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EPM2 or EPL5?

Started May 30, 2014 | Questions thread
OP Bas Hamstra Senior Member • Posts: 2,071
Thanks all

I see that in the USA the EMP2 goes for 199$ via some weird ebay construction, and I admit that's a no brainer. But no such luck in Holland, where EPM2 and EPL5 go both for around 400EUR. Calculated in dollars, that's 544$!

I think I will wait a bit for a better deal for the moment, as 400EUR doesn't seem right...

Bas

Kim Letkeman wrote:

Guy Parsons wrote:

Kim Letkeman wrote:

Considering the price right now, you would really have to want the minor extras on the EPL5 to go that way. But obviously some on the forum do ...

Two big things make life better with the E-PL5, first being the tilt screen. That makes awkward down low shots easy and also removes 90% of screen reflections.

Next is operational, mapping the MySets to the Mode dial makes for a very easy way to drive, lessens menu diving and SCP diving dramatically = ease of use and less mistakes.

I am fully aware of the differences as you go upward in a family of cameras. And yet I recommend the EPM2 anyway. Imagine that.

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