I purchased my first “real” digital camera back in 2013. It was an Olympus E-PL5, which I’d read a review of on Shawn Blanc’s website. I eventually got the pancake lens, too, which I cherish.

I’ve been shopping for a replacement for a while, something employing traditional meatspace dials for adjusting aperture and shutter speed. I still enjoy the shots I get from the E-PL5, but can’t for the lfe of me figure out how to readily get into either aperture or shutter speed settings using the camera’s control wheel. It’s baffling. And, I’d say, something an enthusiast would absolutely want ready access to.

Fast forward 11 years and I decided to stick with a 4/3 mirrorless because of the lens. I shopped OM/Olympus and Panasonic, but this was a fire sale.

I was planning on getting something on the next step up,notably the OM5, but I read a few reviews that made things sound like the E-M5 is, for my usage, the same camera minus weather sealing. And that’s not something I need.

So the Panasonic lens is on the new camera, and I’ve enjoyed the small collection of shots I’ve taken today. I’m looking forward to taking lots of pics in Ocean City next week.