Well, in all fairness, the D7000 has been measured as having greater dynamic range, better high-ISO color accuracy, and less noise than the OM-D. Depending on subject matter this may or may not be important.
I have kept my Fuji X100S because it is, frankly, brilliant. I ditched the XE-1 Fuji and gone back to full frame Canon (6D)
If I had got the X100S first, I would never have gone for the XE-1. Having just come back from Australia after 2 months, I became increasingly frustrated with the XE-1 and how I failed to cope with the tiny buttons with my PD Tremor. It drove me nuts, which ain't good for the main camera. So, back to the heavier 6d....ah.......bliss. I can hold it steady when shooting and button fiddling.
The XE-1 was a lovely camera and if not for my PD I would still have it. It just wasn't worth it for my blood pressure.
Mirrorless with APS-C sensors are fine but anything smaller then things start to get a bit iffy. On the face of it they are all good but it's when you pixel peep (I'm not proud! LOL) things don't look so good.
Sorry don't accept that at all. Plenty of evidence that M43 sensor in E-M5 trashes some APS and is competitive with the best up to ISO 3200. And that the improvement goes up at least another stop, maybe two,with the E-M1. Ming Thien says best M43 pixel level sharpness is not far behind a Nikon D600.
Also theres more info to edit with full frame images, or at least you can do more with the RAW files.
Two edged sword. More pixels means your technique and lenses have to be even better than smaller MP counts otherwise you lose out at pixel level with blurring from not-good-enough optics or camera shake.
DXO claim that they can get a further 25%ish from a raw file than anyone else so if the camera is supported by them this may be the Raw editor of choice for some. Can't wait to use it with my 6D files!!
For me IQ is really important. I'm getting a GF6 soon so it will be interesting to see how well this does. If I could have a GF6/GX7 sized mirrorless camera with a full frame sensor and a huge lens choice like Canon have then I'd deff go for it but it aint gonna happen any time soon. Saying this I was told of the NEX9!!
So you want combo of a sardine tin thin camera with a wine bottle lens?
I hate my life.
You own enough money to buy very expensive gear, three tripods, and finally the camera you should have bought instead. Having problems like that means, that you are one of the most privileged humans on this planed. You should not hate your life.
I read Boids post as tongue in cheek. he also started by saying the d800e was gifted. When it was sold, it was certainly enough money to buy all the rest of the stuff
The search for the right gear isn't about money. It's about finding the right tool for the shooter and finding a "Satisfied Mind" (this one's one of my all-time favorites.....any time I get down, it picks me back up...puts me back on track).....
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