Olympus E-P3 vs E-P5

bluevellet wrote:

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.

Thanks and I would take your advice on the lens; but, I don't own one of those.  The only fixed focal length I have is the 75mm, not very good for this work.

I hate to buy a lens which will have such limited use.  As far as inconspicuous, the pancake lens is probably smaller than either the 17 or the 25.

If I take the leap, it will be the E-P5.  I'm trying to find out now who the photographer is so I can send an e-mail asking if he considers it "professional grade".  My guess is not; but, I'll be buying this specifically for this event and it is better to know for sure.