I know that the EM-5 probably won't match the XPro in high iso performance but have there been any comparisons to the X100? If it can match the X100 then I think that it will be a great all around camera for me.
I like the color/wb of Oly better, I think I am completely over XP1 now.
I like both a lot, they are my favorite jpeg engines in general, but they are quite different. When the Fuji colors work in a photo, they just seem magical. But other times they'll seem a little flat. The Oly colors are more consistently pleasing for me.
While the oly looks nice (colours are a bit richer); the bokeh on the 12-50 is kind of lame; actually after looking at a few more images; I'm not horribly impressed with the 12-50; but then again maybe it is not a very fair comparison given that the 35 is not only a prime but a fairly decent lens.
aleksanderpolo wrote:
He got some macro shots too:
Would make MUCH more sense to compare the 35/1.4 to the PanaLeica 25mm f/1.4, as they are both the same price, both the same maximum aperture, and both roughly 50mm equivalents in field of view. (and both are outstanding lenses)
The Oly does surprisingly well except for the not so good white balance. Their JPEG engine here is probably helping them a lot and Fuji is hurting them.
Quote from the dpreview thread: 4. Although it may appear that Oly has a tiny edge in detail rendering in some places but this may due to characters of the lenses at particular f-stop.
5. I cannot see clarity that normally seen from Pro 1 due to no-AA filter. This may due to a poorly lit subject.
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Ok, I also tried to take many pictures from these 2 cameras without tripod to see how E-M5's Ibis can mitigate its smaller sensor in this particular circumstance. From more than 20 pictures taken, it seems I can select 2500-3200 iso from Oly taken at f2.8 but had to negate to use iso 12,800 on Fuji at the same f-stop to get decently sharp pictures. So the IBIS gives Oly around 2 stops advantage over Fuji and Oly's images from iso 3200 is significantly better than Fuji at iso 12,800.
Sounds like the IBIS more than neutralize the 1 stop advantage Fuji has, especially for static object in low light which Fuji's AF excel in.
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