Originally posted by y0chang Would you rather have the faster speed and buffer of a EM5m3 or the noise performance and dynamic range of full frame in an older body?
Given that choice, definitely give me the EM-5iii! I don't want a large, heavy and slow camera (with large and heavy FF glass). I did not buy a K-1 and am waiting (somewhat impatiently) for the next Pentax APS-C flagship to upgrade my aging K-3...
Originally posted by The Squirrel Mafia I'm pretty sure that this won't happen, but lets say the upcoming APS-C flagship turns out to be a dud. I'd definitely move on to the m43 world. Why? The lens ecosystem, the stabilization, the AF performance, ... I'd have no issues with a slightly smaller m43 sensor. The only problem is me picking the camera body. More than likely it would be a Panasonic G9, but the E-M1 Mark II is very nice too. Heck, even this E-M5 Mark III is quite nice as well.
This is pretty much exactly what I am thinking: possible switch to m4/3, with G9, E-M1ii or E-M5iii as possible bodies, depending on what the K-New turns out to be. I may even pick up a G85 with kit lens to familiarize myself with the system and in order to get that small/sealed 12-60mm kit lens which I would keep for travel photography with the higher end body. I am still leery of Olympus menus though - a long time ago I played with an E-M5 mk1 and they were awful... Some people say Panasonic menus are somewhat similar to Pentax.
Sometimes I even wonder if I should bother waiting for the next top-end Pentax APS-C. I wish some actual specs would leak!