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Upgrade to E-P5 or E-M10 mk II or GX80/85 or something else?

Started Jan 30, 2017 | Discussions thread
BG28
BG28 Contributing Member • Posts: 612
Re: Upgrade to E-P5 or E-M10 mk II or GX80/85 or something else?

I have an E-P5 currently, and I can't really make a good argument to myself (or my wife!) on replacing it with anything but an EM-1 mk2, which is too much camera for me. The EM-10-2 or PEN-F don't seem to have anything that much more capable or different than an EP-5. There's a few things that are slightly better, like maybe IQ or the increased resolution of the Pen-F, but not enough to suck the money out of my wallet. The 'Live Composite' feature is the only thing I feel like I'm missing out on.

Also, I've really gotten used to having a tilting VF. I know that's a small thing, but I use that capability a lot! Is that weird? Also, Having a removable VF is nice because an EP-5 with a 20/1.7 is definitely pocketable, though as others have noted the EM-10-2 is a pretty small camera. I've never held a GX80 but it looks pretty small, too.

I think if you have/use a larger lens regularly (something larger than 12-40 pro), you might go with something other than an E-P5.

 BG28's gear list:BG28's gear list
Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus E-M5 III Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm F1.7 ASPH +2 more
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