I have been an OM-3 owner for a few months, and I really like the performance and features and look of the camera. But there is one think that is truly bugging me and that might lead me to sell the camera: comfort (I already have an OM1 for when I want to carry a full kit with me in a camera bag, so the OM3 becomes superfluous if it doesn't work for a comfortable everyday carry for me).
I got this camera as an everyday carry: no camera bag, just the camera and a small prime lens attached to it, camera around my neck. Cool, one would think, but OM systems places the strap lugs in such a weird spot that the camera won't lay flat on my body unless a heavier lens is attached. So, what I got as my everyday carry, ends up being uncomfortable because the camera tilts backwards, digging the back top edges and evf in my body. This issue is only with OM system bodies (EP-7 is an exception), not with Sony, not with Fuji, not with Panasonic...
I understand OM system tried to place things in a way to have the camera balanced when equipped with larger lenses like the 12-40...
Anybody with a similar experience?
Clarification: when I say small prime lenses I mean nothing larger/heavier than the f/1.7 or f/1.8 ones.
I just took out my OM-3 to confirm. I use the Peak Design leash and I have the OM 20mm f1.4 attached and the camera lays flat against my body. The 20mm isn't the smallest lens, but it's definitely on the smaller side compared to the f1.2 pro lenses or zoom lenses.
Clear. The 20mm 1.4 is about the same size and weight as the 12-45. Double the weight of the 15 f/1.7. those extra 150 grams in the front of the camera counterbalance the camera weight
Gromu wrote:
I just took out my OM-3 to confirm. I use the Peak Design leash and I have the OM 20mm f1.4 attached and the camera lays flat against my body. The 20mm isn't the smallest lens, but it's definitely on the smaller side compared to the f1.2 pro lenses or zoom lenses.
