This isn't true, I shoot with an Olympus E-M1 Mklll and have 4 or 5 lenses modern from manufacturers other than Olympus. The only thing is that they are manual lenses, focus and aperture, but I'm very comfortable with that.cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:16 pmThats a slight problem with Olympus. I think you are limited to Olympus' own branded lenses. Whereas with Nikon, Fuji etc you arent. And you end up paying a premium.
None of the lenses broke the bank and all are high quality.
I have several Olympus lenses; 60/2.8 macro, 7-14/2.8, 40-150/2.8, 100-400mm, 75/1.8, plus both extenders. I still use the manual lenses most often because they offer more creative options, this is because they are all fast lenses; 50/1.1, 25/0.95, 17/0.95, etc.
It's also easy to buy adapters for older manual lenses from almost any manufacturer and stick them on your Olympus, I have about 40 of those.
If you're new to manual lenses it'll be difficult for street shooting, it takes time and practice to get muscle memory built up. Saying that, manual glass can help teach you about photography, particularly different aperture uses.
Whether you buy auto glass or manual, the key to success is practical experience. Get your gear and go shoot stuff, often.
