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Newbie Olympus Lenses

Started Jan 24, 2017 | Discussions thread
Astrotripper Veteran Member • Posts: 8,676
Re: Newbie Olympus Lenses
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Sami k wrote:

Hi

Welcome to the gear-head pit

I am looking to switching to Micro4/3, I currently have an entry level Dslr and instead of investing into higher end ones, I prefer the lighter weight of the micro4/3.

looking at the em1 markii with either the 12-100 f4 or the 12-40 f2.8

First misunderstanding. Micro 4/3 does not automatically mean smaller and lighter. Evidence number one: http://j.mp/2jOAflT

The Olympus kit is actually the biggest and heaviest when compared to entry level DSLRs (and much, much more expensive). It is going to smoke those DSLRs in every possible way of course. But it's not going to be any smaller or lighter.

Just to put a bit of perspective into that picture, MFT kit can be really small: http://j.mp/2jOwAo8

i mostly shoot landscapes and outdoors, rarely indoors.

12-100 will be perfect I think. There's enough images online from it now to say without any doubts that image quality it offers is excellent and it's not really any compromise in this regard. And 6.5 stop of stabilization with Sync-IS means that f/4 will not be a problem for landscapes even when light is not perfect. You'll probably be shooting it at f/5.6 most of the time.

if i get the 12-100 I will probably get the 300mm f4

300mm? Not for landscapes I presume?

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