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Please help me - Canon EOS M or Olympus E-PM2?

Started Aug 13, 2013 | Questions thread
MiroM Regular Member • Posts: 289
Re: Please help me - Canon EOS M or Olympus E-PM2?

Mingjai wrote:

Ariel Ke wrote:

I'm almost convinced, especially since you experienced both cameras. I wrote only "almost" because most of the responders use much more expensive cameras with a set of lens, while I can't afford more than the E-PM2 with it's kit lens, which I heard isn't that good. For that reason the availability of m4/3 vs EOS M lenses isn't much an issue for me, and I thought maybe the EOS M with it's sharper kit lens will deliver better photos. I think it's better to miss some photos than to be disappointed with the quality of all of them...

I don't understand why the M.ZD 14-42mm II gets such a bad rap--I don't own one anymore, but I found it to be pretty good, not significantly different than the Panasonic 14-45mm that everyone raves about.

You say you've heard the Canon kit is sharper, but have you done any research or testing? The Olympus kit and the EOS M kit seem pretty similar in terms of performance as tested by SLRGear:

http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1400/cat/15

http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1532/cat/11

Yes, I agree, the kit zoom is a very good lens, nothing wrong with it.

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