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E-M5 sometimes annoys, maybe get an E-M10?

Started Jan 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP Henry Richardson Forum Pro • Posts: 21,959
E-M5 II info leaking out and photos
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Henry Richardson wrote:

Since the E-M5 II is expected to be announced next month I will probably hold off just to see if there is something that we don't know about it yet. In addition, I don't have any big trips planned for the next month or two so my E-M5 will be fine for awhile longer. Also the E-M5 II price is not known yet. Right now all I have heard is 40mp for static subjects (jpegs or raw also?) and better video. I don't care about either one of those. I expect that it will also have the other small things that the E-M10 has (MySets on mode dial, 0-second AS, etc.). Maybe built-in flash, maybe not. Will the ergonomics have big improvements? I suspect only ergonomic tweaks so probably not much better than the E-M10.

I see that there is more info about the E-M5 II now:

http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-first-images-of-the-new-olympus-e-m5ii/

It appears that there is no built-in flash. Ergonomics, as I expected, have been tweaked, but nothing major. The E-M10 ergonomics are about as good generally, I think, and both are better than the E-M5. The E-M1, of course, is much better, but also bigger/heavier and for my uses I reluctantly pass on it. The E-M5 II also seems a bit longer than the E-M5 and E-M10 so that is a negative for me. From all I know right now I don't see anything compelling about it over the E-M10 for me. I assume the price will be at least $1000 and the E-M10 is now under $500. Maybe after reviews come out and people use it we will learn of some amazing improvements that we don't know about yet. If so, then several months down the road I might consider it.

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