With the 50-135/2.8 on the Pentax it might be lighter. That’s been my walk around for a while now. Although With a K3.
Paul > On Nov 23, 2021, at 11:47 PM, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's here! > > See http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/NewestToy.jpg > > That's a 40-150 on the OM-D, and the 60-250 on the K5, > which is about as close a comparison setup as I can get. > > The Olympus rig is only a little lighter than the Pentax; > while the lens is significantly lighter (even though it's > f2.8, not f4), the OM-D body is actually quite a bit heavier > than the K5. (The K3 is heaver than the K5, too, but still > significantly lighter than the OM-D M1X, even with a grip). > > I haven't seen any results from it yet - it was dark by the > time the batteries were charged and I'd done the initial > setup (the user manual is almost 700 pages, and they don't > even supply you with a printed copy!). > > One thing I am going to miss, though, is Hyper Program mode. > But the body is covered with a myriad buttons, most of which > can be programmed; there may be a way for me to set one up > to toggle between shutter priority and program mode, which > is what I mostly used Hyper Program for. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
