E-M1 vs. A7II Thoughts

bluevellet wrote:

SonyArtisan wrote:

Overall I love the camera but I think the sensor and AF may be too limiting for the photography I do. Even though it was compared to the much more expensive A7II in these tests, I think even my old A6000 would beat it in many areas at almost half the cost. I think if the E-M2 releases with the rumored new sensor that may be an almost perfect camera.

While one can not say with absolute certainty, the sensor used in the EM1 markII is probably the same one used in the Pen F and the GX8. If so then it's a known quantity, it offers a resolution boost (16MP vs 20 MP) with subtle IQ improvements. If you didn't think your EM1 was good enough for your type of photography, it's unlikely to change with the new EM1 successor. Sensors usually come from Sony, BTW.

So assuming this is the case, where does EM1 mark II have real improvements? It's rumored to be everywhere else around the sensor, things that Olympus can either engineer themselves or buy from other manufacturers. Oly plays catch up and finally delivers 4K. They finally rectify the glaring omission of two card slot. You like the EVF on the old EM1? They've upgraded it. You think the fps is already good? Particular attention was given to this area to press that advantage and upgrade the AF. IBIS and shutter also have to be improved to deliver the promise of some sort of hand-held, hi-res feature (a proof of concept available in rough form in cameras released after the EM1). There are also some mysterious new features that are more software-based than hardware, no one knows what they are at this point.

Good point. However, the RX100IV is very impressive for its size and pixel density. I'm hoping the EM2 sensor (and future m43 sensors) can make similar or further improvements. Think about how far APS-C has come in the past few years. The A6300 dynamic range matches the A7II and the high ISO performance of it and the D7200 rivals some full frame sensors from just a few years ago. I think there is a lot of untapped potential for m43 but maybe I'm being too hopeful