EM1 Preemptive Repair

Eric Nepean wrote:

thatnormguy wrote:

A solid suggestion. I didn't gel with the fully-articulated screen when I had the EM5 II. Great camera, but my fingers felt cramped and actually fatigue over excursions with lenses that weigh over 300g. The other less-pronounced reason is that the EM1 was as heft as I wanted to go. It's not as big as the EM1 II, which is a classic in its own right.

The size of the E-M1 and E-M1 II are very similar

Height - E-M1.1: 93.5mm E-M1.2: 90.9mm -->E-M1.2 fits in a bag slightly easier as height is often the limiting factor.

Width - E-M1.1: 130.4mm E-M1.2: 134.1mm --> E-M1.2 is 3mm wider. Don't care??

Depth - E-M1.1: 63.1mm E-M1.2: 68.9mm --> E-M1.2 has a 6mm deeper grip. Bag fit likely not affected as the grip extends in the same direction as the lens.

Weight: E-M1.1: 497g E-M1.2: 574g E-M1.2 weighs 75g more, barely noticeable IMO. About 25g is attributable to the much larger battery.

Something about the M1ii contours, perhaps mainly the grip shape and shutter release placement, gave an immediate improvement over the original M1. Obviously a personal and not universal experience, but I should think everybody would agree that the newer model is much more refined and responsive in use.

Somewhere in town, a delivery truck is wandering around with my E-M1iii. I'll soon get to compare the three at once. And it's not even my birthday.

Cheers,

Rick