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E-PM1 vs E-PM2

Started Dec 16, 2014 | Questions thread
rolleiman Contributing Member • Posts: 837
Re: E-PM1 vs E-PM2
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crcostel wrote:

I see I can get a refurb E-PM1 w/ standard zoom lens for $150 shipped, about half what a new E-PM2 would cost. Is the PM1 a good deal? Would I be disappointed in picture quality at 8x10 size?

Thanks!

(Sorry for double post but I wasn't sure where this belonged)

Yes, $150 is a good deal, largely because the lens is worth about that so the body is basically free. And it's a fine and well made lens. It would allow you to upgrade to a newer body as a body only deal in the future.

If you're disappointed at the [i.e. your] picture quality at 8X10, getting a different camera probably won't help much. With 12 mp you can print whatever size you want.

There's a gallery of EPM1 shots in their review at imagingresource.com, and some references to how much they liked the EPM1 in their new EPL7 review.

The biggest difference between the EPM1 and 2 is that the 1 is fine to ISO 800 and then drops steeply while the 2 is good to 1600 and the drops more linearly. That said, I still get acceptable results at 1600 on my EPM1, and it's a different world from what you are currently using.

You're not going wrong either way.

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