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

Started Mar 12, 2013 | Discussions thread
Alumna Gorp Senior Member • Posts: 1,531
Re: Help Me Select: E-PM2 vs E-PL5 vs E-P3

NoTx wrote:

Hey all,

So life happened and I was forced to sell off all my cameras a few years ago. And I am now looking at getting back into photography. So, I was looking at the various systems, and it looks like I am going to go back to Olympus.

So, this time around I have a fairly tight budget as far as body (or I would be getting an OM-D), but in the end I want either a 25/1.4 or a 17/1.8 and a body… so I am limiting my targets.

There are three bodies I am looking at, all Olympus: E-PM2, E-PL5 and E-P3. These are all within a $150 range. What would your recommendations be?

Old cameras were E-1s, Leica M6TTL or Contax rangefinders. Prefer street photography and portraiture.

Thoughts? Comments?

Thanks!

Rob

For street photography I picked up the GF2 and 14mm kit, a superb little package and cheap.

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Four-Thirds-Interchangeable-Touch-Screen-Aspherical/dp/B004A8ZQIO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1363210106&sr=1-2&keywords=Gf2+14mm

Its such an underrated little camera

And for $300 you getting that GF2 body free with that 14mm lens

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-14mm-2-5-Aspherical-Interchangeable/dp/B0043VE29C/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1363210255&sr=1-2&keywords=14mm


There`s an interesting review here.

http://www.londonstreetphoto.org/gf2-review-street-photography/

http://www.londonstreetphoto.org/street-photo-gear/

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