Fishy Foul Moose writes:
It's a pretty large, heavy camera, for a Pen. It's neither fish nor
fowl for this Moose. I'm very happy using LCD alone for casual use, but
I want the trade-off of small and light.
When really in photog mode, I use and appreciate (E)VF for most
shots, and would go for that at least a little over size/weight. The
published dimensions of the GX7 make is seem larger than the E-P5, but
that's the rear protruding EVF and (nicely) larger front grip. >>From
lens mount to back, they are the same size, height and width are
essentially the same and the Panny is a tiny bit lighter. Put an add-on
VF-x on it and price, size, weight and awkward factor all go way up. So
I don't see where the E-P5 fits in.
I totally agree to a point.
http://camerasize.com/compare/#472,459
Looking at the side views the EP-5 is MUCH thinner but as you say the
EVF has at some to do with that. (54.6mm vs 37.2).
The EP-5 is still not very big as cams go and the 5 axis IBIS is a
killer feature in my view. The add on EVF is excellent but rather
bulky. I still consider the EP-5 mostly a svelte perch
with optional chicken head attachment (but an excellent chicken head
indeed) . Had the EFC been available, would have been sorely tempted.
EP-5 does not apparently recognize the CA corrections metadata for the
lenses like the EM-1
but DXO optics pro could be used if that were a real problem for some
shots/lenses. Now that the minnow GM-1 is in the net, not sure if
should feel regret or or not. I will miss an EVF for sure.
No chicken headed perch at this time, Mike
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