Need Advice. X-E1 or OMD EM5 as FIRST SERIOUS CAMERA to learn Photography?

AF is not nearly as bad as some have reported.  It's not as fast as the OM-D - which is quite fast - but I haven't missed a shot yet (to be fair, I don't shoot much action-type stuff).  The EVF isn't too bad (lag-wise) in low light either.  The 18-55 kit lens runs circles around the OM-D kit.

I do have to agree with something Ratty said above...this camera won't make you a better photographer.  No camera will.  It cost me time and money to figure that out.  That said, the XE-1 might make you slow down a bit and think a bit more...which may, in turn, make you a better photographer.

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Most people would rather die than think; many do.
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