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| sent on 02 Gennaio 2025
Pros: Size, responsiveness and usability.
Cons: software castration, autonomy in video and bursts with Electronic Shutter.
Opinion: It represents my first purchase after 18 years of using the same reflex kit, I don't like to chase consumer technology, especially in the photographic world where the final result is guaranteed by other factors. I waited more than six months before reviewing this product, chosen for several reasons: 1. I was intrigued by the performance of the M43, and by the computational functions offered by the system (of which I had a small preview from the Tought TG-5). 2. Size and aesthetics, for some years I have been photographing only when traveling, or taking photos of offspring. 3. Optical park, truly unparalleled quality in relation to size. Bought in kit with the Oly pancake taking advantage of the various recent promotions, pancake immediately traded in for an Oly 12-40 f2.8 to which I added a PanaLeica 100-400 recently, with the idea of completing the kit with a fixed light < 12mm and one between 50 and 90mm. With the pancake he fit into the pocket of a jacket. I am very satisfied with this machine, it is responsive, the tiltable display is robust and functional, the menus are easy to use, the keys and dials too, the "shortcut" button and the profile selector (customizable, both monochrome and color) are very convenient. The construction is not metal, it is not "tropicalized", but it seems sturdy and solid, I used it under a light drizzle (body and lens were wet) at 2-3 degrees and I had no problem. The stabilizer is excellent. The IQ is very good, in real situations that are not easy, I go without fear up to 1600 ISO, in "controlled" situations I have seen good results even at much higher sensitivities. The PC is my main work tool, so I don't want to turn it back on and spend more hours post-producing the photos, with the PEN EP-7 I found a good compromise by shooting in RAW (with all neutral parameters) and generating, with a minimum of "post production", the Jpegs in the camera, immediately shareable via APP Oi Share (it also works very well for remote control of the camera). The options for editing RAW in the camera are many, you can apply, of course, all the "artistic" filters that can also be used during shooting, you can adjust shadows, midtones, lights, individual colors etc ... And here we come to the first sore point, I would have liked to have had the ability to apply free crops to the photos, with also rotation on the horizontal axis. The other sw "castrations" concern the absence of focus stacking with camera merge (there is, however, an "Image Overlay" function that allows you to merge up to 3 raw lenses in the camera), the dual IS and the non-compatibility with the customizable function buttons of the lenses, even with the Olympus PRO ones. I would also have liked the Hi Res shot. The battery life is very good, I can't quantify it but I would say that at least 400 photos I can take, it collapses too quickly, however, when shooting videos in 4k and when you make bursts with the electronic shutter, for me it is a non-problem, since I only take photos, but I report it for different users. I am satisfied with the purchase, I have rediscovered the pleasure of photographing by carrying a camera around. The added value, for me, is represented by the possibility of bypassing the PC, I now use it only for archiving. |
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