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

I asked about the Oly 12-40mm f2.8 vs the Pannyb12-35mm f2.8 a few pages back for use with my GX8. Well, I should hopefully have an Oly 12-40mm f2.8 in my hands early next week :-).

Thanks for the help in making the decision!

Cheers,

Simon.
 
srhmoto said:
I asked about the Oly 12-40mm f2.8 vs the Pannyb12-35mm f2.8 a few pages back for use with my GX8. Well, I should hopefully have an Oly 12-40mm f2.8 in my hands early next week :).

Thanks for the help in making the decision!

Cheers,

Simon.
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Cracking lens, oozes qulaity. I'm sure you'll love it.
 
gad-westy said:
Cracking lens, oozes qulaity. I'm sure you'll love it.
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I didn't comment earlier, but I actually have both of these lenses. Both are optically excellent and I wouldn't pick one over the other to get better IQ. The Olympus is noticably bigger and heavier (more solid build?), and in my copy the zoom ring is much stiffer than on the Panny. For those reasons I actually prefer using the Panasonic lens, although that's a personal thing. The Olympus focusses closer, to the point where you'd rarely need a macro lens unless you really needed to get 1:1. I'm considering moving the Oly lens on...
 
magicolor1 said:
I didn't comment earlier, but I actually have both of these lenses. Both are optically excellent and I wouldn't pick one over the other to get better IQ. The Olympus is noticably bigger and heavier (more solid build?), and in my copy the zoom ring is much stiffer than on the Panny. For those reasons I actually prefer using the Panasonic lens, although that's a personal thing. The Olympus focusses closer, to the point where you'd rarely need a macro lens unless you really needed to get 1:1. I'm considering moving the Oly lens on...
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The extra 5mm and close focusing ability of the Olympus were the deciding factors, although many of the reviews I read gave the 12-40mm a slight IQ edge as well.

Simon.
 
Afternoon all,
I've just noticed that I've lost my eyecup off my E-M5 MKII and I've found out that there are 2 different eyecups the EP-15 and EP-16, I was happy with the original eyecup but the problem is I don't know if it's the EP-15 or EP-16 that comes with the camera.

Does anybody know the difference?
 
Scratch that,
I've just found out that the EP-15 is the standard E-M5 MK II eyecup all ordered now.
 
srhmoto said:
The extra 5mm and close focusing ability of the Olympus were the deciding factors, although many of the reviews I read gave the 12-40mm a slight IQ edge as well.
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Yes those are all good reasons to pick the Oly over the Panasonic, and it feels like a better made product as well so I'm sure you'll be very happy with it. It's all a balancing act between size, weight, IQ and features which all come down to personal preference in the end.
 
One with the FE @iso1250 because I needed the shutter speed.

big air by damianmkv, on Flickr
 
How does everyone find the stabilisation on the Em10 mkii?

Say for dim indoor light with the kit lens?

I currently shoot with a Canon 60D but I'm very tempted to move back to mirrorless as I have found I really miss having a smaller camera.
 
@srhmoto @Billy thanks, it's appreciated.

Am having a dilemma about my kit as I am starting to shoot more at the bmx track and the hit rate is lower than my (just) 13 year old gets with his d3100+18-105. Am also not happy with the DR really - shadows go mushy quite quickly. There's far too much noise in LE shots.

So I started thinking about my old Nikon and what's about now. D500 / D750 etc would be good but then I'm back into lugging a lot of weight around so I'd have to carefully consider my kit.

Or do I just wait for the e-m1 mk2 and see what happens with that ?

Poop.
 
damianmkv said:
@srhmoto @Billy thanks, it's appreciated.

Am having a dilemma about my kit as I am starting to shoot more at the bmx track and the hit rate is lower than my (just) 13 year old gets with his d3100+18-105. Am also not happy with the DR really - shadows go mushy quite quickly. There's far too much noise in LE shots.

So I started thinking about my old Nikon and what's about now. D500 / D750 etc would be good but then I'm back into lugging a lot of weight around so I'd have to carefully consider my kit.

Or do I just wait for the e-m1 mk2 and see what happens with that ?

Poop.
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I have a Nikon D750 and the E-M5 MKII, I tend to carry the E-M5 more than the Nikon but I know that in a lot of situations the E-M5 won't match the Nikon's tracking speed and low light performance but for general shooting the E-M5 is more the capable and I love the Live Composite mode even though I've not really been able to push the limits of what it can do yet.
 
damianmkv said:
@srhmoto @Billy thanks, it's appreciated.

Am having a dilemma about my kit as I am starting to shoot more at the bmx track and the hit rate is lower than my (just) 13 year old gets with his d3100+18-105. Am also not happy with the DR really - shadows go mushy quite quickly. There's far too much noise in LE shots.

So I started thinking about my old Nikon and what's about now. D500 / D750 etc would be good but then I'm back into lugging a lot of weight around so I'd have to carefully consider my kit.

Or do I just wait for the e-m1 mk2 and see what happens with that ?

Poop.
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The last real nut for m4/3 to properly crack. Thankfully, I do very little with AF-C these days, either prefocusing or taking advantage of the nigh on instantaneous AF-S.

However, I am also watching the e-m1 mk2 very closely to see what it brings to the party

Simon.
 
Cars are quite "easy" as their path is generally consistent ( congrats on explore btw ) but kids on bikes are all over the place

The e-m1 isn't exactly old, perhaps it just shows how quickly technology progresses

Edit - just re-read the first paragraph, it isn't supposed to sound snotty :o
 
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damianmkv said:
Cars are quite "easy" as their path is generally consistent ( congrats on explore btw ) but kids on bikes are all over the place

The e-m1 isn't exactly old, perhaps it just shows how quickly technology progresses

Edit - just re-read the first paragraph, it isn't supposed to sound snotty :eek:
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Kids on BMX bikes at a BMX track must be a huge challenge. Race Cars are most certainly a piece of cake in comparison :-). My 4 year old has just mastered riding without stabilisers, so I have a window of opportunity before I'm faced with similar challenges LOL
 
I'm kinda in the same situation, bought a D750 to take photos of my baby daughter. I've had it for over a year and it has been phenomenal, fast AF and crazy ISO makes it a pleasure to use. But now we are going out more which involves a whole host of baby stuff, the D750 is that last thing I want to take so I brought a GX80 which I can sling in the nappy bag. It has been fantastic, got shots I couldn’t get with the D750.

I’ve decided the D750 is going and I will be going mirrorless, but I’m undecided weather to stick with M43. My sticking points are high ISO and DR which have always been weaknesses of the system, AF is fine for my needs. Will wait to see what the E-M1 mkII brings but I am leaning towards the Fuji system.
 
Took the EM5ii on a work trip to India a couple of weeks back. I got no time for photography so most of my photos were through taxi windows! Not ideal but the little Olympus performed nicely.

This first one was in Kochi where I spent about 7 days but didn't get to see anything other than what I saw on the commute between hotel and work place. A fascinating place though with stuff to see everywhere you look.
Kochi by G.A.D, on Flickr

I then spent a couple of days in Kolkata. Huge city. The scale and number of people is just baffling. The unfortunate inevitability of all those people is the sheer level of poverty that can be seen. Some really tough scenes i must admit. Again didn't get much time to explore unfortunately but very glad to have visited.
Kolkata by G.A.D, on Flickr

Came back via Dubai where I did get a few hours to myself though in all honesty, it was too hot and tired to make the most of it. Went down to the Marina with the intention of wandering up to the Palm but got a bit sick of walking in the heat and called it a night.

Burj Khalifa Fly By by G.A.D, on Flickr

Dubai Metro by G.A.D, on Flickr

Dubai Marina by G.A.D, on Flickr
 
Is an e-m10 mk1 with pancake lens still a good buy at £399 new or will the extra £100 to get a mk2 be worth the money?
 
You can get an EM5 mk1 second hand with either 12-50 or 14-42 and in perfect condition for a good £100 less than an em10mk1 new. It has the better image stablisation where as everything else is pretty much the same. The em10mk2 however is a slightly better camera on paper but Id not pay £200+ more even if new was a requirement. The features and performance in my opinion are all too close to warrant that kind of outlay.
 
Andrew Moore said:
You can get an EM5 mk1 second hand with either 12-50 or 14-42 and in perfect condition for a good £100 less than an em10mk1 new. It has the better image stablisation where as everything else is pretty much the same. The em10mk2 however is a slightly better camera on paper but Id not pay £200+ more even if new was a requirement. The features and performance in my opinion are all too close to warrant that kind of outlay.
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I have looked at the EM5 mk1. I can pick one up with a pancake lens and then a 40-150 from another shop for about £460 in total, that might be the best way to go. I was going to look at the Epl7, but think an OMD might be slightly better for me
 
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I agree, superb! What was your setup for this to get the movement and sharp background?
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Thanks. It's shot from the back window of a moving metro train. I used a polariser to block a little light and kill some of the worst reflections and window muck. Then I just played around with shutter speed until it all looked about right. Think that one is 1/10.
 
That's the great thing about the powerful IBIS. You can have a long exposure while it keeps the cityscape stable. I did a similar thing riding an escalator at a slower pace requiring 0.8 seconds. Keeping the people and stairs sharp, yet the rest of the world blurred:Stranger with bag by ianp5a, on Flickr
Disclosure, I tweaked this on the PC after. But I am just illustrating the point.
 
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That's the great thing about the powerful IBIS. You can have a long exposure while it keeps the cityscape stable.
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Yep, I think this would be impossible without it because of the movement of the train. All that movement and 1/10 ss and it's still quite sharp. Really is amazing.
 
Olumpus IBIS - quite amazing what you can achieve with it!

My new (to me) Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 arrived yesterday. Not much opportunity to really put it through its paces, but at first blush, I think we'll get along just fine :-)

Simon.
 
I had a little play with the Live Composite mode last night but my lens misted up so the 1st shot was only about 30 mins not the 90 that I wanted, the 2nd is my attempt at the MilkyWay I know it was too bright to shoot the milky way and I was in the wrong location as I was stood on top of a motorway bridge at the time but you do what you can.

M55 Westbound


MilkyWay
 
I had a little play with the Live Composite mode last night but my lens misted up so the 1st shot was only about 30 mins not the 90 that I wanted, the 2nd is my attempt at the MilkyWay I know it was too bright to shoot the milky way and I was in the wrong location as I was stood on top of a motorway bridge at the time but you do what you can.

M55 Westbound


MilkyWay
 
Sorry guys I don't know why I double posted my Mac wanted to install new software and started to do a restart and I ended up with a double post!
 
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