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

RedRobin said:
.... We did talk about what a user might experience or see and that's what brought up the information about the performance improvement being more internal (kind of behind the scenes) rather than an easily seen more obvious improvement.

I also asked about how the C-AF improvement might also assist C-AF Tracking. Currently the UK TechSupport team don't know any more detail yet but may do so in the coming days or weeks - Tokyo always takes time to respond or inform.

Our conclusion was that it wasn't a bug or performance which needed fixing and that we should suck it and see how the OM-1 shoots after installing Firmware 1.2.

I have a full day out shooting wildlife tomorrow with Jeff @the black fox and will just carry on as normal and enjoy shooting rather than get my head bogged down with testing nano stuff. I am much more interested in trying out my new 8-25mm F/4 PRO while Jeff has a go on my big white 150-400mm weapon < Assuming he wants to - I think that when I ask him he'll say "Does a Bear s*** in the woods? ".
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Sounds good to me , and yes they do LOL .. quite sure it will be a riot of a day
 
Snapsh0t said:
Resistance is futile. It's a lovely lens; I just have to force myself to put it on the camera instead of the 12-100mm....
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When I’m not photographing birds the 12-100 is my most used lens. It’s only 4mm wider. I mean who needs that extra 4mm??(Me,me,me) … or 8mm in real money… that sounds more essential.

It would be helpful if you could post a poor quality shot to help me resist - preferably of something ugly :LOL:
 
Bebop said:
When I’m not photographing birds the 12-100 is my most used lens. It’s only 4mm wider. I mean who needs that extra 4mm??(Me,me,me) … or 8mm in real money… that sounds more essential.

It would be helpful if you could post a poor quality shot to help me resist - preferably of something ugly :LOL:
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.... I am lucky enough to sometimes ride on steam locomotive footplates and these following two photos were shot on my 12-40mm F/2.8 PRO and you can see that 12mm wasn't quite wide enough to include the full width of the cab - I cannot and will not climb onto the coal tender to get a viewpoint further back!

U-Class 31806_OMD15523 by Robin Procter, on Flickr

U-Class 31806_OMD15636 1 by Robin Procter, on Flickr

WARNING! Whatever you do, do NOT read or watch any of the reviews about the OM 8-25mm F/4 PRO!!
 
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Bebop said:
When I’m not photographing birds the 12-100 is my most used lens. It’s only 4mm wider. I mean who needs that extra 4mm??(Me,me,me) … or 8mm in real money… that sounds more essential.

It would be helpful if you could post a poor quality shot to help me resist - preferably of something ugly :LOL:
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RedRobin said:
.... I am lucky enough to sometimes ride on steam locomotive footplates and these following two photos were shot on my 12-40mm F/2.8 PRO and you can see that 12mm wasn't quite wide enough to include the full width of the cab - I cannot and will not climb onto the coal tender to get a viewpoint further back!

U-Class 31806_OMD15523 by Robin Procter, on Flickr

U-Class 31806_OMD15636 1 by Robin Procter, on Flickr

WARNING! Whatever you do, do NOT read or watch any of the reviews about the OM 8-25mm F/4 PRO!!
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@Bebop

You know you want it......

Summer cashback apparently (if I have read it right, £175 ?)


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RedRobin said:
.... I am lucky enough to sometimes ride on steam locomotive footplates and these following two photos were shot on my 12-40mm F/2.8 PRO and you can see that 12mm wasn't quite wide enough to include the full width of the cab - I cannot and will not climb onto the coal tender to get a viewpoint further back!

U-Class 31806_OMD15523 by Robin Procter, on Flickr

U-Class 31806_OMD15636 1 by Robin Procter, on Flickr

WARNING! Whatever you do, do NOT read or watch any of the reviews about the OM 8-25mm F/4 PRO!!
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Love the lower one, Robin.
 
Out again today practising with the 150-400:

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Meadow Pipit on a feeding trip (the backgroung is sea, a long way away):
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On an unrelated note, can anyone give me a likely timeframe for an Olympus lens repair? My 40-150 underwent an unscheduled interaction with terrain last week. I am not impressed with the Peak Design Propad.
 
jerry12953 said:
Your chough photo looks over exposed to me. It could easily be improved in your software!

I've been talking to Olympus techs this week and they said a repair could take up to 15 days (from arrival) but is often done quicker. That's for camera bodies anyway......
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.... The long time which has to be allowed for is because of shipping and is beyond their control.
 
Box Brownie said:
@Bebop

You know you want it......

Summer cashback apparently (if I have read it right, £175 ?)


OM SYSTEM Cameras, Lenses, Audio & Binoculars

shop.olympus.eu shop.olympus.eu
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.... Yes, £175 Summer Cashback but be prepared to send your IBAN and Swift numbers and to wait a couple of weeks to receive it in your bank account.

It's a little tedious but not difficult and definitely worth getting what I think is a generous £175 back IMO.

It would be rude to say no @Bebop!
 
RedRobin said:
.... Yes, £175 Summer Cashback but be prepared to send your IBAN and Swift numbers and to wait a couple of weeks to receive it in your bank account.

It's a little tedious but not difficult and definitely worth getting what I think is a generous £175 back IMO.

It would be rude to say no @Bebop!
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I could be tempted, to buy something, myself but don't dare! ;)
 
jerry12953 said:
Your chough photo looks over exposed to me. It could easily be improved in your software!

I've been talking to Olympus techs this week and they said a repair could take up to 15 days (from arrival) but is often done quicker. That's for camera bodies anyway......
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I brought up the exposure a bit to get some detail in the feathers - I find it hard to get the exposure right for black birds in camera. I also sometimes wonder if it's just me or my monitor.
 
Bebop said:
When I’m not photographing birds the 12-100 is my most used lens. It’s only 4mm wider. I mean who needs that extra 4mm??(Me,me,me) … or 8mm in real money… that sounds more essential.

It would be helpful if you could post a poor quality shot to help me resist - preferably of something ugly :LOL:
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8mm getting it all wrong
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The Duke of Bork said:
I brought up the exposure a bit to get some detail in the feathers - I find it hard to get the exposure right for black birds in camera. I also sometimes wonder if it's just me or my monitor.
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Another forum I visit changed its themes recently and I couldn't tell any difference between three of them so I replaced my 10-year-old 27" monitor with a new 32" 4k one and now I can. The new monitor has other advantages too.....
 
Bebop said:
Oh who mentioned the 8-25mm? I am currently trying to resist buying that. Visiting this thread is not a help! I must resist :ROFLMAO:
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I can sell you an 8-18mm that I bought a 8-25mm to replace
 
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You lot are no help at all :LOL: It is the cash back that is tempting me. I don’t need it. I have the 9-18, but the draw of the focus clutch, weather proofing and fitting the same filters as the 12-100mm are all drawing me in.

Does it support focus stacking does anyone know?

Fabulous locomotive shots @RedRobin though surely you could have put just one foot in the coal tender? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
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Bebop said:
You lot are no help at all :LOL: It is the cash back that is tempting me. I don’t need it. I have the 9-18, but the draw of the focus clutch, weather proofing and fitting the same filters as the 12-100mm are all drawing me in.

Does it support focus stacking does anyone know?

Fabulous locomotive shots @RedRobin though surely you could have put just one foot in the coal tender? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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The Image quality of the 9-18mm is OK (I used one for years) at best but the 8-25 is way better and I noticed real difference with my Panasonic 8-18mm when I upgraded from the 9-18mm.
 
Bebop said:
You lot are no help at all :LOL: It is the cash back that is tempting me. I don’t need it. I have the 9-18, but the draw of the focus clutch, weather proofing and fitting the same filters as the 12-100mm are all drawing me in.

Does it support focus stacking does anyone know?

Fabulous locomotive shots @RedRobin though surely you could have put just one foot in the coal tender? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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.... Yes the 8-25mm F/4 PRO does support Focus Stacking.

Alf's @alfbranch Reply #26,497 isn't helping is it @Bebop! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Me, step on the coal in the tender? That would probably be the quickest way for me to never get a footplate ride again! Golden rule is don't get in the crew's way.

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A dilemma.....
Not entirely sure why I'm posting this as ultimately only I can make the decision but...

With apologies to @Bebop
I have a trip to the USA coming up in early August. I'm fulfilling one of my 'bucket list' items and photographing Speed Week at Bonneville, and also have 3 nights at the Grand Canyon before flying home.
I'm travelling solo and treating this as a working photography trip (I'm a full time 'pro'). I have some publications interested in the Bonneville images.
Due to weight and size advantage I'm using my Olympus kit for the trip.
It's 'impossible' to photograph an event with only one camera so will be taking my OM-1 and E-M1 III bodies.
My dilemma concerns the 8-25mm f/4 Pro lens.
As it stands I am planning on having my 12-40 f/2.8 mounted on my E-M1 and the 40-150 f/2.8 on the OM-1 for the Speed Week event. Given the nature of the environment I want to avoid changing lenses as far as poss.
I am planning on having my 7-14 f/2.8 with me to give me wider options. But this lens presents a challenge in using filters - which is more of a concern when I'm at the Grand Canyon TBH.
I do have a filter solution for it but would rather not have to pack it (I have a smaller filter system for the Olympus kit, which I will take).

So to the 8-25 f/4...
Buy it and leave my 12-40 AND 7-14 at home - saves space and weight and the need to change lenses.
Will take my smaller filter kit.
Gives me wider angle of view on a 'walk around' lens.

Maybe GAS given the current offer of course!

Random thoughts welcome!
 
Chris_911 said:
A dilemma.....
Not entirely sure why I'm posting this as ultimately only I can make the decision but...

With apologies to @Bebop
I have a trip to the USA coming up in early August. I'm fulfilling one of my 'bucket list' items and photographing Speed Week at Bonneville, and also have 3 nights at the Grand Canyon before flying home.
I'm travelling solo and treating this as a working photography trip (I'm a full time 'pro'). I have some publications interested in the Bonneville images.
Due to weight and size advantage I'm using my Olympus kit for the trip.
It's 'impossible' to photograph an event with only one camera so will be taking my OM-1 and E-M1 III bodies.
My dilemma concerns the 8-25mm f/4 Pro lens.
As it stands I am planning on having my 12-40 f/2.8 mounted on my E-M1 and the 40-150 f/2.8 on the OM-1 for the Speed Week event. Given the nature of the environment I want to avoid changing lenses as far as poss.
I am planning on having my 7-14 f/2.8 with me to give me wider options. But this lens presents a challenge in using filters - which is more of a concern when I'm at the Grand Canyon TBH.
I do have a filter solution for it but would rather not have to pack it (I have a smaller filter system for the Olympus kit, which I will take).

So to the 8-25 f/4...
Buy it and leave my 12-40 AND 7-14 at home - saves space and weight and the need to change lenses.
Will take my smaller filter kit.
Gives me wider angle of view on a 'walk around' lens.

Maybe GAS given the current offer of course!

Random thoughts welcome!
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No apologies needed. I like to see your thinking.

Although I do have some 100mm Lee filters, I bought a few screw ins for my 12-100 for when I was in snowy mountains. Actually I bought the lens specifically so I could photograph in the snow park as well as landscapes and not change lenses. The filter situation has been swaying me, plus the weather resistance..

Is the 8-25mm fast focusing enough for action? I never did try the 12-100 in the snow park. I did shoot some cars on a snow/ice circuit, but I was panning at lower speeds with a 3 stop on - maybe you will be doing similar.

My problem is definitely GAS driven by the cash back :rolleyes::ROFLMAO:
So far I am holding out. In your shoes it would be even harder.

Edit: Maybe you need the 8-25 and the 12-100mm :D
 
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RedRobin said:
.... Yes the 8-25mm F/4 PRO does support Focus Stacking.

Alf's @alfbranch Reply #26,497 isn't helping is it @Bebop! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Me, step on the coal in the tender? That would probably be the quickest way for me to never get a footplate ride again! Golden rule is don't get in the crew's way.
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I’m not sure if that’s good to hear or not, but it is another positive :ROFLMAO:

It makes sense that it’s a fair step up from the 9-18mm.

That’s a fabulous pic. It looks like it’s in the Land of the Giants.

I can imagine the working space is very cramped. What a privilege to get a ride. It wasn’t a serious suggestion. I suspect there is a lot of potential for accidents.
 
Bebop said:
You lot are no help at all :LOL: It is the cash back that is tempting me. I don’t need it. I have the 9-18, but the draw of the focus clutch, weather proofing and fitting the same filters as the 12-100mm are all drawing me in.

Does it support focus stacking does anyone know?

Fabulous locomotive shots @RedRobin though surely you could have put just one foot in the coal tender? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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I’m with red robin at the moment on his hand and knees going yes yes yes. It’s either praying to Mecca or about the lens
 
Because I have signed up for a one camera one lens month challenge most of my shots will be with the 60mm f2.8 on camera, in the next few days I will be going to the marina to take my comp shot looking along the sea cliffs. Should be fun using this 60mm for most things as well as macro.
 
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Dear Olympus people.

I nearly bought a Panasonic G100 recently but I was put off by it not having near top of camera controls for both aperture and shutter and instead you have to use your thumb to work a wheel on the back around the buttons. I've tried this and I find it too fiddly and I also found I jogged it too much when trying to move the focus point.

It's really just gas as I fancy a new toy. I have Panasonic GM5, GX80 and GX9 and one of the latter two would go if I got a new camera. I d like the RF style cameras but the GX80 and GX9 are quite alike in that the EVF although useable is IMO poor and it was reports that the tiny G100 has a very good evf that got me interested.

So, do Oly make a small relatively cheap camera with a good evf and aperture and shutter controls near the top of the camera? I know they did the Pen but for various reasons that's not for me.
 
Fuji Dave said:
Hope you get an answer Alan, as I'm still very much learning in the world of Olympus.
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I watched a G100 review on youtube and the guy showed a screen shot of the camera comparison site which included a small looking Oly body so maybe there is one. I wouldn't want a more full sized camera like the Panasonic G7, I'd only get something if it was small, like the G100.

PS.
For some reason my new pc has an issue with the comparison site as sometimes I can click on the buttons and sometimes (mostly) I can't. It's the only site I seem to have a problem with and I don't know why. I've tried clearing the cache and new browsers but nothing fixes this intermittent mostly not working thing so I can't really browse the Oly options on that site.
 
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I looked at the G100, but lack of IBIS for stills shooting put me off.
Have occasionally thought about getting an E-M10 iv, decent evf, two handy control wheels and flip up lcd..
My daughter had an E-M5 ii, but it didn't feel right in my hand when I tried it.
Tried an E-M10 (probably a Mkii) a few years ago and to me that handled better.

Despite all this I still think the GX9 is hard to beat, don't even notice the evf these days.
 
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If you don't like the Pen-styled bodies then the only option is one of the four variants of E-M10. They're around the same size and weight as the GX9 but feel smaller due to the lower top plate. I suggest ploughing through the DPReview reviews to see which might interest you. I've been playing with the latest Mk IV and it's really rather nice.
 
tijuana taxi said:
I looked at the G100, but lack of IBIS for stills shooting put me off.
Have occasionally thought about getting an E-M10 iv, decent evf, two handy control wheels and flip up lcd..
My daughter had an E-M5 ii, but it didn't feel right in my hand when I tried it.
Tried an E-M10 (probably a Mkii) a few years ago and to me that handled better.

Despite all this I still think the GX( is hard to beat, don't even notice the evf these days.
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The lack of IS doesn't put me off as I don't tend to take pictures that'll need it.

Snapsh0t said:
If you don't like the Pen-styled bodies then the only option is one of the four variants of E-M10. They're around the same size and weight as the GX9 but feel smaller due to the lower top plate. I suggest ploughing through the DPReview reviews to see which might interest you. I've been playing with the latest Mk IV and it's really rather nice.
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I do like the mini RF style bodies and at the moment I have 3 but they don't tend to have good EVF's in fact I'd say that the GX80 and GX9 EVF's are poor. I think it's actually whatever optic Panasonic puts in front of them that's poor as I find I have to look smack bang through the middle otherwise it looks as if the dioptre needs adjusting. I've not seen this with any other camera. The problem with the Pen is it's waaaaaay more expensive than the similar Panasonic cameras.

I'll take a look at the E-M10.
 
The comparison site is working for me so I've just been looking at options. The EM10 looks nice but has a shutter speed of 1/4,000 so that's out as I'd need to use ND's with wide apertures. The MK2 looks good as it has the option of using am electronic shutter above 1/4,000 just like some of my Panasonic cameras.

Ah, just read that this camera can suffer the dreaded shutter shock so it's a no go. Oh well... I'll stick with the GM5 and GX80, I hardly use the GX9.
 
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woof woof said:
The comparison site is working for me so I've just been looking at options. The EM10 looks nice but has a shutter speed of 1/4,000 so that's out as I'd need to use ND's with wide apertures. The MK2 looks good as it has the option of using am electronic shutter above 1/4,000 just like some of my Panasonic cameras.

Ah, just read that this camera can suffer the dreaded shutter shock so it's a no go. Oh well... I'll stick with the GM5 and GX80, I hardly use the GX9.
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I’m not familiar with the Panasonic bodies, but there is also the EM 5 range which are a little larger than the Em10. The proper name is probably OM-D EM5 and there is the original and Mark ii and iii versions.

I started my Olympus journey with the EM5ii.
 
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Bebop said:
I’m not familiar with the Panasonic bodies, but there is also the EM 5 range which are a little larger than the Om10. The proper name is probably OM-D EM5 and there is the original and Mark ii and iii versions.

I started my Olympus journey with the EM5ii.
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Thanks.

I've really not followed Olympus so wading through the different cameras is taking time and I keep spotting things that lead me to discount cameras. I'll just have to wade through it all and make my mind up if I want one or not.
 
woof woof said:
Thanks.

I've really not followed Olympus so wading through the different cameras is taking time and I keep spotting things that lead me to discount cameras. I'll just have to wade through it all and make my mind up if I want one or not.
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As you know I have the OM-DE5 III it is smallish and has the top dials just where I want and need them to be.
 
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