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Sensor size posted on 3rd of april, 2012

Some of us pay more attention to aspect ratio than others. Some prefer to shoot at the camera's native aspect ratio and crop later while others prefer to compose in the final aspect ratio. At least that is what we have been telling ourselves since the dSLRs we're used to only have one option :)

One of the things I love about my Panasonic GH2 is the ability to view and compose in the final aspect ratio, including square! [An interesting side note is that I occasionally find myself still rotating the camera into 'portrait' orientation when I'm shooting in square format - which says something about how much my years of shooting 3:2 aspect has influenced my habits...]

Whatever your take on the subject, with a dSLR it just isn't an option to compose in your...

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	I think that with 4:3 you will lose buyers who just buy&drag&drop images on 3:2 "preformated" websites. - posted by Alvera on April 05, 2012
	Brad, thanks for including my photo of Mass MoCA - only one small detail - that photo was taken with a Panasonic DMC-LX5. Whoops :) I was intended to grab an MFT image, but to be honest my article is more about aspect ratio, and I looked for an image that was 4:3 without paying enough attention to the camera! - posted by Bradcalkins on April 04, 2012
	I think I'm going to write a little blog on M4/3 lens. Maybe club members can chime in... - posted by Peanutroaster on April 04, 2012

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Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens review posted on 14th of april, 2012

I used to be seeking the perfect P&S - one that was good enough in quality to allow me to abandon the idea of carrying my dSLR for all but the most critical situations (naturally the dSLR is the first choice in the home or studio as weight and size are not factors). I've slowly come to the conclusion that there are too many disadvantages. It isn't that great shots can't be had from a small sensor camera with zoom, but the problem for me is that beyond scenics and travel photos, they just don't differentiate themselves enough. They can't get truly shallow depth of field, except in situations where ALL cameras can get shallow depth of field. They get noisy when the light goes down. Focus is relatively slow and focus point selection and so on is...

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	Good info, thanks! - posted by Powershot36 on April 22, 2012
	I was a big fan of 4/3 Olympus, but that was few years ago when ISO at 400 delivered a lot of noise. Maybe it's time to go back to the roots and start doing stock photos as I go, that's a nice perspective considering that I don't have time to shoot in studio that much. - posted by Zenonk on April 17, 2012
	I'll attest to the size and quality of these lenses. Borrowed a friend's Oly 45mm f/1.8 and I'm going to pick up one for myself when I return it. - posted by Agaliza on April 16, 2012

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