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  1. Ok. I probably will be buying the OM-D E-M1 with 12-40mm f/2.8 next month (when logistics will be more favorable). :D

    I hope it's all that what I make it up to be and then some!

     

    Just gotten the Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 II (black version) for the bare minimum shooting! Should be pretty sweet with the OM-D E-M1's stabilization. The (black as well) 14mm f/2.5 is on it's way too.

     

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    I was mainly using full manual vintage/legacy glass before, but I need to slim things down and go more essential/pockeable with some pancakes.

     

    - UPD 15/2. I just found a discount coupon in some old mail from two weeks ago. It expires tomorrow. The universe basically was telling me to order it, which I did. Will soon be the proud owner of the OM-D E-M1 with 12-40mm f/2.8. And whereas the picture above shows the new 20mm f/1.7 II, yesterday the 14mm f/2.5 came in as well!

     

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  2. Howabout one of these?

     

    http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__51496__Turnigy_PRO_Steady_Hand_Gimbal_3_Axis_KIT.html

     

    Turnigy is legendary, especially for their 9X / 9XR 9CH Transmitters which are pretty much undoubtedly the best bang for buck out there.

     

    The also have a pretty new system called the PRO Steady-Hand Gimbal 3 Axis Kit which you can find here at HobbyKing: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__51496__Turnigy_PRO_Steady_Hand_Gimbal_3_Axis_KIT.html .

     

     

    There's also schtuff over at LD: http://www.linkdelight.com/331218001W-3-Axis-Brushless-Gimbal-Handheld-with-GBM5208-180T-Motors-for-for-Camera-DSLR.html .

     

    You also might want to checkout RCTimer's offerings: http://www.rctimer.com/product_1008.html / http://www.rctimer.com/product_885.html and the schtuff over at GoodLuckBuy:

    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/3-axis-red-epic-scarlet-dslr-handle-brushless-gimbal-stabilizer-camera-mount-kit-4pcs-8108-motors-36n42p-.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/3-axis-dslr-handle-brushless-gimbal-camera-mount-kit-w-debugging-test-frame-holder-for-fpv-aerial-photography-l.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/3-axis-handle-brushless-gimbal-canon-5d-mark-iii-dslr-3pcs-5208-motor-w-ptz-controller-.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/fpv-brushless-handle-3-axis-gimbal-camera-mount-for-5d-5n-5d3-dslr-aerial-photography.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/fy-carbon-fiber-3-axis-brushless-gimbal-camera-mount-w-motors-for-5d-fpv-aerial-photography.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/hand-3-axis-red-epic-scarlet-brushless-gimbal-stabilize-alexmos-controller-power.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/glass-fiber-two-axis-handheld-brushless-gimbal-camera-stabilizer-kit-for-photography.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/death-and-love-fpv-handheld-brushless-gimbal-camera-mount-for-dslr-aerial-photography.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/shppro-handle-two-axis-brushless-gimbal-w-gimbal-controller-for-ildc-camera-photography.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/shppro-handle-three-axis-brushless-gimbal-w-motors-and-gimbal-controller-for-5n-7n-ildc-camera-photography.html
    http://www.goodluckbuy.com/feiyu-gopro3-handheld-two-axis-brushless-gimbal-handle-camera-mount-for-photography.html

  3. Wow, you give it more credit than I was expecting. I know there's raving opinions and recommendations for being the 2013 best camera and so on, but thought it would be kinda subpar when it comes to video.

     

    About a week ago I played around with the Sony A7 (it's very nice, cool viewfinder, well built, feels nice in your hands and it's fullframe, but then again, you can't really use a pancake lens or anything), RX10 (I saw Mike Kobal with this, it's indeed a very capable device, the child conceived when the Sony RX100 II 1" sensor and Panasonic FZ200 f/2.8 had a one-night stand, but I didn't like the electric drive zoom/focus ring) and the OM-D E-M1 and was really blown away by the viewfinder of the OM-D E-M1, also the whole aesthetics, ergonomy of the camera was very nice. I digg the dual settings wheels at your thumb and index finger. Also performance wise really snappy and nice to use. And I'm also fan of the retro and functional look and especially the higher end kit with 12-40mm f/2.8 is very appealing. I also adore a lot of Olympus' other lenses or the choice and pricing of the M43/MFT lenses in general anyways.

     

    I currently am a happy Panasonic GH2 user and use it for both photography and to shoot video with. It's rather excellent. I also love the formfactor (I like to just toss it in my regular bag) and lens availlability. But I've been looking to change things up for quite a while now. The 5DmkIII is too big for me and I'm not really being stopped by the step-in price with 24-105mm kitlens, but rather all the other lenses and gear you would want to buy and add up quite considerably in the end. The BMPCC is nice, but I also like to take pictures and you're kind of forced to spend quite some time getting the footage the way you want it to look afterwards, which sometimes you just want to as close in-camera right away. The GH3 imho is not an enough step-up from the GH2, but I'll await the Panasonic announcement 7th of february, to see what's coming, might just be intersting too. You know, I kinda am in love with fully articulated (touch)screens, so that's always a big big plus.

     

    In any event, the OM-D E-M1 really caught my interest. Can't wait for the full comprehensive review. Thanks for the initial thoughts on it! ^_^

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