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

MFT seems to suffer from the purple flare. All my lenses are capable of doing it, but the O25 is my most resistant lens though from my user experience.

Would be grateful for a portrait wide open, Ned. And maybe a pic of you with the bag that came with the 40-150... I bet that was a sight for sore eyes. :D

@rugeyes do you have the em5? On the em10 the intervalometer is great, easy to use and works really well.
 
minnnt said:
Just been looking at pics of the 12-40 on e-m10's. It's a massive lens in comparison.
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It is and it is very heavy in comparison too (although it is all metal and is very high quality). Ithe weight and size makes me feel and look like I have a big camera again though. The zoom is quite stiff. You can also focus really close up with it. The images from it are pin sharp and need very little done to them post processing. It has a neat little feature on it too that when you pull the focus ring forwards slightly it automatically clicks into manual mode and you also get distance markings. I'll try and find some shots with it later to.put on here.
 
Nawty said:
The Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4.

I didn't keep the JPG (accidentally clicked delete photos after import) but all CA correction is embedded in the raw file and applied automatically anyway. Besides, Oly don't correct purple fringing in camera as far as I know.
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I did read somewhere that the Panasonic 25mm F1.4 was prone to purple fringing on the Olympus sensor so that's why I when for the Olympus 25mm :)
 
minnnt said:
@rugeyes do you have the em5? On the em10 the intervalometer is great, easy to use and works really well.
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Em5.

I had a Panasonic G1 when they first came out and then went to a G6 which ergonomically and features wise is brilliant and way beyond the em5 . Unfortunately the IBIS and IQ is much better on the Olympus.
 
minnnt said:
MFT seems to suffer from the purple flare. All my lenses are capable of doing it, but the O25 is my most resistant lens though from my user experience.

Would be grateful for a portrait wide open, Ned. And maybe a pic of you with the bag that came with the 40-150... I bet that was a sight for sore eyes. :D

@rugeyes do you have the em5? On the em10 the intervalometer is great, easy to use and works really well.
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I'm afraid my wife is rather more camera shy than your good lady so I don't have any portraits but here are a few shots from the limited use I've had with the lens. I have to say, accept for the purple fringing it is a beauty!

Leo the cat in all but darkness, mega impressed by the AF here - I also got the D610 out and it really struggled to AF, I had to put the assist lamp on.
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The deer enclosure at Bolderwood. No deer.
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Some tree lichen/moss
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Portrait of some cider - goes to show that you need to be careful with DOF even with a x2 crop.
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Bloke in the pub, shame about the stool
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minnnt said:
Cat shot is coolio!! Love it. Will check them when I'm on the computer. Is the focussing noisy? Read a few things about it making a bit of noise. The Oly is silent.
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The Pan-leica 25mm aperture blades can 'rattlesnake' on an Oly body.
Mine (now long gone) did it occasionally on my E-M5.
 
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Nawty said:
The Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4..
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Yeah maybe that lens has a bit of the purple-green issues, although I have heard the worst is the ultrawide 7-14,
and some bodies are more prone than others.
I haven't experienced your problem at all but then for daylight country scenes I use much older bodies which have less 'purple' prone sensors.
 
minnnt said:
Cat shot is coolio!! Love it. Will check them when I'm on the computer. Is the focussing noisy? Read a few things about it making a bit of noise. The Oly is silent.
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Can't say I've noticed it making any noise at all, very quite I would say

Ulfric M Douglas said:
Yeah maybe that lens has a bit of the purple-green issues, although I have heard the worst is the ultrawide 7-14,
and some bodies are more prone than others.
I haven't experienced your problem at all but then for daylight country scenes I use much older bodies which have less 'purple' prone sensors.
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I've a few other shots which show that stopping down to f/4 eliminated the purple fringing its just that shot above was rather alarming. Lesson is don't shoot thin dark things into a bright sky at f/1.4
 
That David bloke spouts some crap doesn't he ?
 
Just won a near mint E-M1 for just under 500 quid! Will make a nice addition to go with my rather lonely RX1, any recommendations on essential accessories, tips, guides, etc? Planning on picking up the Panasonic 25mm and Oly 45mm for starters, possibly the cheap 40-150 as a makeshift zoom. I'd get the 17mm but my RX1 covers the equivalent and I plan to take both most of the time.
 
You sod - where did you get it?
I'm looking for one and all I get is £600+

Depending on what you shoot I'd go for the 12-40 Pro, or 75mm - if they're a bit steep look to the 60mm Sigma Art or 45mm.
 
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The 40-150R is great, especially as it's less than £100
 
ricky1981 said:
Just won a near mint E-M1 for just under 500 quid! Will make a nice addition to go with my rather lonely RX1, any recommendations on essential accessories, tips, guides, etc? Planning on picking up the Panasonic 25mm and Oly 45mm for starters, possibly the cheap 40-150 as a makeshift zoom. I'd get the 17mm but my RX1 covers the equivalent and I plan to take both most of the time.
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Have a read of the last couple of pages about my experience with the PL25mm, not trying to put you off as its a great lens otherwise but better to have eyes open...

I agree that the 40-150 is a bargain at the £100 it costs from Currys.

If you want only one lens then the pro 12-40 would be very nice...
 
JohnN said:
You sod - where did you get it?
I'm looking for one and all I get is £600+

Depending on what you shoot I'd go for the 12-40 Pro, or 75mm - if they're a bit steep look to the 60mm Sigma Art or 45mm.
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I live in New Zealand, picked it up from the local equivalent of eBay :)

Have been eyeing up the 75mm already as I have read very good things. The 12-40mm would make sense for most but I find I always use zooms at either their widest or longest. It's my failing rather than the lens but it means I tend to stick to primes unless I have no alternative.

Nawty - thanks for that suggestion, the CA certainly is pretty terrible in that shot, seems to be glossed over in most reviews. I have been offered the 25mm PL for about 300 quid, about 50 less than the 25mm Oly so it's tempting to try the PL and if no good then I can trade it against the Oly and not lose much or even try the 12-40 if I can break my zoom fear.

It'll certainly be a change from the RX1 (although I am keeping that as it's just about the best camera I've ever had).
 
Don't dismiss the PL25, its a lovely lens, I was just trying to find its limitations.
 
Thanks, have taken a punt on the PL25 since the price is right and aside from the CA it seems like a good choice.
 
Any recommendations for a auto flash with bounce facility please, I have been looking at the Yongnuo range but not sure which one. I have only ever used the supplied flash so it needs to be simple to use both on and of camera.
 
The Nissin i40 ist quite good, as it is m43 TTL and wireless slave compatible. The bounce head turns in all directions and has power zoom. It also has HSS and video light. It is so simple to use, with just a mode dial and a power dial. It comes with slide out reflector, flip out wide-angle diffusor as well as a plug on soft diffuser and a belt case. And above all, it's tiny! So it fits well with m43 cameras.
 
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Yes. It slaves really easily. I use it on the EM5 with the kit flash. But the i40 cannot be the master apparently. Mu-43.com knows more. I don't have the FL600.
 
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It must surely do. Follow the link above for the compatibility chart.

Switch on RC on the camera. Pop up the flash. Set the i40 to Slave A, and bam! You are good to go.

There is only one downer I found with the i40.
 
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The power dial is a bit easy move by accident. You will end up checking it each time. Also the dials don't light up. In the dark you might need to use the cameras auto focus lamp to check it.

Oh. And one more thing...
 
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The i40 has its own, built in, auto focus lamp. But it seems that doesn't work with m43. As it's designed for pdaf systems only. Apparently. But I don't need that, and didn't know it had it when I bought mine. So I'm very happy with it
 
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