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E-M10, E-PM2 and OMD5 sensors

Started Apr 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
levimax Forum Member • Posts: 57
Re: E-M10, E-PM2 and OMD5 sensors

Tony Tomlin wrote:

I have had an E-M10 for about a year and just love it. As a second "Convenience" camera I use a Canon S100 but have never been thrilled with it. So while scanning Amazon I noticed that they had the E-PM2 body for C$213 . I decided that at that price it would replace the Canon while sharing E-M10 bits and pieces. Reading the Amazon Blurb it boasts that the sensor is from the OMD5 - is that correct and is that the same sensor as my E-M10?

Yes sensor is the same in all three cameras.  Some differences in processing engine. I have an e-pm2 and I would not recommend it.  It is one of the worst cameras for shutter shock and there is not much you can do about it (even using 1/4 second anti-shock doesn't help much) except avoid exposures between 1/80th and 1/320th which is problem. Also the image stabilization is not good and tends to cause more trouble than it is worth and I usually leave it off.  I have certainly taken some great images with the camera (great sensor) but once I got an ep-5 with 0 second anti-shock and 5-axis IBIS I seldom if ever use the e-pm2. If you are used to the E-M10 you will be disappointed with the e-pm2.

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