Re: Looking for a Range Finder to compliment my E-M1 II
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Note, if you go with the Panasonic range finder cameras that have an electronic viewfinder, be sure to try it out in person. A frequent complaint is that the Panasonic range finder bodies use a field sequential display, which unlike a normal LCD or OLED display uses one beam to show the 3 different colors, relying on your brain to merge them together via persistence of vision. However some people are sensitive to such displays, and they see a rainbow effect, particularly when the camera is moved.
Also, the VF is rather tiny. I don't see the rainbow effect, but for me, the VF is too small to use for extended shooting.
On the other hand, the Pen F uses an OLED display (compared to the TFT LCD display in your E-m1 mark II). Now, because I need to wear polarized sunglasses all of the time when I'm outdoors in sunlight, I prefer the OLED display because it doesn't have polarization effects. The Olympus OLED displays in the E-m10 mark II/III and Pen-F don't have as high of a refresh rate that the E-m1 and E-m5 cameras have with the TFT LCD display. Some people will get headaches with due to the lower refresh rate.
I have both Olympus and Panasonic cameras. I've been using Olympus since 2002, so I tend to have the Olympus menu system burned into my finger's muscle memory. I find when I'm using Panasonic, I have to remember the differences between the two. In particular, I find Panasonic cameras to be more sensitive to burning out the highlights, so I find I have to dial in exposure compensation more often on the Panasonic cameras. I also find the Panasonic noise handling in JPG files to not be as effective as Olympus, so I tend to just use the Panasonic in situations where I'm not shooting at high ISO.