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After my son stopped playing junior rugby couple of years ago and my role as match day snapper ended, my E-3/SWD outfit seemed heavy, big and expensive in relation to what I wanted a camera for (holiday/family/dog walks etc.). It didn't do video either.
So I ended up non-Oly with an entry/mid dSLR and a group of compact/light lenses from 18mm to 250mm, although an 18-135mm is on it most of the time. It's nowhere near the E-3/SWD, but it's good enough, ticks my boxes and produces pleasing results. Thing is, I've never really loved using it, I find it utilitarian and well, plastic. I would rather be using Olympus.
I still stalk this site and have put an E-P3 and now of course the E-M5 into my basket on SRS many times. The E-M5 doesnt come cheap and I wish it had an onboard flash, but I mainly hesitate due to doubts about getting shots of running dogs, active children, landing ducks etc, often at tele distances. My experience with an E-P1 plus reviews of the E-M5 suggest that it could be a retrograde step in that department compared to the dSLR I have, not in the continuous frames performance (it's plenty fast), but with continuous focus and also the way a live view system works compared to a mirror and optical view finder on a traditional dSLR when being used that way.
Now that a few of you have been using the E-M5 for a little while, I was wondering what you think and whether you're using it for shooting moving subjects and being successful?
So I ended up non-Oly with an entry/mid dSLR and a group of compact/light lenses from 18mm to 250mm, although an 18-135mm is on it most of the time. It's nowhere near the E-3/SWD, but it's good enough, ticks my boxes and produces pleasing results. Thing is, I've never really loved using it, I find it utilitarian and well, plastic. I would rather be using Olympus.
I still stalk this site and have put an E-P3 and now of course the E-M5 into my basket on SRS many times. The E-M5 doesnt come cheap and I wish it had an onboard flash, but I mainly hesitate due to doubts about getting shots of running dogs, active children, landing ducks etc, often at tele distances. My experience with an E-P1 plus reviews of the E-M5 suggest that it could be a retrograde step in that department compared to the dSLR I have, not in the continuous frames performance (it's plenty fast), but with continuous focus and also the way a live view system works compared to a mirror and optical view finder on a traditional dSLR when being used that way.
Now that a few of you have been using the E-M5 for a little while, I was wondering what you think and whether you're using it for shooting moving subjects and being successful?
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