Taken a plunge on micro 4/3

[davidedric]

Hi,

I have decided, after much dithering, to dip my toe in the water of micro 4/3, and have ordered a (manufacturer refurb) Panasonic G5 with the kit zoom. Obviously not top of the range either in body or lens, but should be enough to see how I get on.

Watch this space!

Dave

[rpcrowe]

I am not crazy about the 4/3 system but, I am a great fan of Canon refurbished gear. I would expect that the Panasonic refurbs are in the same category.

I think that refurbished gear is more reliable. At least I have found that with 3-purchases of refurbished bodies which had no problems against 2-purchases of new bodies which needed to go back to the service center for repair within the first 90-days of ownership! So essentially, I was working with two refurbished cameras for which I paid the new price.

Every piece of refurbished gear is checked by a human being. This is not the case with "new " gear. All cameras which come off the assembly line are not checked by humans, only samples from each run are checked...

[xpatUSA]

Hi,

I have decided, after much dithering, to dip my toe in the water of micro 4/3, and have ordered a (manufacturer refurb) Panasonic G5 with the kit zoom. Obviously not top of the range either in body or lens, but should be enough to see how I get on.

Watch this space!

Dave

Well done. I have the GH1 and before it the G1. As to lenses, if you decide to go further and closer I can thoroughly recommend the Panasonic Leica Elmarit macro 45mm. I also have the earlier G1 kit lens 14-45mm which gets high marks from most folks compared to the later plastic-mount 14-42mm. I also have the 45-200mm but can't really comment 'cos I've only used it once.

[HenkB]

Welcome to the club. I have enjoyed my m4/3 camera (OM-D E-M5) and have only put it in the bag for glove weather. It is certainly nice to be able to take a camera and three lenses in a bag that would accommodate only one or two lenses for the Nikon DSLR gear. There are many advantages to both sorts of camera and I don't see doing anything other than shooting both for quite a while.

[chauncey]

Any refurb is generally better than new as it has more personal quality control done before sale.

[thequacksoflife]

Hi,

I have decided, after much dithering, to dip my toe in the water of micro 4/3, and have ordered a (manufacturer refurb) Panasonic G5 with the kit zoom. Obviously not top of the range either in body or lens, but should be enough to see how I get on.

Watch this space!

Dave

G5 is a nice camera feels good in the hand and has a decent EVF. IQ is not the best in m4/3 land but seems to hold up well to say the canon 18mp sensor.

which version of the 14-42? there are 3 and I can never remember what the kit is for the G5.

if you need better lower light performance there are some good primes. the 20mm f1.7 is my fave!