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Olympus PEN-EP5 Broken.

Started Jan 19, 2018 | Discussions thread
traveler_101 Senior Member • Posts: 2,203
Re: Olympus PEN-EP5 Broken.
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glassoholic wrote:

. . . Whilst the E-P5 has a superb charm about it (style and satisfyingly solid metal feeling) to the extent I nearly bought one again, technology moves on with digital (in the old days you just upgraded your film stock) and maybe it is time for a new camera.

It is rare to experience the sort of failure you have without dropping a camera so I think you have had your share of bad luck and should be positive about the future.

Newer models have noticably better IBIS and especially high ISO performance. . . .

To the OP: overall, this is pretty good advice, I think. I have an E-P5 still in good working condition, but recently decided to pick up a Pen-F when the there was a price break. I hemmed and hawed about whether I really needed an EVF or could tolerate the fully articulated screen. But now after using the camera for a while, I have no worries. I'm really glad I made the move. Better performance overall. One bit of advice if you decide to go for a new camera: make sure you get one of equivalent quality to the E-P5. Pen-F or E-M5ii if you want to go to the OMD style.

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Olympus PEN E-P1 Olympus PEN-F Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 +3 more
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