mh2000
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
That's a little of a stretch in my mind, but whatever. The E-P5 will be in the same class of camera as the OM-D IMO and not in the same class as the E-PM2. I guess a small quality camera with a hump for a built in EVF is not the same a small quality camera without a hump, but with the electronics and everything else essentially the same, the only real difference is body styling.
I like the handling of the E-P3 and the OM-D and not the handling so much of the E-PM2.
But granted, styling is important... and most of us here take our cameras seriously, so I guess I should defer to Mr. Wilde:
“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.” -Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
That's a little of a stretch in my mind, but whatever. The E-P5 will be in the same class of camera as the OM-D IMO and not in the same class as the E-PM2. I guess a small quality camera with a hump for a built in EVF is not the same a small quality camera without a hump, but with the electronics and everything else essentially the same, the only real difference is body styling.
I like the handling of the E-P3 and the OM-D and not the handling so much of the E-PM2.
But granted, styling is important... and most of us here take our cameras seriously, so I guess I should defer to Mr. Wilde:
“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.” -Oscar Wilde
Jim-st
Well-known
As a photographer with a nose, there's more than just an aesthetic reason to eschew the raised, centred EVF of the EM5. Ideal for me would be a built-in, tilting EVF on the left-hand side of a flat-top body. I value a lot the tilting EVF on my GF1, but would prefer IBIS in my next purchase. Plus the downside of the Pana EVF is that the need to remove it does compromise the easy pocketability of the camera
Just my 2p-worth
Just my 2p-worth
ZeissFan
Veteran
An excellent point. The average consumer is happy to take snapshots with their camera held at arm's length. Not my kind of shooting, but I do it on occasion with my phone.
mh2000
Well-known
When B&H was selling off their Leica 0-Series reissue for only $1000 I really considered buying one... and shooting it at arms length. They were out of stock when I tried to place an order though.