Welcome to the Micro 4/3 camera club

Nik lives in our condo and is a keen photographer. There are few areas of Thailand which have not had one of his lenses pointed at them; and his worldwide coverage is pretty extensive too. He is a Nikon man (nobody’s perfect), with a semi-pro body and load of lenses.

At least he was. A couple of weeks ago he announced he had sold all his Nikon gear and was coming over to the dark side. And yesterday his new toys arrived. A red Panasonic GF1 with the 20mm F1.7, the Olympus 9-18 wide angle, and a Contax 45mm F2. Very similar to my lens collection; and he will be even closer when a Contax 90mm arrives via eBay.

Of course we had to lay out our toys, together with she who must be obeyed’s Olympus EP-1.

Another convert to the Micro 4/3 format; I really should be on commission.

Comments 🔗

2010-09-22 | Antz says

Welcome Nik…. Spike introduced me to the darkside too (see previous blog). I am jealous though, cos when we looked for the red GF1, we could not find it in Thailand….. We also own an Olympus EPL-1 and between the two we can seem to be able to cover all occasions….

2010-09-22 | Spike says

Nik has “contacts” in Hong Kong. It does look good in red. Waiting for your GF1/EPL-1 comparison report.

2010-09-22 | Antz says

Still sorting out all the pics from the trip…. report to follow…. (in basic form it will be).

2010-09-22 | Phuket Observer says

Sign me up to the club.

Sold one of my Canon L lenses a few days ago to buy GF1. Got M.Zuiko 9-18mm today, very cool lens.

All this because of your glowing reviews (and pics) :)

2010-09-22 | Spike says

PO, Hope you will not be disappointed then! The 9-18 is a very fine lens, can’t believe that Antz went off for a tour of Europe without it….

Antz, “in basic form it will be”. Away, you turned into Yoda while you were.

2010-09-22 | Antz says

What, a Jedi form?

Yes, I went away without a lens…. and for now, I don’t know what I’m missing…. but I soon will…

Report, or rather just observations just sent….

2011-03-19 | living air purifier says

What a great review! I wanted to get one immediately after reading your review. You mentioned that Safety 1st sent you two Complete Air Convertible Car Seats with Air Protect at no charge, to try out and keep; I was wondering how can I get one to try out as well? Can you provide advise and insights? Thank you!