Not terribly impressed with the PENs

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 feel bad because when asked about MFT cameras, and in particular my GX7, a person I vaguely knew as impressed with the performance of the GX7 and the 20mm, but was not willing to pay that much.  Recently I dropped her a note about the Olympus PL6 double lens deal, 14-42 and 40-150, and she bought one.  I have never heard from her since.  I guess now I know why.  I had only ever had a brief previous experience was with the OMD, and I just ASSumed, the new PLs were good...and look like I made an *** out of myself.