I think I'm going to add a 2nd E-M1 Mk II Body Rather than the 300mmf/4 for Safari

Ken610 wrote:

I agree with you. I cannot carry just one body on any serious trip, for fear of a problem that makes it inoperative (or gone) for the remainder of the trip. I would rather have two (usually identical) bodies and fewer lenses to keep from allowing dust, same, water, etc out of bodies. Now that I am married again, and my wife also shoots with my gear, we needed spares for our Antarctica trip a year ago. Even though the Em-1 Mk.ii was not yet available, I bought a third EM-1 as a shared spare. We had no problems, but there is not a camera store there, so we were well covered. I took a couple fewer lenses, but that was fine. We had along:

Em-1 body, grip, and Oly 75-300 ii that stayed on almost all of the time,

Em-1 body, grip, and Panny 100-300 ii that stayed on almost all of the time,

Em-1 body, that we used for Panny 14-140 ii, Oly 14-150 ii, Oly 9-18, and 12-40 as needed, as well as a dozen batteries and two double chargers. Even though the EM-1 is a battery hog, I was able to keep up by charging 4 at a time each night.

I now have my first EM-1 Mk ii, with its grip and a couple of extra batteries. This one gets much better battery mileage, so I may just get a couple more batteries and call it good for future such trips.

BTW, the Mk ii seems less prone to the VF sunburn problem that its predecessor. We have been shooting whales on Maui for a month now, and have bot seen the yellow-green squiggles on the new body, while my newest (spare) Mk i has developed new lines this trip. Grrrr!

If I need more than one lens I will have a prime on the EM1 and another lens on the EM1 mkii (7-14 or tele).  A Ricoh GR serves as smaller alternative to the EM1. My wife typically has the 12-40 on an EM5 mkii.  I dislike changing lenses outdoors where it can be dusty. I've taken to using a hand strap on the EM1s and carrying the cameras in cases so they are protected when hiking but can come out quickly to shoot.