Got rid of my Sony RX100 – will E-PM2 with kit lens address its shortcomings?

I have the RX100 and still use it in cases where I need a really light camera (climbing) but also recently picked up the E-PM2 with the kit lens and a bunch of gorgeous oly primes including the 12, 17, 45 and 75mm.

IMHO the Olympus will do a better job in most cases than the RX100, even with the relatively cheap 14-42mm lens. The one thing I like about the RX100 is that you can shoot at f/2 and get some serious DOF due to the small sensor. This is handy for low light situations. Of course the blessing is also a curse since the smaller sensor doesn't do high ISO as well as the 4/3, especially in shadow areas. It's a real toss up if you're better off with the f/1.8 of the RX100 or the larger sensor of the E-PM2 for low light.

Obviously once you start putting some of those silver primes on the Olympus the IQ starts pulling away from the RX100 pretty darn quick. I just printed a pretty big panorama from the RX100 (10"x30") and I still think it's an amazing little camera in some cases.

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Vern Dewit
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