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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ Pros: Compactness Cons: absolutely useless goal Opinion: I do not want to denigrate this objective, but I would like to be useful to those like me who have never tried a Micro 4/3 camera. I had for a couple of weeks an Olympus E-pl8 (same sensor as the new E-pl10) with this 14-42 pancake lens in the kit. Well, I was stunned. It's not like I expected who knows what and of course the camera is cheap (well... the E-pl10 in kit costs 650 euros and the lens not in kit alone costs over 200) but... it's a camera! (By the way, the new 20mpx m43 sensor doesn't seem to be much better.) And the lens as can also be seen from other reviews is not a bottle bottom yet I made a comparison with the same photos made by a cheap smartphone (Xiaomi mi9 lite of 230 euros, to say not a top of the range and that basically costs like this lens) and the photos are qualitatively absolutely similar apart from a little more depth of field, which nevertheless improved them, in favor of the smartphone, and a better (but very little) dynamic range in favor of the camera, while the detail is practically identical. Raw photos processed in LR with white dot in manual against photos taken from the smartphone in jpeg automatically. Yes because jpeg photos directly from camera were really unwatchable. In addition, the maximum opening of the 3.5 lens with the M43 sensor allows you to take decent photos at the maximum around 3200 iso but already we are at 1/30 sec. For heaven's sake, the machine is stabilized.. at least that! because otherwise with little light it would not be usable only with very bright fixes or static subjects. In fact, in my opinion, micro4/3 generally makes sense when used with good light with telephoto jectives. Of course also with quality fixes but at that point you have to evaluate the costs / benefits. While it can certainly have its say in the naturalistic field reducing volumes and weights costs. Otherwise mounting a pancake like this on an m43 for size (e.g. to make street) doesn't make any sense. You get the same or even better photos with a cheap smartphone (or with a compact... they still sell). sent on January 02, 2021 |
 | Olympus PEN E-PL8 Pros: Machine and lens size, stabilizer Cons: everything else Opinion: I had an E-PL8 for a couple of weeks. I bought it used, attracted by the size of compact with pancake 14-42 (it is not so compact as to keep in your pocket anyway) and the price of the used, since from the E-PL7 to the E-PL10 in terms of sensor nothing has changed. Incredibly. First of all I have to say that with poor light the stabilizer works very well but otherwise the camera would not be fully usable since in low light the lens must be used at full aperture, already closing it by one to two stops the noise rises rapidly beyond acceptable limits, e.g. with the pancake to stay below 5000 iso you can not shoot at more than 1/30 of a second, even more than 1/30 of a second, or even at less time. Chroma noise also leads to artifacts in the photos. So in low light it's only good for photographing inanimate subjects. I have no doubt that, for example, with the ob. 12-40 f2.8 there would be an improvement but the compactness and the modest figure of 700 euros would be less. Otherwise, a set of fixed objectives (f 1.7 - 1.8) would have to be used, and in this case practicality would be undermined and always at a considerable cost which would frustrate the economy. In addition, in general MAF is sometimes problematic and you can not rely on white balance automatically. But beyond everything coming to the quality of the photos ... well I wonder how an sensor does that is 10 times larger than that of a smartphone coupled to a certain kit lens but that is generally praised, take photos, believe me, completely similar to those made with a cheap smartphone of 2019 (of the cost of the 14-42 lens only). Even enlarging a lot, the photos are practically identical. Both automatically and raw with noise reduction via Olympus workspace and retouching with Lightroom. To which, by the way, having taken note of this, I wonder why, after 6 years since it came out, they have not thought in the slightest about updating the sensor at least of the last E-PL10 e.g. with backlight. At present, in my humble opinion, the Pen E-PL (but at this point I would extend it to the M43s and in particular used if you are aiming for an economic system) can only make sense for those who need to take photos with telephoto lens looking for less weight and cost than you would have with larger sensors. Obviously in broad daylight, even better in full sun. sent on December 05, 2020 |
 | Olympus PEN E-PL7 Pros: Size of machine and optics, stabilizer. Cons: Everything else Opinion: I had an E-PL8 for a couple of weeks. Having read such positive but not recent reviews I wanted to write mine for those who are thinking of buying a Pen. I bought it used, attracted by the size of compact with pancake 14-42 (it is not so compact as to keep in your pocket anyway) and the price of the used, since from the E-PL7 to the E-PL10 in terms of sensor nothing has changed. Incredibly. First of all I have to say that with poor light the stabilizer works very well but otherwise the camera would not be fully usable since in low light the lens must be used at full aperture, already closing it by one to two stops the noise rises rapidly beyond acceptable limits, e.g. with the pancake to stay below 5000 iso you can not shoot at more than 1/30 of a second, even more than 1/30 of a second, or even at less time. Chroma noise also leads to artifacts in the photos. So in low light it's only good for photographing inanimate subjects. I have no doubt that, for example, with the ob. 12-40 f2.8 there would be an improvement but the compactness and the modest figure of 700 euros would be less. Otherwise, a set of fixed objectives (f 1.7 - 1.8) would have to be used, and in this case practicality would be undermined and always at a considerable cost which would frustrate the economy. In addition, in general MAF is sometimes problematic and you can not rely on white balance automatically. But beyond everything coming to the quality of the photos ... well I wonder how an sensor does that is 10 times larger than that of a smartphone coupled to a certain kit lens but that is generally praised, take photos, believe me, completely similar to those made with a cheap smartphone of 2019 (of the cost of the 14-42 lens only). Even enlarging a lot, the photos are practically identical. Both automatically and raw with noise reduction via Olympus workspace and retouching with Lightroom. To which, by the way, having taken note of this, I wonder why, after 6 years since it came out, they have not thought in the slightest about updating the sensor at least of the last E-PL10 e.g. with backlight. At present, in my humble opinion, the Pen E-PL (but at this point I would extend it to the M43s and in particular used if you are aiming for an economic system) can only make sense for those who need to take photos with telephoto lens looking for less weight and cost than you would have with larger sensors. Obviously in broad daylight, even better in full sun. sent on December 05, 2020 |
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