The image quality and resolution of the Olympus E510 and Panasonic GH-1 are very similar at low ISO to the Canon 1DMIII, and I could easily cover the focal length range without it, while shallow depth of field and close up work could be achieved very satisfactorily with the E510 with ZD 50-200mm f\/2.8-3.5 lens.<\/p>\n
Thus my hiking kit quickly became reduced to 2 cameras each with only 1 lens giving me 28-400mm coverage in 35mm terms:<\/strong><\/p>\n An example of the E510 with 50-200mm SWD lens – uncropped image of bushfire-affected Australian alpine forest taken across a lake in light fog conditions (cloud actually as it was only 5deg C at this altitude – which required wearing gloves) at 200mm focal length<\/strong> (400mm in 35mm terms).<\/p>\n This image shows the contrast of the white Candlebark gum trunks against the fire-scarred black trunks from the 2003 bushfire which ravaged the region 6 years ago.<\/p>\n Click on image for larger view.<\/p>\n And, to demonstrate the 16:9 image aspect ratio of the Panasonic GH-1, here is the Paradise Falls, uncropped but resized for the web:<\/p>\n Finally, another GH-1 photo – 6 years on – not all parts of the forest show evidence of new growth – some were so devastated, they will take years to recover.<\/p>\n Again click on image for larger view.<\/p>\n It goes to show, the best camera is the one you are willing to take with you and actually bring – size does matter<\/strong> – and the Micro Four Thirds<\/a>and Four Thirds<\/a> cameras<\/strong> and their beautiful lenses definitely have a big role to play.<\/p>\n A few quick comparisons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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