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Thinking of Moving from APSC to M43

Started Sep 27, 2016 | Discussions thread
gary0319
gary0319 Forum Pro • Posts: 10,540
Consider the current E-M1

To keep the budget intact, you might want to consider an Olympus E-M1(current version). It is due to be supplanted by the new mk2, but is still a winner of a flagship level camera. It can be had for a reasonable price and very reasonable if you purchase used or refurbished from the Olympus site. I picked up a refurbished one last year for under $600. It will be a great action camera for your purposes with 9 frames per second continuous AF, weather sealed, focus peaking, etc. The firmware was just updated by Olympus within the last year to bring it up to date with all the latest features, including focus bracketing/stacking.

You might also want to consider adding the less fast, but still quick Olympus 14-150 II F/4-5.6 for your travel lens. Much smaller than the 40-150 2.8 but ;still great in good light for your outdoor events. Also weather sealed it makes a great all around lens and is very sharp. I bought mine from the Olymus Refurb site for $399

Here's an example or two......

14-150 II on E-M1

14-150 on E-M1 at 9fps

E-M1 with Panasonic 100-400

 gary0319's gear list:gary0319's gear list
Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV OM-1 OM System OM-5 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ +7 more
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