Very sorry—I made a mistake in moderating the comments yesterday and a number of comments were approved and posted out of order. My apologies to the readers whose comments got short shrift and to those readers who like to read all the comments and depend on them being posted in sequence.
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Too-Tired Mike*
*Darrell Green's nickname for me back in D.C., an homage to Ed "Too-Tall" Jones.
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What, this tired dude thinks he deserves to get paid?
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Did I get short shrift? I demand a refund! or a Fuji 56mm X lens! Or just explore the origins of the phrase "short shrift"
[No, your comment was featured, so you got lots of shrift. Plentiful shrift. Copious shrift.
"Short shrift" means careless treatment, lack of attention, scant consideration. Etymology: "Originally, a rushed sacrament of confession (shrift) given to a prisoner who was to be executed very soon." (Wictionary) --Mike]
Posted by: jim woodard | Tuesday, 01 July 2014 at 02:42 PM
I've been using Micro 4/3 for a couple of years now. i started with an E-PL1 that was so inexpensive that I couldn't resist getting it to experiment with. It turned out to be a usable travel camera, though with some shortcomings as compared to my Canons. I then stepped up to the E-M5, and, when it became available, the E-M1. The 1 is distinctly nicer to use, makes excellent files, and by now I've amassed a fair number of lenses. I've gotten used to the menu system, and find it no more annoying than any other. If it weren't for a couple of specialty interests, I'd be selling the Canons. But I do wildlife and macro photography. There's really no equivalent in Micro 4/3 to the long primes in the Canon and Nikon systems. The M43 X-300mm zooms are several notches down in both price and image quality. AF on birds in flight just works better with my Canon system - a lot better. I haven't tried the very expensive long Olympus prime lenses in 4/3 mount, but my guess is that they wouldn't be any better, and they're quite expensive. Additionally, there's no equivalent in any other line to the Canon 65mm MP-E. But I really like the weight and size advantage of Micro 4/3, so for now I'm using two systems, picking one or the other depending on circumstances. I've also begun doing a bit of video, managed to find a store with a Panasonic GH4 in stock, and bought it for the 4K video capability. If you don't like the ergonomics of the E-M1, try the Panny - at least one of my friends finds it preferable. As far as lenses, my favorites are the Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4, the Olympus 17mm f/1.8, and the Panasonic 45-200. The 25mm lens in particular just has a beautiful feel to it.
Posted by: Bill Tyler | Wednesday, 02 July 2014 at 01:04 AM
The Hall of Fame cornerback and all around nice guy Darrell Green? Now I need to hear the story about why you know him!
Posted by: Jona | Wednesday, 02 July 2014 at 09:30 AM
Nice to have a nickname from Darrell Green!
Posted by: Greg | Wednesday, 02 July 2014 at 10:32 AM