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E-M1 vs. A7II Thoughts

Started Jul 28, 2016 | Discussions thread
Bhima78 Senior Member • Posts: 2,850
The Nikon v1 is significantly worse

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.

That sensor is significantly worse than the EM1, with DR at least 1.5 stops behind. At some point, we reach practical diminishing returns on IQ and DR with sensors, but I don't think today's 1" or, especially yesterday's 1-inch sensor on the V1 reaches that point at 11EV DR.

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