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Rob, which are your favourite FD lenses?
I'll be interested to hear how you get on with it as I'm tempted to get one but also tempted by the GH2 and the rumors of a GH3.
I'm leaning towards a GF1 with a 20mm lens. Seems to be the most recommended! Where can you still purchase from in the UK?
Would the size difference between my 5D be major, as that's ideally what I need.
Also i'm not keen on plastic bodys so am hoping the G1, 2 and 3 don't have them...
The G1/2 are plastic, but very solid, and the G3 has a metal front .
Rob, which are your favourite FD lenses?
The ones that get used the most: 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4, 135mm f/2.8, 200mm f/4 and 35-105 f/4.
New FD 50mm f1/.4 is a clear winner. I find it hard to take a bad photo with it.
FD 135mm f/2.5 is great (beautiful colour) but a bit bulky on an m4/3 body, so the New FD f/2.8 gets more use.
The 35-105 is a stonkingly good zoom, especially for its age. IMHO it's not far off the EF 70-200Ls.
The 200 f/4 is sharp out of the gate from f/4. I've been using it a lot.
35mm f/2 SSC (concave version with Thorium glass) is wonderful, but the radioactive glass yellows with age. Great for b/w, though - built in yellow filter.
28mm f/2 is lovely, but the extra few mm on the 24mm f/2.8 means it gets sidelined perhaps more that it ought when I'm choosing a few lenses to go out with.
The 17mm is a little large and suffers CA, but very handy when I need the width. Probably my main candidate to get a direct replacement native m4/3 lens.
Travelling light, I'll take the 24mm, 50mm and 135mm with me. If I take only one lens, it'll be one of those three, more likely the 50mm, though I might take the 28mm f/2 over the 24mm.
I'm leaning towards a GF1 with a 20mm lens. Seems to be the most recommended! Where can you still purchase from in the UK?
The ones that get used the most: 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4, 135mm f/2.8, 200mm f/4 and 35-105 f/4.
New FD 50mm f1/.4 is a clear winner. I find it hard to take a bad photo with it.
FD 135mm f/2.5 is great (beautiful colour) but a bit bulky on an m4/3 body, so the New FD f/2.8 gets more use.
The 35-105 is a stonkingly good zoom, especially for its age. IMHO it's not far off the EF 70-200Ls.
The 200 f/4 is sharp out of the gate from f/4. I've been using it a lot.
35mm f/2 SSC (concave version with Thorium glass) is wonderful, but the radioactive glass yellows with age. Great for b/w, though - built in yellow filter.
28mm f/2 is lovely, but the extra few mm on the 24mm f/2.8 means it gets sidelined perhaps more that it ought when I'm choosing a few lenses to go out with.
The 17mm is a little large and suffers CA, but very handy when I need the width. Probably my main candidate to get a direct replacement native m4/3 lens.
Travelling light, I'll take the 24mm, 50mm and 135mm with me. If I take only one lens, it'll be one of those three, more likely the 50mm, though I might take the 28mm f/2 over the 24mm.
So with the adapter and a lens from ebay I can have a decent 135mm f2.8 lens with manual focus for less than £100. Just played with my new toy - G3- and manual focus is pretty good.
Equivalent to 270mm so would have to be used on a tripod I guess?
Just got the G3, tried a 550D for a few months but just too big.
Thanks for info
Hi everyone, i am new to both the forum & the G3 which i will be purchasing very soon (having had a short play with one). Does anyone have any tips for setting up (menus)etc i might need to keep asking some very basic (dumb) questions!!!!!!!!!.
Thanks for your time, Mark.
GH2 hack is up & running...the video performance now is astonishing up to 42 mbit sec...here's a video capture of my local high street straight off the sd card
I know it's in here somewhere but can anyone recommend a cheap remote for the GF1?
Cheers
Toonie said:Rsmarco
Been using this for a while now
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0038KCMNM/ref=oss_product
Toonie
From this seller?
Anyone care to comment :shrug:As an owner of a G1 from release I was considering upgrading to the new G3. I've had a play with a GF2 but found it too small to use comfitably with the zoom lens attached. Are there any G3 owners on here who could maybe help me with their 'hands on' knowledge at all please?
Yes RSMarco never had any problems buying anything through Amazon, Free delivery within 2-3 days & still works fine after about 18 months of use.
Toonie