Olympus redefines what a professional Micro Four Thirds camera can be.

Great build quality; Very fast performance; Incredible in-body image stabilization; Professional quality 4K video

MFT format won't meet needs of all photographers; Expensive

The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is befitting of the term 'flagship,' and performs every bit as quickly as such a title implies - and it should, given the $2000 MSRP (body-only). At first glance, it looks remarkably similar to an E-M1, but there's been some meaningful tweaking of body elements, from a...

Olympus rolled out the big numbers for its announcement of the update to its OM-D E-M1 flagship Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, the OM-D E-M1 Mark II: a new 20.4-megapixel sensor with improved dynamic range, a new Dual Fast autofocus system with 121 phase-detection and 121 contrast-detection points, Cinema 4K/30p video recording, and 18 frames-per-second continuous shooting with autofocus (60fps if you don't need AF).

With an 18-frames-per second continuous-shooting speed, overhauled autofocus system and new options to support professionals, Olympus tries to lure them with zippy performance and compact design.

The new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II is designed to hold up to inclement weather and boy did we put it to the test! During a press trip to Iceland last week, we adhered to the mailman's creed while using Olympus' new flagship mirrorless camera, shooting with it in rain, hail, sleet, snow and gloom of...

An absolutely wonderful camera! They changed me from a Nikon D90 to this so easy to get a little hysterical over how good everything is with this camera when it is so very recent but everything is really on top.

This is my on the go camera these days. I have a DSLR user for a long time but the size of them keeps them on the shelf. OMD EM1 is very intuitive, versatile especially with the Pro Lens12-40 mm f2.8. From landscape to headshot photograpy. It is fast enough for action photo for my use and taste.

the best camera on the market by far

feels; looks and is great

a better model will come along

? Updated: Firmware 2.0 page added The Olympus E-M1 is the latest addition to the Olympus compact system camera (CSC) line-up and it's aimed at professional and enthusiast photographers. It doesn't replace the Olympus OM-D E-M5, but sits above it.

Lack of time and sleep during the past 6 months due to my hectic schedule have resulted in severe delays of publishing reviews on this website. On one hand, I wish I wrote this review much earlier when I first got the Olympus OM-D E-M1.

If you're unfamiliar with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 from three years back, it was the company's flagship compact system camera (CSC), built to a really high standard. We happened to really like it (ok, we loved it). Now we have the second-generation model, the small and mighty Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II.

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