Just Posted: Olympus PEN E-P3 studio raw comparison files

Hi DPR!

I have a little request: can you convert (or shoot anew) studio images from some old cameras?

The new comparator is great - when comparing two new relatively new cameras - but I can't compare new cameras with old cameras.

I have Oly E-620, but being realistic (I know you are more into the Canikon) I would be pretty happy if you threw in shots from some older models like D90/D40/D60/D80//350D/400D/20D/40D.... and while at it .... what about 1D and D1? ;)

Not quite sold on the idea of the X100 being some groundbreaking sensor. There's clearly some chroma noise reduction going on there; switch to ISO 3200 and look at the thread spools in the black box. Notice how the X100 is a little plastic and washed out. Downsizing the D7000 and K5 samples to the same 12mp output size gives better results too. Also notice the lack of shadow DR on the X100 in the spool comparison.

Looks like I was confused, I thought the EPL-2 had a 10 mp sensor, but everyone is saying it's the same sensor in the new range. But then again I still think the EPL-2 has a slightly sharper image in the comparometer. Which makes me wonder if there is a stronger anti-alias filter on the newer range. Interesting.

Interestingly, I still think the E-PL2 has the edge at base ISO. Going from 10 to 12 mp may have degraded the image a tad.

Looks pretty up to par with the rest of the bunch. Colors look pretty neutral compared to the other three which is a +1 for the E-P3, but all camera's in the comparison have an issue with noisy reds it seems.

Focus on the queen of hearts and change one of the previews for a Pentax K5 and you can see the huge difference in noise in the reds. Not quite up to dslr standards yet, these sensors.

Every time i click on the link i get a blank review, i then have to click on the EP3 selection where I only have the choice of Jpeg not raw. What am i missing, I have clicked on each comparison page.

I just checked the RAW files you posted, but found that the pics of iso 200 and iso 400 are not as sharp as iso 800 and iso 1600. Are they miss focus?