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Disappointments and surprises of Olympus and MFT

Started Mar 25, 2016 | Discussions thread
SpinOne Veteran Member • Posts: 4,059
Re: Disappointments and surprises of Olympus and MFT

A few thoughts on this.

Both Panasonic and Olympus make stellar lenses; they also make a few dogs. A good rule of thumb is that the consumer-grade lenses will, well, perform like consumer-grade lenses. Only a handful really transcend that, one being the Oly 40-150mm. Some people also go gaga for the P 12-32 because it's sharp in the center (and noticeably less sharp in the corners...) and ridiculously small, but I say "blech"

As to reliability, every manufacturer has the same issues, including on some flagship cameras. Generally speaking I think you'd get a more robust camera with a Nikon or Canon flagship, but they are also double the price and weight of the E-M1.

Also, if you haven't done so already, the rear dial on the E-M1 is easy to fix. Spin it in one direction for about a minute; spin in the other direction for a minute. You might need to do this every once in awhile, but it usually works.

If it still really doesn't work for you, you can always get a Panasonic body, and keep the E-M1 as an emergency backup. G7 should be good, or GX8 if you want to go high end or use DFD. You've already got a bunch of M4/3 lenses, some Panasonic (so you get lens stabilization), so why not?

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