E-M5 Mark III Body Black

Full frame is better for low light moving targets. That said, that is exactly what I shoot: indoor sports. I found the 40-150 f2.8 lens affordable and absolutely fantastic. In addition you need a phase-detect autofocus camera. The EM5.III and higher (OM5 is the next in line), or the M1.II and higher

You are a birder - just get the OM-3 or OM-1, as it has subject detection autofocus and a faster sensor the autofocus performance of the OM5 isn't much better than the EM5 mk III. (Still better than the mk ii, but the OM1 and OM3 are a significant upgrade). Having owned the OM1 and EM5ii, I think th

Both are great cameras, and the autofocus on either is perfectly usable. That said, it’s not on the level of more modern systems, or even Sony’s APS-C cameras from the same era like the A6300. Ultimately, the decision should come down to the lenses you plan to use, because that will have a big impac

I would suggest a 5 series, E-M5 III or OM-5 as the next logical step. Being able to swivel the screen out, means you can not only take photos "from the hip" in horizontal, but also in vertical orientation, and more importantly, you can reach way about your head and take high-angle photos in vertica

The E-M5 III is based on the guts from an E-M1 II, IMX270 sensor/AF and truepic VIII processor. OM-5 II is based on the guts from an E-M1 III, IMX272 sensor/AF and truepic IX processor. As far as raw imaging performance goes, these are indistinguishable from each other for a standard shot that is in

The E-M10 series of cameras tend to be found cheap because most people who buy them quickly realize it's the wrong camera for what they are trying to do. Photo quality for fixed subject photography in decent light is equal on an E-M10 series to similar generation higher end cameras from the same era

Get the 40-150 2.8 Pro and you'll be set. I use an EM5 iii for sports and it's a great setup for the sports-dad hobbyist. If I had some extra money I'd upgrade to an OM-1 for a better focus hit-rate, but I've already decided that I'll never have the budget to spend what's necessary to get the 80-300

For more static subjects it's great. For birds on flight and airplanes - it's hit and miss. The E-M5 MkIII didn't show noticeable difference between this combo and the Panasonic 100-300II. On the OM-1 there was a noticeable improvement with the 50-200SWD + EC-14 focusing consistency. However, the OM

It's a sidestep, not an upgrade. Ok, it's a little bit of an upgrade. Evolutionary, not revolutionary. A little faster, a few more megapixels. The IBIS will be a little bit better. An OM-5 or EM5-III would be a bigger upgrade because you would get a better (much faster) autofocus capable of continuo

OM1 ii and OM3 are probably the best when using C-AF with subject detection. I upgraded from the em5 iii (basically the same AF as the em1 ii) to the OM3 and I'm getting way more keepers. That being said, the OM1 i, EM1 iii, and OM5 i/ii all have better face detect than the em1 ii. I find that you h