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For about then same $, EP-5 or E-PL7 ?

Started Dec 23, 2017 | Discussions thread
Joel in Goe Forum Member • Posts: 86
EP-5 or E-PL7 ? - For JPEG shooters
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After a couple of years my E-PL7 started dying, and I have now got myself a nice second-hand E-P5 for the reasons mentioned above. It is a lovely camera, responsive as well as  (in black and silver) aesthetically far more attractive than the E-PL7, not that we let that kind of thing influence us at all It is still small enough for me, not much larger than the 7, and lies much more comfortably in the hand.

What did surprise me though, which I have not seen mentioned, was the difference in jpegs out of the camera. For purely raw shooters this will be irrelevant, but for me it was immediately obvious that the beatiful Olympus colours were back, just like from my first E-PL1 which made me fall in love with Oly to start with. I hasn't really noticed that the colours had changed in subsequent E-PLs, but there is a huge difference. The E-P5 gives those lovely saturated warm colours I love in portraits, in a way that I never got out of the E-PL7. And no, it is not because of the settings, I am quite familiar with the "natual", "warm colors", etc etc settings buried deep in the undergrowth of the Oly menus.

I'll look for an illustrative photo when I get home and add it. For now, just something to consider when choosing.

 Joel in Goe's gear list:Joel in Goe's gear list
Olympus PEN E-P5 Olympus E-PL7 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm 1:4-5.6 Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4 +2 more
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