Have Nikon D3300, Considering E-PM2 As Backup: Shutter Shock?

larrytusaz wrote:

I currently have a Nikon D3300 outfit I'm not looking to change. Previously I had Sony E-mount, prior to that in 2012 I had Olympus via the E-PL1. I enjoyed using it but changed to Sony E-mount since the 12mp Olympus models were lagging behind the sensor technology of the Sony E-mount. However, I still liked the Olympus models. I got on well with how they worked via the Super Control Panel and I liked their JPEGs.

When the E-PM2 finally came out I didn't get it because I had the Sony, but I've always considered it at various times. Now, with me having the Nikon DSLR and no Sony E-mount equipment anymore, I'm considering a cheap one I saw to use for "walkaround," especially landscapes. The main bug-a-bear--shutter shock.

I've done some reading on the issue but not obtained a real consensus point of view about it. If it's an issue of serious consequence then I'd likely avoid it and simply pick up a Sony RX100 if one ever shows up for low enough. Then again if it can be easily managed simply by using that 1/8 shutter delay setting or whatever it's called and turning off IBIS in a given range, then I'd consider it instead of something like a Sony RX100.

Thoughts?

I used an EPM2 for about a year as mostly my primary camera.  It's a really nice little body, with very good output.  However, it is a 5 year old body, and technology marches forward, so I am not sure I would get one today, cheap or not.

As to shutter shock with it?  If you turn off the IBIS totally, and set the shutter delay to 1/8 sec, you pretty much take care of the problem.  When I got mine, the first few shots were not wonderful, until I remembered to do the above.  After that, SS was a total non-issue.

Now, the thing is, the technology in that body really lags behind anything more recent.  The IBIS in it is totally useless; and you have no electronic shutter or true electronic first curtain shutter capabilities.  You would be FAR better served by getting a later model EPL (EPL7 has 3 axis stabiliation and true electronic first curtain capabilities, and it's a bargain now, since the EPL8 has come out).  
So, my advice?  Get the EPL7 (or 8).  You will be far happier with it than the cheap, 5 year old, EPM2.  The IBIS difference alone should be enough to make up for the price differential, but when you add in the different shutter options on the new one, it really is quite a difference.

-J