I don't think so, you are better off putting the money into lenses. in 5 years time there will be a load of new m43 camera with new sensors and technology.
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I don't think so, you are better off putting the money into lenses. in 5 years time there will be a load of new m43 camera with new sensors and technology.
Yeah thats my thoughts as well. The £300 can go to a nice prime lens and like you say, keep the lenses, just swap the body for better ones later. 
Just wanted to make sure I hadnt missed something obvious. I really cant see how Olympus can charge £300 more for a camera which is only slightly better or worse.
Just wanted to make sure I hadnt missed something obvious. I really cant see how Olympus can charge £300 more for a camera which is only slightly better or worse.
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Especially when lenses can have firmware upgrades to enable new technologies/features such as Panasonic have just done to match the DFD/AF improvements in the GX8.
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Damn i hate it when things look compatible and they arent
Its the AF which is swaying me to the newer models to be fair. I suspect thats where I will go.
I did consider the Sony range and have looked at them but the choice of lens don;t seem to be as good as the olympus/panasonic (plus sigma) range plus the ability to use old skool lenses with manual focus.
Plus isnt the A7 a full frame camera? Wont that mean big heavy lenses again? I dont want to go back to how I was lugging around a great big camera bag which weighed several kilos.
EDIT: Just looked at the lens cost for the A7. Even the basic typical short zoom is almost £500! :O
AF at the moment on the smaller cameras is no match for a DSLR.
However any sports or wild life related I take my DSLR, for everything else my Sony NEX 5R is good enough !
I went dark and got a olympus 5 mk 2
Bargain for £619 with 4 olympus genuine batteries and the twin vertical grip.
Bargain! can i ask where from?
2nd hand on eBay. Only 4 months old and yeah was a bargain since the batteries would be an extra £120 and the grips is £200 new (although £100 2nd hand) so I paid only £400 max for the body, probably less.
I'm not that bothered about new. Always good bargains to be had on eBay
I'm not that bothered about new. Always good bargains to be had on eBay
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I went dark and got a olympus 5 mk 2
Bargain for £619 with 4 olympus genuine batteries and the twin vertical grip.
Is that the retro looking Olympus ! ?
If so, that is a cracking camera !
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it is indeed the retro 70s looking olympus
That is an Iconic looking camera and I would love to own one !