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    Olympus Bigma?

    Perhaps I need to keep up to date with Olympus' latest gear before making comments like this;) So now that Canon & Olympus are virtually matched in terms of their sensor resolution, Olympus just need to release some new longer lenses that most people can afford and which offer similar...
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    Olympus Bigma?

    I'll be fairly brief, as it's late. Yes, the Bigma would work on a m4/3 body, but the handling would be awful. I think most would agree that a big heavy lens like that would be better matched to a full sized DSLR body like the E3/5 or E30. For me it certainly would. On dynamixc range &...
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    Olympus Bigma?

    Me neither Ron (re. buying a Bigma), I don't see the point in buying into a system only to use 3rd party lenses. Having said that, my Sigma 180mm macro is great. My intention was not to rubbish Olympus, and I agree that the E-510/50-200/EC-14 is a great combo that isn't a world away from my...
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    Olympus Bigma?

    Ron, that is one of the reasons I moved over to Canon last year, and now, having been a Canon user for over a year, The Bigma is actually one of the less desireable 400mm(ish) lenses available to me. Also, even if I had bought one, the 4/3 concept of smaller bodied cameras delivering IQ...
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    Olympus Bigma?

    It can be confusing, I know, but whenever we are talking about the equivalent 'reach' of a lens for a digital SLR, you have to consider the crop factor of that particular system. Canon, Nikon and Olympus are all different (1.6x, 1.5x and 2x respectively) so the effective magnification of a...
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