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

Neither camera will make you a better photographer , they are  both great cameras , the only way for you to become a better photographer is by learning !

Either join a photography club , watch or read tutorials online or read and read books , on composition , post processing and exposure , whatever you can get your hands on , then put into practise what you have learnt  .

I have had DSLR's in the past and now own the OMD and I love it , but I wouldn't tell you what camera to get , you have done your research , you need to go to a camera store and feel them in your hands , see which feels the best and the most comfortable , that will be the right camera for you 

Good luck with your choice

Regards Sally

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