Olympus PEN E-PM2 Review: Digital Photography Review

Studio scene comparison (Raw)

This is our standard studio scene comparison shot taken from exactly the same tripod position. Lighting: daylight simulation, >98% CRI. Crops are 100%. Ambient temperature was approximately 22°C (~72°F).

For a (more) level playing field for comparison we also shot our studio scene in Raw mode with each camera and converted it using Adobe Camera Raw. Because Adobe Camera Raw applies different levels of sharpening to different cameras (this confirmed) we use the following workflow for these conversions:

Load Raw file into Adobe Camera Raw (Auto mode disabled)
Set Sharpness to 0 (all other settings default)
Open file to Photoshop
Apply a Unsharp mask: 100%, Radius 0.6, Threshold 0
Save as a JPEG quality 11 for display and download.

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GearShop

Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera, Body Only (Black)●	$399.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera Kit with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)●	$449.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera Kit with 14-42mm Lens, Case, Mini Tripod, and Memory Card●	$449.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera, Body Only (Red)●	$399.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera Kit with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Red)●	$449.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera, Body Only (Silver)●	$399.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera Kit with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Silver)●	$449.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera, Body Only (White)●	$399.00	Buy on GearShop
Olympus E-PM2 Mirrorless Camera Kit with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (White)●	$449.00	Buy on GearShop

Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera [Body Only] Black	$390.39
Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens (Black)	$422.39
Olympus E-PM2 16MP Compact System Camera Kit with 14-42mm lens, case, mini tripod, and memory card (Black)	$449.00
Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens (Red)	$415.80
Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens (Silver)	$415.80
Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera [Body Only] Black	$390.39
Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens (White)	$415.90
Olympus PEN E-PM1 12.3MP Interchangeable Camera with CMOS Sensor, 3-inch LCD and 14-42mm II Lens (Black)	$179.99
Olympus E-PM2 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera [Body Only] Silver	$368.00
Olympus PEN E-PM2 Digital Camera Body & 14-42mm II R Lens (Black/Black) with 40-150mm Lens + 32GB Card + Case + Battery + Tripod + Filters + 2 Lenses + Accessory Kit	$599.95
Olympus PEN E-PM2 16.1 MP Digital Camera Body & 14-42mm II R Lens (Black) with 32GB Card + Battery + Backpack + 3 Filters + Lens Set + Tripod + Accessory Kit	$449.95