[wim]

Hi Wim, Are you the same Wim from ~15 years ago? I used to post here a lot back in the early 2K's.

 

The one thing I'm pretty floored about with all the new cameras is the high ISO performance. How does the Oly compare to the other mirrorless I'm looking at? I don't expect it to be better, but can you get usable results up to 1600?

 

Mike

 

Hi Mike,

 

Not 15 years ago, but close enough I guess , and yes, I am the same. I also used to post a lot in the early days.

 

1600 iso is no problem with MFT. With the newer bodies even 3200 iso is very usable, especially the E-M1 Mk II, but that is a somewhat more expensive camera .

 

Personally, I shoot with MFT at 1600 iso without a second thought, slightly more careful at 3200 iso, except with teh E-M1 Mk II. Compared to the 5D Mk II I also still have, this means that I reckon there si approximately a stop difference, except with the E-M1 Mk II. I have shot/used/owned the M10, M10 II, M5 II, Pen F, and M1 Mk I, all with great pleasure, and still own the latter two, and absolutely intend to keep them.

 

FYI, in order to improve things on the FF front, I plan on replacing my 5D Mk II with a 5DsR later this year. Effectively that means that my FF camera becomes a MF type of camera, while MFT has become my new "FF", especially with some of the new lpro) lenses Oly and Panasonic have released lately.

 

Having said that, even the "premium" lenses tend to be very good (1.7/1.8 primes, etc.).

 

The nice thing is that I carry two bodies and 11 lenses with me most of the time, and these weigh less than my 5D II with 3 or 4 lenses.

 

As to your question regarding the Panny 12-60: I do not know that lens personally, but I reckon, based on what I have read, that it is not that great even though it is not a bad lens - it dpeends a bit on what you plan to do with it. You're probably better off with a Panny 12-32 or Oly 14-42 EZ and an appropriate 35-100 or 45-140. The advantage is that both 12-32 and 14-42 are pancake lenses, and therefore make for a very compact package.

You could also consider the 14-140/150, if you don't mind a bigger lens; the Panny was always quite good, the recent Oly incarnation is quite good too. Personally I would prefer two smaller zoom lenses, but as it is I am spoilt for choice anyway.

 

HTH, kind regards, Wim