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E-M5 II owner looking for upgrade. G9 or E-M1 II w. 12-40 and 40-150 lenses.

Started Oct 1, 2018 | Questions thread
G Rash Senior Member • Posts: 2,890
Re: E-M5 II owner looking for upgrade. G9 or E-M1 II w. 12-40 and 40-150 lenses.

I have had the G9 for four months now and I bought the EM1 Mark ii from Olympus Outlet a few weeks ago. I've only had two opportunities to use them back to back for my grandchildren's soccer, and that hasn't been enough to decide which to keep. There are aspects of both that I like a lot. My keeper rate isn't very different between the two for continuous AF, and the image quality is very similar.

There are more things about the EM1 ii that annoy me, such as the lack of micro usb charging, less control over the AF area you want to use, and less settings that can be programmed to the various buttons. The Mark ii, however, is a bit smaller and weighs less. The G9 is a bit too big for my preferences.  Also, I don't like the G9's "front" control wheel placement at all.

I still haven't decided which I will keep, or if I will keep both, but it seems like a waste of money to keep both because they are so similar and the money would be better spent on a lens.

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