E-M1 vs. A7II Thoughts

olyflyer wrote:

Thanks for taking the time to type all this. Not that I am interested in Sony, at least not for now, but I am considering on buying an Oly again. OK, I was not considering this camera but the E-M5 II so it isn't really the same, but my worries are the image sensor and the IBIS noise. The sensor is the same in both cameras and I think the IBIS is also the same, maybe with some improvements in the way it is handled in the E-M5 II. Never the less, what puts me off is the DR and ISO noise, even at ISO200. I can't understand how Oly still not managed to improve that, and I am actually not comparing with my D800, but with the age old Nikon V1. Your point about the aspect ratio is something I almost forgot about. OK, the image can be cropped to 3:2 but that costs quite some pixels, so it is indeed a negative point.

In other words, the more I look at the camera or read about similar cameras the more certain I am about waiting some more... at least until Photokina.

I guarantee you, you are not going to see ISO 200 noise in a print unless it's a mural or you put your nose on the paper. No prospective buyer is going to do that. Nobody has ever looked at my exhibition prints and said, "Gee, great image, but I wish it had more detail and less noise". In fact, I sold a bunch of 12"x18" prints made with a $300 12MP superzoom. Also, good RAW conversion software (DxO Optics Pro Elite with PRIME NR) will make your ISO 200 shots smooth as butter and sharp as a tack.