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E-PM2, no AA filter like E-PL5?

Started Oct 29, 2012 | Questions thread
sigala1 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,911
sigal1 was right!

sigala1 wrote:

Everdog wrote:

Do we know if the E-PM2 is like the E-PL5 and is lacking an AA filter? It seems the E-PL5 in some cases has better IQ than the E-M5, and I wanted to know if the E-PM2 was similar.

The E-PM2, looks to me to be nearly the exact same camera, with just a few physical features missing (tilting LCD and mode dial) in order to justify the E-PL5 higher price. They surely have the same sensor assembly.

However, I don't know if I buy the story that the E-PL5 has no AA filter. It sounds to me like a misinterpretation that got published at that rumors blog.

All of the PENs have very light AA filters anyway, I get moire whenever I use the Panasonic 25mm lens because that lens is too sharp for the sensor. And see Robin Wong's review of the 60mm macro in which he got moire using that lens with the E-M5: http://www.43rumors.com/first-full-olympus-60mm-review-made-by-robin-wong/

It's EXACTLY as I suspected, the rumormonger guy took back his statement:

http://www.43rumors.com/pekka-potka-says-there-is-not-iq-difference-between-e-pl5-and-e-m5-but/

People really should listen to me.

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