Why Olympus is an ACE in all sizes ! Locked

absoluutbeginner wrote:

About Olympus camera lenses sizes and complaints .

I have the E-M10 ..small compact and i can use all m4/3 lenses (normal and Pro) with kit lens .

I have E-M5 something bigger and i can use all m4/3 lenses ( normal and Pro ) with kit lens .

I have E-M1 series a bit more bigger and i can use all m4/3 lenses (normal and Pro) .

I have E-M1X great camera for wildlife ... much more people are discovering the greatness of this camera after 2years .... (this E-M1X has been burned down from the start by stupid people ) , and i can put all m4/3 lenses on it (big and small) .

I bought the 300mm Pro when it first came out ..... a marvel ! a small big lens which blows away the competition ..still after using it for 4 years ? I bought several small lenses too.. and they are all very good for what i do.

I dream about the 150-400mm .. a huge Pro lens .... which is a send from someone out there in the universe .... but a but to hefty on price for me .

So anyone complaining about the size ? Come on .. you have a choice , from small to bigger ..but all still small in comparison to the rest of the brands .

So you have a choice and next to it brand new technology ..... I do not see this with the rest of the brands .

Stop nagging and use all shapes and sizes of lenses and cameras to put you effort into making your photos ...

Ho, hum. I've been shooting Olympus for decades, but I definitely don't think they are "ACE" in all sizes.

They only just moved to 20MP in the E-M10 IV in Sep 2020,

The E-M5 was a poor camera; the E-M5 was a welcome upgrade. But they didn't move to 20MP until the E-M5 III in Nov 2019. And the E-M5 III has a tendency to rip out the tripod socket.

The E-M1 mark 1 was a good start (discounting the control dial failures, lug failures, EVF burn-in), but the E-M1 mark II and III got bigger (a tendency the Olympus needs to re-evaluate). And they still have problems with their grips stretching out and coming unglued. Well, I have large hands, so I do like the cameras. At least they are smaller than the Panasonic G9/GH5.

The E-M1X is too big. And nowhere near as comfortable to handle as the E-M1's. This was because they made it handle like the battery grip of the E-M1's, instead of making the vertical orientation handle like the E-M1's. I had it; I sent it back.

The E-PL series is the real size setter for Olympus, but you can't put an EVF on the new models. Bah. The Panasonic GX9 is just a bit bigger, and has a built in, tiltable EVF, and a 20MP sensor. In fact, the GX8 had 20MP in Aug 2015!

I've had to have my Olympus bodies serviced more than all of the other cameras I use combined. And I'm counting the three recalls on the Nikon D750.

As for lenses; well M43 was supposed to be great for ultra wide angle, but Olympus selections have been pathetic. The 9-18 (not a great lens) or the 7-14 f2.8 (too big and heavy). The Panasonic 7-14 f4 is much smaller and ligher, and the Panasonic 8-18 is a joy to use (and it takes filters). The PRO lenses are very sharp, but very heavy (and pretty expensive). The standard lenses; their standard zooms are all 14-xxx and that's just boring. They should have put out an excellent 12-60. Well, Panasonic lenses are more aligned with the spirit of m43; they put out 2 12-60's, the 12-35 f2.8 and 35-100 f2.8 are a truly "ACE" combo, and the 14-140 II is the best of the standard super zooms.

And finally, their lens filter sizes are all over the place, and for no good reason.

Nope. I shoot 'em, but I'm not all weepy about it.