OMD versus G5, IQ

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Anders W
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Re: OMD versus G5, IQ
In reply to jim stirling, 4 months ago

jim stirling wrote:

Anders W wrote:

jim stirling wrote:

Roberto de La Tour wrote:

Hello

I already saw comparisons and debates concerning Panasonic and Olympus "larger" m4/3, but I ended up getting confused.

Concerning specifications, i can read or find out.

But I am not sure about Image Quality. I understand OMD IQ is better than G5. But WHY? (apart from lenses, where I read that the zoom usually put in a kit with the OMD is not very good... true?). But with the same lens? What makes OMD have a better IQ than G5? (or G3)

Thank-you in advance

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Roberto

As Anders honestly pointed out the difference in image quality is 2/3rds of a stop better which given the price difference is not that big a deal. Here in the UK the Panasonic G5 is half the price of the E-M5 .This gives you the possibility to either save money or buy a better lens. With regards to features the 5 axis IS of the E-M5 is its star turn assuming you value this feature , the fully articulated screen on the G5 is in my opinion far more useful than the tilting option on the E-M5 .

I think that the G5 is the best value mFT camera at the moment with a great feature set ( built in EVF , articulated LCd etc) . THough the E-M5 is no doubt a great camera unless you specifically wanted/needed its features the G5 gives a lot for the cash.

Agree that the G5 (and the GH2) are hard to beat when it comes to bang-for-the-buck at the moment. The performance/price ratio aside, I still prefer the E-M5 just as I know you prefer the GH3.

Hi Anders,

I actually forgot about the GH2 { how quickly we forget !} , it is indeed a bargain at the moment, in fact I actually miss the mutli-aspect sensor which I used often. I was just supporting your honest appraisal as we both know that some E-M5 guys can get a wee bit carried away when it comes to describing the image quality advantage :-). The GH3 only wins for me in three areas, firstly I prefer its size due to my desperate Dan sized mitts, i am pretty keen on video and even in its unhacked state the GH3 really is optimised for video{ I wonder what the Russian guy will come up with }, and thirdly mainly due to the video interest I like a fully articulating screen.

It is happy days when these are the kind of choices we have

You are certainly right about that. I can't say I have any reason to complain about the way things have developed since I moved to MFT about one and a half years ago, on the body and lens side alike.

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