We are going to Europe in just over three weeks. I've had a bit of a dilemma about my Canon 7D. I bought the 7D in August last year and haven't really taken it on any "big" holidays. The 7D with the 18-200mm lens attached weighs in at a 1593 grams. One and a half kilos to lug around plus the tripod that I always carry, I'm looking at some very sore shoulders! DH helps out a lot and often carries my gear for me but at the end of the day I have to be the one to take responsibility. So I've been thinking about a point and shoot. There are quite a few good ones out there but after a lot of research I narrowed it down to the Canon G15 or the Sony RX100. Both these cameras have had some great reviews. So I took myself down to Cairns to my local camera store and meet a great salesman by the name of Mark (must be the name). He was so helpful and didn't mind that I spent almost an hour in the shop. I finally decided on the G15 and was just about to complete the sale when my eyes fell on the Olympus OM-D-EM5.
I had been reading quite a bit about the mirrorless hybrids and I asked Mark if I could look at it. I fell in love. It felt like a little bit of magic in my hands. Not only does it give me all the control I want and need but it is as light as a feather. It comes with an electronic viewfinder (EVF) but I found the screen very easy to use also.
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Tiny but useful! |
With the body and
three! lenses it weighs in at just 876 grams - almost half the weight of the 7D. It came with two kit lenses, a 14-42mm (3.5) and a 40-150mm (4). I purchased an additional 17mm (2.8) because I wanted to be able to shoot in low light without the need of a flash although this little baby also comes with it's own detachable flash.
The whole camera (including lenses) are moistureproof, that is a big factor where I live.
It will never take the place of my 7D....I love that camera with a passion.....but the Olympus will certainly be a great second camera. I'm going to save up and purchase the 75-300mm (due for release next month) and maybe the macro, oh yeah, and some of the primes and a battery pack............and the list could just go on and on but I will try and control myself!
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