New Pen F thoughts

BluenoseNS wrote:

After owning it for only a few hectic days, only a few obvious ‘negatives’ are apparent:

1. The power switch is on the wrong side
2. The bottom plate is plastic and scratches easily
3. The battery opening slide is very poorly designed and would seem to be suitable on a cheap camera
4. Why on earth is focus stacking not available in this camera ( I understand it is on the omd E-M5ii?)
5. The flippy screen is horrible to use quickly or to go unnoticed. You can use it flat against the body— great. But if you want any other perspective, you have to fold it out and twist it etc. Plus the idea of turning the screen inwards against the body for ‘protection’ is horrible because it takes even longer to flip it out etc
6. No 4K video
7. No pop up flash

The positives however are overwhelming and why I got one and yet still have a pen ep5

1. Far more functions and features than the ep5. The list is quite long, and it is due to the faster processor
2. Creative dial on the front is such a great tool! This alone will keep someone quite busy to find their special formulas. The first two monochrome settings are what I would spend a lot of time trying to get from raw files anyway. The customization here is vast
3. 4 custom dials! This is great to setup scenario settings etc etc
4. Little flash unit can bounce and twist etc

Cons:

1. Personally, I don't find it a problem.

2. Neither of mine are scratched.

3. Agreed, the catch on my E-M5 mk1 is a better design.

4. Focus bracketing is available, but have to be stacked in PP software.

5. I find the FAS quite useful, but use the viewfinder for street.

7. They're pretty much useless anyway, mine are still in their boxes.

Pros:

1. Agreed.

2. Agreed.

3. Agreed, C1-C4 on the top plate are great, which is why, when I played with the new E-M5 mk3, their absence made me buy another PEN F.

I pair one body with Olympus 17 and 45 1.8's for use in town and the other with a 9-18 and 14-150 for use in the countryside.

All, IMHO, of course.

Peter Del