Thinking of Moving from APSC to M43

RunTM wrote:

Running (both cross-country and track/athletics) is near & dear to me. As a high school coach I love to be able to show my athletes the fruits of their labor and take as many pictures as I can of them. I started my foray into this realm with the old four-thirds Olympus Evolt-300 (around 2004) and progressed up to the E-30. I crossed over to micro four-thirds with the EPL 5 (about 3 1/2 yrs ago) and still use it along with my lovely OMD EM10 II. So, along the way I've learned to deal with the shortcomings of the system but have been rewarded tremendously with some of the shots I've gotten. I have not ventured into the "pro" level lenses as I'm strictly doing this as a hobby and the kit lenses are sufficient enough for my purpose. The kit 40-150 is a truly superb piece of glass and the workhorse for me all these years (the 4/3 version is great as well). I bought a slightly used 45mm last year and keep it in the bag for when the occasion warrants it. Everything fits in a small bag no bigger than my wife's purse and my neck & shoulders aren't tired and sore at the end of a long day at a track meet. Feel free to peruse and see for yourself some examples of the possibilities of micro-four thirds...

My Flickr Photostream

EPL-5 45mm 3.5F 1/1000 ISO 200

The kid in the maroon uniform is my son and he runs for me.
OMD EM 10 II 40-150mm @ 40mm 5.6F 1/400 ISO 200

My other son runs for me as well...we are a running family!

Good luck with your decision...

-Eddie

Thanks Eddie, I clicked through to Flickr and looked through a lot of the gallery.   Great pictures.   The way you shoot is exactly the same kind of access I have, as in able to get really close to the action so it was very useful for me to hear your opinions.
It was good to see some mud in those XC shots. I hadn'r considered the OM10 II - it's something I will have to look up on the specs sheet.