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EM-1 vs EM-5 MK II IQ photo comparison?

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I have read in many Photography Blogs how the EM-1 still obtains a better IQ in still photography (landscapes for example) than the new EM-5 mark II (without using the high res 40px function). But I have not found any real comparison. Yes I have seen the in-studio calibration comparison, but I would like to see a real life one.

Has anybody received their brand new EM5II and wants to share a comparison with the "old" EM1?

I am really interested in seen if the EM1 sharpness is been matched..

Thanks!
 
I have seen just the reverse, that the IQ of the new E-M5 II is better than the E-M1, but it's not a big difference. You can pixel peep and do your own comparison here:

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www.dpreview.com
 
E-M1 has excellent resolution due to lack of America filter (and of course with help of Olympus' processing algorithms). It uses a Panasonic sensor. From what I've read, E-M5 II uses the same Sony sensor as in E-M5 and maybe M10. So you can compare to their output resolution. I think they have a weak antialiasing filters. I've seen comparisons of the older models to E-M1, such as on Ming Thein's site. You can always look at the DPR comparative galleries and maybe check imaging resource.
 
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OrdinarilyInordinate said:
E-M1 has excellent resolution due to lack of America filter (and of course with help of Olympus' processing algorithms). It uses a Panasonic sensor. From what I've read, E-M5 II uses the same Sony sensor as in E-M5 and maybe M10. So you can compare to their output resolution. I think they have a weak antialiasing filters. I've seen comparisons of the older models to E-M1, such as on Ming Thein's site. You can always look at the DPR comparative galleries and maybe check imaging resource.
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The E-M5 II does NOT use the exact same sensor as in the E-M5. If you look carefully at the specs, it has slightly more megapixels and there are other minor differences as well. It also does not have an AA filter which is what has led to endless griping by Pany fanboys about moire in the video.
 
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jimboyvr said:
OrdinarilyInordinate said:
E-M1 has excellent resolution due to lack of America filter...
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Everything looks better without an america filter.
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My phone's auto-correction is quite silly sometimes--usually I catch it and fix it, but this one was unnoticed until now. And I can't go back and edit now.
Landscapephoto99 said:
jimboyvr said:
OrdinarilyInordinate said:
E-M1 has excellent resolution due to lack of America filter...
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Everything looks better without an america filter.
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Much prefer a French filter myself, especially with my dark roast coffee beans.
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:thumbs up:
 
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Landscapephoto99 said:
OrdinarilyInordinate said:
E-M1 has excellent resolution due to lack of America filter (and of course with help of Olympus' processing algorithms). It uses a Panasonic sensor. From what I've read, E-M5 II uses the same Sony sensor as in E-M5 and maybe M10. So you can compare to their output resolution. I think they have a weak antialiasing filters. I've seen comparisons of the older models to E-M1, such as on Ming Thein's site. You can always look at the DPR comparative galleries and maybe check imaging resource.
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The E-M5 II does NOT use the exact same sensor as in the E-M5. If you look carefully at the specs, it has slightly more megapixels and there are other minor differences as well. It also does not have an AA filter which is what has led to endless griping by Pany fanboys about moire.
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That is exactly what I heard (read). Also I read that the E-M1 produces a sharper image (we all know how sharp the EM-1 images are specially in landscapes when compared to the E-M5), but so far I haven't seen any REAL LIFE comparison E-M1 vs E-M5II as I have seen in video.
 
You can see some sample comparisons here:

Compare Images - Imaging Resource

This tool lets you compare reference images from digital cameras side-by-side. These images are JPEGs straight from the camera, and were taken under carefully-controlled conditions, to provide valid comparisons of camera capabilities in actual shooting situations. You can also download the...
www.imaging-resource.com www.imaging-resource.com

You can use this limited tool to manually select E-M1 and compare:

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www.dpreview.com
 
sergioluque said:
OrdinarilyInordinate said:
You can see some sample comparisons here:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM

You can use this limited tool to manually select E-M1 and compare:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympus-om-d-e-m5-ii/6
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Definitely, this is not real life images.
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I don't understand, do you want to see fairly minor technical differences (as that's what they are) in controlled circumstances or "real life images", which are affected by lots of uncontrolled factors that may sway sharpness one way or another?.. There are certainly lots of "real life" sample photos from either camera at this point, even in the reviews I linked above.
 
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That's it. At this point many people owns both cameras, but nobody posted a open air comparison of these two cameras.
 
There are sample photos available on lots of sites, including open air shots, as you want.

http://www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs/oly_em5ii/sample-photos

http://www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs/oly_em1/sample-photos

Same for Imaging Resource and other sites.

I'm not sure you're looking for the right comparison, asking people here for their photos... Image quality depends on so many things, the skill of photographer, lens used, and post-processing are major factors. You can use expensive well-reviewed equipment and make crummy images. The choice of RAW processor, denoising algorithm, how much sharpening and clarity was used, contrast, etc. are all factors.
 
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Well, I have both EM1 and EM5mkII and honestly can't tell the files apart when shot at similar settings and lenses. I suppose extreme pixel peepers could-- or maybe just claim they could, but for practical purposes, to me they're virtually identical. I'd also include the EM10 in that group.

JL
 
I'm personally waiting for RAW support in LR and/or DxO before I do any real comparisons for myself, as I prefer to process the raw images that way. Comparing one camera's JPEG processing to another would be a moot point for me, and I' not really all that familiar/comfortable with OV3 to feel I'd be getting the same image I'd get with the tools I'm more comfortable with. With that said I've been breaking in the E-M5 mk II for over a week now and very happy with it.
 
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That's it. At this point many people owns both cameras, but nobody posted a open air comparison of these two cameras.
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Though the E-M5 II has more detail, they are very close. The only way you will see the differences is through a controlled studio shot.
 
JohnLock said:
Well, I have both EM1 and EM5mkII and honestly can't tell the files apart when shot at similar settings and lenses. I suppose extreme pixel peepers could-- or maybe just claim they could, but for practical purposes, to me they're virtually identical. I'd also include the EM10 in that group.

JL
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That is very interesting. Many EM5II reviews indicated that the EM1's images "feels" sharper or "looks" better. Also, some even say that the EM10 files are not as good as the EM5II.

To me, I love to spend time on flickr seeing pictures and I have to say that the EM1's images of nature have something that makes them look sharper, but I have not seen any of these pictures of nature taken with a EM5II.
 
Comparing OOC jpgs is meaningless.

It's possible that there's a difference between the raw files from an E-M5II and an E-M1, but I'd be surprised, leaving aside the hi-res mode. I have an E-M5 and an E-M1 and IQ is indistinguishable (and I would expect the same to be true for the E-M10 raw files).
 
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