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Is the E-PL6 the best camera deal at the moment?

Started May 20, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP Nomadical Forum Member • Posts: 69
Re: Unless the E-PL6 easily beats the E-M5 II/E-M1...

peppermonkey wrote:

or even the Nikon D7200...I fail to see how the E-PL6 "easily beats" the GF/GX7, D3300 and the Rebel T6s's of the world, that is unless you were talking about something other than IQ...

Otherwise, yeah, it's a great price. Though, the new prices for the GM1 and E-M5 are pretty enticing, albeit more expensive.

Yes, I was talking about IQ. More specifically, high iso quality since mostly all of these cams look the same at lower iso settings. I referred to comparing pics from Imaging Resource, feel free to do so yourself. From what I can tell, the E-PL5/6 sensor produces less noise, more pleasant grain and better sharpness than all those mentioned cameras.

Here they are at 6400 iso. I'd recommend opening each one in a new tab to compare.

E-PL5 -- http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-epl5/EPL5hSLI06400NR2D.HTM

D3300 - http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d3300/D3300hSLI06400NR1D.HTM

GX7 - http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/panasonic-gx7/GX7hSLI06400NR6D.HTM

Rebel SL1 - http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-sl1/SL1hSLI06400NR2D.HTM

From my unprofessional eye - the D3300 has more shadow and excessive noise. GX7 has more detail smudging and blurring, something I too noticed from time to time when I had the camera.  SL1 has Canon's trademark color blotches and overall more noise than all others compared. SL5 appears to handle everything the best, which seems perplexing given the cheap price. But as mentioned, I'm not sure if I trust some static studio pics versus daily usage.

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