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

I also looked at David Thorpe`s video channel and blog and i saw he is also using the G9 with the 40-150mm.

I went also today to a shop just to see the difference in size between the two of them.

The G9 is indeed bigger but i think fits slightly better in my hand. I like the fact that the EM1.2 is smaller but i feel it a little bit coming out of my palm..The G9 is a little bit higher which i like..but i don`t like the fact that is wider than the EM and feels a little bit bulky.

It`s hard to make a decision. All they i changed my mind between them..but i lean a little bit to the G9 due to the fact that feels a little better in hand and that i have more options than with the EM. I know that the Oly it`s an amazing camera but seems like the G9 is a compromise to have more and newer features.

I looked also on some french forums and few people said they are using the G9 with Olympus lenses and they are happy with the results.

In the future i would like to try to make also more wildlife photos and i will probably buy the Panasonic 100-400 which is more affordable and more flexible than the Oly 300mm.

Also i read some posts regarding some problems with the EM1.2 and the 100-400 Pana. Some photographers said that they had problems with the lens coming of the body by itself or some grinding problems..

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Olympus EM5 Mk2
Panasonic 15mm F1.7
Olympus 12-40mm Pro F2.8
Olympus 40-150mm Pro F2.8

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Olympus E-M5 II Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm F1.7 ASPH Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro
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