Help: I love M43 but on the edge

eBrain wrote:

First post; hopefully someone can help without getting into MFT vs FF war

I am long time MFT user and heavily invested in MFT gear. To put things in perspective I started with Panasonic Lumix G5 couple years back, and bought GH4 couple months back to check the latest and greatest of MFT ecosystem before taking a decision. I currently own both bodies and following lenses to put things in perspective: Rokinon 7.5mm, Panasonic 25mm/F1.4, Panasonic 14-42mm Kit, Panasonic 35-100mm/F2.8, Panasonic 45-200mm, and over a dozen legacy primes (Canon FD, Minolta, SMC Takumar, etc)

After shooting for couple years I have realized I like shooting events (indoors), birds, and bokeh. It might me my skills but in my experience my MFT gear is severely laking quality pictures when it comes to above three categories.

Dont get me wrong; please! If there is something within MFT ecosystem costing an additional $2k brining quality pcitures within above 3 categories I am willing to go for it (please suggest lenses and body) but a question naturally comes to mind: why should I continue to invest in MFT? Just because it is light weight?

So here I am .. on the borderline .. thinking what if I sell all MFT gear. Should sell for $4k easily and buying a nice FF body with 3 or 4 lenses lenses for a tiotal of $6-8K should give me the ability to shoot in low light, birds, and bokeh. No?

MFT lovers please help me I seem to be losing interest in my equipment because it is not getting me what I would like to ... Maybe it is my skills or maybe it is my equipment? If it is equipment should I wait for better lenses/technology or move on to FF?

Thanks!

EB

Boek and DOF are two different things. The bokeh of the 35-100 f2.8 is very good, so is that of the 25 mm f1.4. The other lenses are so so fot that and the 45-200 (at least mine) is a mediocre lens. 14-42 kit...for a kit oke.

For BIF Panasonic lenses are bad. It has been said so many times now. You better go for an Oly with the 40-150 and teleconverter or indeed go to a DSLR. For concerts...if the 35-100 f2.8 won't do it for you and the ISO you use for your taste destroys the image too much, indeed a FF cam might what you are looking for.

I'd say: jump ship, get a Nikon D750 for instance or if you want to keep it smaller a Sony A7II or so. Have fun with it. Your hobby is photography I think, not per se m43s. Just tools, so get those that can get your job done.