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<p>This one's from the Cuyama Valley area along Hwy 166 in Central California. Image taken with a Panasonic GH2 with a Lumix 20mm AF f/1.7 lens.<br /> <a title="P1000434_5_6_HDR by cuzincali, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6947130937_a1db3b1b73.jpg" alt="P1000434_5_6_HDR" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>

<p>I currently use a combination Panny GH2 and Oly E-PL2 for personal/hobby shooting. <br /> <br /> I got the Panny primarily for video jobs and for that, it works in tandem with my Canon 7D and a conventional large sensor HD Cam. <br /> <br /> The Oly I got more for hobby shooting when I want something smaller and lighter than a DSLR. I use it mostly with my old Nikkor primes and M42 & M39 lenses. What I like about the Oly the most are; the gr8 looking JPEGs and in-body IS that works with ANY lens. <br /> <br /> After a while I thought I really should use both Panny and Oly together. Here's how I work them; <br /> 1) I use the Panny with both the Lumix AF 14mm & 20mm primes for wide to medium shots. I like the Panny for wider shots because (IMO) it has more detail and higher resolution. However, I mostly shoot RAW with the Panny and post-process in either Lightroom or PS CS5.5 this way, I get the colors I want (later).<br /> 2) I use the Oly almost exclusively with old manual focus primes. Because of the 2X crop factor, Im able to get gr8 jpeg close ups right out of the camera.<br /> <br /> I use a VF-2 electronic viewfinder with the Oly E-PL2. (IMO) This is indispensable for manual focusing. Personally, I wouldn't shoot w/o it. I use Fotodiox adapters for the Nikkors, M42 and M39 primes. I also use a Light Craft Lightworks variable neutral density filter for shooting at wide apertures in bright sunlight. <br /> <br /> I thought about upgrading to the EP-3 but with the way I use the E-PL2, I see no reason to change, at least not yet.</p>