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)

Very nice kit, although, as mentioned, you should try Olympus and see if it fits you better.

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.

Can you post any samples of images you consider lacking in those three categories? Along with EXIF information, so we can see and help you figure out what's wrong.

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?

Depends on the kind of events, and what you mean by bokeh. Portraits, or macro/close up?

For portrait, you should get an Olympus 45mm or 75mm, and for macro, a 60mm macro.

And for BIF, I'd suggest the Panasonic 100-300mm, or maybe sell the G5, and get a OM-D E-M10 and get an Olympus 75-300mm. You'll love the Oly IBIS.

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?

And what if you do that, and it all turns out it was not the equipment in the first place, but your skills? And you end up with 6-8K worth of gear, and the same low quality images?

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?

Definitively is your skill. This forum is filled with samples of images in all three categories that will knock your socks off.

As many said, post the images you consider are lacking, and we will go from there.

Thanks!

EB