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Looking for a small pocketable m4/3 solution...

Started Oct 1, 2015 | Discussions thread
peppermonkey Veteran Member • Posts: 5,204
Re: Looking for a small pocketable m4/3 solution...

robsta wrote:

I just bought an immaculate E-PM1 body on ebay to take on holiday. I teamed it with the Panasonic 12-32mm lens, which wasn't quite "pocketable" but wasn't too bulky either. I've got to say I was incredibly impressed- its low-light performance knocked spots off my G3, to the point that I never used the flash, even in low-lit bars at night time.

Just before I bought mine, another I was watching on ebay went for £50 including kit lens. At this kind of money I certainly wouldn't right it off as a contender.

Never owned either...but doesn't the E-PM1 have the same 12mp sensor as the first gen m43 cameras? And doesn't the G3 have the (then new) 16mp sensor that came with the GX1? If that is the case, I'm pretty sure the G3 would have better IQ than the E-PM1...at least in RAW. I know Oly had better jpeg engine then so I would guess jpeg wise the Oly would win but RAW wise, I would think the G3 would win...

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