Just purchased Olympus E-PL6 coming from Sony? Tips?

Pikme wrote:

Well, you've covered just about every negative you can pick up from reading in these forums. So the best advice I have is to stop reading and just use the camera with an open mind. The only real limitations will be what you bring to the table, the cameras are all as capable as you need them to be.

Perhaps you can download the manual and get familiar with it prior to Thursday. Olympus cameras are known for having lots of options to customize the features, which sometimes overwhelms new users. Olympus HSS flash is called TTL-FP and you can get that with optional flashes such as FL600r.

No point to looking at other lenses until you decide whether or not you like the camera. Especially since you already plan to move from older Olympus entry level to Sony FF in a matter of months. If you like the camera, figure out what you need, rather than what you read that others like.

Figure out whether you want to be a gear expert or a photography expert. They aren't the same thing. Jumping from brand to brand and camera to camera is fun, but doesn't have anything to do with becoming a better photographer.

Good points. I guess I'm getting excited about jumping into a new system that I may not even like. I was lusting over samples from the 40-150mm f2.8 this morning but then wondered if I'd be happier with the shallower DOF of a 70-200mm on full frame for a similar price (Tamron 70-200mm f2.8).

I wish to be both a gear expert and a photography expert. I am a relatively new photographer (2 years) but have been involved in tech all my life. Always striving to have the best smartphone, AV equipment, etc and appreciating/enjoying each new iteration. Many photographers may think it's futile since tech is rapidly changing and it's often a waste to try to stay ahead of the curve. However, I find a ton of satisfaction manipulating files in post, pixel peeping, pushing sensors, lenses, and AF systems to their limits. Perhaps micro 4/3 is not the ideal system for me but I am excited about it being so portable and affordable yet delivering respectable IQ. I will post my thoughts once I have the camera in my hands and again once I've used it for a few days. It will be interesting to see how it compares to other formats having extensively used APS-C (Canon T3, Canon 70D, Sony A6000/A6300), FF (Sony A7ii), and 1" (RX100IV). And I will of course always continue to work on my photography regardless of what equipment I have.