I want value, not salesmanship Is the Olympus OM-D E-M5 possibly the best value for my dollar?

The E-M5 will be a nice progression from your finepix s5000 you should feel right at home and be able to grow with it, you'll find yourself 12, 24 and more months down the line still discovering it's many unique features :-] BTW there is are many  friendky O-MD groups on flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/om-d_user/

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