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p.21 #1New Olympus OM-D announced
douglasf13 wrote:
did you read this mawz
http://travelphotographyreview.com/olympus-om-d-e-m5-hands-impressionsYep, although it struck me as by someone who is relatively unused to shooting with EVF's. The E-M5 EVF is significantly smaller than the 5D's OVF, the NEX-7's is about the same size as the 5D's OVF.
It sounds like Oly has done a good job of improving the main weakness of EVF's, the lag, but compromised it by using an APS-C-sized unit rather than the larger displays that Panasonic and Sony are using. Note they made the same choice with the clip-on unit they produced for the Pens as well.Informal EVF comparisons also need to be taken with a grain of salt, because, often, users will use them in varying light conditions, which can make one EVF seem better than another.
more 'informal' comparisons to be made
Hands-on with the Olympus OM-D E-M5
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5118208599/hands-on-with-the-olympus-om-d-e-m5
onfoto.ru interview with Toshiyuki Terada - translation
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1022&message=40685031&changemode=1
mawz wrote
Rob Riley wrote
mawz wrote
My biggest concern with the EVF on the E-M5 is size. One of the major advantages of EVF's for me is that they allow the use of crop sensors with viewfinders of equivalent size to a 35mm FF finder. The E-M5's EVF however is not nearly that large, with an equivalent magnification of approximately 0.58x at 100%, vs the 0.7x of my 5N's EVF (the Panasonics are similarly sized to the Sonys). Resolution and smoothness are concerns but the small size is a major turn-off for me since the finder remains APS-C sized.http://travelphotographyreview.com/olympus-om-d-e-m5-hands-impressions
It sounds like Oly has done a good job of improving the main weakness of EVF's, the lag, but compromised it by using an APS-C-sized unit rather than the larger displays that Panasonic and Sony are using. Note they made the same choice with the clip-on unit they produced for the Pens as well.
more 'informal' comparisons to be made
Hands-on with the Olympus OM-D E-M5
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5118208599/hands-on-with-the-olympus-om-d-e-m5
onfoto.ru interview with Toshiyuki Terada - translation
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1022&message=40685031&changemode=1
Feb 21, 2012 at 11:16 PM
p.21 #2New Olympus OM-D announced
freaklikeme wrote:
The E-M5, 12/2, 25/1.4, and 45/1.8 (or 2.8 Macro) look like they would make a sweet set up. I just wish Oly or Panny would concentrate on making a kick-ass 17mm.
For me that is the one big missing lens. Make a 17mm f/1.4 or even f/1.8 the size of the 25mm or smaller with the quality of Olympus's other recent primes and the m4/3 lens lineup will be complete for me as a second system, although that upcoming 75mm f/1.8 looks pretty sweet.
When Panasonic finally finish those f/2.8 zooms it would be a complete system period for my use.
The E-M5, 12/2, 25/1.4, and 45/1.8 (or 2.8 Macro) look like they would make a sweet set up. I just wish Oly or Panny would concentrate on making a kick-ass 17mm.
For me that is the one big missing lens. Make a 17mm f/1.4 or even f/1.8 the size of the 25mm or smaller with the quality of Olympus's other recent primes and the m4/3 lens lineup will be complete for me as a second system, although that upcoming 75mm f/1.8 looks pretty sweet.
When Panasonic finally finish those f/2.8 zooms it would be a complete system period for my use.
Feb 22, 2012 at 10:45 AM
p.21 #3New Olympus OM-D announced
"...new users may well find it bewildering; the E-M5 has one of the longest menus we've ever seen."
Hopefully something to be changed b4 release...
"In amongst the excitement about the E-M5's 5-axis IS system, one other feature has generally gone unremarked - the ability to activate IS with a half-press of the shutter button, which allows you to see the effect in the viewfinder just like working with a stabilized lens. It's a really helpful feature, and one we hope will be helpful for manually-focusing adapted lenses where magnifying live view exaggerates hand-shake.
"
Nice! I might actually even use it then!
Hopefully something to be changed b4 release...
"In amongst the excitement about the E-M5's 5-axis IS system, one other feature has generally gone unremarked - the ability to activate IS with a half-press of the shutter button, which allows you to see the effect in the viewfinder just like working with a stabilized lens. It's a really helpful feature, and one we hope will be helpful for manually-focusing adapted lenses where magnifying live view exaggerates hand-shake.
"
Nice! I might actually even use it then!
Feb 22, 2012 at 11:11 AM
p.21 #4New Olympus OM-D announced
Bifurcator wrote:
Hopefully something to be changed b4 release...
"Nice! I might actually even use it then!
The menus are really long because there's so many different functions and options, as has been the case with other Olympus cameras. In practice once you set them up for your shooting patterns then you very rarely have to dig into them.
Earlier quote
"...new users may well find it bewildering; the E-M5 has one of the longest menus we've ever seen."Earlier quote
"In amongst the excitement about the E-M5's 5-axis IS system, one other feature has generally gone unremarked - the ability to activate IS with a half-press of the shutter button, which allows you to see the effect in the viewfinder just like working with a stabilized lens. It's a really helpful feature, and one we hope will be helpful for manually-focusing adapted lenses where magnifying live view exaggerates hand-shake."
The menus are really long because there's so many different functions and options, as has been the case with other Olympus cameras. In practice once you set them up for your shooting patterns then you very rarely have to dig into them.
Feb 22, 2012 at 11:30 AM
p.21 #5New Olympus OM-D announced
freaklikeme wrote:
The E-M5, 12/2, 25/1.4, and 45/1.8 (or 2.8 Macro) look like they would make a sweet set up. I just wish Oly or Panny would concentrate on making a kick-ass 17mm.
I find the 12mm overpriced and the 25mm too large. Wish they would make a compact relatively fast 25mm.
The E-M5, 12/2, 25/1.4, and 45/1.8 (or 2.8 Macro) look like they would make a sweet set up. I just wish Oly or Panny would concentrate on making a kick-ass 17mm.
I find the 12mm overpriced and the 25mm too large. Wish they would make a compact relatively fast 25mm.
Feb 22, 2012 at 01:03 PM
p.21 #6New Olympus OM-D announced
Qwerty64 wrote:
I find the 12mm overpriced and the 25mm too large. Wish they would make a compact relatively fast 25mm.
Wouldn't the Pana 20/1.7 do?
freaklikeme wrote
The E-M5, 12/2, 25/1.4, and 45/1.8 (or 2.8 Macro) look like they would make a sweet set up. I just wish Oly or Panny would concentrate on making a kick-ass 17mm.Wouldn't the Pana 20/1.7 do?
Feb 22, 2012 at 01:13 PM
p.21 #7New Olympus OM-D announced
The Panny 20mm is a lovely lens, but a bit too close to my 14mm, I prefer more distinct visual jumps.
Current lineup:
want Samyang 7.5mm
have Panasonic 14mm f2.5
want 25mm compact
have Olympus 45mm f1.8
want a compact 90mm-100mm (have Olympus OM 100mm f2.8)
Current lineup:
want Samyang 7.5mm
have Panasonic 14mm f2.5
want 25mm compact
have Olympus 45mm f1.8
want a compact 90mm-100mm (have Olympus OM 100mm f2.8)
Feb 22, 2012 at 01:19 PM
p.21 #8New Olympus OM-D announced
:drool: I'm so getting this one. Anyone interested in Minolta AF lenses 
Feb 23, 2012 at 04:27 AM
p.21 #9New Olympus OM-D announced
I think this hasn't been posted yet:
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/
It's a pretty nice little journal!
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/
It's a pretty nice little journal!
Feb 26, 2012 at 10:27 AM
p.21 #10New Olympus OM-D announced
Bifurcator wrote:
I think this hasn't been posted yet:
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/
It's a pretty nice little journal!
I just saw that today and along with the new Olympus official samples on their home market site (portrait of girl with yellow background), this camera is starting to really look like something special.
I think this hasn't been posted yet:
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/
It's a pretty nice little journal!
I just saw that today and along with the new Olympus official samples on their home market site (portrait of girl with yellow background), this camera is starting to really look like something special.
Feb 26, 2012 at 12:07 PM
p.21 #11New Olympus OM-D announced
I like their CG product video. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_em5_video.asp I haven't seen the image(s) you're talking about yet. Got a link?
Feb 26, 2012 at 12:39 PM
p.21 #12New Olympus OM-D announced
Very interesting feature.
Live Bulb and Live Time
With E-M5 Olympus is introducing a new feature to set exposure and expose an image. They call it Live Bulb and Live Time. It is maybe best understood if you think about fireworks. You press release button once and shutter opens. You can see firework going up but now you can see it´s fiery path developing in OLED monitor. You watch the firework explode and grow bigger in monitor, and when you like it best you press shutter button again to close the shutter. Now, you actually have seen and know what kind of image you got!...Show more →
Live Bulb and Live Time
With E-M5 Olympus is introducing a new feature to set exposure and expose an image. They call it Live Bulb and Live Time. It is maybe best understood if you think about fireworks. You press release button once and shutter opens. You can see firework going up but now you can see it´s fiery path developing in OLED monitor. You watch the firework explode and grow bigger in monitor, and when you like it best you press shutter button again to close the shutter. Now, you actually have seen and know what kind of image you got!...Show more →
Feb 26, 2012 at 01:23 PM
p.21 #13New Olympus OM-D announced
Bifurcator wrote:
I like their CG product video. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_em5_video.asp I haven't seen the image(s) you're talking about yet. Got a link?
The first image really got my attention, particularly the rendering of her hair and red blouse.
http://olympus-imaging.jp/product/dslr/em5/sample/index.html
I like their CG product video. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_em5_video.asp I haven't seen the image(s) you're talking about yet. Got a link?
The first image really got my attention, particularly the rendering of her hair and red blouse.
http://olympus-imaging.jp/product/dslr/em5/sample/index.html
Feb 26, 2012 at 04:35 PM
p.21 #14New Olympus OM-D announced
Tariq Gibran wrote:
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/
It's a pretty nice little journal!I just saw that today and along with the new Olympus official samples on their home market site (portrait of girl with yellow background), this camera is starting to really look like something special.
Two stops improvement in dynamic range over the E-P3, pretty impressive! DR has always been the weakest point of Olympus cameras. This is great news.
Bifurcator wrote
I think this hasn't been posted yet:http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/
It's a pretty nice little journal!
Two stops improvement in dynamic range over the E-P3, pretty impressive! DR has always been the weakest point of Olympus cameras. This is great news.
Feb 27, 2012 at 02:47 AM
p.21 #15New Olympus OM-D announced
Looks like the E-M5 is shaping up well. I can't wait to get one and return to the Olympus fold -- all I wanted was an integrated EVF.
Feb 27, 2012 at 03:22 AM
p.21 #16New Olympus OM-D announced
I'm leaning toward the E-M5 over the NEX-7 at this stage. Better lens line-up, better AF and good improvements in IQ and DR make it look like a great system. Also price is pretty good.
I agree that I'd like to see a really nice 17/18 f/1.4 or at least a fast 12-35 f/2 zoom.
I agree that I'd like to see a really nice 17/18 f/1.4 or at least a fast 12-35 f/2 zoom.
Feb 28, 2012 at 07:34 PM
p.21 #17New Olympus OM-D announced
Pixel Perfect wrote:
I'm leaning toward the E-M5 over the NEX-7 at this stage. Better lens line-up, better AF and good improvements in IQ and DR make it look like a great system. Also price is pretty good.
I agree that I'd like to see a really nice 17/18 f/1.4 or at least a fast 12-35 f/2 zoom.
+1
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
I'm leaning toward the E-M5 over the NEX-7 at this stage. Better lens line-up, better AF and good improvements in IQ and DR make it look like a great system. Also price is pretty good.
I agree that I'd like to see a really nice 17/18 f/1.4 or at least a fast 12-35 f/2 zoom.
+1
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Feb 29, 2012 at 12:23 PM
p.21 #18New Olympus OM-D announced
Pixel Perfect wrote:
I'm leaning toward the E-M5 over the NEX-7 at this stage. Better lens line-up, better AF and good improvements in IQ and DR make it look like a great system. Also price is pretty good.
I agree that I'd like to see a really nice 17/18 f/1.4 or at least a fast 12-35 f/2 zoom.
1+ weather seal+ I already have 20 f/1.7 and 45 f/1.8
I'm leaning toward the E-M5 over the NEX-7 at this stage. Better lens line-up, better AF and good improvements in IQ and DR make it look like a great system. Also price is pretty good.
I agree that I'd like to see a really nice 17/18 f/1.4 or at least a fast 12-35 f/2 zoom.
1+ weather seal+ I already have 20 f/1.7 and 45 f/1.8
Feb 29, 2012 at 02:38 PM
p.21 #19New Olympus OM-D announced
B&H is now showing a very specific expected release date of April 10th. I'm considering being an early adopter for this one.
Feb 29, 2012 at 02:54 PM
p.21 #20New Olympus OM-D announced
Tariq Gibran wrote:
The first image really got my attention, particularly the rendering of her hair and red blouse.
http://olympus-imaging.jp/product/dslr/em5/sample/index.html
Ah, OK, I hadden't been to that site. I'm not sure what's impressive about that shot though besides maybe the subject herself.
It's studio lit shot - so my GH1 can do the same; or better given a little better lens.
I'm pro OM-D and all... I'll probably buy one for myself in fact. I'm just not sure what if anything, that image says about the camera.
Thanks for the link tho! Nice pic!
Bifurcator wrote
I like their CG product video. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_em5_video.asp I haven't seen the image(s) you're talking about yet. Got a link?http://olympus-imaging.jp/product/dslr/em5/sample/index.html
Ah, OK, I hadden't been to that site. I'm not sure what's impressive about that shot though besides maybe the subject herself.
It's studio lit shot - so my GH1 can do the same; or better given a little better lens.
I'm pro OM-D and all... I'll probably buy one for myself in fact. I'm just not sure what if anything, that image says about the camera.
Thanks for the link tho! Nice pic!
Feb 29, 2012 at 03:00 PM