E-pl5 Vs E-pl7

[Vannessa Rataj]

Im kind of into vintage glass right now so I thought I'd buy a cheap micro 4/3 camera with focus peaking. On the dutch equivalent of ebay I came across an Olympus e-pl5 with a 14-42mm lens and a flash module. It is on there for 82 euros or 94 usd, the seller tells me it's in a perfectly working condition, is this a good deal?

However, I hardly ever use it now. The 2-axis IBIS isn't nearly as good, and can degrade shots in a way the newer variants don't. There's no 0-second antishock - and forgetting to turn the 1/8 second anti-shock off resulted in a lot of photos of where dolphins were a fraction of a second ago I also find the lack of EVF a pain. I did have a VF-4 for a while but it's large and a bit clunky on the E-PL5.

Should you get it? Don't know, it depends on what you will use it for. It's a bargain at that price for sure. Mine's probably destined to have a pancake lens installed and be in the glove box of the car as a "just in case" camera.

My E-M10 ii is now my "go to" small camera. I think it's better in nearly every respect (and also better than the E-PL7 I also have). When I'm out for more focused (pun intended) photography, I take the E-M1.

Try for PL-7. Has additional top plate dial I find very useful compared with PL-5. Has HDR and manual focus assist - essential for me with vintage glass. Has higher resolution LCD. You need it for manual focus if you use the LCD to compose..

Works great with adapted OM lenses. Really like this camera. If you buy a few vintage lenses the addition cost over PL-5 isn't so much considering all of it. Its worth it. Much better camera, as good as PL-9 to me. I didn't upgrade.

EPL5 is charming for its small size. But it is prone to shutter shock, where at certain shutter speeds the images can be slightly fuzzy due to vibrations from the shutter. That was the main reason I stopped using mine. I have been pretty happy using an EPL7 instead. Or a PENF, but that is a more expensive model with EVF that might not be in your price range. Still on vacation, I sometime take my EPL7 instead of my PENF.

Don't do it. Look for an EPL7/8. The EPL5 uses the older IBIS which is terrible. The EPL7 and later use the more modern version which is vastly improved. I have an EPL7 and like it a lot. Price difference between a 5 and 7 is minimal so I would keep looking.

I have to agree. These light cameras and lenses are prone to shutter shock. I have the E-PM1 and can't use my 12-32 or the 40-150R at the long end of their zooms because the image will be blurry 90% of the time. The anti shock modes seem to do nothing to help. I thought the lenses were weak until I tried them on my new GX85 and they were sharp. No E shutter, no sale.

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