The reviews thus far seem to indicate a very real upgrade re high ISO and auto-focus. The whole computational photography thing plus the build quality, portability and small size make it seem like an attractive potential option.
If I buy in I would probably limit myself to the 300mm f4 with the 1.4 converter and the new 12-40mm f2.8 for all round photography.
Any thoughts folks?
I have been a long time MFT shooter, but started shooting Nikon again for fast action/ BIF / wildlife.
I have the OM-1, 40-150 f/2.8, 300 f/4 for BIF and wildlife and a 12-100 f/4 as a walk around lens which is fantastic for one lens one camera solution while climbing mountains.
In comparison to my Z9, it complements it very well for wildlife as well as when using it as a light weight brother for non action shots. In fact, for static subjects I isually land up shooting OM-1 even as low as 0.5 sec handheld exposures with 12-100 mm at 100mm at base ISO to avoid noise.
CAFocus is very good in tracking birds in flight. I dont see any loss while shooting Z9 or OM-1.
My reservations and why i might choose Z9 at times:
1. future of OM- 1 is sketchy. I am not convinced they will survive. I love the glass so much that I sold my EM1 MII and bought the OM1 with the idea that i will shoot with my lenses until the camera dies, even if OM system does not survive. This is the main reason why I held off investing in their elusive 150-400 f/4 tele zoom that costs $7000+
2. Low resolution and the need to crop some in wildlife photography makes me lean towards Z9 depending on situation
3. Noise profile- though touted in many forums is a non issue for me with DXO photolab and topaz denoise. in fact, it may be similar to the z9 given that they have equivalent densities of photosensors. I have not compared the noise cause this is not an issue for me.
3. video specs of Z9 - this is a monster video cam.. Om-1 comes second.
I would choose OM1 over Z9
1. this is the big one- size and weight considerations for equivalent performance
2. Procapture in OM1- that outputs raw images unlike Z9 that outputs jpegs only as of this writing
3. has fine walk around lens solution 12-100 that is so good and so sharp.
4. Z9 IS is good, OM-1 is other worldly