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Message: <blockquote data-quote="opticoholic" data-source="post: 3478969" data-attributes="member: 18608">The US $2000 intro price of the E-M1 MarkII came as a surprise to me.  I totally understand people who may balk and reconsider using APS-C options.  I'm in a different situation from most people because presently I'm highly invested in both Nikon APS-C and Olympus micro-4/3, having recently purchased the Oly 300mm f/4 Pro.  That is a really an idiotic situation for me and someday I will surely sell one system (with a big loss) and remain committed/invested in the other.  But it is not really an apples-to-apples comparison, because one system is mirrorless and the other is not.  I think the future best systems for bird photography will be mirrorless, either micro-4/3 or APS-C format.  Right now if you really want the advantages of mirrorless, I think the E-M1 Mark II is the best option, but wow, $2K.   I haven't pre-ordered it yet, but I probably eventually will because I already have the big 300mm...Thom Hogan had a good little post about the reasons why we are seeing higher and higher prices:<a href="http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/the-price-of-enthusiasm.html" target="_blank">http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/the-price-of-enthusiasm.html</a>Dave</blockquote>