Using the Olympus OMD EM10 mark ii in 2023
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2023
- Olympus OMD EM10 mark ii in 2023
For something labelled as 'entry level' the Olympus EM 10 mark ii really is a feature packed camera, but does it hold up in 2023?
Let's find out!
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Some of the best photos I’ve seen on Flickr were taken with e-m10s. I think the people who buy these aren’t full of themselves or over educated with RUclips photography drivel. It’s my belief they lean on the camera and just push the shutter button without over thinking. After forty years of snobbery and making things more difficult and suffering for some delusion of photographic purity, I’ve rediscovered P mode and I’m loving it.
I started photography with the E-M10 mark II and can confirm that I click the shutter with very little thought as I walk around. I have better cameras now but this is still my walk around camera probably until I break it, I guess.. 😅
As a canon RP and R6 owner, I still somehow prefer the not so perfect image coming out of the original EM10, it just has that certain feelings attached to it
This video was a game changer for me. I have a Nikon D750 and several lenses - much too heavy to lug around on hikes through the woods. This video prompted me to do more investigation on the e-m10 and in a week I had purchased a mark ii from eBay. I love this camera! I love micro four thirds so much that I just bought an e-m5 mark iii. My photography has improved dramatically simply because this camera is so light and fun to shoot with that I have it with me all the time and shoot much more! No more dreading the idea of lugging my heavy full frame camera and lenses around - which I seldom did. Thank you for this video and the path it took me on.
I'm already into it with the E-M1 mark ii but for the same reasons am thinking of getting a 10 or 5 for EDC.
I have the mk3 and love it, small, good quality, does everything I need it to do and probably a ton more than my basic skill set needs. Keep a medium zoom lense on and for quick point and shoot my Phone does a good job for everything else when it's not around.
just bought this with the kit lens for 250e and the 45mm/1.8 prime for 120e, mostly because of your videos. it's a great little machine, really love using it
I switched to m43 a couple of years back and got a GH5 as I did more video than photography. I got interested in trying out some street photography and bought an old EM10 mk i for less than £100 which takes good images. I wish I'd got the mk ii to be honest which I could have got for around £150. Currently looking for a used EM10 mk iii or an EM5 mk ii ( I like fully flippy screens too). EM5 also weatherproofed which helps here as when it rains it really rains. Enjoying your videos since I recently found your channel. Tykes rule OK! 😉😉
Good one Dave 👍 some cracking shots in there! I did enjoy Rich's comedy appearance 😁 happy new year mate 🎉
Happy new year, Mike. That Rich gets in everywhere 🤣
One of the biggest advantages of MFT is the quality of the cheap, tiny lenses. An OM10 with three primes is a lovely bit of kit. Also I really like the built in vintage filter effects.
Why are people talking about cheap lenses? It’s all the same
I no longer want the neck ache of larger cameras and gave all my old gear to a nephew while in the UK last summer . All I have left is a Nikon FM2 A and 50mm 1.8. I cannot use it because of my eyesight failing , but love the design of the camera and won’t let it go .
Today I use a em10 Mkii and have a couple primes and a kit zoom I rarely use since I got a 30 and 60 mm 2.8 Sigmas for walk about and portraits .
The camera is perfect and sits nicely in a Billingham digital bag that keeps it dry and protected from knocks .
At a push , I can get all the gear in the bag if I wanted to - but don’t .
It is a lovely camera and those who view the images I print each year in my photo books just love the pictures . This is equally true of photographers who use pro gear , which speaks volumes about picture quality .
Finally , I also shoot a lot on a iPhone and if you know how to see a great image and have basic processing skills , then use Snapseed and you will have a collection of work in no time that will do you proud .
It is not the gear but the person taking the picture that counts .
I am not interested in video , so turned off flip screens and won’t use those great number of cameras that do have them - very sad .
There it is . If I had not chosen the em10 Mkii then I my next option was the Fuji XT 20. It is a great camera , but the em10 Mkii is so much better to use for my style of photography. Back in the film days I used 5x4 alongside 35mm. Yes, I studied photography on the way to running a law department , being an academic and a few other things in a varied career before retiring .
Great choice. I have the 'soul brother' of the FM2, the Olympus OM1n.
Perhaps the most entertaining camera-review I have ever seen. I nearly fell out of a chair laughing when you mentioned to to see an optician if you like blurry backgrounds. I love the way you keep it real, and encourage the naysayers to try an item before they criticize it. Thumbs up, my friend!
Thanks very much. I have to poke a bit of fun when those claiming x to be better than y have never laid hands on either 😂
I appreciate you watching, have s good one🖖
I think your rant around 5:00 is really about the people who have bought into the consumer mindset that "this is good because they said so, and this is bad" and people who actually go out and shoot for the enjoyment of photography learn that things are not as social media and advertising has made them seem. I have an a7iii but am very excited to get my first lens for my first Olympus omd em10. I want to take cool walk around shots and doing that on my a7iii is cumbersome.
I love your monologues - ROFL - Thanks David
Love your videos, I shoot Olympus and Nikon FF. I must say the Olympus is the most fun!
I bought myself one of these a few days ago. The 14mm lens doesn't work but thankfully the big one does 😅
I use both Olympus and Fuji because of the external manual controls and honestly they do compare when pixel peeping. Being able to handhold the Olympus for a second or two (I have the mkiv) means waterfall shots with no need for a tripod. Oh and Olympus colours….😍
Great review, super helpful ! Great shots by the way :)
Very kind of you 🙏
Thanks for watching 🖖
The OM10 mark 111 was bought new this week Tue Apl 4 2023. If only I’d known about this camera a few years back when it first came out. There is only one word to describe it…SENSATIONAL! I’m an artist and use photography to adapt the shots I take into water colour paintings or oil paintings. This camera is absolutely amazing. I don’t care what else there is out there to buy in way of cameras because this one 😊ticks every box I’ve ever wanted to tick…..it is truly an artist’s dream machine.
It’s beautifully put together and the menu system is easy to understand with automatic point and shoot if you’re in a hurry with loads of built in options for all kinds of situations.On the other hand it is also a camera that can be set up using the menu’s for the creative photographer who wants to go a bit further than point and shoot…..that’s me! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF KIT
NOTE: The supplied 14-42mm lens is equal to a 28 to 84mm on an SLR camera. Plenty of lens and reach for nice general portrait stuff, landscape, and people shots that most people need.
I wasn’t looking for the best lens, or the best camera. I was looking for something that compliments my work as an artist, so stumbling apron this wonderful machine made my day…….and I haven’t taken any photos yet…..I only got it today!
p.s. ‘love it to the zoom and back’.
Wich objektiv would you recommend for Art Photograpy?
At least a down to earth, logical review. I pan Pentax and an x100t and have tried Olympus m4/3 recently. I must admit the size and quality of the m4/3 really impressed me. Keep up the down to earth videos😊
Thanks for watching. Have a great day 🖖
Of course it is!…I have a mk111s as my ‘every day carry’….. love it, never sell it…🎉❤
Excellent presentation! Thank you :)
Thanks for watching and have a good one🖖
Brilliant!
Nice video. I have all formats, but a couple of years ago, found an EM10Mii at a Pawn shop for great price and quickly became my EDC camera. Then couple of months ago, found an EM10MiiiS for an even better price so now together they are my EDC kit. I love adapting vintage lenses, great feature sets, awesome imaging, just all around great cameras.
Would you mind telling me what kind of vintage lenses you're using? :)
I have adapted mostly prime from canon, nikon, pentax, m422, and any others i find good deals on at pawn shops . @@jaderose5025
Jumped from Nikon d5600 to this one for macro. If I knew of it's existence before, I would have buyed it instead. Cheaper and super practical for macro.
I have had this very camera since 2018 and still love it. I especially love how I can get adapters for a whole range of lenses, to include my vintage Minolta glass. It is a great little camera. I haven't really tried it for astro photography, but your images looked great. I use it for portraits with a 50 mm 1.8 Canon lens with adapter in manual mode. Love it. Anyway, great video.
I think this is one of those cameras that punches way above its weight and is a lot of fun to use. Thanks for watching 🖖
I’ve just resuscitated my old E-M10II and glad to see this video!
It’s a fantastic camera! Thanks for watching 🖖
Great video! I think most modern cameras outperforms the photographers using them!
" Do you need an optician?" pmsl - awesome observation 😂😂🤣👍
I've been playing with my friends Mark 3 and I was thinking for myself I'd get a Canon m200 or Sony a6000 but videos like this that don't just follow the crowd are making me rethink my choice and actually now that I've figured out the settings and functions of the Olympus em 10 Mark 3, I'm getting amazing footage. So thank you for going against the grain!
I’m happy the video was helpful. I used the a6000 and it’s a great camera, but when compared to what Olympus are offering in terms of features not to mention their amazing lenses, it makes way more sense to me, especially as a hybrid shooter. Thanks for watching 🖖
Think I need to try one of these, I use a pentex Q right now for street and no one ever knows I have a camera in my hand.
There are some amazing pictures out there taken on this tiny system, we just need to ignore the Camera snods
Thanks for job! I Have Got omd 10-2 in 2023. It is classic Olympus camera. Silent shutter works in all modes, not only in AP as in 10-3.
I’m eager to get my em10 mkii screen repaired soon. Thanks for watching 🖖
Cheers for the video! Just got ourselves one of these as our first "proper" camera
Oh it’s a great camera. Hope you have some fun with it 🖖
Great color profiles on your pictures :)
Great video and beautiful images! I just picked up this little guy yesterday for a walk around rig, and can't wait to start using it.
Thanks very much. I just fixed the screen on mine so I’m itching to get back out with it. Thanks for watching 🖖
I still get great pleasure and excellent results using my four thirds system cameras and lenses and I'm a particular fan of the e500 and e300 models, which produce amazing colour images and are great fun to use.
I think I need to try out an old Olympus camera
It’s always a pleasure to try out any new or old camera
It kinda refresh me and gives me inspiration
The problem about having too many cameras that at the end when a photographer want to get out for a walk with his\her camera
He\she says ohhhhh which one I should pick for today’s walk
But for me it’s so much fun to experiment with old cameras
Yeah I think I’m about due a purge of some camera gear😂
I do enjoy using older gear though and learning how the cameras work, especially super basic stuff like the canon 400d.
Thanks for watching mate🖖
Lumix GX80/85 is another cheap pocket rocket if your M43 curious. Had one for a few years and loved it
Lots of good photography RUclips channels out there, but your pics are in a class above their average. 👏👏👏
Thanks very much 🖖
I have an original E-M5 and love the form factor, but it's getting on a bit (like me). I've been offered an E-M10ii at a 'mates rates' price, it's a teensy bit smaller and more modern. Is it worth picking up 🤔. Another great vid, cheers.
It’ll still be suitable for photography in ten years time 😉👍
Absolutely, hopefully mine will survive that long🖖
I have previously owned the EM5i and EM10ii and both were excellent. I then moved to a Lumix GH4, which I picked up for a silly cheap price second hand. M43 is an excellent system. There are also a ton of pretty decent, and cheap, fast prime lenses for most focal lengths from 7.5mm up to 60mm, which cover most use-cases.
I actually just grabbed myself a GH5 and absolutely love the thing. I do think the em5/em10 body style is very cool though. Thanks for watching 🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial I waiting to find a silly cheap GH5 😂
Best screen designs in order:
1) Fuji X-T2
2) Tilt screen like E-M10mk2
3) Pentax K1
4) Nikon Z9
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999) Side swivel screen.
Haha, each to their own I guess 🤣
Boooo. Fully articulating all the way.
Brilliant down to earth no BS
Thanks for watching 🖖
I got one bundled with a 14-42EZ pancake zoom last fall, had been looking for the lens for a reasonable price for a while and paid about £110 for the lens and body, along with the message that the cameras back screen was not lighting up when flat. Quick look on the net and it is a known fault with the screens cabling. Anyhow, took delivery of the package and was seriously smitten by the camera. The fault is there, the screen needs a bit of jiggling to work, but hey-ho deduct the price of the lens and I am possibly out about a tenner on the camera. Ended up getting another body for about £100 which was fully functional and have explored the other oldies with a OG E-M5 and E-M1, all of those are great value for money even now. The one E-M I wouldn't buy now, is the OG E-M10, it is seriously lowered specced than rest of the line-up.
Loved your presentation! And i absolutely agree with whatever you said about the PEOPLE obsession about BOKEH !
Thank you for the video it was very informative and has helped me in deciding to buy a second hand camera. Thanks
I think you’ll be happy with the EM10 mkii🖖
I just bought one from ebay so cheers buddy now I'm going to watch another 100 videos on lenses now 😂
No wonder why this camera is the best seller in Japan…they know light.
Knife thin DOF is a specialist thing. It's not even (generally) good for portraits until you tone it down to f2+.
Hello David.
You give some very good advice at the beginning of your video.
I have the OM10 II and III and I am in love with them.
But I also have the Panasonic G9 and it is really great.
And as far as the system is concerned, I completely agree with you.
I will never go back to the thick and heavy lenses.
Small compact and lightweight.
My ideal camera would be the Olympus OM1 II or the Lumix G9 without video.
Kind regards from the Netherlands,
Antoine.
PS. I have subscribed to your channel.
Hey, thanks for watching. I really appreciate it. My main cameras are the em1 mk ii and gh5 and they’re absolutely fantastic.
I gave the em10 mk ii to my youngest son since he likes it so much. The m4/3 system is wonderful after years of carrying around huge full frame dslrs.
Enjoy the rest of your day🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial Thank you for the reaction, David. I really appreciate this.
My EM-5 came today and its bloody tiny with my fat fingers.. Ordering the battery grip that will sort it. When I get sorted will send you some pics. Just waiting for the M42 adapter as well and spare battery charger, and all the shit you have to get extra. Happy snapping.
I have to say I do like the em5. That was what I was going to buy before I got the bargain em10
The simple fact of the reduced weight and dimension should answer. The FF fever (marketing imposition) doesn't have sense when it comes to mirrorless system.
I love my GX9. There are thing I would improve if I could but like, my GX9 and a handful of small primes and the small kit zooms, amazing. I feel like whacking a huge lens on the small bodies kind of defeats the point of it a bit, but with the small lenses the performance : size ratio is incredible
Yeah after years of using FF dslrs and mirrorless bodies, I’m really enjoying using a very capable setup in such a small package🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial I’ll admit I’m FF-curious and wondering / GAS-ing about a 6d / 50 1.8 combo as they look pretty cheap used too. But yeah there’s just no combo of performance and size that can come close to M43 for my uses (hobbyist)
@@WhatsleftofTom I’ve had the Canon 6D followed by the Canon 5D Mark iv and various lenses. I sold the Mark iv last year and purchased an OM-D E-M1 Mk iii and an array of lenses. It was the best move I’ve ever made. The ergonomics on the Oly are superb (besting the feel of my former Canons), your fingers just seem to find the controls without effort. I recently shot a very large gala event with the Oly. The available light was dodgy at best. However, with fast primes, IBIS and moderately high ISO the image results were great and the client was ecstatic. I’d recommend just getting a system that you enjoy using (extremely important) and the best glass that you can afford to support your work.
amazing pictures, you have a great photographic eye
Very kind of you. Thanks for watching 🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial subscribed 😉
Appreciate you 🙏
Great video 🖖🏻
Thanks, Alex🖖
M10 II is a beautiful camera.
Absolutely agree. I was out shooting street with it this morning 🖖
I can accept your enthusiasm - any versatile piece of tech that costs less than afternoon tea at the Savoy is probably worth considering. Butt (that's a Big But), the suggestion that i could possibly be wrong about Micro 4/3... about mirrorless... about mind-bendingly shallow DoF (it allows the camera to double as a contactless spirit-level, in case you're wondering), sticks in my craw. Now, while i'm reluctant to say it, there were a couple of those night-shots in the first group that i really wish i'd taken (1000 rupees if you can guess which ones!). Note to self: must try harder. Pissing rain here in paradise... you have a great day. Cheers.
The mist on the lake and headlights on the back road are my favourite night shots made all the more special by the fact they were shot with a cheapo plastic kit lens.
Thanks for watching, mate🖖
Videos like these save me so much money, love my em10II thanks 😂 my only issue I have is with it is some color fringing with my Panasonic 20mm
Haha, I’m pleased it was helpful. I don’t have many lenses for m43 yet, but I’ll be looking at those throughout the year too. Thanks for watching 🖖
It is the Panasonic 20 mm that has this issue. This was the reason why I didn't buy it after doing some quick tests. On the other hand, it is very compact. I have the Olympus 17mm F1.8 instead, and it performs quite good (and has better handling); I just wish the focal length would be slightly longer … 😉
@@c.augustin I bought it to make my other e-pm2 pocketable, it’s otherwise a great lens and the little bit of purple fringing is easy to fix in affinity photo OR just make it monochrome if i’m being lazy XD
@@digitalrex5 Yeah, the E-PM2 is really nice. I gave mine to a friend (who needed a camera), and I actually miss it! Tried to get another one, but this model often has problems with the IBIS module (sellers often don't know about it or how it shows), and the VF-4 has become quite expensive. So I'll stick to the E-M10II (and Pen F).
Use one before you comment, I love it
The type of battery it uses tends to bloat out so I keep and angled probe in my kit bag to pry the battery out when needed. Other than that it is an excellent camera and is a gateway drug to get you to buy into the Olympus system.
I have 3 batteries and haven’t encountered that yet, but I’ll keep an eye on them 👍
I count my E-M10 II among my newest and most modern cameras. Wouldn't have considered it as a candidate for "is it still good" yet. Of course I am comparing it to a Nikon D70 among others, so...
I absolutely love the D70. I agree that at 8 years old the em10 mark ii isn’t exactly old, but in terms of tech, a lot has happened in that time including 2 successors. If people know that “older” cameras like this perform this well, they can put their cash into what actually matters instead, the lenses.
Thanks for watching 🖖
I've been shooting M43 for over 12 years. I currently have a em1iii for serious shooting but have been searching for a smaller EDC body again. Jokingly I've been using my original GF1 and I'm amazed at the rendering and output of it. Specifically the jpegs are all very film like and no longer feel the need for fujifilm. It really put my actual needs into perspective for me and now I'm looking at cameras like the em10ii. Also, it's a personal preference but tilty screen all the way. You'll notice Fujifilm uses them a lot and it really resonates with photographers. The FAS on everything mentality came from YT Vloggers and I feel like its ruined a lot of cameras for me. In a perfect world models would come with an option for either, or have the video oriented bodies FAS, and photo specific tilty.
I tend to shoot portrait orientation a fair bit and the flippy screen is invaluable for that, especially for ground level or shots from above head height. I happily shoot with the em10 mkii for entire days, but those would-be vertical frames end up being shot horizontal and cropped.
I have the GF2 which by all accounts is basically the same as the GF1 and I’ve had some great images from it, especially with that lovely 45mm f1.8👍
Interestingly I have the E-M1 III and a Lumix GF1 too. The Oly is ergonomically divine, and I’m extremely happy with the images that I get. I love the images that I get from the GF1 as well, but I wish I had an EVF for it in order to avoid the sun blanking out the screen. These systems are incredibly underrated and a great value. Remember, pixel peep less and print more!
Enjoy the camera.
I like the blurry background
Blurry background is overrated. Some ppl blowout the background so bad that there is no room for story. It's blur and subject and that's it. Not to mention, if the body isn't in focus throughout the frame, you are doing it wrong. Awesome video.
Couldn’t agree more. The blurry background thing has been done to death and in many cases to ridiculous extremes.
Thanks for watching 🖖
Sounds like this would fair well for basic product photography then. Like t-shirts overhead? What would be a good lens fo you think? I have a Panasonic G5 with the kit lens but don't think that's the greatest to get started. Cheers
I use the 12-60mm lumix Leica as my all-rounder which is a great lens for that kind of thing. Personally I love the Olympus 60mm macro for product work, but it requires a lot of space. Thanks for watching 🖖
Of course it's still a great camera, specially its auto focus. I suspect this is probably the best bang for your buck regarding cameras 📷😊
Yeah not to mention that Olympus ibis😍
@@DavidFlowerOfficial I forgot to mention that, in fact the IBIS on this camera is very good.
For the money it cost the Olympus is a fantastic camera. If you are starting your photography journey I'm sure the Olympus OMD EM10MKII has a lot to offer and it cost peanuts these days.
It's not as impressive as the em-1 (ii or iii), but it's just as good as the mk1, apart from sealing. I still use a Mk1 as a backup and it's pretty decent. They're all far from obsolete. I'd recommend the x vario 14-42 Panasonic lens for street. Good range and not far off a pancake for unobtrusivity. Surprisingly sharp too. Great content, btw.
Thanks very much. The em1 mk ii is on my shopping list and will likely become part of my kit in the next month or so. The fact that I’ve not even considered my other cameras for street since getting the em10 mk ii is quite interesting and my full frame canon and Sony bodies have been left on the shelf. Thanks for watching 🖖
I'm just going through some low-light images I took some years ago with an E-M1II (I could get one for a day), and I have to say that the image quality with ISO 3200 is quite good with the right settings in post. Couldn't afford one back then, went with a Pen F instead (also 20 MP, but low-light performance is slightly worse). Wasn't satisfied with an E-M5II I bought new (replaced it with the Pen F), and I still wonder if it was just a dud (it was sent in for adjustment and came back with slightly better IBIS performance, but I got lot's of rather shaky shots especially around 1/30 s, what I didn't experience even with the much lesser E-PM2 I had first).
Hi David! And thanks for the video! Would you recommend this camera for an amateur? Used to have a reflex (a bulky Nikon D3000), but I'm interested in getting a mirrorless to take some good photos (definitely better than my old iPhone).
thanks!
Absolutely! The small size of the em10 mkii makes it very convenient to take with you pretty much anywhere and the features it offers makes shooting with it not only easy, but a lot of fun.
Image quality is great, especially when paired with something like the tiny primes from Olympus and Lumix.
In terms of quality vs an iPhone, there’s no contest. Olympus wins hands down.
I hope this helps and thanks for watching 🖖
Hey! Informative video. I have a question, do you shoot fully manual? I saw that a lot of people like using aperture mode but the OMD EM10 ii doesn’t allow for minimum shutter speeds.
Yeah I always shoot manual mode unless I’m using something like the Canon Powershot G10 which I often use in ‘P’ mode🖖
Why wouldn’t it be good? I still have an Olympus E-300 and E-500. They’re “ancient” but still take pictures just as good as they did when they were brand new. Excellent video, though. I’ve been thinking about the EM-10. A lot of people seem to like them a lot.
It’s not that it isn’t good, but people ask that question as if newer cameras somehow make the older ones worse lol.
It has a few shortcomings as all cameras do, but as a walk around stills camera it’s fantastic🖖
You''re right about bokeh. IMHO it's a bit of a cliche, but even starker is the thought that people spend thousands on super-fast lenses, not for sport which would be understandable, but to produce from these state or the art SHARP lenses, photos that are mostly blurry 🤦
I know back in the film era people only had 400 iso with giant grain so a little bit of noise at 1,600 omg the world might end .
Question : For the Mark II (2) - When you choose all AF point points, All points illuminate on the subject or just one ?
I just did a quick test of this and it seems like just one illuminates but the camera decides what the subject is. For my use I find it much more accurate to just use either single point and then focus and recompose or use zone focusing.
Hope this helps. Thanks for watching 🖖
I’ve got an old Olympus OM2 Film Camera - will the Lens I have work in this Digital em10 mark2? A Zuiko mc auto-s 1:1,8 f=50mm is what’s on it atm.
I’m still quite new to the system, but if I’m not mistaken, if it’s an OM mount lens with electronic connections for auto focus, there are adapters available that will allow the auto focus to work on the em10 mkii, if it’s a manual lens there are definitely OM-M4/3 adapters without electronics because I just bought one. Hope that helps and thanks for watching 🖖
Up the Tigers!
very nice vid! thx. but could you shed light how to customise the Fn button to zooming feature?
Go to the cog menu>b>button function. From there you can customise all the fn buttons 🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial thx!
Hey man, great video. Helped me a lot to change my mind and bad first impression i had about this camera and M43. I am looking for a cheap camera to take street photography as well as casual daily photos, and i really liked the canon g10 you reviwed. Do you think that this olympus is a better choice compared to a g16, considering that the EM10 would cost me at least twice? Your videos are helping me so much, thank you!
I haven’t used the G16 so I’m not sure how it compares, but I would say that being able to switch to a fast lens and having the larger sensor would give the em10 the edge in low light🖖
I will consider the em10, but the problem is that here in Brazil i don't now why but olympus cameras are a little overpriced compared with canon and sony, and lens are not so easy to find. Thank you David!
The E-M10II is a capable little camera with many advanced features (like Live Bulb and Live Composite), and even though I do have a Pen F with its 20 MP sensor, I started to use the E-M10II more since I bought a used one as my back-up camera (I did a little canoe tour and wanted to take an inexpensive camera in case it would go overboard or got soaked ;-)). Yes, ISO 3200 has lots of noise - but when using the right settings for noise reduction in post (I always go RAW), this noise does look quite natural and unobtrusive! As an old film shooter I would say: Embrace it! Your cons sum it up quite nicely. Regarding the weather sealing - the E-M10II is quite inexpensive, so if it gets soaked and dies, you can easily buy a new one before you get into E-M5II territory.
The E-M5 II is weather sealed and not much more expensive today. Just a pity that only the PRO lenses are weather sealed - they are considerably bigger.
@@froreyfire The E-M10II is cheaper and actually more fun than the E-M5II (I had one for some weeks and decided to go Pen F for the better image quality and the form factor - still my favorite camera, even though not weather sealed, which is a shame). And to be fair, I bought the E-M10II not only for not loosing that much money if it get's soaked - there was a chance that it might get overboard, and it was some years ago, when used E-M5II were still significantly more expensive. Yes, that only Pro lenses are weather sealed is a shame, too. A bit better with Panasonic, AFAIK, but Lumix lenses don't play well with Olympus bodies (at least not all do in my experience).
@@c.augustin Why is it more fun? The E-M5 II's only drawback is the fully articulated screen, if you don't like it?
(I also had both, but I gave the E-M5 II away.)
@@froreyfire The E-M10II is smaller (as I remember) and simpler, and maybe this is the appeal for me. I might go E-M5III at some point (20 MP, much better IBIS), but for now I stay with Pen F and E-M10II.
Hi there, Great video btw. I would like to ask a question, should i pick olympus em10 mark iii or the canon m50. I've done some research that efm canon lens are dying and they are much more expensive than the mft but i love articulated screens from the m50 and i have hard time picking. What would you suggest? I am a beginner that want to do street photography and video content. Sorry for my english 😅
If you wanted the articulated screen, the em5 and em1 have it aswell as many of the lumix bodies. Since the release of the canon R7 and R10 I doubt there will be anything new coming to the Eos M system, but I haven’t used any of that line of cameras so I can’t really comment on how good they are. Thanks for watching 🖖
Hey, nice video! I am new to photography and I questioning about whether buy a Sony a6000 or a olympus em10 mark ii. I found them both for 350€ on a second hand market but I am not sure which one to buy. Any advice??
They are comparable in terms of image quality but the Sony does offer higher resolution. Where the Olympus shines is in the features like ibis and touch screen and in my opinion, it looks way better than the A6000. If resolution is most important to you, then the 24mpx in the Sony wins, but from a pure user experience, I much prefer the Em10 mkii. Thanks for watching 🖖
Hi David,
Don't worry about or bother mentioning noise. The reason I say that is Ivor Rackham over at fstoppers has started a series of articles using several manufacturers cameras and using several third party software providers for RAW converters Lightroom classic, DXO etc. The first conclusion is that some software produces noise and even artifacts whereas others don't with the same RAW file, but it varies depending on the software/camera mix. He hasn't yet thrown the manufacturers own RAW converters into the articles, but it looks like decades of camera reviewers conclusions may have been skewed depending on which third party software they use in their post processing workflow.
So when a camera reviewer states noisy iso performance the caveat that should go with it is, with x brand third party software. The same may be true of colour science but he's not got that far yet..
And no, it's not all to do with sensor size, in some cases, just the third party software being optimised, or sub optimised, for one or other of the camera manufacturers RAW file formats.
This is spot on, noise performance is highly dependent on software and settings! I got aware of this when I compared high-ISO JPEGs out of an E-PM2 to RAW conversions, and found that the in-camera noise reduction does a marvelous job, producing noise that resembles film grain (I like it!). Modern "AI" based noise reduction software might be the best, but I found that tweaking my settings in Adobe Camera Raw does the trick and works good enough for me; I could use Olympus Workspace (or however it is called now) if I want similar results to the OOC JPEGs, but it's not worth the bother.
Hey I have a question mine was like only Black When I Try The Manual Mode it only showed black pictures when I tried your like settings there was only like a fade of the things I took pics
Camera settings are situational. This is why putting settings on the images isn’t always helpful.
When you’re shooting in manual mode, you’re responsible for every element of exposure and while the settings on my images worked in my situation, if your lighting wasn’t the same, the settings must change too.
An easy way to get comfortable with manual exposure is to pay attention to either the light meter (-3-0-+3) or even better, the histogram. Using the light meter try and get it close to 0 for a balanced exposure of the scene or using the histogram, make sure you aren’t hard right or hard left. Hope that helps 🖖
Get the EZ zoom and you've got the perfect 'street camera'.
I think I’m gonna get myself the 20mm f1.7.
I just picked up a gx80 and I think it’ll pair well with that 🖖😁
@@DavidFlowerOfficial Got that. Great small lens!
are these sooc files?
Agree on content, and this makes me take a closer look at the M10 series. But you are out of focus for most of the video!
I don’t even remember what I shot this on but given the upload date it might have been the Osmo pocket, you should be thankful that I didn’t have the gh5 at that point because that would have been way more entertaining trying to keep focus 😂
It's been a while since I fancied buying another camera, but I always liked the look of the OMDs, and that's kind of a nice price now (ignoring your super bargain) - maybe later in the year!!! All I'd need is the camera body and a bunch of batteries..... I'd have to get the silver topped one, because it reminds me of the OM10 that my brother had and I just love that look. How come your comments aren't full of people telling you how wrong you are, you must be blind, Micro 4/3 is the devil's format blah blah blah
Maybe they’re still tired from commenting last time🤣
For me micro 4/3 is gonna replace apsc as my go-to for street and most day to day shooting and I’ll use FF in some situations but not because of the quality, because I already have a bunch of Canon lenses😂
@@DavidFlowerOfficial I went back and looked at the comments on the video in question - some folks have an amazing way of putting their opinions - I guess they get a kick out of it or something!!!
I forget which video it was but someone tried saying their phone was better than a micro 4/3 camera at which point any chance they had of redeeming themselves was lost 😂
@@DavidFlowerOfficial yep, I saw that one. Some people are VERY brave when they're safely behind their keyboard. For what it's worth, it makes me feel better seeing that I'm not the only one that gets the aggressive haters.
Haha, it comes with the territory I guess😂
Can you recommend the best lens mf 25mm for this camera? Please
Unfortunately I’ve only used the SLR Magic 25mm T0.95 so I don’t know how that compares to other lenses out there. I made a video recently about the SLR Magic lens if you’re interested. Thanks for watching 🖖
Im currently going from iphoneography and am torn between this camera and the slightly more compact epl-8 but really insure which to go for atm. I wear varifocals so the evf isnt that big a deal. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Based on my limited research of the epl cameras, I recall the epl8 and em10 mkii being quite similar having the same 16mpx sensor. I expect that image quality would be similar so I suppose the decision is about form factor and the few additional features that you’ll get with the em10 mkii, like the evf you mentioned and uhs ii card support. Since performance is likely going to be pretty much the same, I’d just pick whichever one you prefer the look of. Thanks for watching and have a good one🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial thanks david. As it happens ive scorced the em10 mk2 with less than 1k clicks plus 14-42 lens for £300. Thats cheaper again. Your vids have made me decide on the em 10. Happy days ( i hope)
Hi David, are you using mainly manual mode on your photowalks? Or Aperture/Shutter mode with adjusting manually ISO?
I almost always manual mode unless I’m using something like the Canon G10 which I usually just use in ‘P’ mode with manual iso🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial Thank you for answer :) Love to see tutorial for your streetphoto focused on using manual mode in your workflow. For example in this photo first you set shutterspeed, than Fstop having ISO at lowest. Or this is just practice? No specific order can be applied? ✌️
I basically set my exposure based on the look I want. If I want blurry background for example, I’ll set aperture first, then shutter to freeze motion and iso is set to whatever is needed. If I want motion blur, I set shutter first then everything else. It takes a little practice to get the exposure triangle to become second nature, but it’s worth it 👍
thinking of getting one used with a lens for $400 cad...
I just repaired my screen which cost me about £12 so in all this thing cost me about £70. Usual price here is around the £200 at the moment body only so £400 Canadian with a lens is a good deal I’d say🖖
Hey man do u think u could make a video on your settings you use ? I’m a beginner and want to get some nice photos like you but I’m lost should I shoot in raw or ?
I also have 2 lens that came with the camera but I’m stuck on which to use 😂 any help would be much appreciated! Thank you.
A simple way to start is to just use auto mode and see what settings the camera comes up with. If you intend to edit your photos I’d say shoot raw, if not or you’re only doing minor corrections, jpeg is fine. As for lenses, the scene dictates which should be used based on what you want in the shot. One last thing about settings, they change every single time and there are no “best settings”.
I’ve avoided making beginner videos regarding settings because there are already a bunch of great ones on RUclips, but I might make one this year since you’re not the first to ask. Thanks for watching 🖖
Check out Rob Trek on You tube. He has some awesome tutorial videos for the EM10 MarkII
is actual visible resolution any worse for being 16M pixels not 20?
Depends on use of course, but for my printing (below a2 size) and social media there’s no discernible difference 🖖
You should get the pancake lens
I have the 45mm f1.8 and 25mm T0.95. For street I don’t think I really need anything else 🖖
I'm a canon user and I've always liked the Olympics. What doesn't work for me at all are the Sonys 6... I don't like the feel, the software.
I’ve owned the a6000 and a6300 and they produce great images, but I have to say I much prefer the Olympus. I love my Canon ff too but for street, the Olympus is awesome 🖖
what lens works best with this camera for street photography?
My personal favourite is the 45mm f1.8, but depending on your style of shooting you might prefer a 17mm or 20mm. It all comes down to how you like to shoot and there is no right/wrong or best/worst lens really 🖖
@@DavidFlowerOfficial cheers for replying. I'm a beginner and really love this Camera so looking to buy one. I will be mainly doing street photography
@@scoffs8919 a good way to figure out what kind of focal lengths you like to shoot at is to use a regular kit zoom like a 14-42mm that will possibly come with the camera and see where in that range you shoot most👍
It's about the art, not the camera.
The camera is a big help though, hard to take pictures without it 🖖
These titles!! All of today’s cameras will be good until 2100 if they are still working. Can we now not see these titles 😂
Gotta get those clicks 🖖😁