The "Whoo! I just got new gear!" thread

[Bensch]

Lucky you Andy. I'm definitely going to have to bite the bullet and go mirrorless, especially for birding, looks like I should keep an eye on ebay. Looking forward to seeing your results with it.

Thanks Glenda, it is certainly a great camera

This is my second M4/3, having picked up the Olympus OM-D E-M10 MkII last year.

Great cameras and small too, I generally only use my DSLR now for birding, as it gives me a bit extra reach.

Haven't had a chance to take anything with the E-M1 yet, but here's a few pics from the E-M10.

[Mary Anne]

Congratulations on your new E-M1 Andy... And you are still taking great shots with your E-M10 MK11

[Mary Anne]

I got a new E-M1 MK11 for my Birthday in April from my Hubby.
On Sale and came with the Free HLD-9 Power Battery Holder. Have not tried that out yet.

Also got the Olympus 300mm f/4 lens and 1.4 TC

[Bensch]

Congratulations on your new E-M1 Andy... And you are still taking great shots with your E-M10 MK11

Thanks Mary Anne, now just have to wait for a day where it isn't grey and overcast, to give it a shot

I got a new E-M1 MK11 for my Birthday in April from my Hubby.
On Sale and came with the Free HLD-9 Power Battery Holder. Have not tried that out yet.

Also got the Olympus 300mm f/4 lens and 1.4 TC

Wow, fantastic score!!!

Will be interested to see your shots from the 300 f/4, had that on my wishlist for quite some time

[Jorge Arguello]

Good to read on new gear. Like Arthur, I am trying to get more time to take photos, and time to load them.
I have been thinking on a thread named: The Whoo! I just got some time and I took photos. :P

[Bensch]

Good to read on new gear. Like Arthur, I am trying to get more time to take photos, and time to load them.
I have been thinking on a thread named: The Whoo! I just got some time and I took photos. :P

That would be a great thread, has been too long since I've been able to get out

[Mary Anne]

Last week I bought myself a Used E-M1 for less $$ than Olympus quoted me at the highest price to fix the Shutter on my E-M1
I checked the shutter count as soon as I received it on Friday 7,569, on ebay it had around 7000 so that's fair enough.





My other E-M1 is 5½ years old had 83,901 on the shutter last time I looked at it so little, and has been a pain since day one .
In a way I am glad it's died as I most likely wore it out, the way it has worn me out.

[Bensch]

Last week I bought myself a Used E-M1 for less $$ than Olympus quoted me at the highest price to fix the Shutter on my E-M1
I checked the shutter count as soon as I received it on Friday 7,569, on ebay it had around 7000 so that's fair enough.

My other E-M1 is 5½ years old had 83,901 on the shutter last time I looked at it so little, and has been a pain since day one .
In a way I am glad it's died as I most likely wore it out, the way it has worn me out.

Very nice Mary Anne, a great piece of gear!

[Mary Anne]

Very nice Mary Anne, a great piece of gear!

Thanks Andy Body Only, came with all the usual things, battery and charger a little flash in a bag plus a new strap.
And all those plastic things that fit on top of the Flash/Hot Shoe.

[John King]

Terrific camera, Mary Anne. Congrats.

Mine fell into my lap with two OEM batteries and a 12-50 macro as an open box from JB HiFi for about $700+ in March 2015 ($~1,300 retail at that time). Had to drive across Melbourne to pick it up. Had about 400 clicks on it. Everything but the camera body was still factory wrapped. It's now done about 6,000 clicks. I bought the E-M1 MkII in December 2016.

My MkI had to go back for the dreaded rear wheel failure (and they checked the strap lugs at the same time). Olympus Oz also cleaned the sensor, as it came with pre-installed gunge on it. Only visible in clear sky shots at f/11 and smaller, so not a big deal. All done under warranty. I have a 5 year warranty on this camera.

My E-M1 MkII is my main camera, but the MkI gets regular use. Usually has my f/1.8 25 sitting on it. Very small and light compared with the MkII plus f/4 12-100 Pro. About half the weight.

Enjoy your 'new' camera.

[Mary Anne]

Terrific camera, Mary Anne. Congrats.

Mine fell into my lap with two OEM batteries and a 12-50 macro as an open box from JB HiFi for about $700+ in March 2015 ($~1,300 retail at that time). Had to drive across Melbourne to pick it up. Had about 400 clicks on it. Everything but the camera body was still factory wrapped. It's now done about 6,000 clicks. I bought the E-M1 MkII in December 2016.

My MkI had to go back for the dreaded rear wheel failure (and they checked the strap lugs at the same time). Olympus Oz also cleaned the sensor, as it came with pre-installed gunge on it. Only visible in clear sky shots at f/11 and smaller, so not a big deal. All done under warranty. I have a 5 year warranty on this camera.

My E-M1 MkII is my main camera, but the MkI gets regular use. Usually has my f/1.8 25 sitting on it. Very small and light compared with the MkII plus f/4 12-100 Pro. About half the weight.

Enjoy your 'new' camera.

Thanks John I am sure everyone knows all the problems I had with my 1st E-MI it was replaced with a new one, real wheel dial and something else I forget now.
Then my 2nd one started getting many problems cost me a lot of money .. Hopefully this 3rd one wont have those problems, I will be using it for Macro and as a walk around camera.
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[arthurking83]

Geeze! .. I'm so slack.
near on two months later, and I suddenly remember I got some new gear too!
Not a lot of time to use it tho.
Bit of a shame to use it too tho, wasn't expecting it to be in new condition.

Lens is Nikkor 105mm f/4 Bellows lens, production stopped in about 1974 or so.
This one is one of the last serial numbers.
Saw it on ebay for a sane price(they can ask for lunatic prices sometimes, and even then they're not in excellent condition.
This one was rather cheap(considering what others were asking), and it looked in good condition.
When it arrived, it was in brand new, unused condition.
Only mark down on condition was that the clear case they come in has a crack down one side. Not broken just a stress crack along it.
The rest of the plastic case is in new condition too, no scratching, scuffs, etc .. as clear plastic products tend to accumulate with handling.
Didn't come in a box. My guess is that it sat on a shelve in an old store totally unknown to the owner/operator or whatever.
Store finally closed down, and all goods were probably auctioned off .. or something else close to that effect.

Anyhow, looks like it just rolled off the Nikon production line!

coupl'a pics:

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[Mary Anne]

Good to read you are happy with this Lens Arthur especially finding it was in new condition, so enjoy your new toy.

[John King]

Andy, you need one of these flash pc sync port covers. The E-M1 MkI is not weather sealed without it.

https://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.c...c-terminal-cap

Otherwise, it looks extremely nice .

[Jorge Arguello]

Arthur King, the nikkor lens really looks like new! You found a little treasure. Enjoy it.

[Bensch]

Andy, you need one of these flash pc sync port covers. The E-M1 MkI is not weather sealed without it.

https://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.c...c-terminal-cap

Otherwise, it looks extremely nice .

Thanks John

Picked up a generic one from eBay recently, but might pick up a couple of the genuine ones, can see that they could easily go walkabout....

[Bensch]

Picked up an Olympus HLD-7 battery grip for my E-M1 recently, which arrived today

[Mary Anne]

Have Fun with that new Toy Andy

[Bensch]

Have Fun with that new Toy Andy

Thanks Mary Anne

The grip and extra battery adds a fair amount of weight to the camera, but hopefully, the increase will result in a significant increase to battery life.

The E-M1 seems to like batteries like I like chocolate (a lot )

[John King]

Yeah, it sure does, Andy. The E-M1 MkII has a much higher capacity battery. Haven't had a day yet when one doesn't last all day (I always carry a spare ... ). Depends on shooting style too. The battery will last about 2.5 hours regardless of one shot or two thousand. All Mirrorless cameras are similar in their battery hunger. One learns to use the power switch ...