Olympus OM-D E-M5, E-M1, E-M10 - Mk1, Mk2 & Mk3 Owners Thread

This one is a 2.5 Sec exposure again with the 12-50

 
simonbe said:
I can share how I came to my decision to buy the OMD.

For me it was down to money. I would have loved to hang onto my DSLR kit but could not get the OMD and keep it. Was getting a bit fed of carrying so much stuff around and was leaving it at home more and more. Especially with 2 very small children. I sold it all to get me well set up with the Olympus.

I toyed with 2 camera's - but was concerned I would not get to know each camera 100% and therefore compromise on both.

Thought about full frame but would have had to upgrade my glass = more money.

My photography is portrait, architecture and landscapes. Most of my images never make it off my laptop. When I put this and the cost into perspective I could not justify the jump to full frame. I will never be a pro! I also quite fancy a bit of street photography - having a small camera gives me more confidence to have a crack.

Although the D7000 looks impressive I was not getting a feeling from the forums there was enough of an improvment to move from my D90.

The image quality on the OMD for my type of photography versus the D90 is similar. And as I get more and more into the OMD I would guess far superior.

Lenses for micro 4/3's look reasonable in comparison to DSLR lenses (on the whole). You can go expensive - £800+. But if you want to go for the best glass for DSLR you need to double or treble this amount. Therefore my thinking in the next 4/5 years I will get more use out of this camera over a DSLR and spend less.

I could have spent less on micro 4/3's but wanted to buy one of the front runners as it should hold it's technology for longer.

Don't get me wrong - I win the lottery tonight and I would be straigth out for a D4 - but still not sure it would be out of the bag that much now I have this little gem.

I guess it's down to individual preference, budget and style of photography. :)
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Thanks for your view - I agree you can get an amazing kit for reasonable money with m43
 
I am a full time pro and i have just sold all of my ff nikon gear for an OMD and gx1 kit. I was finding that day to day i was using my gx1 and leaving the d3 at home. I then did a simple job with it and the results were great.

I then decided that i haven't had a job in the last 2 years that couldn't be accomplished in a micro for thirds. nearly all my work ends up in magazines, newspapers, websites etc.

I've also just printed a load of images A3 for an exhibition, that were all taken on the gx1.

I've found i have a little less room for error with exposure, but you can still achieve a lot from the raw files.

No doubt, if i could have run the theicro four thirds kit along side my nikon then i probably would, but i made the decision that it was unnecessary.
 
daz103 said:
I am a full time pro and i have just sold all of my ff nikon gear for an OMD and gx1 kit. I was finding that day to day i was using my gx1 and leaving the d3 at home. I then did a simple job with it and the results were great.

I then decided that i haven't had a job in the last 2 years that couldn't be accomplished in a micro for thirds. nearly all my work ends up in magazines, newspapers, websites etc.

I've also just printed a load of images A3 for an exhibition, that were all taken on the gx1.

I've found i have a little less room for error with exposure, but you can still achieve a lot from the raw files.

No doubt, if i could have run the theicro four thirds kit along side my nikon then i probably would, but i made the decision that it was unnecessary.
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thanks, interesting that as a pro you have gone this route. i wanted to check out some of your work with the m43 kit but neither your 'commercial website' or 'wedding site' links appear to exist :(
 
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simonbe said:
My first shot with the OMD - with kit lens

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Nice shot

Richie15 said:
This is one with the Oly 12-50 which I have decided is a keeper

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Lovely colours and looks sharp
 
Having a nightmare trying to get an official battery. SRS my local store have a 60 people waiting list. Anyone else bought a 3rd party one. Are they any good?
 
markhort said:
Having a nightmare trying to get an official battery. SRS my local store have a 60 people waiting list. Anyone else bought a 3rd party one. Are they any good?
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The third-party batteries and included charger work perfectly, they fit, they provide at least 300 photos per charge and they are available and cheap.
 
Glenn Surtees said:
The third-party batteries and included charger work perfectly, they fit, they provide at least 300 photos per charge and they are available and cheap.
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Thanks for that. I'll grab a couple. Off to NYC at the end of the month want to go to B&H store, hoping they might have some.
 
Great! Olympus really need to sort out the battery situation out.
 
Bought two batteries and a charger off eBay for £14. That will keep me going for a while.
 
Has anyone got any thoughts on RAW processing? For me Lightroom seems to create to much noise. For best results I have found using Olympus Viewer 2, turning off all the sharpness then importing into Lightroom as a TIFF is better
 
Richie15 said:
Has anyone got any thoughts on RAW processing? For me Lightroom seems to create to much noise. For best results I have found using Olympus Viewer 2, turning off all the sharpness then importing into Lightroom as a TIFF is better
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I'm not at all impressed with LR 4 and the way it handles OM-D images. Images from my G3 look fantastic by default in LR. Some images do look better in Viewer 2. but I've downloaded the demo of DxO and I'm amazed, wish I'd used it before :)
 
It's annoying. I did try DXO but I really don't want to buy more software I already have Capture One which does not sort CA or lens profiles, Aperture which is poor and now LR which does not like the Oly files. It's also a bit clunky to use

The only thing LR does is reveal the DR but it adds loads of noise!

I still think the best option is to export as a tiff with -2 sharpening then apply CA adjust and sharpening in LR
 
Anybody used the OMD on the Emirates cable car, could be an interesting test of the image stabiliser system.
 
Need some help again please. I need a zoom lens. Looking at either a Oly 40-150 R or the Panny 45-200mm. Like the look of the Panny, gives a slightly longer range up to 400mm equivalent.

Prices are very similar as well. £222 for the Panny, £202 for the Oly.
 
There's a new Pany 45-150 coming soon too, probably to replace the 45-200.
Apparently it'll be smaller, lighter and cheaper than the 45-200.
 
I've been looking at the Panasonic 100-300mm bit it's a lot bigger, I don't want to carry large lenses around with me anymore. Seems a lot more reviews on on the Panny over than the Oly.
 
Its decision time, my photo shoot ends tonight so its time to really look at the OMD.
I currently use these lenses:- (All Pentax fit)

Tamron SP 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
Vivitar 100mm f3.5 AF Macro Lens
Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 II APO EX DC HSM
Pentax SMC-DA 55-300mm
Tamron x1.4 Pz-AF MC4 Teleconverter
Kenko Extension Tube Set for Pentax

I am looking for suggestions as to equivalent lenses in the MFT range.

Regards
 
This is something I've discussed on another board with some interesting response!

I always think the 45mm looks a bit odd on the black bodied OMD, as did the 12mm I tried... is it just me?

I imagine they look much better on a Silver one but are there any other considerations with a Silver Body such as the quality of the coating or anything to worry about?

I have a Black OMD but it wasn't really chosen as I acquired it in a trade but I've had silver EP1 and EP2's just pondering swapping them over really...
 
chrism_scotland said:
I imagine they look much better on a Silver one but are there any other considerations with a Silver Body such as the quality of the coating or anything to worry about?
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Ho Chris, if you remember I asked the same question on here about a week ago but only got a response from you so I asked it on another forum where I got a few responses from silver owners.

None of them reported any issues with the silver finish on their cameras but there were a couple of mentions about paint flaking on the early black ones.

Hope that helps.
 
markhort said:
I've been looking at the Panasonic 100-300mm bit it's a lot bigger, I don't want to carry large lenses around with me anymore. Seems a lot more reviews on on the Panny over than the Oly.
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Panny 100-300 is a cracker of a lens, very impressed with mine and yes its big for a m4/3 lens but not big for a telephoto.
 
chrism_scotland said:
Panny 100-300 is a cracker of a lens, very impressed with mine and yes its big for a m4/3 lens but not big for a telephoto.
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Second that, amazing lens, as good as my old 5D2 and 100-400 but at a fraction of the weight
 
chrism_scotland said:
Panny 100-300 is a cracker of a lens, very impressed with mine and yes its big for a m4/3 lens but not big for a telephoto.
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Thanks, not sure I'm going to use it enough to justify the almost double the price of the 45-200mm Panny. Trip into town on Monday I think, going to have a play.
 
ShrubMonkey said:
Second that, amazing lens, as good as my old 5D2 and 100-400 but at a fraction of the weight
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Really that good? I have a 5d1 and 100-400 and am looking to swap out my dslr gear and go OMD.

Have you made the same swap or do you use an OMD as a second camera/body?

Has anyone else made the complete swap from DSLR gear to OMD?

I am nearly there to making the jump, I just want to make sure that I am making the right decision leaving behind 5d and L lenses to jump to OMD.
 
Never had full frame but I've went from some fairly high end DSLR's (A700, K20D) to the OMD and loving it, initially I went to the EP1/EP2 which even with the add-on EVF weren't replacements for a DSLR but I certainly believe the OMD is and wth the benefit of its size meaning I can take it with me all the time!
 
chrism_scotland said:
Never had full frame but I've went from some fairly high end DSLR's (A700, K20D) to the OMD and loving it, initially I went to the EP1/EP2 which even with the add-on EVF weren't replacements for a DSLR but I certainly believe the OMD is and wth the benefit of its size meaning I can take it with me all the time!
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Thanks Chris. I see you have shot some aviation with the OMD which is one thing I would like to use it for. How did you find it for this use? Do you shoot any sports with it at all?
 
antc said:
Really that good? I have a 5d1 and 100-400 and am looking to swap out my dslr gear and go OMD.

Have you made the same swap or do you use an OMD as a second camera/body?

Has anyone else made the complete swap from DSLR gear to OMD?

I am nearly there to making the jump, I just want to make sure that I am making the right decision leaving behind 5d and L lenses to jump to OMD.
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Yep, I took months to ditch my canon gear and don't regret it one bit. People keep banging on about needing to run two setups, but unless you take more specialist subject mater, like sport low light there is no need at all, I know since dumping my full frame canon gear my photography has continued to improve too :-)
 
Looking at upgrading from my GX1 to the omd and just wondered if buying the 12-50 kit lens is worth it. I already have the panny 14mm 20 mm 45-200 and Oly 45. Obviously the 12-50 is weathersealed but can someone comment on the performance of this lens.
 
Thunderbird010 said:
Looking at upgrading from my GX1 to the omd and just wondered if buying the 12-50 kit lens is worth it. I already have the panny 14mm 20 mm 45-200 and Oly 45. Obviously the 12-50 is weathersealed but can someone comment on the performance of this lens.
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I wish I would have purchased the body and lens kit now, the 12-50 worked out at £150 extra and given the shots I've seen from it together with macro mode it would have been handy. Not going to shell out £300 for it separately though.
 
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