Thank you. That was insightful. I don't use grips (12-40 on E-M5 II is fine with me) but appreciate that others do. Is a VG coming?
No they aren't. They simply have different opinions
How about if your evaluation of other factors is positive, but you have other things you might like to spend them money where the evaluation factors are also positive. And what's the algorithm to rate your positive evaluation of one item against another?
Logic is not a way of being wrong with confidence. If that is a cliche it is a horrible one.
Again, I disagree with your assessment, you may consider your post the height of logical progression but its not that simple. Money is a factor, not the be all and end all deciding factor.
I'm not seeing the improvements as significant. They are welcome, don't get me wrong.
Spend the money on a holiday trip. You will come back with some nice pictures and memories - which you would not have, if you bought the new camera instead.
I believe it is also important to also consider build quality which will have an impact on how you normally use the Camera, family, vacation, i.e. normal lifestyle vs extremely active and adventurous, hiking in rugged mountains, extream weather conditions, artic, tropical. If the latter then the E-M 1 ii would be the better option.
Few things:
Well, I suspect that in the buy/not buy decision process the affordability (money) issue is always the overriding factor.
If you are considering swapping the E-M1 II for the E-M5 III (assuming you have no issues with the bigger size of the E-M1 II), I agree. But if one is looking for similar performance in a more compact body, like I am, this becomes an obvious choice.
No no....if you do not have the EM1.2 then the EM5 III will be a great cam if small is what you want....
I think we are just talking past one another. I am actually in agreement with you.
+1 just for the Monty Python reference although the rest was good too.
For me I have owned the E-M5.2 (gave to my wife) and currently own the E-M1.2, E-M1X and the Pen F. If the upcoming E-M5.3 is a E-M1.2 in a smaller body with a few things from the E-M1X then from my experience the difference between the E-M5.2 and the E-M5.3 is significant. Olympus got their mid-level enthusiast level up to the performance level of their pro-level camera. This will mean great image quality, great AF, nearly no waiting for the camera to bootup, very useable EVF, so neat tricks like Live Composite, Live Bulb and Pro-Capture, class leading IBIS, class leading dust removal all in a very small weather sealed body. One shouldn't expect a mid-level camera to leapfrog their pro-level camera. New sensor and new processor will most likely come with the E-M1.3 next year.
Three years, one month since E-M1ii was announced, they shipped late that year I think.
