12-100mm f/4 PRO On OM-5 Or E-M5...

[dnbush]

I'm curious whether anyone with either an OM-5 or one of the E-M5 bodies is using this lens. I'm sorely tempted by its versatility and IS but, I'm concerned that it might be too long/heavy for the smaller bodies.

[griffljg]

I have neither the OM-5, nor any of the E-M5 bodies. - I have the OM-1 with the E-M1 Mk III as a backup / spare. However, I do still have an original E-M1 body, which is by far the smallest of the E-M1 series bodies. I have attached the 12-100 to the E-M1 and had a bit of a play.

My take on it is that the 12-100 does add a bit of weight to the combination, but that it doesn't appear to be unbalanced. Possibly this is because my standard way of holding any camera with the 12-100 attached is by having my left hand underneath the lens cradling it and operating the zoom, while my right hand is used for everything else.

Why not go down to your local camera store and see what the combination feels like in your hands? If it does feel a bit too bulky and unbalanced to you, then I suggest that you look at the small, light and compact Oly 12-45mm f/4 PRO, which is also weather sealed with the IQ (image quality) that you would expect of an Olympus / OMSystem PRO lens.

[JonSchick]

I have recently sold an E-M5III and found this lens Ok but with the addition of an accessory (Haoge) grip. The 12-100 fits much better on the chunkier OM-1. On the smaller bodies I feel the 12-45/4 plus 40-150/4 combo works brilliantly.

[R99C99]

I have the E-M5iii and the 12-100. I don’t find it too bad and I also don’t have the grip.

I don’t shoot with a larger E-M1 size body so I’m used to holding longer lenses with my left hand on smaller body cameras anyway.

[linus1884]

This is what the 12-100 would look like attached to the O-M5, you may need the additional grip?

[dnbush]

Yes, I've done that, so I know how it "looks" at least.

[OM USer]

If this helps, I regularly use the 40-150 F/2.8 PRO on my E-M5 Mk1 and have no problems.

[Ian]

I'm curious whether anyone with either an OM-5 or one of the E-M5 bodies is using this lens. I'm sorely tempted by its versatility and IS but, I'm concerned that it might be too long/heavy for the smaller bodies.

I know I would not have a problem with this combination myself, but we are all different! The best advice is to try a 12-100 on an OM-5 or the identical size E-M5 Mark III, for yourself.

And a warm welcome to you here!

Ian

[dnbush]

I hope to get to my local camera shop eventually to try it out. Thank you for welcoming me here.

[MJ224]

I have used the 12-100mm with the OM-5. No problem really, I am resisting the additional grip, as I want to keep the weight down.

I am liking the OM-5, plenty of features, and have been very pleased with the results.

[dnbush]

That's good to hear. I have the grip already and I do like the feel but it makes the camera bigger and one of the reasons I made the move from Nikon FF to the OM-5 was for the smaller size. I love the OM-5 for sure.

[dnbush]

Why not go down to your local camera store and see what the combination feels like in your hands? If it does feel a bit too bulky and unbalanced to you, then I suggest that you look at the small, light and compact Oly 12-45mm f/4 PRO, which is also weather sealed with the IQ (image quality) that you would expect of an Olympus / OMSystem PRO lens.

I'm not at home currently and won't be for a while otherwise I would do just that. I also have the 12-45 f/4 and the 40-150 f/4 so I'm pretty well covered in that range but I'm just thinking about the single lens convenience and the IS.

[Mazdaman]

I use my 12-100 on my EM10 mark 2 with the ecg-3 grip its not too bad but I also have the panasonic 12-32 and 35-100