Totally agree. I was made redundant from work a year and a half ago and aside from owning a 20 year old campervan that eats money, I have far less income than previously. Lots of gear I'd love to have but no longer possible. So am concentrating on what I have and trying to improve my technique...
For me the choice would be down to whether you want a camera which is a complete " package " as in a non-detachable lens like the Stylus, or a system like your current E-PL1 with separate lenses. If you already have several lenses , why not consider an upgrade to the E-PL1 body ?
Liking this topic. 2014 will be a no-spend year for me. Not only for photo gear but in other areas. Partly due to now being un-employed and with far less money to waste, but I ask myself- why do I want/need more gear ? I need to use what I already have.
Really enjoying your thread and continuing to learn about my Q . Definitely under-rated system .... the only thing for me that is " missing" is a detachable electronic viewfinder like the VF-2 on the Oly. For me and my eyes I would find it nigh onto impossible to get any sharp focus with the LCD...
Not sure if this is on the " correct " forum as it's an opinion...
Over the course of the past 10 years or so I've enjoyed using my older lenses on digital- started with Tamron Adaptall on the KM 5D DSLR and continuing with many more on the Olympus micro-four thirds bodies.
For me the...
kept a close eye on these guys during a walk this morning ! taken with the Pentax Q , f1.9 prime, and bold monochrome art filter- not sharp but effective in b and w :)
I don't hide mine but then I use a lot of old glass/manual focus so the only exif data on Flickr is/are the camera settings and not the lens- which I usually write on the description anyway. It can be annoying when peeps hide theirs as I get a lot of ideas/inspiration from other people's images...
Not invested in adapters yet as I use my E-PL1 and E-P3 for manual focus with the electronic viewfinder. But so far I agree the results are better than I was expecting especially with the fast prime.
Cath
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