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Not terribly impressed with the PENs

Started Mar 24, 2016 | Discussions thread
Karld70 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,553
Re: Not terribly impressed with the PENs
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MinAZ wrote:

I'm on my third PEN, each time I hope it gets better. The latest iteration is the E-PL6. It's not a hopeless camera but in the final package, it fails to impress, mainly due to Autofocus. This is in contrast to the OM-D cameras which I generally feel are very good in this regard. This is a shame because I do like the diminutive size and form fact of the PENS. But the while the PL6 focus really quickly and gives a reassuring beep when it achieves focus, depending on the subject up to 90% of the shots can be out of focus. in a recent shoot, for instance (backlit portraits with a cherry tree in full bloom in the background - a somewhat tough) the PL6 with the 17mm f/2.8 lens missed AF in 70-90% of the shots. This was despite using touch to focus, eye detection set on nearest eye, and verifying that either the green box or white box (face detect) is on the faces. The camera quite often simply focused on the cherry blossoms instead of the faces.

I don't know what focus mode you are using.  For still people shots, sets the focus box small and putting it on the person's face really works the best.

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