Help! E-M5+14-140 Pana Vs FZ1000

highwave wrote:

Hi,

I'm in a bit of a crises in my photography gear right now and would love the brain storming from others.

I have an E-M5 with an assortment of primes. I use to have the Oly 14-150mm and was disappointed at its performance on the long end so I got rid of it and purchased the Panasonic 45-150mm. The 45-150mm was excellent at 150mm wide open. Fast forward, I really got frustrated with changing lenses while hiking or out taking photos and really missed the superzoom of the 14-150mm.

I recently went out and got the FZ1000 which is an all out superzoom. I'm very happy with its performance. It can't possibly match the E-M5 with primes but it's sharp enough for my use and I really loved the flexibility of the zoom range letting me compose my shot the way I want to. You really grab the shot you want which is in my opinion, the reason why you buy a camera.

However it's not all good. The FZ1000 is a monster in size. I put it in my sling-bag and it swallows space. I really miss the portability of the E-M5+20mm and if I ever needed the zoom, I'd pack that separately which considerably saves space. So now I'm having second thoughts about using the 14-140mm Panasonic which is said to be better than the Olympus 14-150mm.

So anyone out there compared the Panasonic 14-140mm II to the FZ1000 on a M43 body? Any ideas in general or reflections? All discussions welcome here

Also, any questions you have on the FZ1000 are welcome so long as I have it

Please no bashing. Gear is gear. Respect the humans behind them.

It's an age old problem, how much quality is good enough?  If you like the convenience of the FZ1000 but find it too large sometimes, maybe what you need is something like the LX100 to carry when the range isn't needed.  As far as the 14-140 vs 14-150, most comparisons show they're pretty close in quality although both have been updated in the last year or so and may be somewhat better than the old models.

If you don't need the tele range, you may be happy with one of the shorter zooms such as the 12-32 lens or the 14-42 II Panny, both good kit lenses, or go pro with the12-35 2.8 Panny or 12-40 2.8 Oly.

Good luck!