An Oly user still here and enjoying your content. Personally, I’m not bothered about which system you use, it’s the photography and content which matters
I've been on Olympus for 10 years now, yet I haven't parted with my Nikon FF system, on the contrary I even took Nikon Z equipment. Frankly, for my use of landscape and architecture, I find that Olympus is an excellent system, that the inferiority of the M43 is ultimately just a fantasy of photographer youtubers who do 95% of the photo for youtube videos. When you go out to actually take photos, the Olympus system offers excellent image quality that has absolutely nothing to envy the FF system, but which offers a huge advantage in terms of portability and compactness. Today, the observation I have is that my Nikon system is there in the closet just to satisfy the fantasy of the FF is superior and offers better quality, that's all. When it comes to taking photos, it's Olympus that I take.
Eh, my Nikon Z system undoubtedly takes better pictures, but I like my m4/3 gear for chasing my kids and taking the camera places I can't or don't want to take the FF gear. The first camera I earned money on was an Olympus E-3. That's probably my favorite camera of all time. When they went micro and I went to a D3s it was a revelation, though. I shot sports indoors and it was leagues better, but my E-3 had always gotten the job done. Today my Z8 and Z9 really do best my g9II in nearly every way, but I still like m4/3 and it has its place without a doubt.
Three cheers Craig! Of the very many systems I have owned, the Olympus brand and the E-M1ii + Pen F easily feel 'right'. Apparently it is all us senior citizens that buy M43 cameras (or so another RUclipsr would have us believe), but I really don't give a hoot. Excellent cameras in every respect.
Haven't left and still shoot Oly. Have been in and out of a number of photo channels and have realized there are really on two, your channel and Steve O'Nions that I stick with as you both focus on your passion of photography and not the gear. You've both shown on multiple times, regardless if you're shooting a pin hole camera or a plastic Holga, that it isn't the gear, but the photographer and the composition, for which I'm very grateful.
I'm still here to Craig. Still shooting Olympus (OM System now) & still love them. They make me want to go out & shoot. The biggest thing, it is so nice to use , the size, performance . Love them. The OM1 is an absolutely beautiful camera.
Moved Nikon to Em5iii then on to EM1iii, almost perfect for me... I travel FT small, loads of cheap quality lenses and macro stack, stabilisation to die for...❤
I'm still here Craig! An E-M5ii user and an Olympus camera user since the 70s. I fully agree with all that you said about Olympus as a brand and for their camera being ergonomically perfect for a photo enthusiast (probably not videographers). Sadly, Olympus is no more and OM Systems do not seem to have the desire to step into Olympus' shoes to continue with the originality, innovation and creativity for photographers. They seem to be more focussed on targeting completely new markets for wildlife and outdoor action genres completely ignoring the millions of loyal Olympus users like myself. They even stop production of their best selling camera range (E-PL) which was the best selling camera in Japan! I have resigned to moving on to another brand gradually selling off my older Olympus cameras. I do not see the need to be loyal to a camera manufacturer who is not interested in producing products with Olympus' DNA that I need. Blind faith and loyalty to a manufacturer alien to my needs is foolish.
Shoot with whatever camera and lens combination you want. Shoot raw or jpg. I subscribe to listen to what you have to say about photography and see some of your images.
started on a dead system, Pentax,but loved it as the ergonomics were and are as far as i know excellent. However time and health changed all that so looked for something lighter . Remembering the Olympus point and shoot camera i had i firstly tried the om-d-m10 mk2 plus a couple a couple of 1-8 primes i fell in love. Now have the o-em1 mk 2 plus a p5 , sorry to see you go but who knows what the future lies for any camera brand ,just enjoy what you have as long as it makes you happy. Just think Pentax have brought out both a film camera and a black and white only body.
No, you didn’t get rid of me Craig, I’m still subscribed and still a viewer. With Olympus you also got a good community and we’re hard to shake off. Best wishes and keep making the videos
Still here, Craig! It's the photos and thought process - not the camera - that keeps me watching. My E-M5 II is still my main camera, but I've wanted a Pen-F for a long time. The used prices just keep going up and up - out of my price range - I think even more than the original brand new pricing. Same with used Fuji - an X30 is outrageously priced on the used market.
Using both Olympus and Fuji for over a decade, I've come to reappreciate Olympus, lately. The ease of connecting an Olympus to my phone is juxtaposed to the sheer frustration (the) Fuji (app) causes in this regard. This takes away the fun when I just want to snap away with Fuji and post on social media. I use Fuji for street (X-Pro2, XS-20) and landscapes (X-H2), Olympus for birds and astro (OM-1) as well as my "always bring with you" (e-m-10 mark iv).
I use my Pen-F with the Pana-Leica 12-60mm F2.8-4 almost permanently mounted. My E-M1 with the pancake kit lens is my trusty back-up. Brilliant cameras, IMHO. Keep up the great work Craig, your images are inspiring!
If you’re looking for a that’s Leica-like, may suggest you take a look at the Lumix GX9. Very simple design and form factor. Also, Panasonic has had a long relationship. There Leica branded Lumix lenses. Some of the smaller cameras from Leica can be purchased for hundreds less than the same camera with a Leica badge on it. You’ll note the fixed zooms say Leica, even if the camera is a LUMIX brand. The GX9 body is a micro four thirds so your M43 Olympus lenses are compatible. One other note: the GX9 in Japan is sold as the GX7 mark III. The GX80/85 is the mark II model.
Although I was initially slightly dismayed at your switch to Fuji, I continue to watch your videos because, let's face it, good photography is good photography. I am still happily shooting my Olympus and Panasonic MFT cameras and I also eagerly look forward to your videos. It's like Beatles vs Stones. Why can't you like both, I say!
I had Fujifilm, i had Nikon DX and Nikon Fullframe. All are gone. E-m1 and em-1 iii are still here. I love it. 2.8/12- 40/40-150 plus the superb 60 Macro and 1.2/25 is all i need. If i was allowed to have only a Camera and two lenses of any Brand, leave me with the mark iii the 25 and the 60. All i need.
I originally got into Olympus (OMD E M1 iii) to have a compact, lightweight weatherproof camera for landscape photography. Not carrying a tripod was a bonus. Now I own an OM-1. I also own a GFX 100S and multiple Leicas. I find that when I travel I appreciate the carryon-only compactness of the OM-1 and find the images to be fine. About half the time I give in to megapixel envy and bring the GFX but almost always regret having to check luggage and also schlepp the medium format gear up and down mountains. Yes, lower resolution. Yes, less dynamic range. But far lighter and cheaper, and waterproof. Computational images. Starry AF. Live ND. Great images. I try to use the Olympus gear for travel photography, and leave the GFX gear at home. The OMD and a Leica M11 monchrom are my compact, light travel kit.
I know many nice guys using Fuji, so take it easy 😉 Myself being still super satisfied with my Oly 1 mark ll plus a Pen F, I see all your points. A tool is a tool, but nicer tools create better work by simply delivering additional joy.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! I can totally identify with your considerations. So many cameras to choose from... And the question is always: What do you want in photography? And what do you need then? A camera is just a box. What matters are the lenses and the films/sensors. All the menu stuff is just distracting from the fact that focus, aperture, shutter speed and sensitivity (ISO) are all that matters, and any camera that allows you to set these as you want is ok.
Nope still using my EM1 mk 1 and 2. (Love the flip up screen and tiny prime lenses) and still watching your content and following along on Instagram for years. Thanks for another great video.
I bought the em5 a few days after it first arrived, the sensor shift made it a must for me. I had a problem buying one as all the sellers I visited were trying to sell me a canon or Nikon. But I found my EM5 with the 14-42mm after an argument with the seller as she only had one as a display model. But I said I was not placing an order and so it went home with me. A vastly superior camera to anything I had seen or touched or used at that time. My E3030 and e330 and ep2 got sidelined. I bought a very much discounted 14-150mm lens as a factory refurb from the UK, and discovered it to be ideal for my usage and having a quality that was perfectly acceptable, even if a bit slow light wise, in fact better than acceptable, over the years it has delivered some outstandingly sharp images on a regular basis, I am not a great follower of DOF total blur, I like to see what the background is, it positions the main object and when I started photography in the early 1960s was not a "popular" must do. This lens was to supplement my old vintage lenses and adaptors and 4/3 adapted lenses. I then bought the em1 when it came out and the 17mm 1.8 lens. It was the best in hand feel of any camera I ever used, better than the e3030 with the 12-60mm 2.8 which was excellent. I'm still using it and I still have the 14-150mm on it most of the time. I ventured into Sony A7 for a while and still have one but the em1 is it for me. Still. If it zonks it will be replaced by a MK2. Though like you I do prefer the tilt screen over the flip out version. I toyed with Fuji as an idea some time ago but the thought of the heavier lenses and "no e1 feel" stopped that. Also lets face it I have an almost vintage camera that is still more advanced than almost anything the "big boys" have created after they reluctantly fell to the mirrorless style over advertising emotion.
Came here for the Olympus and stayed for Fujifilm. Interestingly, I decided to bring out my old Olympus om5ii today along with the 45mm lens. I'm planning to use this again for a while.
Forgot to say don't let the trolls wear you down Craig. I don't understand camera religions, unless they give you envelopes stuffed full of cash. I like my Oly M1 mk1 + 9-18mm, 12-40 pro, 40-150 Pro. I'll never buy another camera. I want to invest in improving the art side of my photography. I do photography for fun...
As always interesting and entertaining. I have the OM5 and the weatherproof lenses that can go anywhere and that still matters to me, the handling is essentially still as good as always, but for a second camera I now have a GM1 because I love compact cameras, in fact I have an infra red and a straight GM1 16 meg is all I need on a M43 sensor. Really enjoy your entertaining videos and any camera you enjoy will do the job unless you are commercially employed needing to meet a clients needs and have ultimate flexibility?
To be pedantic - they do not use a "micro four thirds sensor", that is the lens fitting. The sensor is "four thirds". It may have been better if they had named the system "mirrorless four thirds" as it is only a little smaller than APS-C . "Micro" implies the sensor is tiny, which it is not.
I think the idea was a ‘micro’ FourThirds system. Many people will not be aware of the original FourThirds systems. There are Chinese manufacturers of mFT stuff, some of which is basically cellphones attached to the sensor and mount. Quite possible that a larger Chinese company will do well with the system in future.
@@boggisthecat mostly marketing to the USA where to merikans too big is just right. Naming it "micro" just put them off. When introduced, MFT was the only mirrorless system.
I am selling my well used and well loved EM1 snd EM5 mk2 and buying a second EM1 mk2 body. In my travels I often shoot with 2 cameras and I would always berate the battery life and the buttons being in different positions. Now with 2 cameras the same, simple muscle memory comes into place and the 20mp sensor is all I neeed, the images are stellar and easy to process, the only thing I would have really wanted is the auto eye detect for portraits, but the face detect and the dof makes the m4/3 system more forgiving. That said I do carry my Sony A7Riii for portrait shots of my gf, but for everything else its always Olympus, I just love the system and will never change, that said I am heavily invested in all the lenses
My X-T10 languishes in a cupboard. Even my Canon DSLRs have been used more recently. I have an E-M1 II, it's not seen much use since I bought my E-M1x. The latter weighs just short of a kilo. I bought it for its live ND and GPS.Recently I bought a new OM-5 (silver) and 12-45 F4. It fits into the pockets of my puffer jacket. The Lumix G9 II is the same size as the Lumix S5 II, and its sensor is 25 megapixels. The body size is determined by the camera designer. The need to cover the sensor drives the sizes of the lenses, and limits the minimum size of the body. Being small, or not, doesn't seem much influenced by the lack of the mirror. You should have a look at all the M43 cameras, you might be surprised.
I am not a professional; consequently and probably foolishly, I shoot Olympus, Nikon and Fuji. My EM1X is without a doubt the finest camera I've ever owned and shot. Olympus' only failure was using an older, low resolution EVF. Why the company made a decision to do that on it's "flagship" model makes me shake my head even today. Interestingly, my favorite lens is the Fujifilm 90mm f/2 - nothing comes close. Concerning the future, I would love a weather-sealed Pen-F II with some small weather-sealed lenses, but I'm not holding my breath.
I don't think I have ever spoken about cameras there is no need to, cameras are for taking pictures with and my thinking will never change! You may wonder why I watched your blog and when it finished I wondered why too, perhaps it was because all RUclips photographers are now either riding Electric bikes or taking pictures of tree's and I just needed a change of scenery! Thank you.....
Owning F,O&N systems. ALL of my Fuji cameras have broken down with light use and my 50-140f2.8. Lenses are outstanding but reliability is terrible. Even borrowed an Xh2 which locked up immediately. Close to retiring and settling on Olympus- EM1MkIII
I've been shooting M43 for a long time. I also went full frame for wedding photography but DXO new noise reduction came out and I decided not to. Also Luminar and Lightroom now have A.i. bokeh. When you sell your gear you really don't get a lot of money for it and a lot of time its just a headache unless you are making a lot of money from photography.
I also don't like these complicated to use flip out screens. This is why I didn't get a Pen-F. But I found the E-P7 which appeared only some months after the Pen-F. It also has the 20 MP sensor, still no phase AF, but the nice, old flip up screen. But beware - there is no viewfinder, and there is no way to connect an external one. I just got it this week and I love it. Fits into a pocket of my jacket (with a smaller lens).
I was and am a fan of Fuji equipment. I have an XT2 and the 16-55 and the 50-140 lenses which are superb. However I like walking in the Peak District and other hilly areas taking landscape pictures and they are heavy for me at 76. I have a second hand EM 1 mark2 with a Zuiko12-45 f4 and a Panasonic 35-100 f5+ that I use for the hills and for travel. I love the bright viewfinder and the long lasting battery. I'm not going to chase megapixels and the images are easily good enough to make A3 prints at home. I will prefer to spend on travel than gear.
I have been with Olympus now OM since the E-3 and these days the OM-1 , it never fails to surprise me with the images i get and they just keep getting better year after year i also have a Nikon D850 and i must say the OM-1 is in many ways far superior with their lens choices available . I have won awards with images from my OM-D- e1X and that is a 20 megapixel camera so I am in the camp of the photographer not the gear as most of my images come out well weather i use my Nikon or my OM-1 .
Agree about the Fuji dials - nice idea but I never used them on my XT1, always preferring auto ISO and shutter, and the aperture rings on the lenses. For the kind of photography I do though I prefer to be able to get some background blur at 50 or even 35mm, so it has to be full frame or larger unfortunately, so I'm stuck with a Canon 5D for now.
I basically made the same switch from Canon to Olympus EM5's and their wonderful "Olycrons"... MY issue with Olympus was I never like what I got out of camera as RAW's or jpegs... they just never seemed right to me no matter homw much I tweaked in post. BUT... the size was what kept me.. I eventually shot with a trio of Pen-F's with the said Olycron lenses and loved shooting my documentary and street work with them. I even got a couple of EM1mkII's for video work and they diid a great job. When Olympus sold off their camera division I saw the writing on the wall... and moved to a trio of XE-2's and fuji's fast primes.. I love the look of Fuji's RAW files from that xtrans sensor. there's something about them I never could get from Olympus files even in Capture One... But I do miss those Pen-f bodies and compact olympus lenses... Fuji is where I am at and even though these bodies are old and lack IBIS (something I truly miss having from Olympus),the results speak for themselves in the stills I shoot.
I have Fuji and Olympus. Started with Fuji X-Pro 1 which was a bargain with the 18mm and 27mm lenses and case for £499. I then bought XT1 and then X-T2. Bought the Olympus OMD EM1 II about 3 years ago as wanted to try IBIS. Really enjoy using the Olympus and late last year bought a Fuji X-S20 that has IBIS. The Olympus is still better for slow shutter use but I prefer the JPEGs from the Fuji. I tend to use the Olympus more usually paired with the 12-100 which I really wish Fuji had an equivalent with a constant aperture. I fancy an OM1 but am still undecided. No plans to sell the Olympus kit.
I too jump from an 5D Classic to an OM-D E-M5 back in 2014. I just couldn't afford a 5Dii at the time. I agree that at that time Olympus innovated, and the features I got with the E-M5 were features that I could use as a landscape photographer. I also managed to get an original E-M1 but found its long exposure performance to be very noisy - fortunately Olympus fixed that in the E-M1ii. I agree with you that the E-M1ii was (and perhaps still is ) the best of the Olympus OM-D range - and I'd include the OM Systems OM-1s in that too. I've jumped away from Olympus because - like you mentioned in the video - I'm not convinced that OM Systems have the capability or the drive to innovate the way Olympus used to. I've jumped over to Sigma and am using one of their fpL cameras. Sigma do things their own way, and are not mainstream - I like that in a camera system :)
E-M10 mk 1, best build quality, body grip, excellent ibis, good photographic camera, good AF outside C-AF/tracking, small size, good price not like an XV100 or Leica Q 43…
Been following you since 2016 Craig. Liked the fact you were a m4/3 shooter and didn't hold it against you that you were shooting with the inferior m4/3 brand .... Only joking of course. Enjoy the content, your way of seeing an image. Really don't care which brand camera you use.
Yes, I also wish M43 cameras had continued innovation. I still see little on the market to tempt me to replace my GX9 ( similar to the PEN-F but with a flip up screen, by the way!). Maybe a replacement for the E-P7 but with the guts of the OM-5? But they should sell an external EVF, like they did in the old days with the E-P5. Imagine a wireless EVF even! But I fear I am just dreaming 🫤
OM system please lend him an om1 mark 2. Craig, using an XT5 and an om-1 mark one I can say they both have a place. Good old fashioned photography, the Fuji is my first choice. Love the colours and the 40mp sensor but out in the sticks, travel far flung, waterfalls, live comp, astro, run and gun and wildlife the om is a joy. Hand held hi res in camera is astounding and live comp etc would blow your mind compared to the old models. The 40-150 is one of the best lenses I have ever used. It gives me 300 mm (eqv) at 2.8. I think people see the continuation of a 20 megapixel as nothing having changed but everything else including sensor, computational photography menus etc have moved on leaps and bounds. The evf and hand held IS are way better than the Fuji. I am talking real world not stats for the IS and stats and real world for evf. I have an XT5 with a 16 1.4 and the Om with the 12-40 and 40-150. Both cameras give me all I need. I would add re any sensor size snobs out there that they should try the OM, particularly using the computational like capturing movement hand held and hi res or fireworks, lightning etc....unbelievable. I'd also add when using hand held high res the noise is noticeably lower than a standard file from my Fuji. No such thing as a perfect camera but an OM / XT5 combo feel like it.
I am still puzzled by all the people getting snotty over flip out screens. I am a working technical author. I have spend many times getting pictures underneath machines, with a puddle of oil on the floor right underneath, Sometimes I have even held a mirror in the line, to get the picture, and reflect the flash on the bit I needed. And had to flip the reflected image in photoshop to the read the serial number of the bits. My trousers would have been soaked, kneeling in hydraulic oil, if it had not been for the flip-out, flip-round screen. I can see what I am doing when there would be no way I could look in a conventional SLR viewfinder. I wouldn't buy a camera without one today. I would be limited in what I could do without it. So that is basically my point. To have a camera is to have a voice. If you are going to limit what you can say . . . well, maybe you just don't have that much to say - to "articulate."
I LOVED my Olympus cameras and lenses. But I agree, they lost their mojo, especially now that OM has taken over. I still own the PEN F because if's a beauty.
I replaced my Olympus gear a few years back and got Fujifilm (X-T3) as a companion to my Nikon FX. I'm now (trying to) selling my Fujifilm setup to get Olympus again. I miss the size and the images. I'll never get ride of my Nikon.
My one disagreement with this video is that I like the flip out screen for photography. I have a fair few images that I couldn't have taken without the flip out. This is probably because my flexibility and ability to kneel down are rapidly disappearing as I pass 73!
Long time happy omd user, i had to switch to Full frame as my photography changed to very long exposure photography. Too much noise and had absolutely to use LR noise red in camera. Have none such problems with the Sony a7 iv. But…. For all the other things as ergonomy, handling, ibis and so on.. Olympus cameras are much better
Craig - can you please explain to me the overwrought fuss over flip out screens? What is so hard about not flipping it if you don't like it? When one doesn't like or need any other feature on a camera, doesn't one tend to not only not use it, but ignore it, and maybe even forget about it altogether? I am truly baffled by this point that a lot of photography youtubers complain about. Thanks!
The screen interferes with two handed use, sticking out to the side. It can interfere with a neck strap as it did when it somehow fouled with mine and literally broke the screen. Brining my photography session to a close, and stopping me use it for a photo course I was about to go on. Its less discrete while using it on the street. It is however helpful if doing self portrait and not an issue if a tripod is in use. For those of us who don’t really want to do serious video its a nuisance. I still like the basic em5 design, hence I replaced my em5mkii with the om5, but I would prefer a flip up screen. Hope that helps!
I think you are wrong about OM Systems. The OM1 Mk2 I believe IS your dream camera. You just dont realise it yet. Why do I say this? Because you love your EM1 mk 2. The OM1 Mk2 is the Olympus refined. The sensor is better. The EVF is much better - simply fantastic. The menus are improved. The AF is simply peerless. All the years you have been away, the OM1 has been refining and improving. It is now a simply wonderful tool that inspires and is very hard to fault. And here is the thing - I sold my X Pro 2 and X Pro 3 to go into the OM1 Mk2 system. Get your hands on one. You will swoon. It will beguile you. It is 150% concentrated Olympus. Its bloody marvellous.
I still enjoy both my EM5 MKII and EM1 MKII, despite using a Leica M Digital which I immensely enjoy. I have looked particulrly at Nikon mirrorless options, as all my 35mm SLRs and then DSLRs are Nikon, but I don't see the point. Olympus still dleivers what I want for my style of photography.
Fujifilm are an interesting company that make good gear, but they are spreading themselves quite thin trying to cover small through to large formats. From what I have seen, they aren’t quite as good at out of camera JPEG as Olympus/OM System. Panasonic (LUMIX) have somewhat the same problem with the S system on top of trying to hold onto a chunk of the videography market with those huge ‘micro’ FourThirds bodies and keeping a line of photography focused bodies going. I am trying to find a reasonably small backup for the OM-1 mark II, and it’s not so simple. Feature wise, my E-M1 (mark I) is a reasonable option but it’s slightly bigger than I would prefer. An E-M1 mark II (which are quite cheap now) would be even closer in features and common usability, but again the size is basically the same. As no smaller bodies have been released in a long while there is a gap in the market. (The OM-5 is a fair bit smaller, but the feature set is more akin to the older E-M1 models and it is fairly expensive. The E-M10 mark IV is good for size, but has no weather-proofing and lacks a lot in features being the base model. ‘First world problems’, eh?)
Their (Oly's) only fault: the flip out screen: I agree. Plus - the rather awkward placement of the dial at the front of the Pen-F (which kept me from buying one). Question (11:53:) Why do you consider Fuji's X100-vi a better Pen-F?
Fuji X-T2 screen is best there is if wanted multi-angle screen. Otherwise don't bother, and stick to normal tilting screen. Photography is mostly about horizontal and 4:3 does more justice for that as well. The PEN-F frontal dial is good one. It takes little getting custom to, but then it is away front of your finger. You don't think it anymore. Their problem just was that they limited the color adjustments and profiling to too few and small changes really. The frontal "creative knob" (as I would call it) requires camera user to have will to step away from "I shoot only raw" and "I must have aboslute color science". And go and start practice difference, different styles, different themes etc. Throw themselves to "fakes" and "fictional" photography, and that way become better. And yes, I would still personally like that knob would have been little easier to turn, and have 4 of 5 positions as Fn places instead dedicated by Olympus. And like other models, I can't withstand side swiveling screen in PEN-F. It is annoying, almost always on the way, in wrong angle and requires taking care not to damage it and when using it, it is off-axis and always just bad. E-M1 II and all after that with it is just stupid trend to demand.
I'm here for yoir insight👍 I use an old Nikon DSLR>D850, oh well😅.. those internet commentors are boring, and have no creativity or originality, they are the most basic of sheep. About "gear doesn't matter" - to just get the shot, it doesn't matter ~ however, F1 mechanics are not using (Princess Auto) tools because gear matters and essentially equates to quality. ...imo😊 Cheers,
I like M43. Currently more LUMIX. I love the GX85/9 for their small size and light weight. I also use Fuji. Just bought a XE3 and X100VI. I have more bodies than I can explain. I do very much like the EMD1 Mii. It is married to the 12-40 lens. Had an EMD5 I gave to a coworker as his 1st camera. I love the saturated colors that come out of the Olympus. Maybe not accurate colors but good looking colors. OM systems doesn’t have the money to keep up with the research needs of a camera company. LUMIX has given much of its attention to full frame bodies and lenses. Small M43 bodies seems not to interest LUMIX or Olympus. Too bad. I dream of a PDAF sensor and engine like the G9ii in a small body. LUMIX has killed the GX body line so I’m hoping for the G9ii guts placed in the S9 body. For the time being, I’m not interested in any Fuji upgrades over the XT4. I don’t want the 40MP sensor. I think that train has left the station. I am satisfied with the bodies and lenses I own. Sorry LUMIX & Fuji. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
I shoot Olympus, currently sell my FF gear and for the past few days I've had the xt50 at home to try out 40mp. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I actually cannnot see any difference to my em1 iii. Also my 12-45 is sharper than the Fuji 16-50. I'm actually too lazy now to figure out what I did wrong and just send the Fuji back. For my use and my, well, feeling, Olympus is best. I'll just stick to it now and hope OM System will be selling camera gear till I die😂. Can someone explain to me why it is so hard for mft to increase the megapixels, when drones like the mavic mini with a smaller sensor have 48mp nowadays? I don't care what camera you use. I can't tell the difference. It's your work that stands out to me from all the others, not your gear.
Totally agree, I use Nikon and Olympus. A tool for each occasion, and like you enjoyed the freedom of a small camera. OM systems isn’t Olympus, not the brave innovative company Olympus was. I am an e6 member because a like the no nonsense content and approach, I care not a jot what camera you use.
Yesterday I viewed this video and the checked out your photo books for sale. I purchased The A to Z of Improving your photography. I paid for it through PayPal. I attempted to download it as a pdf file on my computer desktop. However, a program called DropBox took over the download process. I know nothing about DropBox never mind have a subscription to it. Am I able to do what I originally attempted -- download the book as pdf file to my Apple pc? If so, how do I it? If this is not permitted, I would like to receive a refund for the purchase of the book.
Tried Fuji and I didn’t like their prime lenses. Wonky quality control and auto focus. Don’t like you can’t transfer raw and video wirelessly. Didn’t like they moved all production to communist china. Basically as long as OMS keep making the EM5/OM5 with my 17mm 1.2 I’ll be staying with OMS. Don’t need more innovation to take photos and they can do all their wildlife obsession, I don’t care. Oh! I don’t follow you anymore but you did come up in my feed, that title caught my eye.😂
ATG departed from Olympus after the death of his father...4/3 gone into the history books. Then m4/3 closed. Silly name on the camera bodies with dated below 25meg sensor with 50% reduction lenses because they couldn't make 1/1 lens.
An Oly user still here and enjoying your content. Personally, I’m not bothered about which system you use, it’s the photography and content which matters
I've been on Olympus for 10 years now, yet I haven't parted with my Nikon FF system, on the contrary I even took Nikon Z equipment.
Frankly, for my use of landscape and architecture, I find that Olympus is an excellent system, that the inferiority of the M43 is ultimately just a fantasy of photographer youtubers who do 95% of the photo for youtube videos. When you go out to actually take photos, the Olympus system offers excellent image quality that has absolutely nothing to envy the FF system, but which offers a huge advantage in terms of portability and compactness.
Today, the observation I have is that my Nikon system is there in the closet just to satisfy the fantasy of the FF is superior and offers better quality, that's all. When it comes to taking photos, it's Olympus that I take.
Agree 👍
My FF Sony collects dust while I mostly shoot with my Fuji x100v 😂
Eh, my Nikon Z system undoubtedly takes better pictures, but I like my m4/3 gear for chasing my kids and taking the camera places I can't or don't want to take the FF gear.
The first camera I earned money on was an Olympus E-3. That's probably my favorite camera of all time. When they went micro and I went to a D3s it was a revelation, though. I shot sports indoors and it was leagues better, but my E-3 had always gotten the job done. Today my Z8 and Z9 really do best my g9II in nearly every way, but I still like m4/3 and it has its place without a doubt.
Three cheers Craig! Of the very many systems I have owned, the Olympus brand and the E-M1ii + Pen F easily feel 'right'. Apparently it is all us senior citizens that buy M43 cameras (or so another RUclipsr would have us believe), but I really don't give a hoot. Excellent cameras in every respect.
Haven't left and still shoot Oly. Have been in and out of a number of photo channels and have realized there are really on two, your channel and Steve O'Nions that I stick with as you both focus on your passion of photography and not the gear. You've both shown on multiple times, regardless if you're shooting a pin hole camera or a plastic Holga, that it isn't the gear, but the photographer and the composition, for which I'm very grateful.
As a Fuji lover I have been spending time using a Pen-F since the start of the year. Loving the format and lens choices.
well, I'm still watching. still here after all these years. I love your work.
I'm still here to Craig. Still shooting Olympus (OM System now) & still love them. They make me want to go out & shoot. The biggest thing, it is so nice to use , the size, performance . Love them. The OM1 is an absolutely beautiful camera.
I started following you because you were shooting Olympus camera. I have continued to follow you because I love your photos.
Moved Nikon to Em5iii then on to EM1iii, almost perfect for me... I travel FT small, loads of cheap quality lenses and macro stack, stabilisation to die for...❤
I'm still here Craig! An E-M5ii user and an Olympus camera user since the 70s. I fully agree with all that you said about Olympus as a brand and for their camera being ergonomically perfect for a photo enthusiast (probably not videographers). Sadly, Olympus is no more and OM Systems do not seem to have the desire to step into Olympus' shoes to continue with the originality, innovation and creativity for photographers. They seem to be more focussed on targeting completely new markets for wildlife and outdoor action genres completely ignoring the millions of loyal Olympus users like myself. They even stop production of their best selling camera range (E-PL) which was the best selling camera in Japan! I have resigned to moving on to another brand gradually selling off my older Olympus cameras. I do not see the need to be loyal to a camera manufacturer who is not interested in producing products with Olympus' DNA that I need. Blind faith and loyalty to a manufacturer alien to my needs is foolish.
Shoot with whatever camera and lens combination you want. Shoot raw or jpg. I subscribe to listen to what you have to say about photography and see some of your images.
My EM1 Mkii with the 12-40 Pro is still my daily driver. It's a stellar rig.
started on a dead system, Pentax,but loved it as the ergonomics were and are as far as i know excellent. However time and health changed all that so looked for something lighter . Remembering the Olympus point and shoot camera i had i firstly tried the om-d-m10 mk2 plus a couple a couple of 1-8 primes i fell in love. Now have the o-em1 mk 2 plus a p5
, sorry to see you go but who knows what the future lies for any camera brand ,just enjoy what you have as long as it makes you happy. Just think Pentax have brought out both a film camera and a black and white only body.
No, you didn’t get rid of me Craig, I’m still subscribed and still a viewer.
With Olympus you also got a good community and we’re hard to shake off.
Best wishes and keep making the videos
My LUMIX G9ii has a 25mp sensor, it’s better than the old 20mp one in the original G9, has phase detect too.
Still here, Craig! It's the photos and thought process - not the camera - that keeps me watching. My E-M5 II is still my main camera, but I've wanted a Pen-F for a long time. The used prices just keep going up and up - out of my price range - I think even more than the original brand new pricing. Same with used Fuji - an X30 is outrageously priced on the used market.
Using both Olympus and Fuji for over a decade, I've come to reappreciate Olympus, lately. The ease of connecting an Olympus to my phone is juxtaposed to the sheer frustration (the) Fuji (app) causes in this regard. This takes away the fun when I just want to snap away with Fuji and post on social media. I use Fuji for street (X-Pro2, XS-20) and landscapes (X-H2), Olympus for birds and astro (OM-1) as well as my "always bring with you" (e-m-10 mark iv).
I use my Pen-F with the Pana-Leica 12-60mm F2.8-4 almost permanently mounted. My E-M1 with the pancake kit lens is my trusty back-up. Brilliant cameras, IMHO. Keep up the great work Craig, your images are inspiring!
Yes, Olympus makes me want to go out and shoot, Canon never did that for me. New PEN would be nice but don’t see it happening
I too switched from a Canon 5D mk2 back in the day to the original Olympus OMD EN5. I can remember the sheer joy from using the Olympus, happy days 😊
If you’re looking for a that’s Leica-like, may suggest you take a look at the Lumix GX9. Very simple design and form factor. Also, Panasonic has had a long relationship. There Leica branded Lumix lenses. Some of the smaller cameras from Leica can be purchased for hundreds less than the same camera with a Leica badge on it. You’ll note the fixed zooms say Leica, even if the camera is a LUMIX brand. The GX9 body is a micro four thirds so your M43 Olympus lenses are compatible. One other note: the GX9 in Japan is sold as the GX7 mark III. The GX80/85 is the mark II model.
Although I was initially slightly dismayed at your switch to Fuji, I continue to watch your videos because, let's face it, good photography is good photography. I am still happily shooting my Olympus and Panasonic MFT cameras and I also eagerly look forward to your videos. It's like Beatles vs Stones. Why can't you like both, I say!
I had Fujifilm, i had Nikon DX and Nikon Fullframe. All are gone. E-m1 and em-1 iii are still here. I love it. 2.8/12- 40/40-150 plus the superb 60 Macro and 1.2/25 is all i need. If i was allowed to have only a Camera and two lenses of any Brand, leave me with the mark iii the 25 and the 60. All i need.
Well.... I own OMD EM1....... OMD EM1X....... EP5...... fantastic.
Not to forget that Zuiko lenses are simply superb.
I originally got into Olympus (OMD E M1 iii) to have a compact, lightweight weatherproof camera for landscape photography. Not carrying a tripod was a bonus. Now I own an OM-1. I also own a GFX 100S and multiple Leicas. I find that when I travel I appreciate the carryon-only compactness of the OM-1 and find the images to be fine. About half the time I give in to megapixel envy and bring the GFX but almost always regret having to check luggage and also schlepp the medium format gear up and down mountains. Yes, lower resolution. Yes, less dynamic range. But far lighter and cheaper, and waterproof. Computational images. Starry AF. Live ND. Great images.
I try to use the Olympus gear for travel photography, and leave the GFX gear at home. The OMD and a Leica M11 monchrom are my compact, light travel kit.
I know many nice guys using Fuji, so take it easy 😉
Myself being still super satisfied with my Oly 1 mark ll plus a Pen F, I see all your points. A tool is a tool, but nicer tools create better work by simply delivering additional joy.
Hi Craig, i have never used an Olymus camera but i know a lot of photographers that speak very highly of them. Thanks for sharing this video. 😊
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! I can totally identify with your considerations. So many cameras to choose from... And the question is always: What do you want in photography? And what do you need then? A camera is just a box. What matters are the lenses and the films/sensors. All the menu stuff is just distracting from the fact that focus, aperture, shutter speed and sensitivity (ISO) are all that matters, and any camera that allows you to set these as you want is ok.
Great video Craig, I do love my Olympus/Panasonic/Canon/Fuji cameras all for different reasons. Wildlife/macro/street/travel.
Still with you, my fun camera is OM5, my birding camera is Z8. Enjoy your videos, no matter what you shoot.
Nope still using my EM1 mk 1 and 2. (Love the flip up screen and tiny prime lenses) and still watching your content and following along on Instagram for years. Thanks for another great video.
I bought the em5 a few days after it first arrived, the sensor shift made it a must for me. I had a problem buying one as all the sellers I visited were trying to sell me a canon or Nikon. But I found my EM5 with the 14-42mm after an argument with the seller as she only had one as a display model. But I said I was not placing an order and so it went home with me. A vastly superior camera to anything I had seen or touched or used at that time. My E3030 and e330 and ep2 got sidelined. I bought a very much discounted 14-150mm lens as a factory refurb from the UK, and discovered it to be ideal for my usage and having a quality that was perfectly acceptable, even if a bit slow light wise, in fact better than acceptable, over the years it has delivered some outstandingly sharp images on a regular basis, I am not a great follower of DOF total blur, I like to see what the background is, it positions the main object and when I started photography in the early 1960s was not a "popular" must do. This lens was to supplement my old vintage lenses and adaptors and 4/3 adapted lenses.
I then bought the em1 when it came out and the 17mm 1.8 lens. It was the best in hand feel of any camera I ever used, better than the e3030 with the 12-60mm 2.8 which was excellent. I'm still using it and I still have the 14-150mm on it most of the time. I ventured into Sony A7 for a while and still have one but the em1 is it for me. Still. If it zonks it will be replaced by a MK2. Though like you I do prefer the tilt screen over the flip out version.
I toyed with Fuji as an idea some time ago but the thought of the heavier lenses and "no e1 feel" stopped that.
Also lets face it I have an almost vintage camera that is still more advanced than almost anything the "big boys" have created after they reluctantly fell to the mirrorless style over advertising emotion.
Still a viewer and that won't change. Thank you for your great content Craig.
Came here for the Olympus and stayed for Fujifilm. Interestingly, I decided to bring out my old Olympus om5ii today along with the 45mm lens. I'm planning to use this again for a while.
Forgot to say don't let the trolls wear you down Craig. I don't understand camera religions, unless they give you envelopes stuffed full of cash. I like my Oly M1 mk1 + 9-18mm, 12-40 pro, 40-150 Pro. I'll never buy another camera. I want to invest in improving the art side of my photography. I do photography for fun...
As always interesting and entertaining. I have the OM5 and the weatherproof lenses that can go anywhere and that still matters to me, the handling is essentially still as good as always, but for a second camera I now have a GM1 because I love compact cameras, in fact I have an infra red and a straight GM1 16 meg is all I need on a M43 sensor. Really enjoy your entertaining videos and any camera you enjoy will do the job unless you are commercially employed needing to meet a clients needs and have ultimate flexibility?
To be pedantic - they do not use a "micro four thirds sensor", that is the lens fitting. The sensor is "four thirds". It may have been better if they had named the system "mirrorless four thirds" as it is only a little smaller than APS-C . "Micro" implies the sensor is tiny, which it is not.
I think the idea was a ‘micro’ FourThirds system. Many people will not be aware of the original FourThirds systems.
There are Chinese manufacturers of mFT stuff, some of which is basically cellphones attached to the sensor and mount. Quite possible that a larger Chinese company will do well with the system in future.
@@boggisthecat mostly marketing to the USA where to merikans too big is just right. Naming it "micro" just put them off. When introduced, MFT was the only mirrorless system.
I am selling my well used and well loved EM1 snd EM5 mk2 and buying a second EM1 mk2 body. In my travels I often shoot with 2 cameras and I would always berate the battery life and the buttons being in different positions. Now with 2 cameras the same, simple muscle memory comes into place and the 20mp sensor is all I neeed, the images are stellar and easy to process, the only thing I would have really wanted is the auto eye detect for portraits, but the face detect and the dof makes the m4/3 system more forgiving. That said I do carry my Sony A7Riii for portrait shots of my gf, but for everything else its always Olympus, I just love the system and will never change, that said I am heavily invested in all the lenses
My X-T10 languishes in a cupboard. Even my Canon DSLRs have been used more recently.
I have an E-M1 II, it's not seen much use since I bought my E-M1x. The latter weighs just short of a kilo. I bought it for its live ND and GPS.Recently I bought a new OM-5 (silver) and 12-45 F4. It fits into the pockets of my puffer jacket.
The Lumix G9 II is the same size as the Lumix S5 II, and its sensor is 25 megapixels.
The body size is determined by the camera designer. The need to cover the sensor drives the sizes of the lenses, and limits the minimum size of the body. Being small, or not, doesn't seem much influenced by the lack of the mirror.
You should have a look at all the M43 cameras, you might be surprised.
Great stuff Craig! Love your thoughts and I couldn't agree more!
Much prefer Olympus to Fuji. It’s what you vibe with I guess
I am not a professional; consequently and probably foolishly, I shoot Olympus, Nikon and Fuji. My EM1X is without a doubt the finest camera I've ever owned and shot. Olympus' only failure was using an older, low resolution EVF. Why the company made a decision to do that on it's "flagship" model makes me shake my head even today. Interestingly, my favorite lens is the Fujifilm 90mm f/2 - nothing comes close. Concerning the future, I would love a weather-sealed Pen-F II with some small weather-sealed lenses, but I'm not holding my breath.
Interesting as always. Even though an OM-5 user I continue to enjoy your videos!
I don't think I have ever spoken about cameras there is no need to, cameras are for taking pictures with and my thinking will never change! You may wonder why I watched your blog and when it finished I wondered why too, perhaps it was because all RUclips photographers are now either riding Electric bikes or taking pictures of tree's and I just needed a change of scenery! Thank you.....
'...obviously not fine art ones....'. Priceless.
Owning F,O&N systems. ALL of my Fuji cameras have broken down with light use and my 50-140f2.8. Lenses are outstanding but reliability is terrible. Even borrowed an Xh2 which locked up immediately. Close to retiring and settling on Olympus- EM1MkIII
I've been shooting M43 for a long time. I also went full frame for wedding photography but DXO new noise reduction came out and I decided not to. Also Luminar and Lightroom now have A.i. bokeh.
When you sell your gear you really don't get a lot of money for it and a lot of time its just a headache unless you are making a lot of money from photography.
I also don't like these complicated to use flip out screens. This is why I didn't get a Pen-F. But I found the E-P7 which appeared only some months after the Pen-F. It also has the 20 MP sensor, still no phase AF, but the nice, old flip up screen. But beware - there is no viewfinder, and there is no way to connect an external one. I just got it this week and I love it. Fits into a pocket of my jacket (with a smaller lens).
I was and am a fan of Fuji equipment. I have an XT2 and the 16-55 and the 50-140 lenses which are superb. However I like walking in the Peak District and other hilly areas taking landscape pictures and they are heavy for me at 76. I have a second hand EM 1 mark2 with a Zuiko12-45 f4 and a Panasonic 35-100 f5+ that I use for the hills and for travel. I love the bright viewfinder and the long lasting battery. I'm not going to chase megapixels and the images are easily good enough to make A3 prints at home. I will prefer to spend on travel than gear.
I'm fairly new. I enjoy your discussions. I exclusively shoot Fuji...... & Nikon, Canon, Oly, Pany & some others.
I have been with Olympus now OM since the E-3 and these days the OM-1 , it never fails to surprise me with the images i get and they just keep getting better year after year i also have a Nikon D850 and i must say the OM-1 is in many ways far superior with their lens choices available . I have won awards with images from my OM-D- e1X and that is a 20 megapixel camera so I am in the camp of the photographer not the gear as most of my images come out well weather i use my Nikon or my OM-1 .
Agree about the Fuji dials - nice idea but I never used them on my XT1, always preferring auto ISO and shutter, and the aperture rings on the lenses. For the kind of photography I do though I prefer to be able to get some background blur at 50 or even 35mm, so it has to be full frame or larger unfortunately, so I'm stuck with a Canon 5D for now.
I basically made the same switch from Canon to Olympus EM5's and their wonderful "Olycrons"... MY issue with Olympus was I never like what I got out of camera as RAW's or jpegs... they just never seemed right to me no matter homw much I tweaked in post. BUT... the size was what kept me.. I eventually shot with a trio of Pen-F's with the said Olycron lenses and loved shooting my documentary and street work with them. I even got a couple of EM1mkII's for video work and they diid a great job. When Olympus sold off their camera division I saw the writing on the wall... and moved to a trio of XE-2's and fuji's fast primes.. I love the look of Fuji's RAW files from that xtrans sensor. there's something about them I never could get from Olympus files even in Capture One... But I do miss those Pen-f bodies and compact olympus lenses... Fuji is where I am at and even though these bodies are old and lack IBIS (something I truly miss having from Olympus),the results speak for themselves in the stills I shoot.
I have Fuji and Olympus. Started with Fuji X-Pro 1 which was a bargain with the 18mm and 27mm lenses and case for £499. I then bought XT1 and then X-T2. Bought the Olympus OMD EM1 II about 3 years ago as wanted to try IBIS. Really enjoy using the Olympus and late last year bought a Fuji X-S20 that has IBIS. The Olympus is still better for slow shutter use but I prefer the JPEGs from the Fuji. I tend to use the Olympus more usually paired with the 12-100 which I really wish Fuji had an equivalent with a constant aperture.
I fancy an OM1 but am still undecided. No plans to sell the Olympus kit.
I too jump from an 5D Classic to an OM-D E-M5 back in 2014. I just couldn't afford a 5Dii at the time. I agree that at that time Olympus innovated, and the features I got with the E-M5 were features that I could use as a landscape photographer. I also managed to get an original E-M1 but found its long exposure performance to be very noisy - fortunately Olympus fixed that in the E-M1ii. I agree with you that the E-M1ii was (and perhaps still is ) the best of the Olympus OM-D range - and I'd include the OM Systems OM-1s in that too. I've jumped away from Olympus because - like you mentioned in the video - I'm not convinced that OM Systems have the capability or the drive to innovate the way Olympus used to. I've jumped over to Sigma and am using one of their fpL cameras. Sigma do things their own way, and are not mainstream - I like that in a camera system :)
E-M10 mk 1, best build quality, body grip, excellent ibis, good photographic camera, good AF outside C-AF/tracking, small size, good price not like an XV100 or Leica Q 43…
I love the flip screen on my M-10 II much more than the articulating screen on my M-1 II.
Been following you since 2016 Craig. Liked the fact you were a m4/3 shooter and didn't hold it against you that you were shooting with the inferior m4/3 brand .... Only joking of course.
Enjoy the content, your way of seeing an image. Really don't care which brand camera you use.
Though I am tempted virtual ND/grad ND in the new OM-1
Take a look at the Nikon Zfc. It might be just what you need.
I changed to xt5 also, but still have my Oly mkii, which if I was honest , I prefer shooting with 😌
Yes, I also wish M43 cameras had continued innovation. I still see little on the market to tempt me to replace my GX9 ( similar to the PEN-F but with a flip up screen, by the way!).
Maybe a replacement for the E-P7 but with the guts of the OM-5? But they should sell an external EVF, like they did in the old days with the E-P5. Imagine a wireless EVF even! But I fear I am just dreaming 🫤
OM system please lend him an om1 mark 2. Craig, using an XT5 and an om-1 mark one I can say they both have a place. Good old fashioned photography, the Fuji is my first choice. Love the colours and the 40mp sensor but out in the sticks, travel far flung, waterfalls, live comp, astro, run and gun and wildlife the om is a joy. Hand held hi res in camera is astounding and live comp etc would blow your mind compared to the old models. The 40-150 is one of the best lenses I have ever used. It gives me 300 mm (eqv) at 2.8. I think people see the continuation of a 20 megapixel as nothing having changed but everything else including sensor, computational photography menus etc have moved on leaps and bounds. The evf and hand held IS are way better than the Fuji. I am talking real world not stats for the IS and stats and real world for evf. I have an XT5 with a 16 1.4 and the Om with the 12-40 and 40-150. Both cameras give me all I need. I would add re any sensor size snobs out there that they should try the OM, particularly using the computational like capturing movement hand held and hi res or fireworks, lightning etc....unbelievable. I'd also add when using hand held high res the noise is noticeably lower than a standard file from my Fuji. No such thing as a perfect camera but an OM / XT5 combo feel like it.
Better just give him one.
It’s not going to happen, not young or hip enough for them. I’ve stopped following their social media accounts
Not young enough? Not hip enough?? Who, me?! Bit harsh (but fair I guess!)
I am still puzzled by all the people getting snotty over flip out screens. I am a working technical author. I have spend many times getting pictures underneath machines, with a puddle of oil on the floor right underneath, Sometimes I have even held a mirror in the line, to get the picture, and reflect the flash on the bit I needed. And had to flip the reflected image in photoshop to the read the serial number of the bits. My trousers would have been soaked, kneeling in hydraulic oil, if it had not been for the flip-out, flip-round screen. I can see what I am doing when there would be no way I could look in a conventional SLR viewfinder. I wouldn't buy a camera without one today. I would be limited in what I could do without it. So that is basically my point. To have a camera is to have a voice. If you are going to limit what you can say . . . well, maybe you just don't have that much to say - to "articulate."
I LOVED my Olympus cameras and lenses. But I agree, they lost their mojo, especially now that OM has taken over. I still own the PEN F because if's a beauty.
I replaced my Olympus gear a few years back and got Fujifilm (X-T3) as a companion to my Nikon FX. I'm now (trying to) selling my Fujifilm setup to get Olympus again. I miss the size and the images. I'll never get ride of my Nikon.
My one disagreement with this video is that I like the flip out screen for photography. I have a fair few images that I couldn't have taken without the flip out. This is probably because my flexibility and ability to kneel down are rapidly disappearing as I pass 73!
Long time happy omd user, i had to switch to Full frame as my photography changed to very long exposure photography.
Too much noise and had absolutely to use LR noise red in camera.
Have none such problems with the Sony a7 iv.
But…. For all the other things as ergonomy, handling, ibis and so on.. Olympus cameras are much better
Craig - can you please explain to me the overwrought fuss over flip out screens? What is so hard about not flipping it if you don't like it? When one doesn't like or need any other feature on a camera, doesn't one tend to not only not use it, but ignore it, and maybe even forget about it altogether? I am truly baffled by this point that a lot of photography youtubers complain about. Thanks!
The screen interferes with two handed use, sticking out to the side. It can interfere with a neck strap as it did when it somehow fouled with mine and literally broke the screen. Brining my photography session to a close, and stopping me use it for a photo course I was about to go on. Its less discrete while using it on the street. It is however helpful if doing self portrait and not an issue if a tripod is in use. For those of us who don’t really want to do serious video its a nuisance. I still like the basic em5 design, hence I replaced my em5mkii with the om5, but I would prefer a flip up screen. Hope that helps!
I think you are wrong about OM Systems. The OM1 Mk2 I believe IS your dream camera. You just dont realise it yet.
Why do I say this? Because you love your EM1 mk 2. The OM1 Mk2 is the Olympus refined. The sensor is better. The EVF is much better - simply fantastic. The menus are improved. The AF is simply peerless. All the years you have been away, the OM1 has been refining and improving. It is now a simply wonderful tool that inspires and is very hard to fault. And here is the thing - I sold my X Pro 2 and X Pro 3 to go into the OM1 Mk2 system. Get your hands on one. You will swoon. It will beguile you. It is 150% concentrated Olympus. Its bloody marvellous.
I still enjoy both my EM5 MKII and EM1 MKII, despite using a Leica M Digital which I immensely enjoy. I have looked particulrly at Nikon mirrorless options, as all my 35mm SLRs and then DSLRs are Nikon, but I don't see the point. Olympus still dleivers what I want for my style of photography.
Fujifilm are an interesting company that make good gear, but they are spreading themselves quite thin trying to cover small through to large formats. From what I have seen, they aren’t quite as good at out of camera JPEG as Olympus/OM System. Panasonic (LUMIX) have somewhat the same problem with the S system on top of trying to hold onto a chunk of the videography market with those huge ‘micro’ FourThirds bodies and keeping a line of photography focused bodies going.
I am trying to find a reasonably small backup for the OM-1 mark II, and it’s not so simple. Feature wise, my E-M1 (mark I) is a reasonable option but it’s slightly bigger than I would prefer. An E-M1 mark II (which are quite cheap now) would be even closer in features and common usability, but again the size is basically the same. As no smaller bodies have been released in a long while there is a gap in the market.
(The OM-5 is a fair bit smaller, but the feature set is more akin to the older E-M1 models and it is fairly expensive. The E-M10 mark IV is good for size, but has no weather-proofing and lacks a lot in features being the base model. ‘First world problems’, eh?)
Their (Oly's) only fault: the flip out screen: I agree.
Plus - the rather awkward placement of the dial at the front of the Pen-F (which kept me from buying one).
Question (11:53:) Why do you consider Fuji's X100-vi a better Pen-F?
Fuji X-T2 screen is best there is if wanted multi-angle screen.
Otherwise don't bother, and stick to normal tilting screen. Photography is mostly about horizontal and 4:3 does more justice for that as well.
The PEN-F frontal dial is good one. It takes little getting custom to, but then it is away front of your finger. You don't think it anymore. Their problem just was that they limited the color adjustments and profiling to too few and small changes really. The frontal "creative knob" (as I would call it) requires camera user to have will to step away from "I shoot only raw" and "I must have aboslute color science". And go and start practice difference, different styles, different themes etc. Throw themselves to "fakes" and "fictional" photography, and that way become better.
And yes, I would still personally like that knob would have been little easier to turn, and have 4 of 5 positions as Fn places instead dedicated by Olympus.
And like other models, I can't withstand side swiveling screen in PEN-F. It is annoying, almost always on the way, in wrong angle and requires taking care not to damage it and when using it, it is off-axis and always just bad.
E-M1 II and all after that with it is just stupid trend to demand.
I could possibly sell my Leica for the X-Pro4 if it is as good as I hope!
I have several cameras from several brands ,mainly Olympus Panasonic and Sony I also have 1 Canon and a Nikon….
…and as thought I was indecisive!
I’ve never been interested in using a Olympus. I do have a friend that has Olympus and he only uses it on the weekends
Your friend obviously knows how to enjoy himself on the weekend.
I'm here for yoir insight👍
I use an old Nikon DSLR>D850, oh well😅.. those internet commentors are boring, and have no creativity or originality, they are the most basic of sheep.
About "gear doesn't matter" - to just get the shot, it doesn't matter ~ however, F1 mechanics are not using (Princess Auto) tools because gear matters and essentially equates to quality. ...imo😊
Cheers,
I like M43. Currently more LUMIX. I love the GX85/9 for their small size and light weight. I also use Fuji. Just bought a XE3 and X100VI. I have more bodies than I can explain. I do very much like the EMD1 Mii. It is married to the 12-40 lens. Had an EMD5 I gave to a coworker as his 1st camera. I love the saturated colors that come out of the Olympus. Maybe not accurate colors but good looking colors.
OM systems doesn’t have the money to keep up with the research needs of a camera company. LUMIX has given much of its attention to full frame bodies and lenses. Small M43 bodies seems not to interest LUMIX or Olympus. Too bad. I dream of a PDAF sensor and engine like the G9ii in a small body. LUMIX has killed the GX body line so I’m hoping for the G9ii guts placed in the S9 body.
For the time being, I’m not interested in any Fuji upgrades over the XT4. I don’t want the 40MP sensor. I think that train has left the station. I am satisfied with the bodies and lenses I own. Sorry LUMIX & Fuji.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Lumix GX-9 with a Leica 15mm or Oly 25mm / 45mm lenses = perfect MFT camera.
I shoot Olympus, currently sell my FF gear and for the past few days I've had the xt50 at home to try out 40mp.
I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I actually cannnot see any difference to my em1 iii. Also my 12-45 is sharper than the Fuji 16-50.
I'm actually too lazy now to figure out what I did wrong and just send the Fuji back.
For my use and my, well, feeling, Olympus is best. I'll just stick to it now and hope OM System will be selling camera gear till I die😂.
Can someone explain to me why it is so hard for mft to increase the megapixels, when drones like the mavic mini with a smaller sensor have 48mp nowadays?
I don't care what camera you use. I can't tell the difference. It's your work that stands out to me from all the others, not your gear.
Seems to me your looking for a predigital Oly film camera, simple to use & a long list of primes - that's you sorted.
Totally agree, I use Nikon and Olympus. A tool for each occasion, and like you enjoyed the freedom of a small camera. OM systems isn’t Olympus, not the brave innovative company Olympus was. I am an e6 member because a like the no nonsense content and approach, I care not a jot what camera you use.
Yesterday I viewed this video and the checked out your photo books for sale. I purchased The A to Z of Improving your photography. I paid for it through PayPal. I attempted to download it as a pdf file on my computer desktop. However, a program called DropBox took over the download process. I know nothing about DropBox never mind have a subscription to it. Am I able to do what I originally attempted -- download the book as pdf file to my Apple pc? If so, how do I it? If this is not permitted, I would like to receive a refund for the purchase of the book.
Hi Dennis, I have sent you an email about the book.
The problem is blackmail
Tried Fuji and I didn’t like their prime lenses. Wonky quality control and auto focus. Don’t like you can’t transfer raw and video wirelessly. Didn’t like they moved all production to communist china.
Basically as long as OMS keep making the EM5/OM5 with my 17mm 1.2 I’ll be staying with OMS. Don’t need more innovation to take photos and they can do all their wildlife obsession, I don’t care. Oh! I don’t follow you anymore but you did come up in my feed, that title caught my eye.😂
ATG departed from Olympus after the death of his father...4/3 gone into the history books. Then m4/3 closed.
Silly name on the camera bodies with dated below 25meg sensor with 50% reduction lenses because they couldn't make 1/1 lens.
The current rumor is that the X-Pro5 (not 4) will be out in late 2025\early 2026.
So.... Not a Sony? 😅
Great content, but anoying music
Dear God... another one who has never shot with the immortal Olympus E-1😂
"Hi Craig you are my camera barometer, whats hot, whats not! nice vid as always."