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Olympus E-P3 vs E-P5

Started Jun 25, 2017 | Questions thread
bluevellet Veteran Member • Posts: 4,172
Re: Olympus E-P3 vs E-P5
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Alex Ethridge wrote:

I'm about to attend a wedding as a guest where the photographer has specified in his contract "no professional grade equipment is allowed" for guests.

I'm looking at maybe getting a used Olympus E-P3 or E-P5 and mounting my 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ Pancake Lens and hoping I don't suffer the embarrassment of getting called down for it.

Questions:

Aside from the extra four megapixel in the E-P5 , how do the cameras compare in low light situations?

Any differences in sharpness?

Dynamic range?

Image stabilization?

Any caveats?

Anything else anyone might want to add?

The jump between the old 12mp sensor to 16mp is pretty big. Almost like a completely new camera system. Improvements across the board. My only slight is I think I prefered the old colors/contrast from theold sensor.

IBIS is a pretty big upgrade too. From the old 2-axis system to the newer 5-axis.

I recommend shooting with a small unconspicuous prime instead/on top of the zoom. Something like the zuiko 17mm or one of the fast 25mm by either Oly or Panny.

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