Well E-P7 is here today!

First, no shots, sorry. I just did the test this morning to check on color & DR.

DR

The PenF at first seemed to have a notch better highlights but what I found is that the PenF seems to expose a notch differently. Once I accounted for these, they both seem ballpark the same DR.

I explored both highlight and shadow recovery using the built in converter to get an idea. Seems ballpark same.

Color

Though E-P7 has what clearly seems the same monochrome and color profiles of the PenF (plus one more slot of each), the EP7 seemed to learn a notch warmer than the PenF.

This could be an auto white balance thing, so I may have to do another test where I force the white balance, or wait for Iridient/DXo to support the EP7. Maybe I can check on the Olympus Workspace app now that I think about it.

I got the impression at first the PenF may have been a little better at color sensitivity, but after accounting for exposure they seem similar except for perhaps a small WB shift.

Love the Pen_Fesque EP7 shot of my kitty

A small note on Fuji X100V

Many keep saying there's no difference but of course, the difference will be seen on the challenging performances. I took the same shot with EP7 I have taken with a Fuji X100V of a restaurant that has light coming in and strong shade.

The EP7 just couldn't pack the entire DR that easily, burning a bit of a restaurant sign on the wall in the place while getting the shadows a bit noisier lacking some color while the Fuji X100V passed this in a much better notable way. The Fuji kept color in the shadows while not completely burning the highlights on the sign.

I could expose for the sign on the EP7 and I did, but the shadows lost a bit more color (obviously total DR is the real DR). The tones were also not as rich as the Fuji's... but what do I know... maybe I have better yes to spot these differences

I can't deny this gave me a pause of 0.2 seconds to consider going to an XE4, but I already know this score, and I keep in m43rds due to the 75mm lens and I really really love the tones and shots I got recently on the drivers sequence with the EM10MKIV... which means there's plenty to get as is.

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