I've never seen "shutter shock" with the E-M5 (or E-M1) though I have seen anecdotal reports of it. I'm mostly skeptical, though I don't completely dismiss it. Given a mechanical shutter mechanism some degree of vibration is bound to be possible under some conditions. And given the degree of measurbating scrutiny cameras are now subject to, if anything dares interfere with our worship of the sharpness god it'll be identified (and vilified). Now even with that bit of sarcasm I agree that issues of this sort, where they actually exist in a repeatably quantifiable manner, should be caught before the cameras reach the marketplace.
-Dave-
Dave, Dave, Dave,
You'll never convince anyone that a smaller sensor produces a better look or for that matter file.
I've been going around during our holiday shopping and shooting some scenics of London for my parents. I'm not a scenic guy and just want to make them some pretty snapshots
Last night on the Thames, shooting with the panasonic Leica 25 across the river I did snap and later looked at it at 100%. Way out on the bridge was a subject. Not super detailed but in relation to the image would be about a small sharpie dot on the rear lcd, the subject is that small in the frame.
I looked at it and could tell the subject was portly, wore and was I think was a security guard from the patches on this jacket.
I hit info and saw that I shot it at f 1.4 and 1/6th of a second. Not 1/60th, 1/6th hand held and I'm pretty steady but not that steady, so the olympus stabilization clicked in or i got lucky.
Also in regards to price, shoot the em1 and the new olympus zoom and then try the sony because I did and I bought the em-1.
So to each his own, but I'd try it first.
IMO
BC