I own epl3 and bought it with 2 kit lens.. given me the choice again i'll get a cheaper body and first go for the pancake lens... it will be a damn good companion for travelling.. like what mentioned by the other forumers it's better to master the techniques and play with the function which epl3 has them already..

epl3 selling rm899 only get the Panasonic pancake lens in lazada.. selling for rm1.3k.. they will be a good combo.

yes sir..
still deciding on which models should i go through,
used the highend dslr rig before and gonna start back from scratch...
any other recommendation for those compact detachable lens camera?

hurmm if you use highend dslr before you should actually know the lens are the important factor of the camera.. at this moment still sticking to Olympus and Pana they both have more lenses lying around for you to choose.. and NEX and also NX are getting quite good amount of reviews as well I have not heard of any clear winner so far yet.

yeah,
knew about the lens factor there,
old fd lenses were great too...
i don't mind to manually focus the lens there but i would like your suggestion on which compact body were the reliable in terms of image quality as well as the video output..
yeah, that's the factors needed before im buying those compact cam sir...
help me to help you, haha... thank sir

if u plan to play with fd lens then i think better u go for nex because of the peaking mode features...easy for you to manually focus with...some more u also can play reverse lens as well for macro...
if the lens variant is an issue for nex, there has alpha nex adaptor so u can use all the A series lens...
but for my opinions the nex line up lens is enough alrady to play with if u on compact and casual segment...
if you have a budget then go for nex6...the result will satisfy u...or if you have lower budget then nex 5n is good enough already...

At this moment, most mirrorless camera are still in their infant stage. It is especially hard to decide what btand/model to choose.

nex-5T or olympus E-PL5?

I am happy with the x1.5 crop in the NEX. Also the flange to Sensor distance is fair game for a lot of good lens esp the Zeiss G mount.. (of which all of them are classics at half the price of the M mount version) the 4/3 , x 2 crop is a bit too much if you want to use those legacy lens.. getting good wide lens will be very expensive too. but if your choice of lens is on the longer side, you are on the winning side.. That will also apply for Macro as it will give you a bit more subject to lens distance.

what about samsung nx300?

sorry ... I do not have that camera to make any statement.. also not a product I am looking at. I am happy with the 18 mm flange distance where I can adapt most rangefinder (and also very expensive ones) onto the NEX with ease.

I cannot say that will be an attribute of the NX300. Look into eBay and see if they have a wide range of adapters for it.. else best to avoid unless you are good mechanically and have access to a good tooling shop to fix your woes. AFAIK beside NEX, 4/3 comes next where wide range of adapters to other lens are available.. but I can be wrong because I do not go hunting down that alley..

Also with Sony now offering FF options, any FF legacy lens can be migrated when you upgrade. Another plus. As an advice once given to me.. Provided MFocus is your game... it is best to purchase MF lens than propriety expensive AF lens. Technology will change with time and it will be a real pain trying to adapt AF lens between different camera mounts. It will also be expensive.

That leave me having to shoot my own leg as I am eyeing the SEL1018 after recently acquiring a Contex/Zeiss Biogon 28mm G mount .

I believe the main reason for giving up DSLR is the size factor. You might loss some great aspect of DSLR such as focus tracking, depth of field and so on but you will soon really that you might have had more shooting time with such a small and pocket-able photo machine. Go get one, you wont regret it.