I have a D800 but I never use it anymore

I have been a solid Nikon shooter before this camera. I have used 4 Nikon cameras the last of which was a Nikon D800. I cannot say this camera gives the same pixel resolution as the D800 but when you put a good lens on it it is close enough.

This also is my 4th micro 4/3 camera. I have started with GF1 (GX1, GX7) and now E-M1. I was always ok with the 16mp. The previous Nikon I had was a D700 and that was a 12mp camera, and I have even printed many 1m x 1.5m prints, and had really nice resaults with it, so 16mp is enough for my style of shooting.

The problem I had with my previous m4/3 cameras was that I did not find the dynamic range good enough. That all changed when I upgraded to GX7 and a good lens (35-100 f2.8 panasonic)

Even though the attached files are from GX7 they are very simmilar to E-M1 and they are the best ones that show what I mean by dynamic range from m4/3 cameras are more than good enough.

When I was these images and realized m4/3 can replace my Nikon gear (For me and my style of shooting) than I decided to get the E-M1.

E-M1 is the first m4/3 camera I own that is weather sealed and built much more like a pro DSLR than a rangefinder. I also do not shoot videos that much and I like the 5 axis IBIS.

I can honestly say that E-M1 and GX7 can focus faster than D800 for single focus subjects. And it nearly never misses focus. One night I borrowed a friends Canon 6D and was really frustrated that it could not focus in low light. than I realized that I was spoiled by the increadible focusing speed of m4/3.

It is a different point with the continuous focusing. It is not as good. but you learn to use single focus even in fast moving subjects. since single focus is so fast you can focus and shoot a subject with single focus.

As of my writing Olympus announced a software update V3. it says that the continuous shooting with autofocus will increase to 9fps from the 6.5fps. Also they have designed it so that only the phase detection focus points will be used in continious shooting. so we will see how it performs.

that is my take on m4/3 and Olympus E-M1

http://bariti.smugmug.com/Travel/Turkey/G%C3%B6lyaz%C4%B1-2014/i-LqgGWD2/A

http://bariti.smugmug.com/Travel/Turkey/G%C3%B6lyaz%C4%B1-2014/i-GQbsqGv/A

http://bariti.smugmug.com/Travel/Turkey/G%C3%B6lyaz%C4%B1-2014/i-zfjSsx4/A

Blech. This is just another equivalency thread by another name.