E-P1 vs GF1

[GuidoWongolini]

Originally Posted by drivel

If the EP-2 lives up to the rumors I am selling my 5D.
- old PS pic that was circulated last month..

Originally Posted by yfyf

This was a fake. Nobody knows what the EP-2 looks like yet.
- you beat me

 

[drivel]

Originally Posted by Phat Guido

- old PS pic that was circulated last month..

- you beat me

Right, that's true. I did say it was a rumor, but wasn't clear.

How is the DOF with the m4/3? I love my 135mm f2L with my 5D. I know the OLY won't match the 5D in that area, but I'm really looking forward to getting some lens mount adapters and hunting for cool old lenses like I used to with film.

 

[yfyf]

Originally Posted by drivel

Right, that's true. I did say it was a rumor, but wasn't clear.

How is the DOF with the m4/3? I love my 135mm f2L with my 5D. I know the OLY won't match the 5D in that area, but I'm really looking forward to getting some lens mount adapters and hunting for cool old lenses like I used to with film.

It's not going to be as shallow as a 135 f2 on a full frame that's for sure!

If you find a hyperfocal distance calculator (there are a lot online), you can do a comparison. They usually have a setting for full frame sensors vs 4/3 sensors.

I have heard that there is some sort of limitation with m4/3 and speed of lenses due to the sensor size. Supposedly, anything brighter than f1.4 will be "wasted". I haven't had time to confirm the theory behind it all, I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this?

 

[yfyf]

Originally Posted by mrmax

2. Focus selection box is huge! Is there an option on the GF1 to resize it? For a camera capable of such narrow DOF it seems crazy to have such a big box.

I wrote a little about this on http://which43.com

The GF1 handles it better, the box is resizeable to near point size. The E-P1 is strangely huge.

 

[Luc-Emmanuel]

Originally Posted by yfyf

It's not going to be as shallow as a 135 f2 on a full frame that's for sure!

If you find a hyperfocal distance calculator (there are a lot online), you can do a comparison. They usually have a setting for full frame sensors vs 4/3 sensors.

I have heard that there is some sort of limitation with m4/3 and speed of lenses due to the sensor size. Supposedly, anything brighter than f1.4 will be "wasted". I haven't had time to confirm the theory behind it all, I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this?
1.4 is already hard to use for practical photography in 24x36, depth of field is so small the subject better be still.

!luc