Best tele zoom lens for E-PL6?

burritosandbeer wrote:

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

Wow, you're right- a good lens plus a better body would cost significantly less. Does the shutter on this camera not last as long as the one on other mirrorless bodies? Or did you mean shutter shock when you said the shutter is its major weakness?

I was trying to maximize what's possible with this body, but I suppose the 40-150 I already have is the heaviest that should reasonably be used with it? I'll look into the lens and camera you recommended, though I was also considering the E-M1 or E-M10.

Or do you think one of the 300 or 400 mm lenses would also work fine?

I totally get trying to do the most with the least. I really do.

When I am saying the shutter is the weak point I mean for shutter shock, I have no idea the expected life of a shutter on an E-PL6 except to say I am sure it has SOME limitation. I know people have killed EM1-Mk1 shutters, so I suspect its in that ball park or less.

I shoot with a 150MM Lumix lens and I do see some shutter shock on that as well. I would say that if you want to do much extreme telephoto the least shutter shock possible is the best. My G7 has an electronic shutter, and hence zero shock, the G85 and newer have the electro-magnetic shutter that can keep a mechanical with negligible shock.

As far as the features of the olympus cameras I'm no authority, I generally look at panasonic myself as usually place a I have a priority on video.

I'm trying to figure out what my next body should be, there are so many choices, and I keep going back and forth between different ones.  My big fear is buyer's remorse.

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

burritosandbeer wrote:

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

Wow, you're right- a good lens plus a better body would cost significantly less. Does the shutter on this camera not last as long as the one on other mirrorless bodies? Or did you mean shutter shock when you said the shutter is its major weakness?

I was trying to maximize what's possible with this body, but I suppose the 40-150 I already have is the heaviest that should reasonably be used with it? I'll look into the lens and camera you recommended, though I was also considering the E-M1 or E-M10.

Or do you think one of the 300 or 400 mm lenses would also work fine?

I totally get trying to do the most with the least. I really do.

When I am saying the shutter is the weak point I mean for shutter shock, I have no idea the expected life of a shutter on an E-PL6 except to say I am sure it has SOME limitation. I know people have killed EM1-Mk1 shutters, so I suspect its in that ball park or less.

I shoot with a 150MM Lumix lens and I do see some shutter shock on that as well. I would say that if you want to do much extreme telephoto the least shutter shock possible is the best. My G7 has an electronic shutter, and hence zero shock, the G85 and newer have the electro-magnetic shutter that can keep a mechanical with negligible shock.

As far as the features of the olympus cameras I'm no authority, I generally look at panasonic myself as usually place a I have a priority on video.

I'm trying to figure out what my next body should be, there are so many choices, and I keep going back and forth between different ones. My big fear is buyer's remorse.

For what its worth,  everything out there is so good, I really wouldn't worry about buyers remorse.

My G7 (3-4 generations old) out classes my EPL6, and I'm sure the newer options out class it in a similar manner. If anything there's an excess of excellent options out there, I doubt you can really go wrong.

burritosandbeer wrote:

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

burritosandbeer wrote:

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

Wow, you're right- a good lens plus a better body would cost significantly less. Does the shutter on this camera not last as long as the one on other mirrorless bodies? Or did you mean shutter shock when you said the shutter is its major weakness?

I was trying to maximize what's possible with this body, but I suppose the 40-150 I already have is the heaviest that should reasonably be used with it? I'll look into the lens and camera you recommended, though I was also considering the E-M1 or E-M10.

Or do you think one of the 300 or 400 mm lenses would also work fine?

I totally get trying to do the most with the least. I really do.

When I am saying the shutter is the weak point I mean for shutter shock, I have no idea the expected life of a shutter on an E-PL6 except to say I am sure it has SOME limitation. I know people have killed EM1-Mk1 shutters, so I suspect its in that ball park or less.

I shoot with a 150MM Lumix lens and I do see some shutter shock on that as well. I would say that if you want to do much extreme telephoto the least shutter shock possible is the best. My G7 has an electronic shutter, and hence zero shock, the G85 and newer have the electro-magnetic shutter that can keep a mechanical with negligible shock.

As far as the features of the olympus cameras I'm no authority, I generally look at panasonic myself as usually place a I have a priority on video.

I'm trying to figure out what my next body should be, there are so many choices, and I keep going back and forth between different ones. My big fear is buyer's remorse.

For what its worth, everything out there is so good, I really wouldn't worry about buyers remorse.

My G7 (3-4 generations old) out classes my EPL6, and I'm sure the newer options out class it in a similar manner. If anything there's an excess of excellent options out there, I doubt you can really go wrong.

Are Panny 4/3 cameras generally better than Oly's?

I make no such claims on whats better.  I think its all personal preference.

I like my panasonics, but the new EM5-III is pretty tempting.

Not sure what my next upgrade is, either a Panasonic G85 or the Olympus EM5-III

Nothing else has much interest for me