Olympus Pen E-PL5 + 14-42/3.5-5.6
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13 years ago
Olympus has infused its mid-range PEN with OM-D DNA to positive results.
13 years ago
Olympus PEN E-PL5
The Olympus PEN E-PL5 is a compact intermediate mirrorless camera. It was launched in late 2012 along the E-PM2 Olympus PEN E-PM2 which shares the same internals less the traditional mode-dial and tilting display.
Pros:
- Very low image noise
- Reliable metering
- Good white-balance
- Quick shot-to-shot speed
- Fast contrast-detect AF
- Short shutter-lag
- Generally responsive
- Effective built-in stabilization
- Excellent automatic Manual Focus Assist
- High level of customization
Cons:
- Poor color accuracy
- Focus hunts in low light
- Long black-out
- Display not always Exposure-Priority
- Low contrast LCD
- Modal EC interface
- ?s Video record delay
- Uncomfortable strap eyelets
- Flimsy battery and memory door
13 years ago
Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 Review
The Olympus E-PL5 has a lot going for it: great image quality, quick controls, a lightweight body, a large screen, fast focusing, and does it all at a pretty great price tag. The camera will be one that both beginners and enthusiasts will be able to pick up and shoot with little issues from the very...
Pros:
- Great image quality up to ISO 1600
- Fast focusing
- Excellent feel in the hands thanks in part to the large tilting LCD screen
- Removeable/Interchangeable grips
- Excellent battery life
Cons:
- No pop-up flash
- High ISO pixel smudging
13 years ago
Olympus PEN PL5: DSLR-like quality with price and lightness of compact cameras
The video goes over the camera features, and provides beginners with some useful tips, showcasing the camera's arty filters that let you create masterpieces without reverting back to photoshop. Stick till the end, there's also a link for a competition that can make you win this camera.
13 years ago
Olympus E-PL5
The Olympus E-PL5 packs serious photographic power into a small package -- thanks in large part to the 16-megapixel Live MOS sensor it borrows from the company's acclaimed OM-D E-M5. The image quality produced by a compact system camera at this price point is simply astounding.
Pros:
- Excellent image quality with good color and dynamic range
- Great high ISO performance for its class
- Extremely speedy performer, with fast and accurate autofocus on stationary subjects
- Lightweight, compact and ergonomic design
- Touchscreen LCD that tilts all the way forward for taking self...
Cons:
- Confusing and frustrating menu system takes hours to master
- AF isn't optimal for taking fast-motion action shots
- LCD viewfinding suffers under direct sunlight
- Mediocre HD video quality
- No built-in flash (but a small external flash is included), Camera may be too small for some, Labyrinthine...
13 years ago
This is my walk-around camera. I am a Nikon guy but my SLR is a pig and I wanted something smaller. For the longest time I hesitated to go the four thirds route because of the smaller sensor but I got over it. This is a wonderful camera. It's small, light and solidly built.
13 years ago
Like many cameras in this class, the E-PL5 lacks a built-in flash, but it's packaged with a neat little add-on unit which syncs via an ISO-standard hotshoe, although you obviously can't have both this and an EVF on the camera at the same time… not likely to be a massive hardship in the general...
12 years ago
Awesome!
I am a novice when it comes to cameras, digital or otherwise. All of the other reviews, seemed to be speaking French, at least for a novice, like me. So I decided it would be a good idea for me to write a review from the "novice" perspective.
12 years ago
small, quick auto-focus, moveable LCD, half the price of OM-D, good results
this is an excellent camera. this camera beats everything in size and in picture quality. if you want small camera to take around and do not want to give up on quality and all the options then there is nothing better than this. I use mine with voigtlander 15mm f/4 and results are stunning.
12 years ago
Pen E-PL5
With the OM-D E-M5, Olympus has a real winner with its retro DSLR looks and the fastest autofocus yet on the company's camera. The problem, of course, is that the OM-D E-M5 is on the high-end of the Olympus range, with a price to match.
Pros:
- Fast autofocus
- easy-to-use controls
- nifty touchscreen
- A tad small for people with big hands
Cons:
- A tad small for people with big hands
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