Originally posted by 3by2 Ah I see how you do it. I've played with the same process on the KP and now on the Em5 but I don't use it regularly. I've looked at the album and I like the results. I've gone for the Em5 recently but I'm not sure yet if it's for me, I need more time with it. The S5 interested me and still does, I went M43 for the lens size saving but I think if I were to change my mind I would plump for the S5 and for some glass use an adaptor as you do.
I'm sure the S5 and native lenses will be bigger than m4/3, I'm not sure about the weight difference. The two lenses I have are not small but they're not heavy. I suspect the Sigma lenses and the f/1.4 options are much bigger and heavier. The f/1.4 options in L mount are gigantic and I have no intention of going anywhere near them. Even with the "empty space" of an adapter the whole setup is smaller (but heavier) adapting a classic fast fifty than using the native lenses I have at present. It's also a more rewarding photographic experience, at least for me.
Originally posted by pres589 I had to look up that 20-60mm zoom. $500 USD right now online and it's full frame and doesn't seem to be huge. Pretty impressive! How do you like it?
I'll take a fast prime over a slow zoom any day but the 20-60mm has so far impressed me. It's sharp wide open, which is nice, the super-wide 20mm is very nice to have, and images from it look great. With FF you can get a defocused background even at 60mm f/5.6, as I found the other day doing some portraits at a birthday party. Bokeh at f/5.6 is not something I'm really used to coming from APS-C systems. Of course the 50/1.8 (or an adapted fast prime) can do more bokeh-wise but the zoom is handy and it's not big or heavy yet seems to be decent in terms of build quality.
I'd like to get a Sigma 28-70/2.8 at some point but even then I'd keep the kit lens for a lighter option and because of the extra-wide field of view.
I can take a side-by-side photo of the lens with a lens of your choice (from the many classic lenses I have, of course) if you like? The 50/1.8 and 20-60 are almost exactly the same size.
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Another in-camera B&W with the 50/1.8
Cushions by
Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr