The new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is a veritable speed demon, offering incredibly fast shooting rates coupled with a much improved auto-focusing system that keeps moving subjects sharp.

Olympus has promised a revolution with the launch of its highly specced new flagship, the E-M1 Mark II. We took it out for a spin to find out if it lives up to the hype... Placing advanced enthusiasts and professional shooters firmly in its sights, the OM-D E-M1 Mark II is a total overhaul of...

The EM1 Mk. II is a compact body with a ton of dials and buttons at the top while it's face remains clean with two function buttons between the grip and the lens, and the lens release on the left of the body.

This is a flagship camera for Olympus and is often sold body only. I was sent the unit with a 12-40mm lens. It arrived at a time when I had several events at iconic place, the OXO tower, the Shard and perhaps the most poignant the 100 years from the end of the First World War at the Imperial War...

Silent Shutter Mode completely eliminates shutter noise and all electronic sounds, perfect for wildlife, concert halls, or other quiet environments. With the Live Composite and Live Bulb Modes, you'll shoot beautiful nighttime compositions as you watch the image build up on the monitor, giving you...

After a year and a quarter with the camera, I can say that I am very pleased with the purchase! It has many wonderful features that make it very easy to work with. For example, the built-in image stabilization and various creative features.

The E-M1 Mark II is not only better than the original model in every way, it's better than most mirrorless in every way too. Principal to its success is the built-in image stabilisation - which is the best sensor-based system we've ever used - and its super-quick reactions across the board, from...

Very fast; Quick autofocus; Articulated touchscreen; Image stabilisation is unreal; Mechanical and electronic shutter shooting modes; Can be customised to the nth degree; Ever expanding lens choice; Sharp images at low to mid ISO settings

Image quality in low contrast light; Limited dynamic range in high contrast light; Silent shutter is so discreet that it's easy to forget what shooting mode you're in; It's an expensive purchase

Olympus's new pro camera brings blistering speed...

60fps at full resolution – amazing; Great range of pro-quality lenses; Superb image stabilisation

MFT sensor smaller than rivals; Complex menu and control system; Speed drops to 18fps with focus tracking

Live composite is so good, cuts down serious editing time for star night shots, really opens up my creativity for night shots. The end result is an excellent and very clean image vs. full frame cameras.

Introduced at Photokina 2016 , the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is Olympus' flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, updating the Olympus OM-D E-M1 , with an impressive specification, making it the quickest interchangeable lens camera currently available, with high-speed shooting, a 20 megapixel sensor,...

60fps continuous raw shooting; 18fps continuous shooting with C-AF; 20 megapixel sensor; 50 megapixel High-Res shot modes; Cine 4K video and UHD; Mic and Headphone sockets; 5-axis image stabilisation and Sync-IS for 6.5 stops; Rapid focus and speeds; Battery life percentage (time in video mode,...

Price; Menu system; Battery often showed red without the % remaining