Pany 14-42 with in lens IS fitted to an Olympus OM-D E-M5 with IBIS

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I have a Pany 14-42 kit lens with inbuilt IS that cannot be turned off, because it has no switch.

How will this lens fair regards IS when fitted to an Olympus OM-D E-M5 that has IBIS.

Extract from OM-D E-M5 manual re IBIS...........

# Cautions
• The image stabilizer cannot correct excessive camera shake or camera shake that occurs
when the shutter speed is set to the slowest speed. In these cases, it is recommended
that you use a tripod.
• When using a tripod, set Image Stabilizer] to OFF.
• When using a lens with an image stabilization function, turn off the image stabilizer
function of either the lens or the camera.

• You may notice an operating sound or vibration when the image stabilizer is activated.


It has been said.....
Lenses with no IS switch default to off on Olympus bodies (and there's no way to turn it on), so there's no issue.
In general, OIS and IBIS conflict, so one must be turned off.


Would my 14-42 lens with no IS switch default to off on OM-D bodie.

It seems a very grey area and I can find no difinitive answer.

Very confused Dave in Wales here.
 
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