The GTPlanet Gear List Thread

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Bump to update, as I've added a couple of lenses, one sensible, and one not.

Sensible is a Nikkor DX 35mm f1.8, near as damn it a prime for DX-format Nikons, cheap, well built, and awesome, the shot below is f8 at a 1/50 with it.

The not-sensible purchase arrived today, and I've not yet had a serious play with it, a 25mm f1.4 CCTV, with an M43 adaptor for my GX7, the combined price of the two, is £23.99. I've seen the c-mount to M43 adaptors being sold for only a few pounds less than that, and it's metal construction. I'm not expecting good image quality, certainly not off-center, but it could be a fun little (and it is little) tool to mess with.

DSLR

• Nikon D7000
• Fuji S3 Pro
• Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8
• Nikon AF-S Nikkor DX 35mm f1.8
• Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR
• Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm F4-5.6G
• Lensbaby Muse - Nikon mount

Mirrorless

• Lumix GX-7
• Lumix G Vario 14-42 ASPH
• Lumix 20mm f1.7
• Pixco 25mm f1.4 CCTV w/M43 adaptor

 

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Updated kit list

DSLR

• Nikon D7000
• Fuji S3 Pro
• Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8
• Nikon AF-S Nikkor DX 35mm f1.8
• Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR
• Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm F4-5.6G
• Lensbaby Muse - Nikon mount

Mirrorless

• Lumix GX-7
• Lumix G Vario 14-42 ASPH
• Lumix G Vario 12-32 ASPH - New
• Olympus 45mm f1.8 MSC - New
• Lumix 20mm f1.7
• Pixco 25mm f1.4 CCTV w/M43 adaptor

The new 12-32 gives me a stupidly pocketable wide zoom and opens up the widest just a bit being a 24 to 64 equivalent), once I get a longer zoom for M43 the 14-42 may go, honestly the size of this thing is just absurd.

Then we have the Olympus 45mm f1.8, it's tiny for a 90mm equivalent and utterly silent in focusing, and a lovely lens.

My current M43 kit...

...while I still love my Nikon, I have to admit the M43 system has a lot of appeal due to just how portable it is, and a second body is likely on the cards soon.

Here's a shot from the 20mm showing that M43 is a sensor that can be used in lower light with great results, despite what many may claim, and M43 works brilliantly for photographing bands in pubs and clubs due to its size.

 

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New Update

My love affair with M43 has continued, so a second body, and pocketable zoom have been added to the list, along with (finally) me once again being a Billingham owner, I've no plans currently to get rid of the DLSR kit, but the fact that I can fit my entire mirrorless kit into the Hadley pro is a significant bonus.


DSLR
Nikon D7000
Fuji S3 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8
Nikon AF-S Nikkor DX 35mm f1.8
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR
Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm F4-5.6G
Lensbaby Muse - Nikon mount

Mirrorless
Olympus OM-D E-M1 II - New
Lumix GX-7
Lumix G Vario 14-42 ASPH
Lumix G Vario 12-32 ASPH
Olympus 45mm f1.8 MSC
Olympus 40-150 f4-56R - New
Lumix 20mm f1.7
Pixco 25mm f1.4 CCTV w/M43 adaptor

Other
Billingham Hadley Pro

E-M1 test shot with the Oly 45mm f1.8