EM5 Move to D600 ?

[pmoromalos]

Hello Guys…
I have about a year OM DEM5 with Panasonic 14-45, oly 17 mm 1.8 and Panasonic 35-100 2.8. I am happy with my Camera.
These days I have the opportunity to use Canon 70 D. I was excited with Colours, the Handling. As I have big hands I could keep the camera very easy. Also I like buttons, it was very convenient and easy to change Iso, Speed Shutter and aperture. Another big advantage was I could capture moving themes.( I think in this part EM5 is Bad)
Finally I like build in flash.
After this my thoughts are to buy a full frame camera, I search and I think a good decision would be Nikon D600….. Also I like Canon 6D, one main disadvantage is hasn’t build in flash.
I am an enthusiastic photographer. I am not professional. I shoot Landscape, Travel, Portraits, Street photos and sometimes moving themes.
What do you believe about change from m4/3 to FF ? is a good choice ? What are your thoughts for this change and what are your opinion for D600 and 6D ?
Thx a lot.

 

[jaomul]

I know it's the cliche question, what is your em5 not doing for you

 

[goodguy]

I'd be running to the D600/D610

The Micro 4/3 is good and for those who are cool with the size then why not but compared to the low light capability of the FF camera I dont think there is any comparison.

6D is a very good camera, its slightly better then the D600/D610 in low light but not a whole lot more but the D600/D610 has the advantage in dynamic range and AF system.

So as I said I would go for the Nikon D600 profereably the Nikon D610

 

[pmoromalos]

I know it's the cliche question, what is your em5 not doing for you

Hi again. My main complaint is the handling. It's not easy to change Iso, Aparture and speed compared to canon 70D (with sigma 18-35 f1.8 DC) , i try. Also i think it has problem with moving themes. I don't khow if i hadn't set right my OMD. But Canon 70D capture easily moving childrens Finally a less disadvantage is it miss build in flash.


:er:

 

[jaomul]

Ok, from what I read it's difficult to change iso and capture moving children. The changing iso bit is easily solved, the em5 is very very customizable. Moving anything on the other hand is different, with the em5 not having the best continuous focus ability. Most Dslrs would be an improvement here, but depending on how much you have invested in lenses, Olympus own em1 might also be worth a look

 

[Dao]

Did Nikon already fixed the problem in D600? If not or not sure, I think it is better to get D610 instead of D600.

Since I shoot Canon, I will say go with 6D LOL.



As for flash, you can or should get an external flash anyway. If you really want cheaper flash that used as a build-in flash, this should be good.

Canon Speedlite 90EX (Amazon.com : Canon Speedlite 90EX Flash for Canon EOS M Camera (White Box) New : On Camera Shoe Mount Flashes : Camera & Photo )

From the review at amazon, a reviewer said he even use it as a master and control other Canon flashes with his EOS digital DSLR

 

[Ido]

I have an E-M5, and it's stupidly simple, easy and quick to change aperture, shutter speed, ISO, exposure compensation, etc. Did you ever take the time to read the manual, and configure the buttons and dials to your needs?
I have the Fn2 configured to ISO. To change the ISO, I just press that button, turn the front dial, and shoot.
How exactly are you not able to change aperture and shutter speed? Perhaps you're on Auto mode for some reason? Changing these is the most intuitive thing in the world - there are two dials on the top of the camera!

If you have big hands, you can buy the HLD-6 grip.

What do you want to do with a built-in flash? They're terrible. The only thing they may be useful for, is controlling off-camera flash units. And the E-M5 comes with a tiny flash that you can attatch to the hot shoe and accessory port - it operates through the camera's battery, so it's really just like a pop-up flash. I've had it on my camera for about a month and never used it, even forgot it was there, so I took it off.

Tracking autofocus is the camera's weakest link, that's for sure. However, I've learned to cope with that, and get some slight tracking going on with consistency. Update the firmware to the latest version available, it has improved tracking autofocus.
Really, that's all stuff you should've found trough the year of use. I have it since the fall (November if I remember correctly), and in that time I've found all the little things that bug me, and found ways to deal with them - be it changing a setting, assigning a button, or just getting to know the camera's way of doing it.