E-M1 vs. A7II Thoughts

bluevellet wrote:

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.

Em1 has a Panny sensor, em5II has a Sony one.

How do you know that? E-M1, E-M10 E-M5 II all have the exact same pixel count and the same TruePIC VII processor. I'd expect at least some differences if it would be a Sony vs. Panny.

The former has the old 5-axis IBIS, the latter has the newer one that is pne stop better

Yes, I know what the reviewers (or Oly) say but "newer one" can also mean some firmware improvements, no major difference. What I dislike is the noise from the IBIS. It is really disturbing in a quiet environment.

and can make the micro adjustments for hires shots.

OK, but that feature is really something I am not that interested in and would not use it.

I would though welcome a second memory slot, headphone output, better battery life and a few other things I hope the next model will have.