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Upgrade from Olympus E-P3?

Started May 20, 2015 | Questions thread
NZ Scott
NZ Scott Veteran Member • Posts: 5,201
Re: Upgrade from Olympus E-P3?
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haslo wrote:

True that the E-P3 has IBIS, but in my opinion it is pretty useless. I keep IBIS switched off on my E-P3. With that in mind, I wouldn't worry too much about losing this feature.

Yes and no - true, the IBIS of the E-P3 wasn't exactly great, but the E-M5 improved leaps and bounds upon that - I tested the lens OIS of the Panasonic 100-300mm with both the E-P3 and the E-M5. With the E-P3, the lens OIS was better than the IBIS. With the E-M5, not any more; the "generic" IBIS of the E-M5 was better at stabilizing the 100-300mm than the dedicated specialized lens OIS. After these tests, my lens OIS stayed off.

All newer Olympus cameras have the IBIS of the E-M5 or better.

Do they?

I thought the E-PL and E-PM models still used the older 2-way mechanical IBIS.

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