Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have an E3, and frankly I too think that IS is overrated. Perhaps because given what I like to photograph, subject movement is likely to be just as much of an issue as camera shake. I have never tried the EP-2 but I am very pleased with the GF-1. I can't wait to try Leica lenses on it. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jan 12, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Frank Dernie wrote: > I can not speak for the EP 2 but I have tried the E3 with a panaleica > 14-150 lens, which is excellent BTW, which has stabilisation. The manuals > strongly advise against leaving both stabilisations on together, it does > not work. I preferred body stabilisation off, lens on in this combination. > The EP1 I tried had pitifully slow AF compared to the Panasonic G1, so I > bet the GF1 will be better than the EP2. > I actually think IS is over-rated. It does not compensate for rotary shake > very well, if at all, so in general I think it is a snapshot or get you > out the sh*t solution. The E3 was very poor with long lenses and IS on, > -very- few keepers. The E3 and normal lenses are not really much smaller > than 35mm stuff, the teles are much smaller so I thought it would be a > great camera for nature pix when walking my dogs but I got very few sharp > shots, either AF or IS not working well :-( Better with MF and no IS. > Not worth carrying at all. > cheers, > Frank > > On 12 Jan, 2010, at 17:24, Roger Rubin wrote: > >> Hi all: >> Has anyone compared the GF-1 with the EP-2?? The latter has the >> stabilization in the body. At last nites' LUG meeting in NY we were >> wondering- what happens if you put a micro 4/3 lens with stabilization on >> a >> body with stabilization? Do you get double stabilization?? I have heard >> that the EP-2 finder is better than that of the GF-1. Any comparisons?? >> vroger >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >