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Lenstip review:



(below taken from "Anders w" @ http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1041&thread=41237413 )





Lenstip doesn't do lens reviews only but also camera reviews (rather thorough ones, they do test things) although the latter do not (yet) appear in English, only in Polish at the sister site optyczne.pl. The E-M5 review has just appeared



http://www.optyczne.pl/index.php?test=aparat&test_ap=178



and here's my translation of the list of pros and cons:



Pros:



Good IQ over a wide range of ISOs



High resolution



Good low-ISO DR



Solid build with weather sealing



Exceptional retro styling



Rich, clear, and functional menus



Ergonomic buttons



Programmable delay of shutter opening (after it has closed)



Effective and fast AF



Good IQ on OLED (provided it is viewed at the correct angle)



Good touch-screen functionality



Good live-view functionality



MF and AF working well together



High frame-rate in burst mode



Customizable WB scale



Efficient IBIS



Extensive customization options



Live Bulb and Live Time



Art filters available in manual and video mode



Full HD video



External flash included



Effective sensor cleaning



HDMI connector



Cons:



No built-in flash



Included external flash rather weak



OLED colors change significantly when viewed at an angle



Reflections in the OLED in bright surroundings



A decrease in EVF IQ under certain conditions



Some comparative summary scores (maximum is 100):



Olympus E-M5: 60.16



Panasonic G3: 51.40



Sony NEX-5N: 51.07



Nikon V1: 48.82



Some personal highlights:



Test of new IBIS reassuring: 3 EV (see section 3)



Test of low-ISO DR reassuring (look at the pushed samples from the E-M5 and the E-PL1 in section 8)