Sony is famous for releasing systems which are price competitive, and it was this strategy that won the hearts and minds of amateur photographers. As a professional tool, its lenses are no cheaper than that offered by Nikon or Canon.
Sony is famous for releasing systems which are price competitive, and it was this strategy that won the hearts and minds of amateur photographers. As a professional tool, its lenses are no cheaper than that offered by Nikon or Canon.
If you hate carrying a large tripod through airport security, well I don’t blame you. There are other ways to steady your shot without a tripod. Trust me on this…I know.
First, diopter adjustments are finally available on the Pen. the EP-1 only had a LCD screen with a screen pixel count of over 200K, this doesn’t change for the EP-2 but the word is that it has an EVF called the VF-2 with 1,440,000 pixels, which is about the same as the G1’s own built in EVF.
The Lumix and Pen both have a manual focus zoom for you to check the sharpness of the area in focus, But it can be cumbersome to use if you are shooting in a hurry. That said, you should only use manual focus lenses once you get the hang of it.