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Olympus’ new PEN takes the photo smarts of the excellent OM-D, packs them into a smaller, lighter body and speeds it all up. What’s not to like?
« It’s fast
With a mechanical shutter that flicks open and shut at a maximum speed of 1/8000, the E-P5 can freeze the beating wings of a hummingbird, or even capture the moment between your parking ticket expiring and a warden appearing. With fast autofocus and the ability to shoot 9 RAW images per second, it’s quicker than a cheetah driving a Bugatti Veyron down the aisle of a jet that’s being piloted by Usain Bolt.
« It’s sharp
With APS-C compacts now in abundance, you can buy a smaller camera with a bigger sensor, but Micro Four Thirds is not to be sniffed at. Especially when it’s the same 16.1MP Micro Four Thirds sensor as the superb, Stuff-Top- 10-cresting OM-D. The MFT system benefits from plenty of good, affordable lenses, too.
« It’s metal
Apparently they do build ’em like they used to: this PEN celebrates the 50th birthday of the PEN F, Olympus’ original pocket-friendly lens-changer. The old-school metal body has no visible screws except for those on the base, but it does have proper metal dials, with an optional grip made from an ancient material known as ‘wood’.
« It’s not cheap
You can buy a full-frame DSLR for what you’d spend on the PEN and a couple of lenses, but it can justify the expense. Your £900 buys you 35-point autofocus, 5-axis image stabilisation, art filters, programmable dials and a sensor that Olympus says has been ‘individually hand-tuned’, like it’s a classic sports car or something.
« Wireless control
Use the companion iOS/Android app and the E-P5’s built-in Wi-Fi (no adaptors here) to focus, shoot and view remotely. You can geotag and upload to the web, too.
« Macro magic
The 35-point Fast AF allows macro fans to pick out one very small point, such as the beady, hungry eye of an undernourished shrimp, for a sweet bokeh-ful close-up.
« Dial be back
A pair of metal dials and a switch on the back offer instant access to speed, ISO, aperture and white balance – impressive manual control for serious snappers.
Olympus PEN E-P5
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