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

Adamcski said:
No idea if it is the same base,

I doubt mine will go on the tripod either given I want this to be my point and shoot set up. I have a PD sling and the clip but never use them really. I tend to just use a wrist strap and carry them around. The OM1s and Z8 don't go on a neck strap or anything..I only use a tripod when I have to for macro.

I will probably just use the neck strap on this body and leave it in my small camera sling.
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.... Depending if you have the OM 90mm Macro, the Olympus lens collar (available separately) from the Olympus 40-150mm F/2.8 Pro fits perfectly and but would also need an Arca-Swiss plate. The Wimberley plate has tabs on the rear which stop any twisting.

I usually mount my macro rig on a monopod which helps when Focus Stacking in-camera.

MY MACRO FLASH RIG 2025 by Robin Procter, on Flickr
 
Adamcski said:
Om1.2….

Is the AF and AI subject tracking worth upgrading to from an OM1?

I have two OM1 cameras but I’m tempted by the current £500 cashback and 5 year warranty on the OM1.2.

I can always sell in one of my original bodies and mpb have quoted me just over £500. Is the £1000 worth it?

I’ve always told myself to hold fire for the OM1 mark 3 or whatever the next version is called. But very tempted….

What do you think. I’ve not used an om1.2 or om3 to compare.
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.... I have used the OM-1 'mk1' for several years but recently upgraded to the mk2 and I personally think it is worth upgrading but it very much depends on the subjects you shoot.

Many of the differences between the two bodies are either subtle or hidden under the hood. A big difference for me so far has been the substantial increase in the processor RAM size which results in much longer fps bursts being written to the card without any delay whatsoever in continued shooting. It needs a high performance card of course. For example, I managed one burst of 183 RAW files at 50fps and was immediately able to continue as normal. This is very enabling if you shoot fast moving wildlife as I sometimes do. Also, steam railway locomotives.

It's difficult to measure how much faster the AF might be because I don't do scientific tests and this also depends on the lens. I have only shot with the new OM 50-200mm on my OM-1 mk2 so far.

Some of the features access in the Menus has been improved to make them easier to find and therefore faster to make changes.
 
Adamcski said:
I only have the 40-150 F2.8 but might try some birding this year. Never tried before. Always just done macro and my dog running.


What do people think of the new 50-200 F2.8 lens?

Anyone tried it?
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.... Until a couple of months ago I had the 40-150mm F/2.8 Pro from 2019 and loved it and the results I was able to get with it with either MC-14 or MC-20 mounted although MC-20 was much better for closer distance subjects such as grasshoppers etc.

I am really enjoying my new 50-200mm F/2.8 and primarily shoot women's football (most Sundays), Horse Trials (I am a member of an international team), and railways with it. For wildlife my 'Big White' 150-400mm TC is still best because of its reach. The 50-200mm feels like a smaller 150-400mm as the ergonomics are the same.
 
The one holdback in this robin is the read/ write speed of SD cards while they might seem fast ,once you have used a XQD card or the lightning fast compact flash express you realise ,that if OMS do bring out a mkiii model it will need to be ready for these cards . Nikon can do it in similar sized Z mount bodies so it’s not a case of size restrictions .
Time will tell my personal feeling is while OMS are still mainly in the lead the competition is nearly at overtaking point with speed,I.b.is, and AF abilities, in fact from my viewpoint the main advantage OMS has at the moment is in lens weight .
 
the black fox said:
The one holdback in this robin is the read/ write speed of SD cards while they might seem fast ,once you have used a XQD card or the lightning fast compact flash express you realise ,that if OMS do bring out a mkiii model it will need to be ready for these cards . Nikon can do it in similar sized Z mount bodies so it’s not a case of size restrictions .
Time will tell my personal feeling is while OMS are still mainly in the lead the competition is nearly at overtaking point with speed,I.b.is, and AF abilities, in fact from my viewpoint the main advantage OMS has at the moment is in lens weight .
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.... I think you are right with regards a future need for either XQD/CF or faster SD cards but for now the SDHC UHS-II 299MB/s cards handle and write far more than just adequately due to the OM-1 mk2's much faster memory chip in its upgraded internal processing power. The mk2's memory chip has been upgraded to better exploit other internal features first introduced in the 'mk1'.

Part of the problem to solve is many users' need/preference for 2 cards not just 1. And two different format cards in the same body have not been at all popular. XQD/CF cards are currently much more expensive too and so could potentially slew the practical appeal of the camera hence adversely effecting OM sales.

I used CF Express cards in both my Canon 1DX mk2 and mirrorless EOS-R but don't miss them with the write speed of SD Sony TOUGH cards I now use. Recording 183 shots in one continuous burst at 50fps ProSH2 with absolutely no lag last week proved their adequacy to me for what I photograph.
 
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Well my OM1 came back from OM Systems. Sensor looks immaculate. I wondered what had been done to it, they stated on their paperwork the sensor had been cleaned and inspected and camera cleaned and inspected.

But that’s a fib as that sensor had a mark on it that wex couldn’t shift. So have they altered the sensor and just don’t want to admit it?

Not that I care it looks brand new (sensor and camera).
 
Adamcski said:
Well my OM1 came back from OM Systems. Sensor looks immaculate. I wondered what had been done to it, they stated on their paperwork the sensor had been cleaned and inspected and camera cleaned and inspected.

But that’s a fib as that sensor had a mark on it that wex couldn’t shift. So have they altered the sensor and just don’t want to admit it?

Not that I care it looks brand new (sensor and camera).
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.... I wonder if they replaced the sensor and preferred not to inform you, but perhaps my thinking is way off about that! It's just that I had excatly the same paperwork statements after mine had been serviced in Portugal.

What was the turnaround time for you please? I ask because I want to send my OM-1 'mk1' to Portugal for a deep service before then immediately selling it.
 
That's exactly what they have done in my humble opinion @RedRobin but they don't want to admit it. Reading around online, mine wasn't an isolated case with marks appearing randomly on the sensor yet having no impact on images.

I have another OM1.1 that is absolutely fine, no marks on sensor, just this one they have returned. Both still well within warranty with OM

They received it 24.12.25. Back this morning. No communication whatsoever during this period though but hey ho.
 
Adamcski said:
They received it 24.12.25. Back this morning. No communication whatsoever during this period though but hey ho.
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.... That is a very fast turnaround though, especially considering the holiday period. Back in the early days of the UK going Brexit it could take a fortnight just to clear customs!
 
RedRobin said:
.... That is a very fast turnaround though, especially considering the holiday period. Back in the early days of the UK going Brexit it could take a fortnight just to clear customs!
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Oh I agree, no issues there at all

The lack of communication and the notes on the service documents however - not so good. Luckily I can see they have done something to the sensor (replaced it in my eyes) but if that's all they write and I had a different fault, how would I know it's been fixed and what exactly they had done.
 
My first session trying out ProCap SH2 and at 50fps. Somewhat ambitious to attempt inflight captures of a fast Kingfisher perhaps but in some ways it was an ideal subject in spite of the cluttered background which was totally beyond my control. You've got to grab the opportunities whenever they present themselves.

The image was taken on my new White OM 50-200mm + MC-14 but not enough reach and it needed massive enlargement. This has convinced me I need to keep my OM 150-400mm TC Big White which I'll take when I revisit that spot again. I won't be walking about with both white lenses though! My 50-200mm is really just a replacement for my much loved 40-150mm F/2.8 Pro (now sold) and gets used nearly every Sunday shooting women's football and various International Horse Trial events I am part of, and also it's ideal for railways.

KINGFISHER IN FLIGHT by Robin Procter, on Flickr
 
Adamcski said:
Silly question perhaps and not in relation to the post above but...... would running images through say LR super resolution then give you more room to crop in without sacrificing image quality?
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.... Not such a silly question because running it through ON1's Resize AI would reconstruct the pixels but at the moment my ON1 2026 version has a bug on its Resize AI ~ I don't use Lightroom and never have.

I am wanting to improve the Image Quality rather then crop any further.
 
Couple from walking my dog last night. OM-3 / 17mm one handed using ibis and one of the mono profiles. It was that cold, my moustache froze to my beard!!
Just kept the camera inside my coat on a strap and unzipped as needed. I did have a black mist filter fitted but I think the lens was steaming up from being inside my coat.



 
Southwold last weekend in the snow.

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Hi folks, I hope all is well.

On my OM1 I use animal detect and CAF + tracking and this works wonders with capturing my dog running towards me. Little box stays green and all is good.

On the OM1.2 it appears you cannot select animal detection with CAF + tracking, only CAF. You can select CAF + tracking, but have to switch off animal detection

Have I missed something here?
 
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Adamcski said:
Hi folks, I hope all is well.

On my OM1 I use any mal detect and CAF + tracking and this works wonders with capturing my dog running towards me. Little box stays green and all is good.

On the OM1.2 it appears you cannot select animal detection with CAF + tracking, only CAF. You can select CAF + tracking, but have to switch off animal detection

Have I missed something here?
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Have you tried turning off the +tracking ?

IIRC (I never use tracking) when you have subject detection engaged it will track the subject.
 
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When you select CAF and have animal detection on, there is no option for the CAF+T on the OM1.2. This is different to my two om1s.

So I'm assuming the new CAF AI will now automatically track the animal with the frame?

Like I say, turn off animal detection on the OM1.2 and the option for CAF+T reappears as an option
 
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Adamcski said:
When you select CAF and have animal detection on, there is no option for the CAF+T on the OM1.2. This is different to my two om1s.

So I'm assuming the new CAF AI will now automatically track the animal with the frame?

Like I say, turn off animal detection on the OM1.2 and the option for CAF+T reappears as an option
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Why not try it without tracking on the mk2 and see how the animals subject AI is at keeping your dog in focus.
 
Adamcski said:
It's cold lol

I know without the CAF+T on the OM1 it doesn't work very well.
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Nothing to lose by seeing what you can achieve by my suggestion?

When you and the dog are in agreement that it is not too cold (or wet?) to venture out :)
 
caf + tracking is not recommended for either of the om1 models .just CAF+ animal/bird i.d . and that is fact. you may have been able to input it on the mk1 but I doubt very much it ever worked ..looks like its totally a no no on the MKii
 
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the black fox said:
caf + tracking is not recommended for either of the om1 models .just CAF+ animal/bird i.d . and that is fact. you may have been able to input it on the mk1 but I doubt very much it ever worked ..looks like its totally a no no on the
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May be fact but my experience says it does work on the OM1 as have have loads of images taken that are in focus and clean. I tested the OM1 with both settings. Now whether CAF + T override the animal detection on the OM1 when both are ticked is possible. I say this as I found, personally, that my hit rate was lower when tracking was off.

But to save arguing about it on a forum, I just noticed that the option is not even available on the OM1.2. It’s one or the other on the OM1.2 you can't select CAF+T with animal detection (I also got my OM1s and my OM1.2 and checked the menu settings).

Once it's a bit warmer I will run the tests with the OM1.2 again with my little dog running directly at the camera. cAF+T only and then switch on animal detection
 
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I have been using CAF, animal detection and sequential drive mode on the mk2 and have not had many OOF pictures of running dogs.
There are a few in the dog appreciation thread.
I will try CAF + tracking at the weekend if I get a chance
 
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ajophotog said:
CAF+Tracking option was removed with the OM-1 mkii as the animal detect modes track anyway.
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.... Exactly this.

In other words, on the mk2 OM simplified the options and the functionality by Subject Detection automatically tracking the selected subject.
 
If I wanted to buy a lens to start out with some bird photography would you folks recommend the 100-400 V2 or the 300 F4. I appreciate one has a little more flexibility than the other. Longest lens I have currently is the 40-150 F2.8 and 2 x TC

Will have to be a future purchase whichever gets the nod.

I need to have a look at the options for the Z8 also..but that's going to weigh a fair amount.
 
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300 by a mile. The 100-400 can vary a lot but the 300 is incredibly sharp even with teleconvertor.
 
Adamcski said:
If I wanted to buy a lens to start out with some bird photography would you folks recommend the 100-400 V2 or the 300 F4. I appreciate one has a little more flexibility than the other. Longest lens I have currently is the 40-150 F2.8 and 2 x TC

Will have to be a future purchase whichever gets the nod.

I need to have a look at the options for the Z8 also..but that's going to weigh a fair amount.
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As regards the Z8, although the body obviously starts out heavier, it's worth comparing the weight and size of the Nikon Z 400mm f4.5 (with and without the 1.4TC) against the 300mm f4 Olympus lens. Bearing in mind that you can always crop the Nikon down to APS and still get around a 20Mb file.

Without the tripod mount, the Nikon 400mm weighs in at 1160g. There is more to consider than just weight and size of course, but its worth looking at .
 
Got my 300 f4 up for sale .. good copy .. might change my mind if it doesn’t sell quickly
 
ajophotog said:
You moving fully over to Nikon Jeff?
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Nope I’m finding for what I do these days the 100-400 mkii is more than adequate . I’m nearly 80 and mobility is limited I simply am rationalising my needs and equipment
 
Chris_911 said:
I rented one of those and was bitterly disappointed by its performance.
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Its quite expensive also, even grey it's near £3.4K - don't know if I want to capture bird images that much lol. The 300 F4 can be had for £1,850 which is a big difference, especially as I may not use it that much.

I will watch some youtube reviews later
 
Adamcski said:
Its quite expensive also, even grey it's near £3.4K - don't know if I want to capture bird images that much lol. The 300 F4 can be had for £1,850 which is a big difference, especially as I may not use it that much.

I will watch some youtube reviews later
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There's no telling if sample variation was at work with the one I hired.
I really struggled with it. It was hired for a trip to Skomer.
I didn't have it with me for comparison but my 300 f/4 on one of my OM-1 bodies would have been much better.
 
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