Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Olympus OM-D E-M1X review

Olympus OM-D E-M1X review review

Olympus OM-D E-M1X review review

Olympus OM-D E-M1X: A beastly Micro Four Thirds camera

When the E-M1X is playing to its strengths, it's a top piece of kit, but the best way to describe it is "niche". If you're somebody who almost exclusively shoots action and can live with such a small sensor, with the various advantages and drawbacks that come with it, the E-M1X is worth checking...

Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Olympus took the mirrorless concept they launched in an unexpected direction with the OM-D E-M1X. Instead of minimizing size, their new flagship is desinged to maximize performance. The result is a very large Micro Four-Thirds digital camera with unprecendented speed and stamina.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X

If you're thinking about buying the E-M1X, it shouldn't be for its modest imaging and performance improvements. The E-M1 Mark II is still on sale for about $1,700, and is nearly the E-M1X's equal in many respects.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X Review

The Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera features a truly rugged, professional build, but its Micro Four Thirds image sensor lags behind the full-frame competition. Olympus wants to shatter the belief that you need to use a full-frame camera in order to be a pro sports photographer. Its answer, the OM-D E-M1X ($2,999, body only), is a mirrorless model with a smaller Micro Four Thirds imager, but built like a pro SLR. Its design incorporates the integrated vertical grip preferred by many pro sport shooters, and dual processors add more advanced subject recognition and tracking to its autofocus system—for some subjects, at least. But at $3,000 it has to compete against others with larger image sensors, as well as the much less expensive Olympus E-M1 Mark II, which offers similar image quality for about half the price. Micro With a Grip There's a feeling among some that mirrorless equals compact. That can be true, but it doesn't have to be. Models with full-frame sensors shave size and weight versus an SLR, but aside from some wide-angle designs, don't use lenses that are significantly smaller. On the other hand, cameras like the Olympus PEN-F, ...

Tired of lugging a huge DSLR and massive glass around stadiums, arenas, racetracks, and remote locations Wish you could ditch the monopod and shoot handheld all day Hate having to decide whether or not to grab your camera's bulky rain gear Come meet the Olympus OM-D E-M1X .

Olympus OM-D E-M1X Mirrorless Camera Review

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Olympus OM-D E-M1X review

While the buzzword in photography may be full-frame right now, with even Micro Four Thirds stalwart Panasonic launching two professional full-frame mirrorless cameras later this year, Olympus doesn't seem to have got the memo.