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

Just bought the Oly 45mm f1.8 - not really my focal length but wanted to add a fast lens for portraits (of the dog) etc .

What an absolute beauty - all for £100 !

I do like M43 !
 
Still no news on when the OM1 might come into stock again - I contacted Wex yesterday and they were unable to tell me anything.

Has anyone received one since the first lot came into stock?
 
Bebop said:
Still no news on when the OM1 might come into stock again - I contacted Wex yesterday and they were unable to tell me anything.

Has anyone received one since the first lot came into stock?
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..... OMDS seem to be keeping all their retailers in the dark about when they can expect deliveries of anything, even just batteries! I think that the retailers are also in the difficult position of having no idea of the quantities they will receive too.

I don't know what the position is if ordering via the OMDS online shop.
 
FWIW in regard to Olympus webshop

I have received my charger & battery kit (NB I had already gotten my free extra battery).

The last time I looked the OM-1 was at "Priority Order" status (like the aforementioned charger & battery kit). This means they take payment and dispatch as soon as available. Now whether that means such orders are prioritised over the retailer orders I have no idea.

I can only surmise that one caveat of sticking with the original pre-order 'they' will honour the free battery and warranty extension!

Bebop said:
Still no news on when the OM1 might come into stock again - I contacted Wex yesterday and they were unable to tell me anything.

Has anyone received one since the first lot came into stock?
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RedRobin said:
..... OMDS seem to be keeping all their retailers in the dark about when they can expect deliveries of anything, even just batteries! I think that the retailers are also in the difficult position of having no idea of the quantities they will receive too.

I don't know what the position is if ordering via the OMDS online shop.
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Bebop said:
Still no news on when the OM1 might come into stock again - I contacted Wex yesterday and they were unable to tell me anything.

Has anyone received one since the first lot came into stock?
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I pre ordered 6 weeks ago from LCE and not heard a thing as to when I will get mine. The shine of owning the om-1 has worn off somewhat now tbh.
 
Bebop said:
That is impressive at ISO 5000.

I'm assuming you mean you haven't used any noise reduction.... as opposed to having used NoNoise from On1 ... just checking :LOL:
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Happy to confirm I didn’t use any. Tried Topaz, didn’t like the results.
 
trevorbray said:
Happy to confirm I didn’t use any. Tried Topaz, didn’t like the results.
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.... I no longer use Topaz and occasionally use ON1 NoNoise AI but the OM-1 really does have good noise performance. A few self-appointed experts on the hyperinterwebbynet have suggested that the OM-1 doesn't deliver what OMDS claim but I find that to my naked eye, it does.
 
trevorbray said:
Not the dog, The Jump
A crop ISO 5000 no noise reduction.
OM-1 100-400 Pro Cap

The Jump by Trevor, on Flickr
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.... That's a fun launch! The branch looks as if it is a catapult.

Have you customised a Pro Cap shortcut on your OM-1, Trevor?
 
RedRobin said:
.... That's a fun launch! The branch looks as if it is a catapult.

Have you customised a Pro Cap shortcut on your OM-1, Trevor?
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Pro cap shortcut. Yep. I’ve set C3 to pro cap. Then custom button. The one beside the lens. The top one of the pair to toggle on off. What I’d like but cannot set up is to have the custom button press to work when I’m in C1 or C2
 
trevorbray said:
Pro cap shortcut. Yep. I’ve set C3 to pro cap. Then custom button. The one beside the lens. The top one of the pair to toggle on off. What I’d like but cannot set up is to have the custom button press to work when I’m in C1 or C2
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I have, currently, both the DoF Preview button and the WB button (the two next to the lens mount set up for C1 and C2......and stating the obvious. If I am in S-AF Tv mode with single AF point, clicking DoF Preview takes me to Custom Mode 1 and by clicking back to the previous settings then pressing the WB button goes to C2 mode settings. What you cannot do is be in C1 via the custom button and then press the other custom button to go to C2....you have to do do two buttons clicks but IMO It is quite rapid compared the way the M1X responded ~ it seem to be a tad fussy and lagged a bit :thinking:

PS I may set the rear ISO button to more quickly change the Subject AI.....ideally if in Bird to turn it on/off but that will need a firmware update as the Subject AI is like a ladder menu.....unless others have found the way to select the Subject and then control on or off???

PPS re in bold above, I think I tried that on the M1X and found as you appear to be saying that if, via the top plate dial, in C1 using the custom button I could not access one of the other C* sets. I have not tried this with the OM-1
 
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Buz
Quite a big crop.
Struggled to process this, might be because it doesn't fill the frame.
Concerned about the noise/grain level.
Only ISO 800 Had to use Noiseware
Am i too picky ?


Buz by Trevor, on Flickr
 
I watched a recent video of/by OM Systems by someone using the OM-1 & the 'big white' lens. He showed some liveview screenshots which displayed a focus box I did not recognise.

Then I saw this DPReview page about something called camera motion (Handheld Assistant).

Discuss ;)

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PS on phone now but will add the video link once back on the PC.

Edit ~ the link was in an OMS email....here is the link.

View: https://youtu.be/TkP64rYaZwI
 
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trevorbray said:
Another go, this one at ISO 800
Noiseware used here as well.
Again, big crop

Buz2 by Trevor, on Flickr
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Personally I think with both those shots Trevor it’s down to pure and simple there a small bird target in a big bright sky and I’ll guarantee you didn’t apply + exp compensation resulting in a dark lacking detail bird
 
the black fox said:
Personally I think with both those shots Trevor it’s down to pure and simple there a small bird target in a big bright sky and I’ll guarantee you didn’t apply + exp compensation resulting in a dark lacking detail bird
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Thanks Jeff, I need to get closer. Yep only had 1/3rd stop Exp Comp
A lot to learn..
 
Box Brownie said:
I watched a recent video of/by OM Systems by someone using the OM-1 & the 'big white' lens. He showed some liveview screenshots which displayed a focus box I did not recognise.

Then I saw this DPReview page about something called camera motion (Handheld Assistant).

Discuss ;)

OM-1 • Stabilization assistant - anyone?: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums.
www.dpreview.com www.dpreview.com

PS on phone now but will add the video link once back on the PC.

Edit ~ the link was in an OMS email....here is the link.

View: https://youtu.be/TkP64rYaZwI
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.... Personally I don't see the benefit of enabling Handheld Assistant - It simply displays the camera motion which the IS system is taking care of anyway and it adds more clutter in the viewfinder.

When you have C-AF[M] + TR + Detection AI, that's enough boxes to distract you from your composition.
 
trevorbray said:
Thanks Jeff, I need to get closer. Yep only had 1/3rd stop Exp Comp
A lot to learn..
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This is where it becomes tricky ,I have that many buttons assigned to different operations it’s sometimes hard to remember what does what .
Plus the level of exp comp will vary from shot to shot a lot also depends on whether or not auto I.s.o is deployed something that while usefull is falling out of favour with me
 
RedRobin said:
.... Personally I don't see the benefit of enabling Handheld Assistant - It simply displays the camera motion which the IS system is taking care of anyway and it adds more clutter in the viewfinder.

When you have C-AF[M] + TR + Detection AI, that's enough boxes to distract you from your composition.
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I take your point, that is one reason I said "Discuss" ;)

(NB talking of clutter, I wish the histogram was either moveable or was still at the base of the frame)

Of note, someone posted on the DPR thread about having a tremor/involuntary movement health issue and said this feature does/would have some benefit to them.
 
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trevorbray said:
Thanks Jeff, I need to get closer. Yep only had 1/3rd stop Exp Comp
A lot to learn..
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I think it is very tricky if one minute the bird is against the sky and then it's against a darker background. I've recently been shooting a bird with white on it and deliberately under exposing. At times the highlights were still blowing, even though I was having to raise the exposure in post too much for my taste.
 
Bebop said:
I think it is very tricky if one minute the bird is against the sky and then it's against a darker background. I've recently been shooting a bird with white on it and deliberately under exposing. At times the highlights were still blowing, even though I was having to raise the exposure in post too much for my taste.
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.... Select a spot metering option rather than evaluative?

Some photographers shoot absolutely everything with +1/3 over exposure. I prefer to rely on the camera and histogram to expose +/-0 and move my aperture or shutter value accordingly.
 
In this country most birds are common , like buses if you miss one another will be along shortly . One reason for taking bursts of shots as well .. the one thing I don’t do these days is beat myself up over a photo …
As Robin says you can also change style of metering ,but best bet is practise ,practise and keep doing it till it becomes a reflex and muscle memory ..
 
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@the black fox I agree but for me in this instance it was not a common bird - a hen harrier. I didn't worry as I'd rather have a few blown highlights than nothing, but it was the first time when I looked back at the photos that I thought it was hard to get it right. If you expose for the bird, potentially you might have to raise the exposure of the surroundings by quite a bit and introduce noise. (this is a white bird against a darker background scenario of course :) ) Completely agree about practising... I do a lot of that and there's always room for improvement :)

@RedRobin - I like to think about the case in hand too, and tweak settings if possible. Spot metering is a good thought, although it was mostly too small in the frame. It did come a little nearer at one point....
I haven't spent ages processing this one, but it's hard not to introduce blown highlights when I export to jpeg. It's still quite a big crop.
Taken with the EM1iii and 300mm + 1.4 extender. at -0.3ev. The surroundings still look a bit dark to me. I will spend some more time processing it at some point.... feeling a bit cba at the minute :LOL:

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That’s a superb shot of a hard to get right subject ,I don’t think there’s a camera made that could . Yes selective processing would probably help but only a tiny bit .. not knowing what you have used/done so far though is the main problem to offering advice ,and I know from previous posts that EVERYONE will do it slightly differently
 
trevorbray said:
Love that story Toni
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It fills me with horror now. They weren't sought-after much at the time, and I remember seeing cases with holes in where the conrod had passed. I was riding an early Kawasaki 250 triple that was notably quicker than many other 250s at the time, but he'd just eat it alive with the squariel, until the engine busted anyway.
 
the black fox said:
That’s a superb shot of a hard to get right subject ,I don’t think there’s a camera made that could . Yes selective processing would probably help but only a tiny bit .. not knowing what you have used/done so far though is the main problem to offering advice ,and I know from previous posts that EVERYONE will do it slightly differently
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Thank you so much Jeff. That means a lot coming from you. The bright sunlight wasn't doing me any favours. Contrary to what I remembered, I hadn't blown the highlights, but was struggling to preserve them when processing and exporting, so I probably exposed about right. It was the jpegs that were blown.

I used the default Photolab process, then raised the exposure of the whole scene. I definitely lowered the highlights on the bird and possibly for the whole scene - can't quite remember, but I think it could be improved. Unfortunately I clipped his wing on my favourite capture, but you could see his eyes on that one - a beautiful bird!

At some point I will have another go and as you say, selectively process the bird and the background separately - I think that is what is needed. I've just started playing with Capture One and I think that may have a bit more latitude for processing on shots like this.
 
Bebop said:
Thank you so much Jeff. That means a lot coming from you. The bright sunlight wasn't doing me any favours. Contrary to what I remembered, I hadn't blown the highlights, but was struggling to preserve them when processing and exporting, so I probably exposed about right. It was the jpegs that were blown.

I used the default Photolab process, then raised the exposure of the whole scene. I definitely lowered the highlights on the bird and possibly for the whole scene - can't quite remember, but I think it could be improved. Unfortunately I clipped his wing on my favourite capture, but you could see his eyes on that one - a beautiful bird!

At some point I will have another go and as you say, selectively process the bird and the background separately - I think that is what is needed. I've just started playing with Capture One and I think that may have a bit more latitude for processing on shots like this.
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If it’s any consolation I find all the harrier types the hardest to take a photo of . Your settings need to be spot on every time but they move to fast fo4 that , owls are predictable ,harriers are not
 
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