Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2 review

Small but mighty

Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2 review
The Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2 is the smallest Olympus PEN CSC

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Thanks to its large sensor, the Olympus E-PM2 is capable of producing attractive shallow depth of field effects.

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The standard 14-42mm kit lens converts to an equivalent of 28-84mm in 35mm terms. It provides a fairly wide angle for capturing landscapes, although wider optics are available.

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Colours from the E-PM2 are bright and vibrant, without being overly saturated.

Art filters

Olympus is well known for its love of art filters, and the E-PM2 (along with the E-PL5) has the widest range currently available. You can choose to use art bracketing to shoot more than one filter at a time, too.

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Pop Art

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Soft Focus

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Pale and Light Colour

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Light Tone

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Grainy Film

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Pin Hole

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Diorama

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Cross Process

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Gentle Sepia

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Key Line

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Watercolour

Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.