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Buying used EM-5 II vs EM-1

Started Nov 21, 2018 | Discussions thread
Cheshire-Chris Regular Member • Posts: 355
Re: Buying used EM-5 II vs EM-1
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My main camera is an EM1 Mk II. Like you, I’m going on a photographic trip shortly and wanted a backup/secondary camera. I also looked at both the EM1 Mk I and the EM5 Mk II (both secondhand). You can pick up secondhand EM1’s really cheaply now, but in the end I bought a virtual mint (2500 shutter activations) EM5 Mk II and am very happy with it indeed. I wanted a smaller camera, and the EM5 Mk II is very solidly built and I immediately liked it. I’ve had it for a couple of weeks now, and in no way regret my decision. The only recommendation I would make if you buy an EM5 is to get an add-on grip for it, particularly if you’re going to be shooting with longer lenses with it. I bought a cheap Chinese-made grip from Amazon and it’s made the camera much more stable to hold.

Good luck with your decision,

Chris

 Cheshire-Chris's gear list:Cheshire-Chris's gear list
Olympus E-M5 II Olympus E-M1 II Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro Olympus 7-14mm F2.8 Pro Panasonic Leica 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH +1 more
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