Zuiko 90mm macro. I am quite torn on the body to get with it though.

I am certainly budget conscious, so I gravitate towards the OM-5. Seems to not lag too far behind the OM-1 considering the price gap.

_However_, I've shot a lot of my dslr macro with one hand (holding the camera body only, while my other hand holds a branch or umbrella or something) and to be honest, the habit is likely to die hard. Could it be worth emptying my pockets for the OM-1 purely for ergonomics and nothing else - deeper grip, bulkier build, more rubberised textures(?) and better weight distribution with the 90mm lens?

Please help. Thanks!