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which is better as the 2nd camera?

Started Nov 17, 2016 | Discussions thread
rsmithgi Senior Member • Posts: 2,939
Re: which is better as the 2nd camera?

jor23 wrote:

I missed a sale on ep5 at the olympus outlet. it seems that there's no place to get it new or refurbished at a reasonable price now.

ep5 is significantly larger than the GR or RX100 though. but it's a camera i have been following. the pen-f would be better, but too expensive right now.

My current plan is to sell GR. keep RX100. Think about selling X100.

I'd like to add a 2nd m43 body, but that's not what i am considering now.

I check the Olympus reconditioned gear section several times per week. I was fortunate enough to get one for $239 (first time I had ever seen one that low). I wasn't even in the market for a camera but at that price I bought it and sold my GX1. The next day Olympus started a 20% off sale. I called their customer support and they credited me the 20%.

At the same time, I hesitated on the E-M1 and haven't seen it on the reconditioned site since. I ended up buying one used. I paid around the same amount but didn't get a warranty.

Something to keep an eye on in the future.

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Olympus E-M1 Olympus E-M5 III Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F1.8 +5 more
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