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Olympus PEN-F vs E-PL8 vs E-P5

Started May 8, 2017 | Discussions thread
tintifax Senior Member • Posts: 1,057
Re: Olympus PEN-F vs E-PL8 vs E-P5
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E-Px or E-PLx and Pen-F are two completely different categories. The first one are better compact-cameras (o.k., advanced compact cameras with changeable lenses), the pen-F can compete with 3.000€-Nikons or Canons and are an alternative to FF DSLRs.

I came from Nikon, I shoot 28 years and ended up with a FF-equipment with 2 bodies and 8 lenses, 3 flashes ..... and switched to Olympus Pen-F and 8 lenses and 3 flashes. In the meantime I also own a EM1-II .

These cameras are up to FF-DSLRs - with some advantages and some disadvantages.

So if you want to shoot like you shoot with a compact but like to have a better system, buy a E-px or E-PLx. This are realy good cameras for the money.

If you want to grade your photography up and want to have all (realy all!!!) the possibilities that a Canikon professional DSLR offers, take the Pen-F.

The Pen-F is approx. as small as the E-PL8.

I recommand the Pen-F - you will have more possibilities, more fun ...

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Thomas T

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