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Help Me Select: E-PM2 vs E-PL5 vs E-P3

Started Mar 12, 2013 | Discussions thread
Hen3ry
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E-PL5 wins hands down; but what about the Panny G5?
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hi Rob

I went through similar questioning when i was moving from the G1 (my first digital interchangeable lens camera) year or so ago.

I bought the E-PM1 for lightness, got some great results and found it just a little unhandy, upgraded to the E-PL3 and found it to be an excellent camera.

The E-P3 just wasn't what I wanted on account of weight and size and the fixed screen (one of my reasons for moving up from the E-PM1).

Now you have the E-PL5 with vastly improved IQ -- vastly improved over the E-P3, E-PM1, and E-PL3, all of which had the same sensor.

The bit extra the E-PL5 costs over the E-PM2 is well worth it in my opinion for better control; and they are BOTH superior to the E-P3 for IQ.

But what about the Panny G5? That's my current front runner in the upgrade stakes. I shoot nearly all the time using the VF2 accessory eye level viewfinder on the E-PL3, so I am looking at the G5 with interest. It's REAL dimensions when fitted with a lens are fractionally SMALLER than my "little" E-PL3 with lens plus VF2, and it has ergonomics that are streets ahead and a built-in pop-up flash for fill in and family snaps.

Cheers, geoff

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