E-PM1 vs E-PM2

crcostel wrote:

Sorry one more - I can get a new A5000 w/lens (I know its not an m43) for $250. For any with experience, how would that compare?

Hmm - it's an OK camera (I have experience of its predecessor, the NEX 3N, and its companion/replacement, the a5100, which is quite an upgrade but uses the same body).  The a5000 is very plasticky (all over) and the 16-50 PZ lens is convenient (though loud) and very often doesn't do justice to the sensor (they are quite variable in quality) - the body does have a compact-style zoom lever which will work the zoom on this lens if required, which is nice if you like that sort of thing.  It's a slower focuser than the Olympuses.  You have a built-in flash, but no way of adding an electronic viewfinder.  There is no other way of adding a flash, and no touchscreen, but the screen will tilt for waist level and selfie shooting, if that's a consideration.  Running flat-out, continuous shooting is considerably slower than the Olympuses.

On the other hand, I have had the occasional slightly misregistered double-image issue with the E-PM models (down to a combination of vibration from the shutter, the lightness of the E-PM bodies, vibrations from me, and the way the IBIS handles this, at a guess - it's something that is hard to explain fully and won't affect everyone) whereas this doesn't appear to affect me with Sony's systems.  It doesn't affect me with more recent Olympus models either.