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The Hiking Camera Conundrum

Started Dec 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
OP Jeff Biscuits Senior Member • Posts: 1,166
Re: The Hiking Camera Conundrum

bartjeej wrote:
Any generation Olympus E-M5 / E-M1 should do for weather sealing (later models have an excessively conservative IPx1 rating, but even the Mk 1 e-m5 was held under a tap by Olympus representatives), although the oldest cameras might be facing drying out of seals by now, so if you can inspect them before buying that'd be best. As for lenses, the Olympus 12-50 powerzoom is cheap as chips and very well sealed due to its internal zoom action. The 14-150 mark II is not internal zooming but ought to be very well sealed regardless. The Olympus Pro lenses are among the best sealed lenses on the market, but more expensive.

Thanks. It seems I could get an E-M5 Mk1 and a 14-150 for not a huge amount more than a used Fujicron, so I shall do some reading. I’ve never really warmed to Olympus cameras, but if the image quality is good enough to tick this particular box then it would probably make the Fujifilm kit decisions a lot simpler…

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