DPReview TV: Olympus OM-D E-M1X Review

[@jeffrielley920]

Four years later and OM has this camera on sale as a refurbished model for a third of what it originally sold for. Now I have to decide if I want this or the new OM-1 for twice the price.

[@ryanalee4747]

The the flashing low battery indicator on the menu makes me nervous.

[@dasaauto2024]

Millennials. Back when we had 24 exposures in total, and perhaps only the film in the camera with us. That’s reason to be a little nervous-you’re covering an event, or out exploring a new area, and you have, say, 20 “pictures” in total. Use them up too soon and that’s it. Or shoot to conservatively and miss some great moments. But a low battery makes you nervous? 🤦🏻‍♀️ Probably only a couple hundred pictures left then, since it’s the M1X... 🤭 (Just playing around.)

[@mikewhiles4635]

Oh yeah the battery is a weak point, hence having two as standard.

[@GB-ez6ge]

I think the flashing battery light is an unwritten rule in youtube videos of camera screens.

[@TechInspected]

Is that DigitalRev pink _magenta_ tape?

[@glsracer]

AKA "pinkenta"

[@kierenkd]

So long as it's not Tmobile pink, they wont get sued

[@artgreen6915]

This review is beautifully shot.

[@Snichols206969]

Canadiana imagery 10/10

[@HenryPiffpaff]

Pretty skookum!

[@markhood66]

Saw this video when it first came out. Appreciated Chris’s review. Like most people, I agreed it was over priced. But recently Olympus dropped the price $1000. Even then I thought it was too much. The I saw Olympus’s Trade in and Trade Up promotion, giving an additional $300 plus the value of you trade in. After all was said and done, I paid less for the E-M1X than I would’ve paid for the E-M1 M3. I am pleased with the performance, plus I feel I paid a fair price for a great body.

[@AgnostosGnostos]

I have a Sony a7 camera and I have invested in nine full frame e-mount lenses but I love this Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera. I really love it.

[@mannyvidsnyc]

Thank you guys for the actually explaining all the functions and features and not just giving out your opinions like some others did.

[@sebastiaanvanwater]

I know the scenery played a big part, but this review has one of the nicest photo galleries from DPR.

[@micoleal7098]

1. Love Olympus 2. Had an E-M10 and E-M1 3. Excelled in outdoor landscape photography and overall convenience 4. Unfortunately I eventually left them because they were never good enough for portraits... no shallow depth of field on zooms and poor subject tracking (especially indoor sports)... 5. Love the tech they bring, specifically the IS, but not good enough for portraits... 6. 3000$??? Are they mad???

[@niccollsvideo]

The price is what gets me. The tech is great but the price...

[@drpork1360]

What made you feel you had to make a comment like that :-(

[@d4bid15]

Ditto! Switched to Fujifilm with the 35mm f1.4. Never looked back after switching!

[@jackthehatphoto]

The hassle of getting shallow depth of field is also the killer for me and it's something that can only ever be addressed through software. I have the E-M1 MkII and it's exceptionally good if you can live with the depth of field. I have no complaints about the price. I think its very reasonable, especially when you consider the features and the build quality. If it had a full frame sensor everyone would think it was a bargain. People pay more than that for a Canon 5D MkIV which has a tiny fraction of the capabilities of this camera.

[@recklesscoding]

@@jackthehatphoto definitely agree. However, even with the m4/3 you can get shallow DoF by using manual f/0.95 lenses. However, it looks like Olympus is also bringing faster-than f/1.2 lenses: www.43rumors.com/this-is-the-new-olympus-lens-roadmap so hopefully there will be a 45mm f/1 for DOF lovers.

[@jagerardi]

Those photos just before you moved to the prairie were excellent. Some of your best shots taken. Well done. ..Joe

[@danieldougan269]

I love how Chris had his coat buttoned crooked.

[@dasaauto2024]

It seems like this review more or less hinged on AF performance. We’re so pick with AF now, than if a camera doesn’t grab an eyeball at a strange angle in the dark the camera is deemed practically useless. That’s crazy to me. If you try to work *with* the AF instead of pushing it until it breaks and then criticizing it (a common problem with both camera reviewers and camera users these days) I think the AF in this camera would be more than fine, really. Just keep your expectations in check. NOW... Wha about the frickin’ handheld 50MP photos? There’s a feature worth getting a little more excited over! What the heck yoo guys? Jeepers! And 80MP photos on a tripod (a photo tripod, not the dog). That’s bewildering is it not, eh? The 2K shot batter life and 2 hour fast recharge via PD tech? And how are we just ho-humming our way past the 7.5 stops of log jammin’ IS? Are you both sure you’re not them Millennials I hear aboot all the time that don’t drive because the can’t be bothered to learn? I don’t shoot MFT, never have, but gash dern! This camera looks a bit more special than you guys are givin it credit for.

[@matthiasstukenberg210]

while watching the video I thought the review is sometimes very picky on minor downsides in otherwise great and innovative features. Not sure if there is a little bias in this.

[@aviza12]

​@@matthiasstukenberg210 well, while these features are pretty exciting, this is a 3000$ camera body. It means it's in the same category as the a7iii, for example. So while I don't really mind the outdated viewfinder, the fact the AF is lacking...

[@SG-zf8ey]

@Brandon G so a7iii/a7c cost about the same now used and cheaper brand new? Who in the right mind would get this instead of those sonys? There's a reason its camera department was sold off.

[@truthseeker3536]

This was not a review but a hit piece. MFT since its launch in 2008 has been a favourite punching bag for many of these big name influencers.

[@ghonnieblazeone]

2:50 What happened to his coat?

[@colourberry]

I have one and the EVF is absolutely fine and its 120fps progressive screen is a pleasure

[@Michael-pm1tq]

I love my Olympus OM2 film camera and I think if Olympus ever roll the dice and enter the full frame market again I reckon they could sell really well. A quality built weather sealed Olympus body with their IBIS technology paired with a full frame sensor would be a dream to shoot with. But seeing as they are asking $3k for this MFT body and the amount of risk and money they would have to spend on r&d, I doubt that will ever happen. I think the Panasonic/Leica/Sigma partnership was a very bold and exciting move that could really pay off down the road.

[@malfinocroce2137]

We will see. There is a huge market for pro cameras with this specs. Olympus is offering a reliable tool for half the price and half the weight compared with canikon. Its not a camera for wedding, indoors, concerts or portrait work! This is not the market Olympus is targeting at. Its a camera for outdoor sports, action, wildlife. It a camera for news and photo journalism, embedded journalists and all sorts of terrain where a rugged and reliable top notch tool is required. The only real downside compared with canikon is battery life. Even with the build in grip this Oly makes only half the shots. There is also a limitation in high ISO performance. The "tiny" sensor can not compete with the FF market leaders there. But the sensor is good enough for most outdoor situations. The EVF is big and bright with a high refresh rate. I have tried it. It is a real pleasure to work with. The reason why the monitors dont have the highest res is about battery life and reliability in very cold weather. So i dont share your opinion there.

[@thethirdman225]

I agree: this is for photojournalists and people who are used to lugging incredibly heavy gear like a couple of bodies and a 600mm and 300mm at sporting events. A pair of these with the 40-150 f:2.8 and a 300mm f:4 would dramatically reduce weight for a very good result. As far as the issue of high Iso performance is concerned, I really think that sooner or later, they will end up correcting that with software sampling. It might be a while before you can't do a serious motor drive sequence that way bu star trails and the like might well be possible. Same for the "bokeh" nuts. Phones can simulate that now. I confess the I _haven't_ seen this camera in the flesh yet but I spent a long time carting big lenses and heavy bodies around and in the end it wasn't fun and I will have back problems for the rest of my life.

[@alexandercarder2281]

I used to have the E3. I miss it 😢

[@alexandercarder2281]

And the E510

[@djrbfmbfm-woa]

so glad i have all the available lenses. still get, for landscapes, from the lowly em10 mk1, excellent results. can only get better from there. j.

[@elleporidae]

YASSS. An early review from Chris and Jordan!

[@hinokikuaimu]

Lots of rather negative comments about the camera, but one remark: the camera's only been announced officially since yesterday, the good folks at DPR may have had a pre-prod sample for a couple more days (? or few weeks?) but how can one fully understand the limits of a camera of this kind in just few days (or say, few weeks)? This is a great *overview* of the E-M1X but at such an early stage and with the camera not even released for sell to the public, I wouldn't qualify it as a *review*.

[@rubenl2402]

Very good review, honest with the positive and negative things about the camera.

[@midnightsnack1306]

The reason why Olympus added a specialized train af is because in Japan there are hobbyists who are train fanatics. Like shooting airplanes and motorsports, taking photos of trains is huge thing there. Also there are hobbyists who are into miniature trains and would love to have a camera that can accurately follow focus their mini trains as it goes around their diorama.

[@keanuneo-k2w]

Really enjoy your reviews. Fair, balanced and always interesting.

[@electronicfury]

Olympus, just give us this tech in an E-M5 body, portability is what micro four thirds is all about. And sort out the AF tracking of people. Then I'd upgrade my E-M5 in a flash.

[@JustSimplyBrandon]

I was really hoping that this would be a competitor to the Panasonic G9. But after watching this review, I’m partially skeptical about the short comings, particularly the price.

[@juanalvarado7794]

Considering that you can get the G9 for $900..there is no competition

[@JoeMaranophotography]

G9 now looks amazing value.

[@QuickQuips]

Joe Marano It's definitely an underrated camera.

[@JoeMaranophotography]

@@QuickQuips I like M43 a lot because I do a lot of wildlife photography and I was really hoping this was going to be something truly special but its just confirmed that my next camera after the G80 will definately be the G9!

[@niccollsvideo]

It really is a good value for the money. Oh, and the EVF! Gahd yes!

[@gian3458]

You know Olympus fucked up with the EM1X if people are talking about another camera in a review meant for the EM1X

[@dangernba]

And EM1 MkII looks really small now.

[@exploresouthwest]

13:18 I use the OMD EM1 mk2 for all my outdoor photography work and love it. I'm also a person who hates tripods and use any excuse to get away from them (like using an m43 camera). Plus I don't have any need for a high speed sports and action focusing camera. Even though that would seem to put me in the prefect niche for this camera I have no desire to upgrade. I don't know what niche Olympus is going for with this price and size, I don't see it being a big seller as I don't see a market for it. But I totally understand Chris' fun using it, the EM1 is the same. And also the exciting potential this opens up for upgrades of the EM1, EM5, and EM10 lines. Maybe it will just end up being a good test bed for the future Olympus cameras.

[@MrPhilbautista]

Isn't this the upgrade for the E-M1?

[@exploresouthwest]

@@MrPhilbautista Looks like it's being positioned as a new tier above the EM1.

[@EmoEmu]

Really charming camera. Priced too high though, but if you want a mirrorless that ISN'T a tiny camera then this is pretty much the only one out there. It's too big to vlog moving, but if you're filming yourself sitting with the camera on a tripod then this could make more sense. Bit of a limitation though, but it's great to see the flippy screen!

[@StarGateSG7]

WOW! This is actually a GREAT camera! It's about half the price of a Canon 1DxMk2 or Nikon D5 and has NEARLY THE SAME FEATURE SET. I think i'll get "The Boss" to put a few into inventory for us to play around with. Don't compare this camera to a Panasonic or even Fuji...compare THE ENTIRE FEATURE SET to a Canon 5D Mk4, 1Dxmk2, a Nikon D850 and a Nikon D5 and even the Sony A9! This camera MATCHES the feature set of ALL the above high end cameras at nearly HALF THE PRICE! Does it REALLY MATTER that the Micro 4/3rds sensor cannot match the Bokeh of a Full Frame or it's absolute light gathering power? NO No and NO! It actually DOES NOT MATTER because in this case a PHOTOGRAPHER'S TECHNIQUE and SKILL can EASILY make up for ANY perceived shortcoming! Who is this camera designed for? I would say it's for the INDOOR/OUTDOOR SPORTS and the FAST ACTION PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE photographer who goes outdoors A LOT! If you work by or in the sea, on the snow, in the rain, in the forest or in the desert or LOVE to take photos of Soccer (euro football), Hockey, Basketball, Rugby, Skiing, Surfing, and Racing of all kinds THEN THIS is the camera for YOU! Also, if you are the type who's backpack CANNOT HOLD the typical 200mm, 400mm, 600mm, 800mm lenses and 5D4/1Dx2 body sizes. THIS CAMERA is for the photographer who simply CANNOT TAKE six to ten lenses with them! This camera is also for the adventure photographer who takes ONLY the 16-to 35mm zoom, a 70-to-200mm zoom, a 150 to 600mm zoom and a 50mm prime lens in your kit! It's a LOT LIGHTER than the big-boy Canons and Nikons but has the SAME or even BETTER WEATHER SEALING! Can you do in-studio product shots or people/pet portraits? Yeah! You CAN if you have a decent 16mm to 35mm zoom or the equivalent primes put on a tripod setup in a real CLOSE-to-SUBJECT modality! Is this camera COMPLETELY designed for that? No NO and NO! This is NOT a 50 megapixel Canon 5Ds/r and DO NOT EXPECT IT TO BE ONE!!!! Studio and Portraits is truly a DIFFERENT market! If you're a high end studio pro you stay with your 50 megapixel monster BUT if you do mostly outside and do only the occasional studio shoot and portraits, you are FINE with getting this camera! Can it do live concerts in low-light smoky bars and band shells? Naaaah! The BEST cameras in the world for that right now are the Nikon D850 for stills and the Sony A7s2 for video which have the superb low light capture abilities that can't be beat! WHY should ANYONE buy this Olympus Camera? Well! As an adventurer, you need only to spend about $3000 on the body and for ANOTHER $3000 which WILL BUY that 16-to 35mm zoom, a 70-to-200mm zoom, a 150 to 600mm zoom and a 50mm prime lens which gets you into a TRULY PROFESSIONAL photography kit for a price that would get you up to ONLY THE BODY of a typical high end Canon 1D or Nikon D5 series! This camera and lenses WILL EASILY fit into your dayback and/or your outdoor 30-to-90-day-cross-country-adventure-hike kit and not give you a hernia! How good is this camera? I would say it's BETTER THAN the Fuji XT3 image quality wise! Feature set and weather sealing is UNPARALLELED by any other Micro-4/3rds camera as good as a Nikon D5/Canon 1Dxmk2, so for you war-zone news photographers who want something a bit more discreet and lighter than a 1DxMk2, if you put a decent 150-to-600 zoom on the Olympus and keep the 50mm in your upper vest pocket, I would say YOU ARE GOOD TO GO get that news story! And who should buy this again? Action/Wildlife/Sports Photogs and Adventurers who only take 2 to 4 lenses with them and usually a collapsible monopod and WHO CANNOT USE OR TAKE a giant Full Frame Body/lens Kit with them! If you travel far and light then THIS OLYMPUS camera is for you! .

[@StarGateSG7]

P.S. We use a LOT of the Big-Boy Canon 1Dx2's, 1Dc's C300/C700's, etc. so I am kinda biased towards Canon! BUT again, if you look at it from the point of view that the Olympus is $3000 CHEAPER than the Canon 1Dx2 and Nikon D5 with nearly the SAME feature sets and weather sealing minus the 1Dx2's/D5's Bokeh and Absolute Light Gathering Power THEN you can make a good case for this camera. That $3000 YOU SAVE will buy you a SWEEEET LENS KIT to do what you SHOULD BE DOING which is taking GREAT PHOTOS using your GREAT COMPOSITION SKILLS for fun or for making real money! Only when you finally have that $15,000 saved up from your Olympus photo jobs do you transition into a 50 megapixel Medium Format monster or a 1DxMk2/D5 with a $6000 lens!

[@cinergiflims]

Glad you guys are doing dedicated video stuff with Jordan. Looking forward to it!

[@asalcu]

Correct me if I'm wrong but any half decent camera should be able to follow a black snowmobile on a white background, with or without machine learning.

[@rekai6209]

Jordan with the pumpkin lmao

[@henryzhang9915]

Chris, your landscapes are breathtaking.

[@MMaven]

Great Shot Chris. The IS looks pretty dang good for both stills and video.

[@baihu4u]

Will you be reviewing & testing this camera in sunny HI, Michael? I always enjoy your perspective as well.

[@GregStonham]

The background looks like it's warping when he's talking about the OIS? Around 1.05.

[@lo1128]

looks rubbish, warps all over the place

[@Collingwoodharbour]

Thanks for the detailed review. Definitely paints the camera in a much more negative light than I had hoped. I adore my OM-D E-M1 (reminds me of the feel of my old Pentax SV and LX). Guess I'll wait for the next iteration of this camera for the significant shortcomings to be addressed.

[@simonu.x.heereman4432]

@3:20 Chris - what's up with your jacket???? But I love the E-M1X :-) ... and you, too

[@packardproductions31]

Looks like a warp stabilizer post production effect in the walking video shots (trees in the background around 1:00). Is it possible that the stabilizing is done not just by having an ibis, but through real time processing in the camera?

[@mwales2112]

Love my Pen-F and use it 80% of the time over my E-M5 mkII... Nice review Chris...

[@alexandercarder2281]

I’ve always been drawn to Olympus and have had two wonderful cameras before micro 4/3rds really hit the fan. I had the Olympus e510 with the twin lens kit. I then upgraded to buying the Zuiko 50mm f2 macro lens (which was absolutely stunning lens and weather sealed) it actually served just as good as a portrait lens and could produce amazing Bokehs. And then I bought the Zuiko 11-22mm f2.8 extreme wide angle. Then came the E3 with the Zuiko 12-60 mm. ok so something that you didn’t bring up is the one of the big reason people buy into Olympus and that is there lens line up. Zuiko lenses are quite simply, Stellar lenses. They have some of the most outstanding lens technology there is. And not just there top tier lenses. Even there budget lenses are amazing quality in both build and image. The Zuiko 12-60 and the 50mm macro and the 11-22 produce images with shut clarity and richness and stay sharp even to the edges and chromatic adoration is hardly perceptible and vignetting is neglible even at high f numbers. It’s the consistency throughout there entire range that sets Olympus apart. I love there super control panel and the amount of customisation and reconfiguration is amazing.

[@rinusworldzm]

Is the 11-22 f2.8 weather sealed?

[@alexandercarder2281]

@@rinusworldzm Absolutely 😉 it’s a beautiful lens

[@Red35Photography]

Don't I want to come to your location to shoot! Gorgeous!!!!!! I am stuck in a dull city! Hi from London.

[@dasaauto2024]

Red35 Photography Yeah, London... Doesn’t get duller that that. /s lol

[@niccollsvideo]

I loved living in London and there is so much stuff to shoot. I love the people and the feel of the streets, but you have to like cloudy light (because that almost all you get). And you have to like walking only two blocks and then turn sharply, and then two more blocks and turn sharply.

[@Red35Photography]

@@niccollsvideo Come back mate, the clouds miss you! Yes street photography is fun in London but always love all those white fluffy stuff in your area. I need to come back to Canada, I left 25 years ago... too much has changed.

[@thebadmanreturns]

Brexit has failed, eh

[@Red35Photography]

steve blow yeah... well... nothing we could do, just enjoy my EM1X

[@JonPais]

excellent review as always. Thanks guys!

[@RickMentore]

Love the images you got. Another example of the thought that "thy are no bad cameras out there." Having said that, this camera is effectively over priced at $2,999.99.

[@zfisher]

Those handheld hi res photos were pretty stunning.

[@geoemm]

My god.. Canada is so beautiful...

[@RobShootPhotos]

Great review. You came to the same concerns about the EVF and back panel. I am glad you covered this because you had experience with the EM1 to share your feelings about focus. Frankly, they needed to come out with a EM1 Mark III with their improvements of AF & IBIS, ND filter, composite photos and save some R&D with the same optional grip from the Mark II. Why not work on some F/2 zoom lenses? Then they need to come out with phase detection abilities similar to the EM1 in their EM5. If Fujifilm decided to come out with IBIS in their XT30 or XT4, I would have a hard time keeping with Olympus.

[@AbdonPhirathon]

Rob P You could get a gray market X-H1 which has been greatly improved with firmware updates, and still have $2,000 to spend on glass for the price of one OM-D EM1X, so yeah...

[@ThePhotographyHobbyist]

4:53 I think we saw Gavin Hardcastle and the gang there not too long ago shooting the same scene.

[@danieldougan269]

I'm anxiously awaiting the E-M5 Mark III or lower used prices on the E-M1 Mark II so I can upgrade from my original E-M1.

[@funtrain23]

I love the technologies and the image stabilization and the ruggedness. I think that ND filter feature should be available on every expensive camera, as well as time lapse mode and things like film simulation and presets. However, when it comes to sensor size, you really can't beat physics, and I think for larger sized cameras, they should be at least APS-C. Otherwise, I'm just going to wonder why I would want to spend so much money on something so big? All cameras should be running Android and allows for uploading to social media and cloud storage directly. I think MFT mskes the most sense in small cameras, and so are all of these fancy features. I really don't mind carrying something bigger than the RX100 that has a MFT sensor. Or, a compact camera that can switch lenses. I think this is where it makes the most sense. Maybe for videos MFT makes sense, too, as the GH-5 is so popular. But I think it's only popular because it offers features that other APS-C cameras don't. If Sony has the same features then would people still buy the GH-5?

[@rinusworldzm]

I really wanted to hate this comment but I agree with you. One of the reasons I'm struggling to think about the M1X are the shortcomings it has. It has alotnof great features that make up for it but some of them are little hard to ignore.

[@DanielFlores-ku8os]

I have an O-MD E-M5 Mark ii. I have been waiting for the E-M5 Mark iii. Before 2019 Olympus stated it will be coming out with 3 new cameras this year. So I am hoping the E-M5 Mark iii will have a hand held high res mode. I don't shoot people, other then my family, very much. So the hand held high res mode and a few of the other features of the new E-M1X in a smaller E-M5 form factor body would be great for me.

[@theclockster]

Gotta say, these reviews with Chris and Jordan are top notch!

[@txemari100]

Algunos se quejan de que el sistema tiene mucha profundidad de campo. Y lo ponen como si fuera algo malo, es increíble, probablemente es mejor tomar un retrato y concentrarse en la ceja o la punta de la nariz. Tener mucha profundidad de campo es una calidad en muchas ocasiones y tener menos profundidad de campo es una calidad en algunas ocasiones. He estado en la fotografía por más de 40 años y prefiero la profundidad de campo. Tengo Sony A7 y Olympus, y cada sistema me da cosas diferentes. Si quiero sacar un paisaje, hay problemas con la poca profundidad del cuadro completo, diafragmas muy cerrados, menos luz, me obliga a usar trípode y difracción. Parece que aquí hay muchas personas que solo toman fotografías con poca profundidad de campo,

[@SunDog5050]

You nailed my problem with the camera at the very end. I think over 2 pounds for a micro 4/3 misses the mark. How much better if Olympus could have marked the camera as “under 2 pounds”. Great jumps in usable technology.

[@Emilioh888]

I really like the video coming out of this camera. The motion, the resolution, colors and dynamic range all look good. I wish it was full frame!

[@808islandlife_HI]

At $3000 it’s not only for people who hate tripods, but also hate Sony. If you have that much cash to spend I can’t see getting this over the A7 III.

[@kurgo_]

People who want a m43 sensor aren't exactly looking at full frame for competition, realistically speaking.

[@AddictiveDissolve]

@@kurgo_ That is simply not true. I can testify to that personally, and there are endless comparisons on the net to emphasise the point further.

[@TechnoBabble]

@@kurgo_ Why not? With the size and price of the camera there's no reason not to go with full frame. You just simply get better image quality even on older FF cameras. I have a G85 right now for wildlife and the noise in lower light (I'm talking cloudy or sunrise, not like nighttime) is disappointing. The autofocus on it, while amazing for contrast only, sometimes completely misses the subject even on a single point in the center of the frame and can't focus directly at hard light sources like Christmas lights, cause it thinks the hard edge of the bokeh is what's supposed to be in focus (contrast detect problem). For video it's amazing for the price, but if you're shooting stills MFT just isn't very good.

[@JoeMaranophotography]

@@TechnoBabble You would be shocked how badly older FF cameras do against a G80. Like really shocked!

[@thebadmanreturns]

Good enough for fight 1dxii /d5

[@cactustweeter2890]

I am really intrigued about the computational aspects of this camera.

[@Eric_Rossi]

Can we respect epicness at 2:11 please? thanks.

[@gamma8gear]

Im i was invested in the m4/3 this and e-m1 look so appealing

[@derekmidgley]

I'm betting that one still can't save video settings in C1 to C4. Let's hope they at least fixed that as the inability to save video settings to a user mode on EM1-ii makes it impossible to quickly change from video to stills or visa versa.

[@pranavtripathi2890]

Beautiful pictures! You guys should shoot more in such amazing locations!

[@HeyHerdy]

The more I shoot and the further we get into better tech, the more I REALLY don't care about a blown out background or high ISO performance. Just take good images, be a photographer or videographer. Get the good light, nail that action shot because its easier then it ever has to get great images. Complaining about the evf being low res is fine, but its not like it's impossible to get good images. Great video though!

[@fabipuello]

1:22 Chris "Ansel Adams" Pretty good!.

[@vacationviking]

I would really love to get this camera- it looks really great (from the perspective of someone who switched to Canon from Oly) although its just too expensive to tempt me.

[@spritual_enlightenment]

They can follow trains and airplanes, but not children... Ha~

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

Why do you want to follow children... *slowly reaches for phone

[@jagerardi]

I think following children in Canada is illegal!!!! :-) ..Joe

[@naughtyskweet6]

They're too unpredictable!

[@TomVestvik]

Haven't "following" children always been the ultimate camera test?

[@spritual_enlightenment]

@@ZulqarnainAidil, Damn, but I have a (small enough not to feel bulky) camera...

[@klackon1]

Another great review: thank you. I am a fan of Olympus, having owned an OM1, OM2, 2 x EM1's and an EM1 mark II, the latter being a fabulous camera. Unfortunately, almost everywhere local to me is surrounded by trees; and I am constantly using higher ISO values for my wildlife photography. I therefore (reluctantly) changed to FF. Had I stayed with Olympus I doubt I would have added the new EM1X to my EM1.2. From my point of view it is not worth the extra £1000 (like Sony, Olympus believes 1 $ = 1 £). I think I would rather have the forthcoming Olympus 150 - 400mm f4.5 lens. Good luck to Olympus and those who purchase the EM1X.

[@MrPhilbautista]

Good grief! How much is that lens going to cost???

[@klackon1]

@@MrPhilbautista .They have not released a price yet. My Olympus 300mm f4 cost about £2000. My Sony 100 - 400mm f4.5/5.6 G Master cost £2500 and the new Sony 400mm f2.8 G Master (which I cannot afford) costs about £12000. Though only of academic interest to me now, (I will stay with Sony for years to come) my guess would be about £5000. Of course, I may well be greatly mistaken.

[@ImChrisLuke]

video quality is great, but the background at that wide angle (when the camera is moving/walking) is doing funky things. is that the IBIS?

[@happythec1am]

lol. Every time you cut to any camera back screen in any review, your battery is dead. Love it. :)

[@OccasionalPhotographer]

What glove setup is Chris rocking? Heading back to the rockies this year and I need some good photography gloves for the cold!

[@erincthomson]

They are from www.theheatcompany.com

[@panmaew]

Not a word mentioned here but the footage looks mighty good. Great even on my 4K computer display. A credit to both the camera/lenses and of course Jordan.

[@juandenz2008]

Nice review. Great sunset shots too. I have to say I'm really impressed by the machine learning / AI autofocus these manufacturers are coming out with. I'm far from an expert on this, but I did an online course a few months back on Coursera that covered some similar topics, and it is interesting to see it turning up in more and more products.

[@DLD_Photography]

I'm still shooting with my trusty E-5 and E-30 and for a while, I have been thinking of moving to M43 but, I do have a lot invested in lenses. How well do the old lenses perform on the M43 systems?

[@johantsai3754]

Even better on M43.

[@shubhdeepkhanna]

Is it being shot on d em1mx too?

[@GeneWaddle]

0:52 🙂

[@shubhdeepkhanna]

@@GeneWaddle thank u very much sir🙏

[@808islandlife_HI]

I’m curious about the “X” in the name. So will this be a separate model line from the EM1 Mk II and its successors or is this considered the successor ?

[@tamasterjek7520]

Xtra large, Xtra heavy, Xtremely expensive, Xtremely small sensor

[@hh83917]

Good review and I felt the same. All in all, I'm disappointed about the sensor size vs price. It got nice features, yes, but it needs a new sensor to justify the price of almost two EM1-MK2s. In it's current iteration, it can still only shoot outdoors fast action stuff, once it goes indoors, fast action is out of the question. For the price vs what you get accounting for what's currently in the market, it's gonna be a tough sell. Olympus will probably have to drop the price on EM1X in probably 6 months into the market to get more user buy-in.

[@carlbenjiphotography6651]

No Jordan part? Coming soon?

[@eXaviar]

Hey Chris , what gloves are u using? Looks like some heat company stuff, right? I am looking for good winter stuff for staying warm while doing photography

[@richardewlliams9864]

Today the price is $1,700 USA. 1-16-22. My opinion it's well worth it at that price. I'm using a Lumix G-9 and Nikon D-800. I going to go with this at this ($1,700) range only because I have 7 Panasonic Leica lens already, so why not.

[@QuickQuips]

I've seen it 1400 or so. But in Japan I managed to get one at 700. If coming from most other mft cameras don't forget to include the price of two uhsii cards.

[@Misigun99]

How does it compare to the G9?

[@eagletheblue]

2:51 is that jacket supposed to look so crooked?

[@GB-ez6ge]

Don't know if I can trust this review. How can Chris handle the buttons on an EM1X if he can't even handle the buttons on his jacket (2:50)? :)

[@W5k003]

How is the Hi Res photo compare with 5Dsr/D850 ?

[@TechnoBabble]

Probably about the same or slightly better but requiring you to be completely still while hand holding. Where either of those get that kind of quality with every press of the shutter, even on a moving subject. This camera just simply doesn't compete, the image quality different to full frame is way too big to make this worth it for the other features.

[@ajinkyathorat7502]

@@TechnoBabble Not it does not have the same quality, don't fall for M43 advertisement, there is comparison of nikon d750 and g9, nikon Iq outperforms hires photo from g9.

[@jriceblue]

Just pausing mid-video to say: wow, those are some GREAT shots.

[@ThePandaPhotographer]

I see a little warping in the video , looks like you had to crop and add stabilization

[@thatjordandrake]

No digital stabilization in either the camera or in post. I did find that setting the Stabilization responsiveness to -1 helps a lot when walking wit the camera. We switched when we got to farm, and you should see the effect reduced quite a bit.

[@BJJandBS]

Did they get rid of the crappy menu system or make it full frame yet?

[@merlinalfonso6374]

You hit the nail on the head. My two complaints about Olympus.

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

Is he using a hair gel or pomade or is it just frozen in place?

[@niccollsvideo]

Both

[@marcoc2706]

Chris's gloves/glomitts seem very practical in cold weather. Wonder where he got them.

[@MrBigbadbowen]

Forgetting about sony/canon/nikon/fuji et al, what does this camera say about M43 future? Panasonic have gone full frame (or will do soon) from what your saying it sounds like olympus are putting smart phone tech in a camera body? Could be a smart move considering the form factor! Could the Em5 mkiii really put this concept into operation when/if it arrives? Sounds like interesting times ahead for m43

[@SakaphotoGraphics]

If I was a transportation photographer and my company had loads of extra cash, I might consider this. I'm glad that they've got better IBIS equipment but the cost to include it and a battery grip is too much. I liked the E-M1 a lot but the company still hasn't gone far enough ahead of that to warrant the price. It's got me thinking about the gap between the E-1 and the E-3 and then, the E-5, wondering why everything was a bit late back then.

[@raredreamfootage]

The IBIS + 12-100 F4 is horrible for video on the Olympus EM1 Mark II!!! It wants to hold too still so if you move too quickly it creates crazy skewing effects! Did they fix this problem?

[@andresgonzalezcerda7635]

And the jordan’s Link vídeo?

[@yoyoshimray]

Is OM-D E-M1X replacement for OM-D E-M1 MKii?

[@buddhigodawatte6400]

Why is your jacket longer on the left side Chris? Is that some Canadian thing?

[@gregbillings]

Any update on the Video side of the review? I am really curious if the 2nd CPU solves the issues for CAF the Mk II had in your review

[@sirlancelot3109]

The G9 released a year ago for $2000 and although I love it, the subsequent release of the a7iii robbed its shine and a lot of potential customers. A year later Olympus releases a similarly capable camera for $3000 when Panasonic has had to cut the price in 1/2 to move the G9? It baffles me how even the development of this camera got funded. My prediction for Jordan’s review is that the xt3 opens a can of video whoop ass on em1x at 1/2 the price

[@bigshooter461]

does this thing shoot 60fps stills?

[@SakiniCZ]

Is this the NX1 for Olympus? Make the best and leave?

[@bluehorntail28]

14:32 , so are we getting em5-m3 soon? :D

[@MrRumbleBeee]

As an Olympus Fan this is a hard sell. 3gs and this is the best the have to offer... 😒Especially when Sony is offering better AF and tracking for 900$ and at 24 mp to boot in their new a6400. I love Olympus but I think it’s time for me to change systems.

[@MrPhilbautista]

But that body doesn't have IBIS, which is the major rant of most reviews of that camera. Although for just a few more benjies, you could get one with IBIS and still better AF and tracking

[@MrRumbleBeee]

philaw123 and I do already own a gimbal also. So that’s not a major issue.

[@glsracer]

Dropping the IBIS and weather sealing from the a6400 was the killer though. I suspect that a lot of folks will pass up the a6400 in favor of whatever replaces the a6500.

[@TechnoBabble]

@@glsracer The a6400 is weather sealed in basically the same way as the a6500.

[@glsracer]

@@TechnoBabble interesting, the article I read said that the sealing was dropped.

[@jryn007]

Is that Handheld Hi-Res comparable to Google Pixel's Night Sight?

[@DaveHaynie]

I haven't read a technical paper yet, but it's more like what Google's doing for their Portrait Mode. Google shoots multiple shots, then does subpixel alighnment on them and crops to give you a better zoom. This is similar, I think, but no crop. Pentax did a version of this last year, but this may be a bit better. The "tripod" version uses sensor shift to precisely 1/2 step your pixels, so it may deliver a better result. But the sensor is so fast on this camera, they can shoot 10-15 shots before you know that's happening if it uses the electronic shutter. Google also uses pre-shots -- some of the shot it uses in Portrait or Night Sight are shot before you press the shutter. Olympus already does that in ProCapture, but no idea if that's part of it here. And yeah, I would love to see them do a noise-cutting, dynamic range boosting mode like Night Sight. Most Olympus cameras have a handful of computational photo modes, this one adds at least two, but that's an obvious next option.

[@Lizerator]

Great review, helped me understand this camera.

[@homesickphotographycomau4107]

wow sensor error on the OMD em1x in recording 13:57 sec look at OMD em1x (look at your head)

[@coleturner3859]

is that dog missing a leg at 5:40 ????