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

Started Feb 25, 2017 | Discussions thread
farmer35 Contributing Member • Posts: 968
Re: E-P3 is a good upgrade from an E-PL1

Humansvillian wrote:

I want to thank all that replied, and I'd venture to ask a question.

A new, reconditioned P-5 body is about $430, and the OMD-M10 Mk II is about the same price discounted on E-bay.

My question, for those who might know, is what upgrade from my P-3 would represent the biggest bang for the buck, the most improvement in image quality for the dollar, and the most gee whiz toys hidden inside the menus, for the money spent, the P-5 or the OMD-M10 Mk. II?

I would agree with those who answer the question with E-M10.2.  I have both an E-P3 & an E-M10.1 and use and like both.  Since you already have a PEN, I would go with an OMD to complement it.  You mentioned that you use some adapted lenses - I rarely use those on my PEN, the viewfinder and focus peaking on the E-M10 make manual focusing so much easier.  You can get an old macro lens for not much money that will work great and open up creative options. I usually keep either a 17mm or a 12-32 on my P3 which makes a nice compact package for when I want that.

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