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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paulthomas" data-source="post: 1223063" data-attributes="member: 49623">You said it not me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Unless you're into art photography and want the choice of a plethora of ancient short FL primes or are prepared to suffer the sub-standard results from cheap and nasty little zooms (e.g., Canon kit lenses) or are one of the very few people on the planet who actually need a T&S lens then sorry but I don't buy that argument at all. If you look at the quality long glass and you're left with a pretty small choice on any system. And who's to say Olympus aren't currently developing some more long lenses? And of course the Sigma 50-500, which may well be the most popular birding lens around, is available for 4/3rds.</blockquote>