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dryanparker:
I'm trying to find a reason NOT to do this:

Sell: 5D2, TS-E 24/3.5L II, 24-105/4L, 40/2.8
Buy: Oly OM-D, Oly 12/2, Pan/Leica 25/1.4, Oly 75/1.8

Size, weight, price and general flexibility seem to outweigh the advantages of an all-out DSLR system. I'm finding you have to dig pretty deep to find significant differences in IQ in practical use. Has anyone made this kind of change?

Qualifier: I'm not a full-time pro. I don't make my living in photography. It's only a small part of my job, but it's a huge part of my life. I shoot for the enjoyment of shooting: typically landscapes, nature, travel and cityscapes.

1DSLR:

--- Quote from: dryanparker on August 20, 2012, 12:34:30 PM ---I'm trying to find a reason NOT to do this:

Sell: 5D2, TS-E 24/3.5L II, ... typically landscapes, nature, travel and cityscapes.
--- End quote ---
Do you use the tilt and/or shift on this lens?  If so, you might miss having those options.

quartzie:
matter of priorities.

If you like the feel and operation of m4/3, go ahead, but I prefer the full frame IQ and DOF. I wonder why did you own a TS-E if you are not going to miss it.

Also - if you shoot anything that moves fast, mirrorless is still NOT the way to go.

If the key limiting factor for you is weight and size of your gear, then you might actually win by going small.

LostArk:
If high ISO image quality, autofocus, frame rate, or bokeh don't matter to you, go ahead and switch. Personally I don't see it as an either-or decision. If photography is a huge part of your life as you claim, I question how you could even consider getting rid of the TS-E 24 II under any circumstances? Sell your 24-105 and 40 2.8, pick up a 50 1.8 and put the rest toward your mirrorless kit.

PS - Wait till after photokina to buy anything.

dr croubie:

--- Quote from: dryanparker on August 20, 2012, 12:34:30 PM ---Buy: Oly OM-D, Oly 12/2, Pan/Leica 25/1.4, Oly 75/1.8
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Don't forget to take crop-factor into account, for aperture as well; in effect you're getting a 24mm f/4.0, 50mm f/2.8, 150mm f/3.6.
If you want wider, there's always the Sigma 8-16 (i've got one that balances perfectly on my 7D, on a µ4/3 it's going to dwarf the camera). And longer is never a problem.
But if you want faster lenses for thin DOF, you're probably out of luck without going to a Lecia M 50/0.95 (which on µ4/3 is going to give you an FF-equivalent 100mm f/1.8).

But then, seeing as you don't have anything particularly fast or wide, you won't miss it much. You can probably get adapters to mount the ts-e on µ4/3 if you want (not sure about making the aperture work though). Or if you really want to carry over the ts-e capability, get an adapter from Zörk or Mirex, even a Lensbaby Tilt-Transformer and a nikon lens will do you good...

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