G9 or EM1iii? Who has both?

Jamajuel wrote:

Dennis1972 wrote:

Since you don't care too much about video then EM1mkIII all the way.

One simple reason - PDAF.

And why carry a bulky DSLR sized G9, totally defeats the whole purpose of going m43 imo

Yup. That sums up my thinking too.

This is your call but Dennis arguments do not make much sense

First of all , there is a big percentage of m4/3 users who do not want / need a large m/3 cameras but those people would look at both the Em1 and g9 as bulky bodies. So the small size difference is not going to transform the Em1 a small camera

as for the pdaf this is not an issue on something like 99% of your cases

i can GUARANTEE you you will miss WAAAY more pictures because of something in the complex Olympus menu you did not master that because of the lack of the PDAF in the G9

You are not only already a Panasonic user but a S1 owner, which is a camera which had VERY similar ERGONOMICS as the G9. This means you would get able to operate the camera within a matter of few hours

Finally, I want to say that , whatever you are an Olympus user or a Panasonic user,and  shooting handheld with longer focal lengths  DUAL I.S is really a game changer. In other words , if i was using an Em1 i would get the zuiko 40-150mm instead of the 50-200 mm. When i was shooting wildlife when often , you cannot find some kind of support it makes a HUGE difference

I know you have said you do not need double is . I am sure you may be better at handholding long tele than I am but once you get to use the dial IS you will change your mind

At the end , i want to conclude that wondering between the two cameras would make sense for some people but considering that you already have a S1 AND the 50-200mm it makes imho ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE  to go with the Em1

i know you said money is not an issue but you could use the smaller cost of the G9 to get the battery grip

it makes NO difference to me which camera you buy’. I am just writing this last post to prevent you making the wrong choice. The olympus is a very good camera and maybe a better choice for some , but not in your specific case.

H