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Which Olympus epl with 48mm1.8

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inti4444 Senior Member • Posts: 1,230
Which Olympus epl with 48mm1.8

I know there are a lot around here that use the epl from Olympus.

a long time ago I had the omd with the 45 1.8 I lived that lens but at the end I sold my Olympus gear.

so here is my question which epl did you find great to work with and good result.

I saw for example a cheap epl6 for about 150 euros.

please give me your thoughts and advice thank you.

Olympus PEN E-PL6
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OP inti4444 Senior Member • Posts: 1,230
Re: Which Olympus epl with 48mm1.8

Oh I forgot to say I am also attracted to the system due to its tiny size

Fritz Brause Junior Member • Posts: 26
Re: Which Olympus epl with 48mm1.8

I'd look for PL 7/8 with better IBIS.

With PL9 10 you can't use the optional viewfinder anymore.

Neoredpill Regular Member • Posts: 121
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inti4444 wrote:

I know there are a lot around here that use the epl from Olympus.

a long time ago I had the omd with the 45 1.8 I lived that lens but at the end I sold my Olympus gear.

so here is my question which epl did you find great to work with and good result.

I saw for example a cheap epl6 for about 150 euros.

please give me your thoughts and advice thank you.

I have the EPL-6 with VF4 viewfinder an the 45mm f1.8, but I'm not using it, because the shutter is very annoying (noisy and shutter shock). It lacks focus peaking fonction and button to customiza, so I prefer to use my EM5 mk2 which is not very much bigger, but feels way better.

So my advice is to go for a more recent iteration of EPL -> 7 or 8, or better get an EM5 mk2 which is my opinion one of the best camera Olympus has made (feels great, all metal construction, super IBIS? viewfinder and lot of custom buttons. And one more thing this camera looks so beautiful too.

Cornflake7 Regular Member • Posts: 257
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Defintely an E-PL7 and newer. They added extra roller which helps operation in semi-auto modes (P, S, A). Improved mini hand grip etc.

Compare side by side: https://camerasize.com/compare/#382,565

Bassam Guy Veteran Member • Posts: 4,885
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inti4444 wrote:

I know there are a lot around here that use the epl from Olympus.

a long time ago I had the omd with the 45 1.8 I lived that lens but at the end I sold my Olympus gear.

so here is my question which epl did you find great to work with and good result.

I saw for example a cheap epl6 for about 150 euros.

please give me your thoughts and advice thank you.

I had an Olympus E-PM1 and now have an Olympus E-M1 III. My Olympus 45mm f1.8 fits  and takes good photos with both cameras, as well as my Olympus E-PL5.

With the E-PL series, the higher numbers indicate newer & better models.

 Bassam Guy's gear list:Bassam Guy's gear list
Olympus E-M5 III Olympus E-M1 III Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm 1:2 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro +8 more
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