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E-PL8 vs E-P5 in 2018?

Started May 17, 2018 | Discussions thread
Dunsun Contributing Member • Posts: 656
Re: E-PL8 vs E-P5 in 2018?
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ageminmo wrote:

I have searched the forum but it was also comparing PEN-F to these two, of course most people prefer PEN-F. Unfortunately, as much as I love the PEN-F, it is too big for me. If price is not a problem, what would you advice me to get?

I am thinking that E-P5 is better because of its 5-axis IBIS? Or it is worse than E-PL8 since it's IBIS is outdated? I also don't plan to use EVF.

And I am also not interested in panasonic bodies, I recently bought a used e-PL5 just to test the waters and I was fascinated by olympus colors (compared to my GM1/GM5).

I had both cameras. Actually I had 2 E-P5 and 2 Pen F cameras

Ergonomically E-P5 is a better camera + it does have a tilt screen that I prefer.

I think that E-P5 is the best Pen camera ever made BUT BUT BUT it has 1 very serious problem (that's why I sold both of my E-P5s):

Failing top wheels. After some time, sooner or later they stop registering your aperture, exposore changes. It is a manufecuring deffect. Both of my cameras started to exhibit this issue. First camera was fixed as a warranty fix. But a second camera cost me something like 150 Eur for a fix !

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