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E-P3 is a good upgrade from an E-PL1

Started Feb 25, 2017 | Discussions thread
David Contributing Member • Posts: 695
I've started with the E-PL1 and now shooting with the E-P5

The Olympus E-PL1 was my first introduction to the m43 system.  I bought the kit cheap, albeit on clearance and I thought I couldn't do no wrong.  I loved that camera and used it for a few years before I traded it for an Olympus E-5 which I still shoot today and has the same color rendition of the E-PL1.

I got the E-P5 kit 2 years ago when they were also having a clearance discount sale at one of my camera stores who was dumping Olympus from its camera line.  So I bought it.  The E-P5 is definitely the best 16MP camera I have owned thus far.  It's 5 axis IBIS and low light performance is very good, with only the OMD E-M1 Mark II that can beat it.  If I am to get another rangefinder type camera, I wouldn't get the PEN-F.  It would be the Panasonic GX-8 used with its tilting EVF.  I use the tilting EVF of the E-P5 (the VF-4) quite a lot of landscape stuff.

Enjoy your E-P3!

 David's gear list:David's gear list
Nikon Coolpix AW110 Panasonic ZS100 Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus E-M5 II Olympus OM-D E-M1X +17 more
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