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

GreenNinja67 said:
The 12-100 may make the smaller EM5 Mk2 a little front heavy compared to the 12-40.

I have the 12-40 and it's superb.
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Support the lens with one hand under it the good old fashioned way
 
GreenNinja67 said:
The 12-100 may make the smaller EM5 Mk2 a little front heavy compared to the 12-40.

I have the 12-40 and it's superb.
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Yep agreed, was well suited to my EM1 Mk1 when I had them paired. Never had an EM5 I have to admit so you are likely right.
 
In other news, I've just popped up to 3 legged thing as they are only a few miles from my front door and got meself an Ollie L bracket!
Nice bit of kit.

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Kept it subtle and couldn't make myself buy the orange one LOL.
 
GreenNinja67 said:
The 12-100 may make the smaller EM5 Mk2 a little front heavy compared to the 12-40.

I have the 12-40 and it's superb.
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In between, of course, is the 12-45mm f4 which is small, light, optically excellent and relatively cheap.
Personally, I'd go for the 12-100mm (and did).
 
Thanks for the replies, the12-100 is a temptation but its a heavy beast compared to the 12-40 ,which i think I may go for, time will tell if I'm right or not.
 
jerry12953 said:
Out of stock at the moment. How much did you pay for yours?
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They had a load being packed for shipping when i was chatting to the them, flying off the shelves. I got it for £80.99 after a discount for signing up to the newsletter.
Are you sure they are out of stock as looks like still in stock https://www.3leggedthing.com/uk/ollie-qd-dedicated-lbracket-for-om-system-om1-om1mkii.html you may be looking at the non QD older version? I don't think they are going to make any more of them
 
Donnie said:
They had a load being packed for shipping when i was chatting to the them, flying off the shelves. I got it for £80.99 after a discount for signing up to the newsletter.
Are you sure they are out of stock as looks like still in stock https://www.3leggedthing.com/uk/ollie-qd-dedicated-lbracket-for-om-system-om1-om1mkii.html you may be looking at the non QD older version? I don't think they are going to make any more of them
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Yes, you're right. It looks like a quality bit of kit.
 
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Am I right in thinking that the OM5 has internals more like the older e-m1 111 than like the newer OM1 ?
 
jerry12953 said:
You have to subtract 35% to get the actual price, sorry if I didn't make that clear. . I bought a refurb OM5 body for £616.
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Blimey shame this is not valid anymore, I am looking at an OM5 + 12-45, with that code it would have been £877.
Trying to decide if I should give Cotswold a try, £950 with them
 
jerry12953 said:
I think it is a step up from the EM5 Mk 3, but not a huge one. A smaller sensor than the OM1 series. I upgraded from the EM5 mk2.
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I'm sure the sensor is the same size, no?

I think the internals of the om5 are near enough the same as e-m1 mark iii. Which means it's a very, very capable camera. I miss my e-m1 mark iii :(
 
ThePrettyDamned said:
I'm sure the sensor is the same size, no?

I think the internals of the om5 are near enough the same as e-m1 mark iii. Which means it's a very, very capable camera. I miss my e-m1 mark iii :(
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Yeah I miss my mk3 as well. I think I will try and pick up an OM5
 
For some reason it posted twice...sorry everyone. It's the larva of the puss moth.... taken with my 60mm Z
 
Donnie said:
Love the shot especially as I don't have the patience for these types of shots, one thing though is it not a damselfly as opposed to dragonfly?
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Yes its classed as a damselfly but we are heading to using the term dragonfly to cover all odonata so went with that. Its a grey area tbh . But i didnt want to use odonata and it wouldnt have made sense me saying another damselfly as ive recently posted dragonfly dragonfly photos
 
peat said:
Yes its classed as a damselfly but we are heading to using the term dragonfly to cover all odonata so went with that. Its a grey area tbh . But i didnt want to use odonata and it wouldnt have made sense me saying another damselfly as ive recently posted dragonfly dragonfly photos
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And there was me thinking it was a Beautiful Demoiselle :LOL::exit:

Seriously, another fantastic shot. Is it focus stacked? Can you share settings? I haven't taken any dragonfly shots for a while but it is always a challenge to get the right amount of depth of field.
 
Bebop said:
And there was me thinking it was a Beautiful Demoiselle :LOL::exit:

Seriously, another fantastic shot. Is it focus stacked? Can you share settings? I haven't taken any dragonfly shots for a while but it is always a challenge to get the right amount of depth of field.
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That one was 1 shot at f8.0. 1/640 second with the 300mm . Yeah the dof is tricky. Especially if we don’t get exactly perpendicular.
 
After being advised on here about the olympus om d e m1 mark ii grip pealing, I return that one I got and now looking for the mk3.

A used one from different companies very from well used to like new. Who can I trust to be the most honest with their grading?
 
derekG said:
Bought this lens Olympus 40-150 R from MPB when I bought the EM5, the cheapest lens in MFT thinking it would get me acquainted with the camera, not expecting much, until I came across these just hoping the 12/40 PRO performs as well.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x__U12tgohY&t=64s
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I have just bought one from CEX for £70, looks brand new.
I have had 3 Olympus mirrorless cameras now and the first extra lens I always buy is this one. This is a crop from this lens on a mark 1 e-10 in low light.
Bang for buck it’s got to be one of the best lenses

https://flic.kr/p/2o31Euu
View: https://flic.kr/p/2o31Euu
 
Skyline said:
After being advised on here about the olympus om d e m1 mark ii grip pealing, I return that one I got and now looking for the mk3.

A used one from different companies very from well used to like new. Who can I trust to be the most honest with their grading?
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LCE …. SRS Microsystems. The mkiii is a super camera
 
ThePrettyDamned said:
I'm sure the sensor is the same size, no?

I think the internals of the om5 are near enough the same as e-m1 mark iii. Which means it's a very, very capable camera. I miss my e-m1 mark iii :(
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THe viewfinder is smaller on the E-M5iii and OM5 than the E-M5ii or E-M1iii etc.

Otherwise I would have but its an issue for me with macro.
 
OM 5 arrived this morning, on charge and re aquainting myself with the menu system, hopefully it will come back to me as it is the same as the e-m1 iii
 
I got a new to me (used camera from LCE and lens from eBay) mk3 and macro lens.
I’ve upgraded from the em10 mk2 and the 30mm macro lens. First impression on both are (y):cool:

I didn’t need to, this was totally a want lol. I can’t fish anymore so sold all that gear and upgraded my Olympus
 
Skyline said:
I got a new to me (used camera from LCE and lens from eBay) mk3 and macro lens.
I’ve upgraded from the em10 mk2 and the 30mm macro lens. First impression on both are (y):cool:

I didn’t need to, this was totally a want lol. I can’t fish anymore so sold all that gear and upgraded my Olympus
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Well done Dave it’s a b really good camera and will produce the goodies , take time to learn all the functions properly
 
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