Olympus OM-D E-M5 + 12-50/3.5-6.3
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13 years ago
Unbelievable package
57 year old enthusiast. Have owned a massive 6 lb SLR with a 35-105 Zoom that was so heavy it took the fun out of photography. Moved to 35mm point and shoots and loved it. Got into digital with the original Sony Mavica (media was small 1.4mb floppies - good for 20 pics!).
Pros:
- Size
- Weight
- Build
- Features
- Appearance
- Weather sealed
- Flexibility
- Customizability
- Adapters
- Fantastic pictures
- Small with great viewfinder
- Art filters
- Good software
- Solid construction
- Included flash
Cons:
- no built in flash
- Complex if you want to do more than just use Auto
13 years ago
Totally dig my camera. The pics I have taken are already favorites. Really easy to use though learning all the options is TOUGH (for me)...the manual can be confusing in spots and nothing about lens which has it's own options.. Get the Zuiko 12-50..
Pros:
- Great looking pics! Good size
- durable
- terrific shooting options
- stabilization...so much good
Cons:
- Lens cap fell off and was lost day two
- Learning curve a bit challenging
- Lens did not come with instructions so had to use net to figure out
13 years ago
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Olympus reached back to its design roots when crafting the new OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera. The original OM line of film SLRs was known for its rich feature set and stylish, compact design, and this new generation is destined to achieve even greater glory.
Pros:
- Outstanding image quality
- highly customisable feature set
- weather resistant body
- fast autofocus and burst mode
Cons:
- Menu system can be daunting
- no built-in mic adapter
13 years ago
Olympus OMD EM-5 Review: Retro Photo A-Go-Go
The Olympus OMD EM-5 brings a retro design from yesteryear and crams it full of modern gadgets, bells and whistles - but is it any good as a camera?
13 years ago
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review
With the Olympus OM-D E-M5 you've got the manufacturer taking what was great about the original OM line of SLR units with a collection of fabulous add-ons that work perfectly well in the digital world.
13 years ago
Hands-on Review: Olympus E-M5
The classy Olympus E-M5 is one of the most desirable Compact System Cameras. With its SLR-like controls, speed and feature set, it would be a fine choice for photo enthusiasts.
13 years ago
Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the latest in the flagship Micro Four Thirds Camera series. First of its kind, E-M5 is a classically styled DSLR version of camera, which has replaced the film with imaging system unlike its predecessors.
Pros:
- It has a compact body and is fully weather sealed
- Crisp LCD EVF
- Articulating rear display
- Sharp kit lens
- Very good image quality
- even at high ISO
- Good level of direct control despite small body
- Fast autofocus
- Bright
- punchy JPEGs make the most of camera's capability
- Good selection of Micro...
Cons:
- External flash
- Lacks a standard mic input
- Focus tracking distinctly unreliable
- Several useful features hidden in obscure and confusingly-named menu options
- No warning given that focus is locked during high-speed shooting
13 years ago
Olympus OM-D EM-5 REVIEW: I'm Down With OM-D
At the end of my nostalgic journey with the first member of the digital OM family, I walked away finding solace in the fact that the Olympus OM-D EM-5 is my favorite Micro Four Thirds camera released to date.
13 years ago
Olympus E-M5
Resurrecting a popular design from its past proves fruitful for Olympus: Not only does the Olympus OM-D E-M5 look great, it takes great pictures, meeting or exceeding the quality of some pretty surprising competitors.
Pros:
- Attractive body design
- Well-built, weather-sealed body
- Excellent image quality
- Excellent image stabilization
- Very fast autofocus, Appealing body design, Smaller camera is easy to hold and quite small, Battery grip makes the E-M5 feel like a tiny professional camera, EVF works well, Tilting OLED...
Cons:
- Exposure compensation dial changes easily
- Small buttons
- No in-camera chromatic aberration correction
- Bundled flash is weak
- Video compression artifacts with rapidly-moving subjects, Odd power switch location, Exposure compensation dial changes easily, can't be turned off, Small buttons, EVF...
13 years ago
Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
Astounding in almost every way, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 sets the standard for compact system cameras
Pros:
- Very fast autofocus
- Sublime picture and video quality
- Not as big as it looks
Cons:
- Buttons feel a bit naff
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