E-M1 Mk2 & C-AF w/ 40-150mm f2.8 Pro: How Good is AF?

Can't comment on E-M1.2 performance with the lens but wholeheartedly recommend it based on my E-M1.1 experience, as it's my most-used lens. It and the 300 are the backbone of my sports shooting where I rely on their C-AF responsiveness and accuracy. I'm confident the mk2 is a notably better for both.

I'll go so far as to assume the report you cite is the result of a technical problem, sub-optimal menu settings, or very poor shooting conditions (i.e., poor light and field conditions). Setting up these cameras takes a lot of time and experimenting.

Good luck,

Rick

I posted a test a few minutes ago with the EM1 MK2 and the 40-150 pro at 150mm and f2.8

I shot cars travelling at around 70mph towards me. There was a lorry parked in the layby next to me so I had only a fraction of a second to initially acquire focus when the cars came into view. I then kept CAF active until the car was about to pass me. Shooting at 10fps with manual shutter.

There is a bit of heat haze which affects some of the more distant shots of the burst but other than that I would say I was getting well over 90% keeper rate... and that verifies what I thought I was achieving when shooting sports like football.

The lens and camera combo is performing better than any I've had before (which includes the Nikon D3s and D800 with the pro f2.8 zooms). Can't fault it.

Photo Pete wrote:

I posted a test a few minutes ago with the EM1 MK2 and the 40-150 pro at 150mm and f2.8

I shot cars travelling at around 70mph towards me. There was a lorry parked in the layby next to me so I had only a fraction of a second to initially acquire focus when the cars came into view. I then kept CAF active until the car was about to pass me. Shooting at 10fps with manual shutter.

There is a bit of heat haze which affects some of the more distant shots of the burst but other than that I would say I was getting well over 90% keeper rate... and that verifies what I thought I was achieving when shooting sports like football.

The lens and camera combo is performing better than any I've had before (which includes the Nikon D3s and D800 with the pro f2.8 zooms). Can't fault it.

If you worked for Panasonic, you would have had less than 33% keepers with the Olympus camera, consider yourself lucky!