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IF YOU’VEREADOURREVIEWOF
th e latestE-M5III on p122,you’ll
kn owthatthismodelhasonly
ju st lefttheshelves,makingit
a re asonablymodernsystem.
It hasbeena popularchoicefor
MicroFourThirdsenthusiasts,
packedwiththecompany’squirky
fe aturesandlightweightdesign.
It hasa 16.1MPLiveMOSsensor,
5- axisimagestabilisationand10fps
continuousshootingspeed– none
to o shabby.TheAF systemboasts
81 pointsof contrastdetection,
and thehandyvari-angle 180 ¡tilting
to uchscreenmakesit a greatchoice
fo r vloggersor forframingup those
ul tra-creativecompositions.
Beingan Olympus,it hassome
gr eat features included as standard.
The Hi Res Shot mode takes multiple
ca ptures, and stitches them into a
40MP image – though you will need
a tripod for this. There’s a 10fps
burst speed for action shots, plus
Live Composite mode and Live Bulb,
both of which are great for long
exposures or star and light trail
photography. It’s the light body,
with weather-sealing and rugged
build, that makes it well worth your
consideration on the used market.
AboveAny skilllevelof photographer
will be athomewiththe simplesetup.
OLY M PUS
E-M5 II FROM £429
AboveOlympus
managesto fit
ev erything into its
ultra-sleek body.
THISBLASTFROMTHEPAST
may be a 2015model,butit’sfair
tosayit wasa solidcamera,and
one that’sstillusedat PP Towers
tothisday.TheAPS-Csensor
pr oduces24.2MPandomitsthe
opticallow-passfilterforsharper
sh ots,whilethe51-pointAF boasts
th e Multi-CAM3500DXIIsystem
- it ’s verygood!It hastherobust
and ruggedNikonbuildthatbrings
gr eatergonomics,a weather-sealed
designanda large3.2in1229k-dot
LCD,thoughit sadlydoesn’tsupport
an y touchfunctionality.
The D7200’sfairlynippy6fps
continuousshootingspeedis good
enoughforcasualaction,though
doesn’tmatchup to thefaster
mi rrorlessofferingsin test.TheISO
ru nsfrom 100 to 25,600andgives
gr eatflexibilityin low-lightshooting
si tuations.It hasdualSD cardslots,
whichmakesit a greatchoice
fo r photographerswhoneedto
guaranteetheshot.
Anotherbonusis thegreatline-up
ofcompatibleNikonlenseson offer,
whichrangefromentry-levelrightup
toprofessionalstandard,andspan
al l budgets.
PROS
Brilliantfocus
sy stem
SolidISO
Weather-
sealedbody
CONS
NotouchLCD
FixedLCD
Only 6fps
PROS
Uniquefeatures
Vari-angle
to uchscreen
40 MP Hi Res
Shot Mode
CONS
Complexmenu
Smaller sensor
than APS-C
AbovePhysicalcontrolsensure
there’sa buttonfornearlyeverything.
SPEC
Weight: 765g
WxHxD:
136x107x76mm
Battery: 1100 shots
Card type: SD,
SDXC, SDHC
AF: 51-point
SPEC
Weight: 469g
WxHxD:
124x85x45mm
Battery: 310 shots
Card type: SD,
SDXC, SDHC
AF: 81-point
PRICE
Original: £940
Used: £444
Potential saving:
£496
PRICE
Original: £ 899
Used: £429
Potential saving:
£470
NIKON
D720 0 FROM £444
AboveNikon’s
br illiantdesignethic
can be found at the
heart of the D7200.
PRICE FROM
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