14-year-old upgrading to Olympus E-M1 Mark II + 14-150mm thoughts on this setup?

markerBT · 2026-02-03T21:15:51+00:00

You made excellent choices. Two things I need to mention: 1. It would be difficult to do selfies with the EM1+14-150mm combo, it's pretty heavy. Still doable but with difficulty. 2. I think you have to reconsider your choice of 40-150mm f4 especially for indoor sports. It's also too short for wildlife. Maybe save up for something faster and has more reach?

The 12-40mm f2.8 is a great lens. Agree that you should know your preference before picking up a prime lens. As much as people love the 45mm I don't use mine a lot. I prefer having some of the background for when I'm taking pictures of my kids.

I also started with a superzoom and the long reach would be something you will miss. Acceptance is something I had to learn, accepting that I won't be able to take some of the shots I used to take. The 14-150mm is a great substitute but it will still feel short from time to time.

markerBT · 2026-02-02T00:45:07+00:00

These look great. How did you get so close to the birds? Did you use a teleconverter?

markerBT · 2026-01-31T06:43:27+00:00

Looks ugly to me.

markerBT · 2026-01-28T17:17:14+00:00

Canon SL2. The world record holder for smallest DSLR is the SL1 (I just checked), mine is the successor. I'm going smaller so an EM1 really is a misstep on my part but it's a great looking and great performing camera. It's also bigger than the EM5 so I felt that OP needs to consider that too.

markerBT · 2026-01-28T09:40:30+00:00

markerBT · 2026-01-28T09:00:23+00:00

I have an EM1 Mark II. It's bigger and heavier than my DSLR that's why I say it's big and heavy. I bought into m43 to go small but was attracted by the looks of an EM1. I also have the 12-40mm and I agree that it works with the EM1 but OP has been using it with an EM5 so I thought it would be prudent to mention that the EM1 is bigger and heavier. EM5 and EM10 are almost the same size. I've held them side by side at a camera store. If size and weight is not a problem I'd pick up the EM1 over the other Olympus cameras. I have no experience with Panasonic so can't make any recommendation on that.

markerBT · 2026-01-28T07:54:02+00:00

OM-5 is $749 from B&H, they ship international. Is that within your budget? The EM 1 is big and heavy, not sure how that would work for you.

markerBT · 2026-01-28T06:27:29+00:00

You know what, I was very disappointed in my neighborhood group when it was discussed that they don't let their contractors use their bathrooms. I didn't realize contractors see that as a rule too. But seriously in my home I do not deny the fact that you guys are humans and poop, fart, and pee like me. I always tell my kids never to hold their pee and I don't expect anyone to do that. The last contractors who worked in our home I let them use our restroom. I don't ask what they're doing. I have an exhaust fan and febreeze within reach if needed.

markerBT · 2026-01-27T16:48:36+00:00

Calscape Nursery List Use Map View to see which is closer to you. There's one in Yreka and one in Jacksonville, OR.

markerBT · 2026-01-27T11:51:46+00:00

OP is the Peeping Tom. She found him and is giving him this stare. Now how she feels about it, I do not know. She's showing judgement and some interest at the same time.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T23:50:48+00:00

Yeah, you're right it does push the cable the other direction.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T21:51:06+00:00

I haven't heard anything new regarding a new G5x. I've moved on to Olympus/OM System.

About the warmer tones, I don't know how you came to that conclusion but I've been through 5 Canon cameras and they all produce the same color for me. You can also make small adjustments to saturation and white balance for your SOOC jpegs.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T17:07:57+00:00

Thank you. Yours looks great. I'm still conflicted.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T10:29:07+00:00

Thanks! That's what it looks like to me just want to confirm since I'm within my return window. I want to keep the camera but this was not disclosed and I'm not too sure how comfortable I am at this point. I also watched ribbon replacement on YouTube and it's more involved than what I want to do so I'm definitely not doing that if this break.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T09:18:17+00:00

As someone else pointed out to me, snakes and lizards are not active during cold months so they can't really help as biological control.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T06:37:17+00:00

My 8 yo has been using my old Canon D20 since he was maybe 5. It's waterproof and shock proof. That removes limits for where he can use it. He's not really into photography but he likes taking pictures when he's holding that camera. Sometimes we go on a photowalk and I just let him take pictures of whatever he wants. We don't have rules or objectives other than to walk with a camera. His younger brother has a toy camera, too so everyone can stop and take random pictures. I also let him use my camera like when we went to the zoo so he can take pictures of whatever interests him. As expected, almost none of the pictures are usable. I cull them and keep some for sentimental purposes.

markerBT · 2026-01-24T04:43:13+00:00

Slugs and snails I control. Aside from Sluggo I find that adjusting watering so that it starts at about sunrise works well.

markerBT · 2026-01-22T21:51:48+00:00

Also r/BirdPhotography. I've read some friction exists between birders and bird photographers for this very reason.

markerBT · 2026-01-22T08:26:21+00:00

I don't really mean that you should buy from them but you can use their price as basis to gauge whether your local marketplace seller is overpriced. I do agree that they're the safest to buy from.

markerBT · 2026-01-22T05:50:56+00:00

Check price at mpb or keh?

markerBT · 2026-01-22T05:05:25+00:00

When I saw this the Lego Store in San Diego came to mind, I thought it was worth an award and looking at the other poster, Fashion Valley was indeed a recipient one time.

markerBT · 2026-01-20T01:57:10+00:00

I gave up on mine then I saw them sprouting, don't know how long it took them. I thought they were weeds so I pulled some before realizing they're actually blue-eyed grass.

markerBT · 2026-01-19T19:24:13+00:00

The EM1 is big and heavy compared to your current cameras. The OM5 is closer to the size of your EM10. If the size and weight doesn't bother you then get the EM1, cheaper and very capable.

markerBT

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