Back in the day(1970's ) I had an OM-1 and several lens and loved them. In the late 1990's i used a Nikon D50 and had several of their lens. In 2027 an upgrade was needed and I went with the OM D Mark1 and the Olympus and Panasonic lens. It suits my needs.

ResonancePhotographer and Canisdirus are on point. The OM D cameras produce great image quality, the Olympus lens are exceptional. The lighter weight and stabilization system are excellent , which are important to me as I am now in my 70's. I am holding off on new purchases as I want to see where the new owners actually take the company, and eventually, like it or not, cell phone cameras will eventually decrease the market for DSLR cameras to the point only pros and serious very serious armatures are will constitute the market.

Photography 100% Videography 0%. Have had a camera with capablity for both for 3 years.

👍👍 Nikon to OM - D-E M1 MarkII with Oly 12-100 and Pan 100-400 and couldn't be happier.

#1 is fabulous!

I am an amateur, not a pro. I have used Nikon along time and tend to upgrade only when the technology becomes VERY old. My last Nikon was a D 50 with several lens. In 2017 I replaced it after a lot of research with an Olympus OMI Mark II and a 12-100 Olympus Pro and Pan/Lica 100-400 lens. I have been really happy with the system. I print no larger than @13x20 and post on the web for family and friends. Know what you want to do with your images and go from there. I suspect will not upgrade for @ 10 years when technology forces me to - if I live that long

For me it's #1, but I'm a sucker for contrast. The real issue is: what is the subject? For me it seems to be the artist not the background. While they are all good, the contrast in #1 set the artist on a pedistal.

Maybe you want to read this link:

https://petapixel.com/2019/11/12/nikon-says-its-cameras-need-to-justify-their-existence-as-a-business/

i have a good friend who traveld to Botswana and Kruger in June this year and has already signed up for trip to Kenya with this company that does photo safaries only: Wild4. Says it is excellent for photography but not so much for culture: Wild4. I checked out the wbsite and it looks good.

Three years ago I to , and for simalr reasons, decided to "downsize". I was using a Nikon D 50 with a full compliment of zoom lens. The first thing I did was to really anyalyse what type of pictures I take which turned out to be family, travel, and birds in flight. Then I took a hard look at how I view those pictures. Turns out no prints over 13 x 20 and a buch on computer and on our TV screen. I came down to a decision between a Fuji and an Olympus. At the time Fuji did not offer IBIS and Olympus did.

So ipurchased th Om D- E M1 MarkII and an Olympus Pro 12-200 zoom. For BIF I purchesed an Pan- Lecia
100-400 zoom and haven't looked back. Both are excelent lens. The only limitations are noise over ISO 1600 and low light limitations. For that reasons I may soon gift myself the Olympau Pro 9-14 lens. The 12-100 says on my camera about 80% of the time: a great lens. And the IBIS feature is wonderful.

Hope this helps.

I went through the same process a couple of years ago. I am 70 and hand steadiness is an issue. I settled on the Om I - II and could not be more pleased. I don't print larger than 12x19 so the 20 MPG sensor is no issue. I use the Olympus 12-100 Pro and the Pen L 1-- -400 lens. The Olympus lens is a gem as is the Pen L.
Came from years in the Nikon system. Hope this helps.,

Which wall in your house did you hang #2 on? That is a tremendously good shot.

This is my experience: In 2005 I purchased a Nikon D50, a 6 mega pixile camera. Loved it. Great color great pics, used it for 12 years. During that time I retired and started taking more pictures. I became aware i could probably get more out of my photography if I upgraded. So here was my thought pattern.

1. What do I photograph? Wildlife including BIF, architecture, travel, sports ( my son plays and coaches tennis at the NAIA level, landscapes and family outings.
2. What do I do with these photos? I do some post processing with some croping. I use these with family on the internet and print up to 16x20.
3.I never sell or do anything commercially, I am strictly a hobbyist.
4. I would like to decrease the weight I carry on my outings, recognizing that image quality is important and I would probably use most zooms.
5. After I started researching it became apparent that I needed to consider what could the human eye actually see in a cropped 16 x 24 image?

Not being a professional, and not needing to pixel peep, one more consideration appeared: after 12 years the technology changes in a lot of ways not related to pixels: download speed, sensor quality, post processing requirement. etc.

After looking at multiple options from ff to m43 I bought an Olympus Om D-E M1 Markii with a pro 12-100lens and a Panasonic 100-400 and couldn't be happier. It is great for what I need and will keep me occupied growing my skills for years to come.

Its not the camera: it's truly the photographer. Figure out what you need , what you might want, and go from there. Don't get lost in the marketing hype.

An expert : Someone who knows more and more about less and less, until he knows all their is about absolutely nothing!