Lack of up to date pancakes in M43?

alwinvrm wrote:

Thanks, the Pana GM5 + 15mm or 20mm is the outfit I was looking for, ticks all the boxes. Pitty I already bought an Olympus E-M10 m2 . I should have done better research and been more patiently reading this forum post.

I wrote the following about modular m4/3, E-M10II specifically, in February 2016:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57203605

The Pleasures of m4/3

For me the pleasures of using m4/3 runs in 3 directions depending on what kind of photography I am doing:

1. Bodies and lenses with similar capabilities to my previous DSLR gear are smaller and lighter. When I travel the decrease is really appreciated! (The GX7 can do this too.) For example, when I travel I take the following:

• Olympus E-M10II + ECG-3 grip
• Olympus E-M10 + ECG-1 grip (I wish both cameras used the same grip because then I would only carry one)
• 4 batteries and charger (both bodies use same batteries)
• Olympus 14-150mm f4-5.6 II
• Olympus 9-18mm f4-5.6
• Olympus 25mm f1.8
• Olympus 9mm f8 fisheye

2. Then at other times I really love the small, excellent, prime lenses. (The GX7 can do this too.) I take off the ECG-3 grip and mount one of my small lenses (and sometimes carry one or two more in a pocket):

• Panasonic 14mm f2.5 pancake
• Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake
• Olympus 25mm f1.8
• Olympus 45mm f1.8

3. Then at yet other times I take the grip off and mount the Olympus 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 EZ pancake to turn it into a better LX100 of the same size:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57047115

Some people prefer the bigger cameras such as the E-M1, GH4, GX8, and G7 which are always big and are not modular with a removable grip. Maybe they also are usually using the larger f2.8 zooms, 300mm f4, and 100-400mm f4-6.3 which make the most sense on those larger bodies.

The great thing is that there is something for almost everyone!

A point that may have been missed

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57244058

I think that probably some people missed one of my points and that is because I didn't state it explicitly. When I wrote the OP I decided to instead make one of the points by way of example. The point made by example is that, at least for me, my choice of m4/3 gear using the same body fills 3 roles that otherwise would likely involve 3 different cameras.

The modularity of the E-M10II (and E-M10, E-M5II, and E-M5) which have add-on grips which one can optionally use along with the plethora of lens choices of many focal lengths, apertures, and sizes allows me to use just an E-M10II and depending on whether I use the add-on grip or not and depending on which lens I mount it can be a completely different sort of camera, but retain the same great sensor, the wonderful IBIS, the excellent EVF, same battery, and I don't have to get accustomed to a different interface, menu, etc. Before m4/3 I would more likely have 2 or 3 different cameras to fill the spots that just my E-M10II currently fills. These days when I travel I take the E-M10II and E-M10 (backup). Same batteries for both.

The only other camera I take with me when I travel is a very small camera. For the last few years I have used the 1/1.7" sensor Canon S95, but I may update to a Sony RX100 or Canon G9X one of these days. All 3 cameras are almost the same size, but the RX100 and G9X have 1" sensors.

Also, my PEN-F is great and I use it sometimes when traveling too.