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Pentax K50 vs Olympus OMD EM10

Started Sep 18, 2015 | Discussions thread
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ElviraGrey Regular Member • Posts: 403
Pentax K50 vs Olympus OMD EM10

Hello, I'm currently looking for a more feature rich (ie has a viewfinder) 2nd camera to accompany my Samsung nx3000. I never though I'd look at another dslr after selling off my Canon T3 and then 60d, but the Pentax has seriously caught my attention due to all the features it offers at a truly amazing price point. Here are some reasons I've come up with in favor of each:

Pentax K-50

-weather sealed for shooting in inclement weather; in Colorado, there are many months of that each year

-optical viewfinder; I do miss this feature of dslr's

-very economical and more within my price range (currently $370 w kit lens)

-legacy lenses!!!!

Olympus EM10

-smaller and more compact; I ended up selling the 60D because it was such a tank

-quieter shutter; I never did like the clunking of dslr shutters and am a bit concerned about this

-not as intimidating to other people; people always seem to take notice more when you have a dslr and I'm one of those people who dislikes that

-EVF makes for easier manual focus with old lenses? Is it much easier than with an ovf?

I know only I can make the ultimate decision but I've been agonizing over this for a while and have researched just about everything I can think of. Can anyone here who has experience with both systems give some additional input? For reasons I won't go into, I am not interested in any other mirrorless brands atm, so these two are the only ones I'm considering.

 ElviraGrey's gear list:ElviraGrey's gear list
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM Adobe Photoshop CS6 +1 more
Canon EOS 1100D (EOS Rebel T3 / EOS Kiss X50) Canon EOS 60D Olympus OM-D E-M10 Pentax K-50
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