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

Started Mar 12, 2013 | Discussions thread
sigala1 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,911
The MySet implementation sucks

NZ Scott wrote:

Guy Parsons wrote:

NZ Scott wrote: ....You continue to make this error in stating that the E-PL5 and E-PM2 cameras are "better" just because they have a newer sensor in them. There is more to a camera than just the sensor....

True, but in my case it was the feature of assigning the MySets to Mode dial that made me buy the E-PL5, and the better sensor was a plus. That Mode dial feature makes life so easy and predictable.

I find it strange that Oly doesn't provide the ability to name MySets. I don't use them much anymore but I initially found them useful when I first started shooting with the E-P3. I had the first one set up for landscapes, the second for macro and the third for street. I was able to remember which was which, but it would have been nice to be able to name them by choosing letters on the screen or something like that.

For me, the most important aspect of a camera is its handling. If I'm going to spend several hours shooting, taking hundreds of photos, then I want the camera to be an extension of my hand and I want to be able to change aperture, etc, without moving my fingers to unnatural positions.

There is a lot that sucks about the way MySet works.

And maybe E-PM2 is not ideal for a professional who shoots many hours at a time, I'm not sure. You're probably better off with E-M5 if you shoot several hours at at time every day.

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