I really want to like M4/3, in fact I finish a year long saving scheme in Jan and I started it to have something to buy (lens or camera) in Jan as a treat.
Originally I was thinking of a couple of Nikon lenses but I have been wanting to get into the wildlife side of things as I also started volunteering at a local reserve. So I could get the 180-600mm, but that is a minimum with tripod of 5kg with no other lenses.
M4/3 is lighter, has the 2X crop factor which gives amazing reach but I am struggling to see how people catch the low light action shots.
So I started thinking about the OM1ii and the 100-400 giving me 200-800 reach
If you are using a 100-400 at the long end, you would be looking at 1/800-1/1000 sec shutter to freeze the frame and at F5 the ISO is going to have to be way above 6400.
It might be my technique or understanding of the issues, I haven't done wildlife so i might be missing something as loads of people do. But I am at a crossroads, I either buy my 1st wildlife lens for Nikon and stay FF (at 24MP for now) or I research further and stay FF for the majority of stuff but have a dedicated M43 setup just for wildlife which people do.
Of course another option is APSC with the 180-600, but that still doesn't negate the weight if I wanted to carry a couple of lenses.
OM Systems have an open day type thing in London next month so I have registered and will have a chat with them.
Sep 15, 2025 at 05:03 AM
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