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Maybe the K5IIs wins the IQ race slightly if everything else is perfect (AF, WB, exposure etc.) but usually I found the OMD being most times more accurate in these disciplines and so OMD tops IQ IMHO.Well, my K5IIs tops my E-M5 by a whisker, they are really close but I think the Pentax has the edge.
So I'm looking forward to see what this E-M1 can do.
Kind regards.
Ah, I guess that you are not a serious natural history photographer then!Both the camera body and the lens sound brilliant. However, I'm a little worried about the size and weight. For me, the whole concept of m43 is about a great compromise between size and IQ. When the body and lens size start approaching APS-C DSLR territory, I start questioning the point. Even the 12-50mm kit zoom is a little long for my taste physically. And now this.
I use both an E-M5 and a Pentax K-5 and while the m43 is smaller and lighter, I don't think there's a night and day difference.Believe me, the OMD with either the mZuiko 75-300 or Panny G 100-300 on is a whole lot smaller and lighter than the equivalent FF or APS-C DSLR!!
The K-5 is the only DSLR that is close to competing with m4/3 when it comes to size and weight. I shoot Nikon, and when considering Nikon camera bodies and and lenses with similar qualities to what I have in m4/3, there's no competition whatsoever.I use both an E-M5 and a Pentax K-5 and while the m43 is smaller and lighter, I don't think there's a night and day difference.
Admittedly, I got the tennis elbow carrying the K-5 wrist-wrapped for a long weekend last year. Haven't tried if that would happen with the E-M5.
When I recently shot my daughters' party, I used the E-M5 and not the K-5 because the Olympus contrast detect AF is so much more accurate than the notorious K-5 AF which is more a hit and miss business. But ergonomically there's no question which is better: Pentax.I have consider changing my m4/3 gear for a Pentax kit though...