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E-PL8 vs E-P5 in 2018?

Started May 17, 2018 | Discussions thread
Denisio Fabuloso
Denisio Fabuloso Regular Member • Posts: 386
Re: E-P5 in 2018?

Love the modified mode setting. You are a clever beggar. What an excellent idea this is. Have done pretty much the same re Mysets... but have just assigned them to PASM as per usual. The flexibility of the Olympus system is quite extraordinary really. The Mysets are brilliant. Can be a headful in the beginning, but once you get your setup realized... its a dream.

I bought a Panasonic GX850 on a whim as a small backup camera. The 12-35 lens attached made the camera body less than $100. I thought it was a cheapish way of getting a 12mm small-ish wide lens onboard. Alas the camera was not quite small enough for my intentions. (But still smallest 4/3's body available). I could also just not warm to the interface and handling. I would always find I would have to fiddle with it and relearn basics just to get started shooting. (My basic go to is manual). I can pick up the EP-5 at anytime and be shooting in seconds. Nothing wrong with image quality - it even has 4k movie shooting - but I still cant dredge up much love for it.

I ended up getting a Canon G9X (on special at J&B) with 1" sensor. Damn... I really like this little gem. Small and easy to use. Very pocketable. Excellent touch screen interface. Terrific images. So there you go. Funny business camera bodies... aren't they? D.

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