Recently I sold all my Canon gear. I disliked having 2 separate systems my 'big' system (Canon) and small system (Olympus) because it always seemed to put me in conflict.
When I took my small kit, I wished I had taken my big kit and vice versa.
Upgrading to an EM1 MkII gave me (more than) the speed and performance of my Canon 7D in a package about the size of my EM5 with grip.
By selling my Canon system, I no longer have a telephoto (Canon 70-200 F4L) in my setup which I'm thinking of adding again to my kit in the form of a Olympus replacement. I didn't use the 70-200 all that much, but I always liked using it and the results were always nice. I mostly used it as a portrait / candid style lens.
For wildlife/birds/aeroplanes it's miles too short. Not that I shoot these much.
The obvious answer would be the Olympus 40-150 f2.8 Pro, which would make a nice duo with my 12-40 f2.8 pro, but I'm considering shuffeling my entire system around and go for a Olympus 12-100 F4 and add a couple of fast primes for when it gets darker.
Having that one lens does it all idea is tempting, but the 12-100 is a fair bit bigger and heavier than the 12-40 which is my go-to standard zoom.
The main reason for switching to M43 so many years ago was to have a small ILC system for hiking and trekking. Adding the 12-100 seems to go against this idea.
On the other hand, I haven't been hiking in the past 5 years and I won't be trekking in the next couple of years (2 small kids). So most of my photography is a done in a stroll around the block and family related stuff.
Going for the 12-100 f4 would mean:
- making the kit bigger and heavier
- could make my 12-40 redundant
+ having convenience of having more reach and not having to switch at the 40mm mark
+ dual IS
I could attach my O25 f1.8 on my EM5 and go with a double camera setup
Going for the 40-150 f2.8 would mean
+ f2.8 instead of f4
+ duo with the 12-40
+ more reach
+ adding the teleconverter would make the lens even more flexible
- have to lug this lens around in a bag
- wouldn't swap lenses while hiking, so would probably mostly sit at home
I could add the 40-150 2.8 to my EM5 and go with a double camera setup...
I'm probably not the first one going through this process...
When I took my small kit, I wished I had taken my big kit and vice versa.
Upgrading to an EM1 MkII gave me (more than) the speed and performance of my Canon 7D in a package about the size of my EM5 with grip.
By selling my Canon system, I no longer have a telephoto (Canon 70-200 F4L) in my setup which I'm thinking of adding again to my kit in the form of a Olympus replacement. I didn't use the 70-200 all that much, but I always liked using it and the results were always nice. I mostly used it as a portrait / candid style lens.
For wildlife/birds/aeroplanes it's miles too short. Not that I shoot these much.
The obvious answer would be the Olympus 40-150 f2.8 Pro, which would make a nice duo with my 12-40 f2.8 pro, but I'm considering shuffeling my entire system around and go for a Olympus 12-100 F4 and add a couple of fast primes for when it gets darker.
Having that one lens does it all idea is tempting, but the 12-100 is a fair bit bigger and heavier than the 12-40 which is my go-to standard zoom.
The main reason for switching to M43 so many years ago was to have a small ILC system for hiking and trekking. Adding the 12-100 seems to go against this idea.
On the other hand, I haven't been hiking in the past 5 years and I won't be trekking in the next couple of years (2 small kids). So most of my photography is a done in a stroll around the block and family related stuff.
Going for the 12-100 f4 would mean:
- making the kit bigger and heavier
- could make my 12-40 redundant
+ having convenience of having more reach and not having to switch at the 40mm mark
+ dual IS
I could attach my O25 f1.8 on my EM5 and go with a double camera setup
Going for the 40-150 f2.8 would mean
+ f2.8 instead of f4
+ duo with the 12-40
+ more reach
+ adding the teleconverter would make the lens even more flexible
- have to lug this lens around in a bag
- wouldn't swap lenses while hiking, so would probably mostly sit at home
I could add the 40-150 2.8 to my EM5 and go with a double camera setup...
I'm probably not the first one going through this process...
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