SOUNDIMAGEPLUS: My m4/3 PROFESSIONAL outfit + SOUNDIMAGEPLUS CAMERA OF THE YEAR 2019.

So some people might question the notion of professional m4/3. However I make my living from photography, therefore I am a professional photographer, therefore the cameras and lenses I use are 'professional'. Before discussing why this is what I have changed to and why I've sold a whole lot of kit, this is what a list of my m4/3 gear. And this is pretty much complete now. I do have some adapters for other lenses I have, mostly for my film cameras, but I've concentrated here on my 'native' m4/3 kit.

Olympus E-M1X Camera
Panasonic Lumix G9 Camera
Panasonic Lumix GX9 Camera
Panasonic Lumix 10-25mm f/1.7 Zoom Lens
Olympus m.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS Lens
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Lens
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Lens
Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MF lens
Xiaoyi 42.5mm F1.8 lens *
Xiaoyi 12-40mm Zoom Lens *

*You may be wondering what these are. They are kit lenses from the Yi Mi m4/3 camera. Camera body and these two lenses were on sale in a kit for £200, which was a ridiculous price, so I bought one to see what it was like. I didn't like the camera much but kept the lenses as they are very light. The 42.5mm f/1.8 is also a really sharp lens.

One of the main reasons I have gone over to m4/3 is the SOUNDIMAGEPLUS CAMERA OF THE YEAR 2019 (Drum Roll) The Olympus E-M1X.

Not only is this my camera of the year but the best camera I have ever bought, owned or use. For what I do this is the camera that ticks all the boxes. (Bar one - No OLED viewfinder) The 50MP high res hand held mode means I don't need more pixels, it's fast, efficient, a joy to use and feels great in the hand. It's like a less 'clunky' DSLR that produces great stills and video. It IS a professional camera in every way. Unfortunately pro photographers won't be queuing up to buy it because Firstly they are a conservative bunch who have got used to their Canon and Nikon DSLR's and secondly the size of the sensor puts them off and means that they probably won't even try one out.