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E-PM1 vs E-PM2

Started Dec 16, 2014 | Questions thread
il_alexk Senior Member • Posts: 2,867
E-PM2 + 20mm/f1.7

ttan98 wrote:

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?

If image quality and low light you are after then A5000 is superior, I own both formats Sony Nex 5n and Oly EPM1.

Get the Sigma 19mm and 30mm and Sony 50mm f1.8, these lenses are selling very cheap on the second hand market. These combos will give superior performance over the E-PM1 or EPM2 plus kit lens.

The IQ of the Panasonic 20mm/1.7 is amazing on E-PM2 body, it's one of the sharpest lenses in m43 and is on par with the Sony 50mm/1.8. Used 20mm/f1.7 mkI is also quite cheap these days.

While A6000 has approximately a half stop ISO advantage over E-PM2 sensor, the Panasonic 20mm is ~1.5 stops faster then both Sigmas, which gives a full one stop low light advantage over the A6000 with Sigmas.

I'd recommend to go with used E-PM2 + used Panasonic 20mm instead of the E-PM1 + kit (or any similarly priced Sony camera, if that matters).

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