Panasonic body, Olympus 4/3 lenses best options? G85 any good?

Holistic Photog wrote:

Gooutside wrote:

Well just got back from the store and had a chance to try the 11-22 and 50mm macro on a G85 and it performs about the same as my G6..so not much point in upgrading to that camera (AF speed wise). That said it sure is a lovely handling camera. Can certainly see why people here like it so much.

Might just have to grab a em-1 for those times I need better than glacial af speed.

The E-M1's PDAF will work better with PDAF only lenses. I'm not so sure it will work as well with CDAF capable FT lenses. The G85 is a better focusing camera than the E-M1 with native MFT lenses, so it might work better with CDAF FT lenses.

Just a thought. I can't say for certain.

All the FTs lenses were designed to focus on the Olympus DSLR's using PDAF.  Some of those lenses (depending on design and focusing motor) with firmware updates also perform acceptably with CDAF focusing.

The FTs 70-300 (one of the CDAF optimized lenses) works far better on the E-M1.1 &r E-M1.2 with PDAF than on the CDAF focusing E-M10.

Ulfric M Douglas wrote:

dougjgreen1 wrote:

Unfortunately, None of the Panasonic bodies work well with the 4/3 lenses that don't support CDAF focusing. However all of them work OK with the limited set of 4/3 lenses which DO support CDAF focusing:

My 4/3rds lens with adapters focus fine on all my m4/3rds bodies, Panasonic included, except some limitations with the original G1,

therefore I say your post is overly pessimistic, however there is always the probability that my fine is your awful.

I am always pleasantly surprised with the focus speed and accuracy of my 9-18mm and my 14-54MkI

Well, the 9-18 is CDAF enabled, so it should and does work fine - and the 14-54 mki is not as bad as most.   For examples of PDAF lenses that focus awfully on any non-EM1, try the 11-22 on any subject matter, or the first gen 50-200 on moving subject matter.

Skeeterbytes wrote:

Holistic Photog wrote:

Skeeterbytes wrote:

I'd want to drill down further before drawing any conclusions about E-M1 vs G85 focus comparisons. E-M1--either version--is blazing fast and accurate with native m4/3 lenses. G85 may, and likely is a bit better with Panny lenses due to DfD. I'd be surprised, shocked even if it proved better with the Pro lenses. I shoot action with the Pro teles on both E-M1s and it's generally dead on, with very high keeper rates.

I disagree. DFD bodies were far better focusing in a number of situations, even with many Olympus lenses, than the E-M1. I can't say for certain that in certain isolated situations with certain Olympus lenses that the E-M1 wouldn't win out, but the E-M1 wasn't in the game for most uses.

My go-to resource is Brian Wadie, who shoots a very difficult sport, often in crappy light with the G9/E-M1ii/100-400 trio. He leans to the G9 most recently. I have yet to encounter a comparison showing better response from Pro teles on a G85 or G9 vs. an M1ii. The E-M1 is could be a closer contest.

Cheers,

Rick

The best comparison I have seen for the G9 vs E-M1.2, but unfortunately just before the recent firmware upgrade.

https://mirrorlesscomparison.com/panasonic-vs-olympus/g9-vs-em1-mark-ii/