M43 was originally for me a lighter, more compact, travel friendly addition to 5D1/11 and L zooms and later Zeiss ZEs. Eight years on, and me only 3 years off 70, the Canons have gone, no more 2 kilos swinging round my neck threatening to dislodge me from my cliffside handhold, or land me with a large bill in narrow constricted antique shops. Now I just have a couple of DP Merrills for tripod stuff. However, there is a degree of mission creep. Having moved from a GH2 to an EM5 mk2 thought I had found nirvana with minimalist selection of lenses (only 9-18, 60 macro, 100-300 barely used now. I compromised on the size/weight issue to get a 12-40/2.8 which is now what I use for 80% of the time. I also had to compromise on body size as my stubby fingers won't effectively engage with EM5 back plate controls, hence now have EM1 mk2 still lying in box (having found its a perfect fit for my digits).
However, in travel photography having only the 60mm to turn to when I want to be more selective is a bit limiting. But an absolute requirement is everything has to fit in my new, "larger" but still small shoulder bag (Thinktank Retrospective 5). Logically the Oly Pro 40-150/2.8 would be perfect and with the 1.4X means I could sell the 100-300 and I know it's about same size and weight as the Canon 70-200/4L I used to own, but it it doesn't quite seem to fit into M43 ethos that I have embraced. My 2 alternatives are the Panasonic 35-100 or the 75/1.8 as modern day "135" (in both cases keeping the 100-300). Has anyone used the 35-100 with an EM1 mk 2, is it as good as the 40-150 optically and how well does the IBIS/OIS thing work? Or is the 40-150 less clumsy than I think, especially without the tripod socket and huge hood?
However, in travel photography having only the 60mm to turn to when I want to be more selective is a bit limiting. But an absolute requirement is everything has to fit in my new, "larger" but still small shoulder bag (Thinktank Retrospective 5). Logically the Oly Pro 40-150/2.8 would be perfect and with the 1.4X means I could sell the 100-300 and I know it's about same size and weight as the Canon 70-200/4L I used to own, but it it doesn't quite seem to fit into M43 ethos that I have embraced. My 2 alternatives are the Panasonic 35-100 or the 75/1.8 as modern day "135" (in both cases keeping the 100-300). Has anyone used the 35-100 with an EM1 mk 2, is it as good as the 40-150 optically and how well does the IBIS/OIS thing work? Or is the 40-150 less clumsy than I think, especially without the tripod socket and huge hood?