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rethinking Micro Four Thirds in 2016

Started Feb 25, 2016 | Discussions thread
golfhov Forum Pro • Posts: 11,893
Now that pocketable is defined

Alex Notpro wrote:

golfhov wrote:

Calling the MFT pocketable is a bit of a stretch. You need to be very selective with your bodies and lenses and/or have some seriously large pockets

Where I live we need a coat or jacket from September through June. I can fit the E-PM2 + P20/1.7 pancake into one pocket, and depending on need either a 12-32 pancake or 60/2.8 macro or 7/3.5 fisheye into the other. On some occasions I've brought the E-M1 with bodycap in one pocket and the largish Noctictron 42.5/1.2 in the other, then put the two together upon arrival at the destination. Removing the neck strap helps.

Thanks. I can see that.

Going back to my original point. There are other small options. The a5000 is similar in size to the epm and there is a 20 2.8 pancake. There is also a 16-50 pancake if you want that. There are definitely more small options in MFT. I am not insinuating that larger formats will win a size contest only that there are other small cameras.

The EOS m also has small lenses available

Just for fun the a7 is a little smaller and lighter than the em1. You could do an a7ii or rii for similar size but a good bit heavier. Not the lenses. As I have already stated that is just physics. It is impossible to have a full frame lens smaller than a MFT

MFT has the title in size and always will. The other mirrorless systems do have some compact optiosn s

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