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E-PM2/14-42 kit on sale again - $199

Started May 16, 2014 | Discussions thread
rmxa Junior Member • Posts: 44
Re: E-PM2/14-42 kit on sale again - $199

mrkarisma wrote:

I bought it, but regret it badly. The shutter-shock issue makes it useless unless you always shoot above 1/250s.. Really sad for a camera that could have been great.

What lens do you have a problem with and have you set the existing Anti-shock option to 1/8?

Ming Thein disabled IBIS completely and took multiple shots when he shot with the E-PM1:

http://blog.mingthein.com/2012/03/15/long-term-review-the-olympus-e-pm1-pen-mini/

You’re probably wondering why I don’t use the stabilizer: basically, it’s pretty much useless. I have much better results by shooting fast bursts and keeping the middle image. Turning the stabilizer on creates an odd double image effect that I suspect is an artifact of not being fully able to compensate for the shutter recoil. At higher shutter speeds, you shouldn’t be using stabilization at all on any camera, because it won’t react fast enough.

He wasn't aware of the anti-shock setting at the time though.

I get good results with lower shutter speeds although the Sigma primes I use are a bit heavier than the kit lens. I do get some slight blurring at 100% at times but I can't really rule out hand or subject motion in those cases - the E-PM2 IBIS is not as sophisticated as those on the newer models. I don't print large so it's not a big deal for me.

And $199 is low-end to mid-range point and shoot territory - I actually bought a second one as backup.

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