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Ok, so it is clear that I am truly mental
Having recently sold all (7d plus 5 lenses and a speedlite!!) of my canon gear to adopt the m4/3 system exclusively, I can't help feeling a little let down by it....
I initially acknowledged and was prepared to accept the compromises - high iso noise, low fps, contrast focus, lack of true optical finder (oh how I miss this!) and the issues this creates with panning due to the blacking out between shots and high light levels washing out the LCD.
But, to be honest, having recently given my G1 /GF1 combo a work out I am finding that the keeper rate is much lower than that of my 7d - it is clearly a far superior system.
So, in true mentalist style, I am now considering my options....
1. Stay as I am - GF1&20mm for most occasions plus G1&14-45mm for times when evf is required and live with compromises and stop looking for reasons to buy a new camera!
2. Sell it all and start from scratch with a DSLR - budget of £2500 inc monies from lumix kit, obviously not tied to any particular manufacturer now.
3. Keep the GF1&20mm combo, accept it's limitations and buy a cheaper DSLR as a companion to the gf1 - a D90 or 550D for example or would these be too much of a step down from the 7D I would be using as a benchmark.
Your help would be much appreciated
Having recently sold all (7d plus 5 lenses and a speedlite!!) of my canon gear to adopt the m4/3 system exclusively, I can't help feeling a little let down by it....
I initially acknowledged and was prepared to accept the compromises - high iso noise, low fps, contrast focus, lack of true optical finder (oh how I miss this!) and the issues this creates with panning due to the blacking out between shots and high light levels washing out the LCD.
But, to be honest, having recently given my G1 /GF1 combo a work out I am finding that the keeper rate is much lower than that of my 7d - it is clearly a far superior system.
So, in true mentalist style, I am now considering my options....
1. Stay as I am - GF1&20mm for most occasions plus G1&14-45mm for times when evf is required and live with compromises and stop looking for reasons to buy a new camera!
2. Sell it all and start from scratch with a DSLR - budget of £2500 inc monies from lumix kit, obviously not tied to any particular manufacturer now.
3. Keep the GF1&20mm combo, accept it's limitations and buy a cheaper DSLR as a companion to the gf1 - a D90 or 550D for example or would these be too much of a step down from the 7D I would be using as a benchmark.
Your help would be much appreciated
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