M4/3 is Awesome!

frst16 wrote:

Even with all the noise around FF, and that’s all it is, is noise, I for one have no intention of switching over.

I had been shooting Nikon DSLRs for about 15 years (D3100, D90, D300, D700) and love macro and motorsport.

Earlier this year after a brief stint with a Panasonic G7 and Canon 70D I purchased a Panasonic G80 kit at the Photography show.

With any system the key is to get used to the system and understand what is on offer, what are the pros and what are the cons and taking your time.

There are so many great things to say about the camera and system, but the one that dawned on me today is that I have 4 lenses.

The kit Panasonic 12-60 which in itself it one of the best kit lenses I have used.

I also have the Olympus 40-150R which is the cheapest of the bunch at £79 (£100 with hood). Equivalent of a 70-300.

The Olympus 75-300ii which on offer along with some discount vouchers set me back a staggering £240! Today in a test I shot this indoors at 1/25 @300mm and the result was more than acceptable. The FF equivalent is a Sigma 150-600 @ £790!

And lastly the Panasonic 30mm macro (didn’t like the Olympus 60mm)

In FF terms I am covered from 24-600mm +60mm macro. Add in the grip and extra battery, all for a whopping £1250.

I do not even want to think how I would achieve this in FF terms. A new medium level mirror less body alone would be £1200, add the sigma and we have already his £2k and lets not get started on weight. The 40-150 and 75-300 are tiny and super light compared to the competition.

Personally I think M4/3 is a great place to be right now!

My wife was feeling a little down this afternoon, so we drove along the beautiful Missouri River and stopped at the Marion Access.

Don't neglect the best cheap Panasonic Fast Fifty equivalent lens for Olympus cameras, the Panny 25mm f1.7,  which only costs about a hundred and fifty dollars on this side of the Atlantic ocean.

My wife thinks my Olympus camera takes just as good photographs as her D3000 and 70-200 Tamron f2.8 lens she bought about eight years ago, but she prefers her own camera.

But for not much, you can have a great normal lens for your Oly.

Big Muddy rolling on down to the Atlantic.  These are international waters.

And the same cheap Fast Fifty lens for your Oly will take snapshots as you motor along the highway, too.  My wife asked me to snap a photo of that cute donkey, and presto I captured him out standing in his field, with a bunch of mares.

King of the Pasture

The entire purpose of an Olympus MFT camera is to record the days of your life, as you journey to the end.  There's not a better way to do that, than with a cheap fast normal lens, fixed on your Olympus.

Then, if you don't have time  to change lenses, you are good to go.