Olympus E-M1X - Wildlife Photography Gear Review

[@PangolinWildlife]

Do you shoot with The Olympus E-M1X or are you thinking of getting one? Please share your opinion and any questions you might have in the comments below.

[@carriepretoriusmostert969]

I have just moved over from heavy Canon to lighter Olympus OMD 1 Mk ii equipment for trekking and travelling. Best decision I have made. The Pro capture beats any camera on the market when it comes to action and the 150mm Pro lens is incredibly versatile. Purchasing a bundle is actually cost effective when making the transition (camera body with 2x PRO lenses)!

[@estraume]

You should do a review of the E-M1iii. That is basically the E-M1X without the vertical grip and additional battery. The advantage is of cause that you save weight, which might be important for those who gravitate towards the Micro Four Thirds format.

[@sharoncroome2723]

Yep, use a 1X and an EM1 MK3. Love the light weight and great features of the Olympus cameras. Much better for my back than my old Canon gear

[@elmerdeloso594]

I'm considering this to replace my Nikon mostly for less weight. Can you do a comparison of the image quality against Nikon/Canon? And does the 300mm f4 mean you get the same "reach" as a 600mm?

[@fellowcitizen]

Fantastic detailed real-world review; thank you! Subscribed!

[@djbuknard]

They are incredible cameras. FYI you can activate orange blinkies in the EVF for highlights and blue for shadows so you can get a perfect exposure!

[@mariyanamt]

Nick, could you please tell how to do that? I am more new to the Oly system and still struggle to find everything I need in the menu. Thanks!

[@stefanvasilev9318]

@@mariyanamt Not sure if you've already learned how to dot his - but anyway, pressing the INFO button while using the EVF or the back LCD cycles through the different Info Live View modes - one of those is the one with the Highlight and Shadows in color 🙏

[@ulrichsamosii6058]

Love the M1x after switching over from the Nikon 850

[@wheelhousewatch]

Wonderful review. Beautifully done.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you! -Danielle

[@BStie67]

Hi, since I photograph with EM1MKii and iii for several years now with the same lenses as you in the test, I can say that you summarized the positive and negative sides of this system perfectly. Pictures under good light conditions are superb. Under low light conditions post processing with e.g. Topaz Denoise helps a lot where Full Frames has its advantages. Sometimes the background is a little bit too „nervous“ for me with the 300 mm. Regarding blown highlights in the viewfinder: there is the opportunity to show blown highlights in red and dark parts in blue in the viewfinder. I use this permanently to adjust the exposure. Regarding frame rate: I think it is even 60 FPS in silent mode, at least at my Olympus cameras. Regarding the menu: you are right - you get used to quickly and you find new features every day :-) The quality of the image stabilisation is „crazy“. I like your comment on the ergonomics - I took the EM1MKii in my hand 4 years ago and knew - this is it. Thanks and go on with your excellent videos.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Bernd, happy to hear that from a longstanding Olympus user. To me it was a new experience all together. Topaz is gold! As far as I understood you can only get 60 fps if you do not use continuous focus, which we use 99% of the time. But useful in other genres for sure. Thanks for the comment, appreciate it! Danielle

[@BStie67]

Hi Danielle, yes you are right. 60 FPS only in SAF- Mode. I did not find any use case for this frame rate, either. Since the AF is so fast I very often shoot in SAF and get better results. Best regards, Bernd

[@hughbatchelor8599]

Dear Danielle. You naughty girl. Fancy being so taken in by Olympus over your Nikons!! Tut tut!! Just teasing you, haha. Sounds like you have found a very usable camera and highly suitable for your needs. Some lovely bird shots in your review. My Mum had an Olympus Trip many years ago and that used to produce super pics too, so there is no doubt it is a great camera brand. But for now I shall stick with my Nikon D7200. Great review. Take care and God Bless.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Hugh. Haha, not swapping my Nikon in, no. Just trying to review some other brans than Nikon and Canon. But there are definitely advantages to shooting Olympus. For now I am sticking with my kit but maybe when my ship comes in I will change my mind...! Keep well! Danielle

[@hughbatchelor8599]

@@PangolinWildlife Hi Danielle. Lovely reply to my comment. That is pretty well how I feel too, as in the past I have sworn by this or that product only to find something better later on or the original product has lost the qualities it had in previous kit. I have found that especially with power tools. Keep up the good work and take care. God Bless. H

[@jamesseward9263]

Excellent presentation! Very professionally done with detailed information! 😊👍 Thank you! 💕

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi James. Glad it was helpful! Danielle

[@olafweyer859]

You probably can't hear it anymore but so nice to have a woman photographer go on youtube. Great review, thanks. I think I'm sold on this camera, even with the 2 later releases. Subscribed.

[@thomasstirr3018]

The best way to use Bird Detection AI Subject Tracking is with a single AF point activated. Placing the single point in the approximate spot where you expect the bird's head to be will improve tracking. Another great way to use Bird AI is in combination with Pro Capture L. This is my preferred way to capture birds-in-flight. For perched birds taking flight I'd suggest using Pro Capture H set at 60 frames per second. The first frame will lock focus and exposure so you do need to be careful on the flight direction of the bird. I have my E=M1X set for 15 pre-shutter frames in Pro Capture H with a Frame Limiter setting of 15. This means when I fully depress the shutter the E-M1X will commit the 15 frames stored in temporary memory to the card, but will not add any more frames. I find this fantastic for small birds taking flight in terms of capturing incremental changes in body and wing positions. When shooting without Bird AI, continuous auto-focus works better than continuous auto-focus + tracking. Tom

[@thrallingFRglory]

At last some content with M43.Super excited for this!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Took a while but we got hold of some.

[@sedevacante966]

Tony Northup left the chat

[@PangolinWildlife]

ha ha

[@rudolfabelin383]

I unsubscribed a while ago because of his "unknowledge" of aperture etc.

[@tkarlmann]

Tony continues to fail to appreciate M4/3 -- particularly the OM Systems / Olympus brand; he wants to _TOTALLY_ equate Lens Aperture to DOF, and not Exposure as well..

[@jacquesnel8384]

So did Jared Polin

[@petertomko2060]

Love the review

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks a mil, Peter! Appreciate it. Danielle

[@ianmorison2425]

Would love to see this compared with the Nikon Z9 - apparently likely out by end May

[@PangolinWildlife]

We will try.

[@sound-flies]

Awesome review 👍 thank you for sharing

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@sound-flies]

@@PangolinWildlife is it true the viewfinder is the biggest concern for this camera

[@carolarchdale5625]

I have the EM1X and the EM1 miii and have been lucky enough to be one of the first to get the new 150-400 Pro lens. The combination is wonderful! Now all we need is to be allowed to return to Botswana on safari!!

[@PangolinWildlife]

You are allowed...come...its empty at the moment!

[@carolarchdale5625]

@@PangolinWildlife I really wish we could but the UK government say no. Also it would mean having to pay for 10 days quarantine on our return in a hotel. Our Insurance wouldn’t be valid either. We have both had our 2 vaccines each so ready to go. I have been having safari withdrawal symptoms for the last year. We had three trips postponed to this year and now it looks as if we might not get to go then. As soon as we are allowed to travel we will make a booking and go!

[@PangolinWildlife]

@@carolarchdale5625 I'm optimistic that when Porton Down release their study on the "varients" that we will see that the SA variant is not more dangerous than the kent one and we will start to see normality return. The traffic light system won't last long...just hold on for a few more months!!!

[@carolarchdale5625]

@@PangolinWildlife i know. We would come today if we could! I love Africa and going on safari. Fingers crossed we will end up at Pangolin before the year is out! One place we haven’t stayed in yet so something to look forward to!

[@PangolinWildlife]

When you are ready send me an email on [e-mail] and we will make it happen! Toby.

[@adriannydegger]

you can actually even do 60fps (without refocusing) even with pro-capture mode

[@PangolinWildlife]

Yes indeed, but not when using C-AF, which we use 99% of the time for our subjects :-) Danielle

[@Gundolf300]

Do any of you girls and guys shot with, or have tried fujifilm for wildlife? Would be interesting to hear what you have to say about compared to the usual canikon monsters 😊

[@PangolinWildlife]

Not yet, we all own either Canon and Nikon but will see if we can get out hans on one! Danielle

[@Gundolf300]

@@PangolinWildlife Given the options (cameras, lenses and what not) the usual fuji photographer has i can't blame you. Would be nice to hear your take on it someday though ☺️

[@shanecrees1239]

Just about the ND filter mode, it does not work exactly like a typical filter....it does not reduce light, it joins a bunch of images to show the effects similar to an ND filter, like silky flowing water of a waterfall...

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Shane, didn't know that, thanks a lot! Danielle

[@oneoldgit]

It may pick up all the birds but it defaults to the nearest one.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Good to know! Danielle

[@djack41]

Why not mention that Olympus just sold its camera division to JIP? Olympus is no longer in the consumer camera business. Might be a poor investment.

[@PangolinWildlife]

I'll check it out, thanks Danielle

[@faunagraphy]

Thank you, Danielle! Ever since Pangolin reviewed the Nikon Z7 and praised the EVF and IS, I've been waiting for a review of the Olympus system (which pioneered these technologies). A couple of mistakes in the video: The E-M1X now costs @2000, not $3000 (US prices). Secondly, for ProCapture, it's worth mentioning that while the ProCap-L mode (continuous C-AF) is 18fps, the ProCap-H mode with S-AF is a whopping 60fps! For photos of birds taking off, you can use ProCap-H because you only need to set the AF once (when the bird is perched). Perhaps for birds, 60fps is overkill, but it's very useful for insects such as dragonflies or beetles, who are a joy to shoot with the 300mm Pro.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks a lot! Danielle

[@evans66ph]

Great unbiased review and well done. I have the E-M1X with 300mm like yourself and as you say the menu system is very comprehensive. One thing I do love though is you can configure 2 completely different settings by flicking the two way mode selector switch. So in position 1 I have the full AF bird detect and a quick flick to position 2 has a single point AF if the bird flies to a busy area of the frame. Used to shoot Nikon D500 and Sigma 150-600 but Olympus have a system where you can take out all day without getting fatigued. Thanks again 👍

[@PangolinWildlife]

Yes! Love that too. Thanks for the kind words and comment. Danielle

[@Mpactpics]

Fantastic evaluation. Thorough, clear, concise and professionally presented. Absolutely, high quality product in terms of production. One of the best organized and informative product videos I have seen. Great examples, demonstrations and explainations. Having watched this video, I feel confident, the camera will be a sound purchase. Thank you

[@caroldarby9444]

Fabulous review Danielle. I have been a Nikon shooter for 30 years and found my gear was getting bigger and heavier. Two years ago I made the switch to Olympus and am very happy that I did. I am awaiting delivery of the 150-400 which will complete my outfit. I will be covered from 16mm to 1000mm (full frame equivalent) all F4 and F4.5 and all hand holdable. I can’t wait to try it on a Pangolin trip when I am finally able to travel overseas again.

[@carolarchdale5625]

Now all we need is to be able to travel! Are you U.K.? It might be some time but hopefully this year!! Fingers and toes crossed.

[@caroldarby9444]

@@carolarchdale5625 I am actually in Western Australia. We have a lot of freedom within our country. Fingers are crossed that we can travel overseas next year. Though we do have a travel bubble with New Zealand which is always a great option. Good luck getting out on safari.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Oh hello Carol! Hope to see you soon! Danielle

[@edwintam2349]

Great review. People overlook all the advantages the m4/3 system offers. I have the D850 as well, but before that I shot the Nikon D3s (mostly sports/action). Loved it, but it was heavy and large. Enter the EM1X that I picked up a while back which feels like a miniaturized D3s! The irony is that I most shoot portraits now; even then, the m4/3 system is more than capable. I'm convinced 90% of the world only needs m4/3. The current rat race for more and more megapixels is pointless.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Edwin, appreciate the input! Danielle

[@bngr_bngr]

Just shoot with an iPhone.

[@dhedc]

This is a superb review. You covered it all. Thank you. I hope to be able to visit after Covid.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello David, thank you. We really hope to see you soon! Danielle

[@BuddyEleazer]

I’ve used two of these since Feb 2019. Love the weight. Carrying the 40-150mm on one body and 300mm on other works well on safari. Btw, the 1.4x tc also works well on these combos.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Howzit Buddy...hope you are well!

[@BuddyEleazer]

@@PangolinWildlife eager to get back to Africa. Nice overview of the camera.

[@earlteigrob9211]

I, in fact, just tested the MC-14 with the 300mm and to my great surprise, the increase in resolution is around 30%. It seems that the 300m has such high resolution that the limiting factor is the sensor, not the lens. Therefore even though the 1.4x converter may reduce the resolution of the lens in theory. It’s not enough to notice a decrease in quality because the sensor is still the limiting factor and you end up with much better resolving power with the MC-20 added.

[@stephenedmunds207]

A very good and fair review, i have an earlier em-1 mk ii and may possibly get the om-1 but the build quality and ergonomics of the em 1 x as well as the massive price drop makes me consider that camera instead.

[@tkarlmann]

Well done! Considering advancements in m4/3, would you still recommend the E-M1X in 2024? I also have the Nikon D850. Have you kept your D850? I have an OM-1, but I like the idea of a backup camera and especially the GPS and other sensors. Thoughts?

[@OMCochrane]

​I bought mine ready for Pangolin safari in June 2020...but that was delayed until June 2021(but I doubt that will happen either) so looking forward to seeing what Danielle's views are.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hope you enjoyed it.

[@jimhackman5184]

Thank you, I've been wondering abour that camers.

[@thethirdman225]

Mmmm… good review. I had no idea about the pro capture mode, even though it’s a system I’m very familiar with in pro video cameras.

[@rajenderpinglereddy2931]

Hi Danielle, A very informative video. Can you do a similar presentation for the Olympus OM DE M1 Mkiii camera. Thanking you.

[@PangolinWildlife]

We'll see what we can do! Danielle

[@teddyroosevelt8870]

That South African English accent is so sexy!! Jou Bielie!!

[@gregdonoghue3464]

Nice review. Pangolin does a great job of Wildlife Tours, just wish I could afford to do it.

[@garyjeffers8299]

I have an E-M1 Mark ii and my next camera will be an E-M1X. For me the Pro Capture feature sets it apart from other brands. I shoot with 1DX Canon shooters and they're amazed at the shots I get with Pro Capture. You might have been amazed at the shots you could get, even using SAF in Pro Capture High. For small birds, it works a treat on flight after take off.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Agreed! Will give it a try thanks Gary Danielle

[@stefanvasilev9318]

Just upgraded to the 1X afrom my MkII. Can't wait to get my hands on it Ina couple of weeks 🤗

[@benwiles7433]

What I like about the reviews that all of you at Pangolin do is the unbiased real world testing. The ND filters would be useful for water or sea scape shoots. Personally I can't justify the expense of changing systems sadly.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you Ben. We have set out to be impartial at all times which is why we are not sponsored by any of the brands.

[@faunagraphy]

You might want to look into an E-M1 Mark ii as a second body. It has most of the features of the E-M1X and you can use Canon EF or Nikkor AF-S lenses with adapters. You won't have usable C-AF but you'll have good S-AF, plus all the advantages of the crop factor, an EVF and the best image stabilization available.

[@TITAOSTEIN]

I’m very happy with my e-M1 mark iii + Leica 100-400mm + Olympus PRO 40-150mm f2.8 + Olympus PRO 300mm f4 + TC1.4 and TC2.0. I can make long walk trips with climbing with a “comparatively” very small backpack in die Alpen and Andes, and also in the forests in Brazil! Perfect choice for me! For Landscape I bring also de Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 Pro and the small LUMIX 12-35mm f2.8. I have also Nikon Cameras and lenses (that I love) but I use it mostly in studio situations.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Very happy to hear! Love the weight of the Olympus. Danielle

[@gregdonoghue3464]

64 GB, 300 mb cards are sufficient. If you do video, you would use a larger card.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Greg

[@TITAOSTEIN]

The new OM-1 + 150-400 f4.5 TC1.25 seems to be a WONDERFUL set for Wildlife, specially in Africa, Australia and South America!

[@thomastuorto9929]

Great seeing different manufacture's cameras up for review. Gives the viewer more to chose from & when a reviewer who has used different brands recommends a particular piece of equipment , they know from what else might be out there.

[@PangolinWildlife]

More to come! We are trying to get the other brands to send us gear.

[@zacharykato2879]

this camera is now $700 usd. Is it worth it or is there better options for that price range, or is this camera a steal for that price

[@johnbradshaw5900]

A fair and balanced review. As an E-M1X owner I love it, whether it is the right camera for you depends on what you want and need but for me it is pretty much perfect. Build quality is outstanding, it makes most other cameras feel ordinary. Handling is also outstanding, in both orientations. Although it's a big camera it feels great in the hand and balances really well with telephoto lenses.I find AF to be fast and reliable and i have never managed to flatten the battery in a day of shooting. The 20MP sensor is unimpressive in terms of counting pixels but colours are lovely and unless you crop aggressively 20MP is enough.

[@andrewbatchelor5498]

An extremely objective and thorough review of this Olympus camera and well presented. I have bought this camera and combined with the new 150-400 pro lens it will take your images to a new level. In my humble opinion Olympus colours are the best.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Andrew. Glad it was helpful! Danielle

[@WildVanWild]

Can you also photograph wildlife with the Olympus OMD EM1 MARK III, such as with the E-M1X and upload a video of it

[@PangolinWildlife]

I can see if I can get my hands on one... Danielle

[@WildVanWild]

@@PangolinWildlife thank you

[@skyhigh1154]

Great video very informative as usual, thnx!!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Glad you enjoyed it Sky High!

[@andyvan5692]

Danielle, if you are a fan of the "D5" style integrated grips, i bet you can't wait for Nikons new Z9 when it comes out, from what I have seen of "quick" preview photos of it, courtesy of Grays of Westminster channel, of course, this is what we will be getting, and at the large MP count, not sure if it will be the 47 of the z7 or the 24 of the z6?, but if the ergonomics of the MB-N11 with the Z6ii/Z7ii bodies hold for this one, should be a great offering!!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Indeed, would love to see what it looks like and feel what it feels like! Danielle

[@mansoreaa]

Ty ... Your videos are beautiful, just like you🌺

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks!

[@joerghummerjohann4854]

Fantastic review :-) And not to forget: Those 2 pro lenses are killers! Outstanding quality. I'm using them on 2 E-M1ii bodies and waiting now for my Masai Mara trip in August. But surely wanna return to Botswana and probably joining you there

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Joerg, thank you. The 2 lenses were fantastic. Happy to have Olympus users here and hopefully meet you in Botswana! Danielle

[@joerghummerjohann4854]

@@PangolinWildlife Thanks a lot, Danielle. Very kind. I had fantastic days at Chobe river front with AndBeyond. The reason why I changed to Olympus was this safari. Now, I would like to see Savute, Moremi and the delta 😍

[@ruudthoomes2608]

Great video, finally a M43 review. Would love to see you do one on the Panasonic G9.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Ruud thank you! Danielle

[@rudolfabelin383]

Hi Danielle from Sweden 🇸🇪! Thanks for a very good review and so unbiased. I have a Panasonic GH5, but I think this is one is on the wish list. Only had it in my hands once at a local dealer, it was actually smaller (in a positive way) than I expected. I think one of my keypoints with the M43 is that I can skip the tripod and the Bazooka lenses 😁 I believe that this camera has even better stabilization than my GH5. Would love to come and see you and your fantastic colleagues when things settle down.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hey Rudolf, thanks. I must still get my hands on a GH5. Exactly - with the stabilisation and light lenses it makes wildlife photography easy. We'd love having you over in Botswana! Hopefully see you soon. Danielle

[@rudolfabelin383]

@@PangolinWildlife Hi! With some luck Panasonic will release a GH6 this year. I do hope they skip 8K on it. As already mentioned in the thread, the Panasonic G9 is a fantastic bang for the buck.

[@dazsly]

Great review 😊 what is the focus speed of mirrorless compared to dslr like Nikon D750?

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello, thank you. It depends greatly on the lenses used too, but I found this one to be a little slower to AF than my D750 & 300mm 2.8 combo Danielle

[@NikCan66]

Excellent video yet again and showing up the camera strength and weakness.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello, thanks again! Appreciate the support! -Danielle

[@NikCan66]

@@PangolinWildlife thanks

[@McTavishofskiag]

Great review, thank you. My first visit to your KZbin site so I'm looking forward to checking out your other videos.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Welcome Andrew, great having you here. Thanks! Danielle

[@wilbuzllf5057]

A very well made review! It's awesome to see an experienced photographer talk about both good and bad things about a camera and a system even though you normally shoot with a different system and technically a better sensor.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello, thanks a lot. Yes, it's always good to see what's happening elsewhere with other brands :-) Danielle

[@bobdriscoll3310]

This is a really interesting and impressive camera, but since moving from APS-C to full frame it's hard to believe the move back down to Micro 4/3 could be a good idea. I'd hate to see them die out though, and if they keep making great cameras like this then hopefully they won't!

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Then keep your back breaking gears which are only good for pixel peeping. Apsc ain't m43, just step kids of full frame parents

[@idahomountainlover754]

I can’t believe people actually use the word ain’t....

[@roybixby6135]

Olympus cameras have always been well made. Its good to see Olympus hasn't gone out of business yet. Its probably too expensive for a MFT sensor camera...

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi there Rob, yes still making great gear. $3000. :-) Danielle

[@ostoer]

Actually the price has been reduced to 2000 a couple of month ago.

[@hariseyecreations1214]

fantastic video on OMD EM1X.. i am ordering one!!..

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Hari, thanks so much for the kind words! Danielle

[@BuddyEleazer]

Regarding viewfinder lag, the frame rate can be increased in the menu system. This really helps.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Anyone looking for a great photo safari company in N.America (whose leader shoots Olympus) needs to check out Buddy's website here: magnumexcursions.com/. WE have been working with Buddy for years and he is an excellent photographic tour leader and operator.

[@michaelkettleson7317]

But it slows AF and framerate

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great wildlife vlog, thanks for sharing

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Tony thanks a mil! Danielle

[@sarelalberts8890]

Thanks for a very informative video as usual .Some eye opener for me as a Nikon user .

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hallo Sarel, ja nee self. Was nice to try out something different that I have never used before. Plesier! Danielle

[@ryantang8146]

I own both EM1X and Canon R5. They are both very good for wildlife photography.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Great combo! Danielle

[@DmitryBrodsky007]

I got EM1X about a week ago. At the end of your experience, what are the best settings you recommend for bird tracking with EM1X in terms of settings and sensitivity (-2 or 0 or +?)

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Dmitry, C-AF + single point focus + sensitivity depending on the bird (vultures - not sensitive, smaller birds more sensitive but not max and make sure you work with enough zoom). Danielle

[@jonerikrolf2029]

A OMDigital rep mentioned on a podcast that the tracking sensitivity setting on Bird AI is not activated. I hope to get this confirmed. For BIF , set the C-AF to +2 unless the bird is flying in front of contrasty backgrounds.

[@DmitryBrodsky007]

@@jonerikrolf2029 thats very interesting. I would like to have this confirmed as well

[@ralphdiaz9726]

Great review of a truly wonderful camera!!!! 👏

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you! 👍 Danielle

[@rascalhusky8129]

I can't afford a camera like that so I bought a Olympus TG5 , its small and great and Affordable.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Great!

[@kilohotel6750]

I have a growing interest in this camera and the new 150-400 F4.5 I would like to try the pair out and see how it compares to my R5 and 600 F4. $9500 for the two I don't think I'll be buying it but I would like to see how it performs.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello, glad to hear you're an Olympus fan! Danielle

[@gregdonoghue3464]

High Res, 50 mp hand held, 80 mp on a Tripod, Jpeg.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Most of our subjects move but for landscapes it's great. Danielle

[@berndbinnewies2757]

Nice Video, but in ProCapture-Mode 60 FPS are possible (without AF).

[@PangolinWildlife]

Indeed, in wildlife photography we use AF 99% of the time :-) Danielle

[@idahomountainlover754]

Great review! I’ve been thinking about selling my Nikon gear for this very camera and now I’m even more convinced!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you. It's always difficult to decide when you compare apples to pears. I always use www.cameradecision.com for great comparisons :-) Danielle

[@jakesdewet3567]

The OM system is great and have benefits like other systems. I wish that one of the Brands would do a serious ASP-C camera. Nikon doing a D500 in Z format. On the Nikon 400 f4.5 or 100-400. I looked at the OM system but to change brands is expensive and involve more than just a new camera with lenses, it involves batteries and in many instances workflow changes. Lr is not the best solution for OM files or Fuji files. But OM is a great system with many benefits.

[@gregdonoghue3464]

Small sensors do gather more noise. Here Topaz Denoise AI works great!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Am about to invest in Topaz! Danielle

[@martingibbons8021]

Great review

[@davidcoote8395]

I’ve been worried the M1X was a bit big and heavy for my bird and wildlife walks, but looks like I need to man up! My OMD1.2 needs a companion, so its looking like the M1X is where I should be going. They share the same batteries, so thats helpful too. I’ve got the 40-150f2.8 & the 300F4, so ready for the next step. Great video, thanks.

[@stevevickers2844]

Cracking review, very informative. In the pro capture mode ares files saved as raw or Jpeg?

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Steve. Both RAW an jpeg Danielle

[@richardewlliams9864]

As of today this body sells for $1,700 (1-17-22). My lumix G-9 is as good and does must and more.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Great, the best camera is the one you have in your hand! Danielle

[@richardewlliams9864]

@@PangolinWildlife hello again. I've seen a lot of videos on the wildlife and action capabilities with this body but very few to none how well it preform for portrait, landscape and so on. What is your opinion on this subject? Thank you,, from Richard in Tulsa Oklahoma

[@richardewlliams9864]

I've been shooting with the lumix G-9 camera, it has most and more shooting features of this camera. This camera is on sell $1,700 US dollars as of 2022 till the end of February. I might pick one up at that price just for grins. If you haven't used the G-9 try it out. Use a battery grip and all firmware updates. Right now my gear is. Nikon D-800 Lumix G9 Lumix LX 100-mll. In the near future may add a D-850, if I live long enough. 70yr's young and carried a camera from the age of 14. Take care.

[@AGag47]

Appreciate the review. You never went into detail about how effective the CA-F is, more important, its ability to keep up with a flying subject coming directly at you. Not interested in tracking. I've been nailing wildlife pics for years without tracking and just relying on CA-F. Panning isn't as difficult for most camera's AF systems compared to subjects coming right at the camera. But if the CA-F was able to "keep up" with moving subjects provided one kept the AF target on the subject coming at the camera, that would for many be enough to consider a swithch.

[@jonerikrolf2029]

The M1X will keep up (high hit rate) with a bird or other animal coming fast right at you when using C-AF with AF sensitivity set to +2 and shutter selected to Low (shot-to-shot C-AF) and not set on High (only AF on first shot). Your main task will be to keep the active focus point(s) on target.

[@PangolinWildlife]

I must admit not having many birds flying towards me, good one to test out next time :-) Danielle

[@TITAOSTEIN]

Great Review and fantastic Camera (and lens)! M43 is fantastic for wildlife!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Totally agree!

[@TITAOSTEIN]

@@PangolinWildlife I Use mostly the em1 mark iii with the Leica 100-400. And I’m thinking to get the new Olympus 150-400 f4.5 tc1.25. My second Camera is the Nikon Z6. Love both Cameras, but I use the Oly 80% of the time! Compact and light combo and fantastic IBIS.

[@ronaldbak2092]

I bought a E-M1X about a year ago and the more I use the camera, the more I like it. I shot canon pro digital bodies for many years and a friend at a local camera shop back in Michigan talked me into Micro 4/3 because I can't carry that heavy gear around anymore at 67 years old. The e-m1x reminds me of the EOS-1D pro bodies I was using and the image quality is excellent, I don't expect to have full frame image quality, but the images I have got from this camera has amazed me and with the latest firmware updates, the new features are nice with bird tracking and better autofocus. I mainly shoot birds and wildlife here in Florida and with the 40-150 2.8 Pro lens and MC14 convertor, this is a great lens combo and has served me well, anyone looking to move into Micro 4/3 should seriously look at the e-m1x and now that the price has come down, this camera is a great deal, even in 2023. Thanks for the great and honest review.

[@MarkHu123]

Excellent! And nice to have the disclaimer about it not being a paid review.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Glad you liked it! Danielle

[@gregdonoghue3464]

Use 2 Batteries and have two for backup with you.

[@PangolinWildlife]

I would do that most definitely

[@tariqalkindi8045]

Thanks beauty girl it was nice demo i just bought this cam used from Ebay sound good cam no doubt. wish it has night starry features as emd mark iii that feature is so important for astro photography.

[@agrafernando]

Great review. Strong alternative in the mft world: Lumix G9.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Good point.

[@ryantang8146]

I have the G9 and it is a great camera for wildlife photography not so much for bird in flight but with a perched animals, it is quite capable; however that 20 FPS for G9 is not live view and it fills up the buffer too fast so it can’t compare to the EM1X 18 FPS which you can shoot continuously for a long time and I have yet to fill up the buffer with an UHSii card

[@AjaySingh-228]

Good One mam.. Beautiful Click too.. update from canon R3 is coming

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Ajay! -Danielle

[@AjaySingh-228]

@@PangolinWildlife you are welcome mam

[@Lordvader330]

Excellent review. I love my EM1X

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@ianmorison2425]

Great review, thanx!!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Glad you liked it!

[@darryllafferty8730]

Great review!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Darryl. -Danielle

[@angelisone]

Hi Danielle Carstens, wildlife & sport photographers: ATG and his father used to say to shoot with flash or monolight (better if you can move that light near to the subject by wireless radio in 444GHz, 2.4GHz and better with ATG 2.4GHz TTL). I went beyond that I used flash but I also had two E-M1X modified to become ATG E-M1X IR (Infrared) with ATG IR flash & IR monolight (2nd body to ATG E-M1X UV). In any cases, the benefits of using flash /or monolight (so you seasoned & expect sport/wildlife photographer are lost & think its silly = no way, it can stop action). Well, those two geniuses were correct & that one can lower the shutter speed and freeze action! My ATG Gold 60CT-4r & ATG Gold 60CT-4r IR (wireless radio camera shutter of beyond 50,000 meters!) It's better than the Pocket Wizard MultiMax II. This history of his father & ATG (classified/closed/condensed): 1. Yoshihisa Maitani, the Einstein Camera Designer 2. Olympus M-1 = Maitani is Number One 3. Olympus OM-1 = Olympus & Maitani also Number One 4. Vivitar 283, 285, 285HV = ATG 5. Rolleiflex 3003 = ATG 6. Contax AX & Canon AL & L series = ATG 7. Contax 645 = ATG 8. Metz 60CT series = ATG 9. Metz 60CT extender (very rare by ATG) X. ATG, Quantum QFlash, Godox, Jinbei, Bolt, Flashpoint, Neewer, Rollei = Guess Put on your thinking cap: Anyone knows what OM-D E-M1X really stand for? Please shine in & reply if I am correct or dispute that Maitani, ATG & I were/are wrong.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello, we don't use flash here as we believe it has an adverse effect on the wildlife. But very interesting! And no idea what OMD stands for :-) Danielle

[@yuqin405]

i feel i am listen to a lecture.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hope you learnt something from the lecture! Danielle

[@ВиталийДеревянко-д7ш]

The actual price is 2000 $

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks

[@donaldkelley5785]

Excellent Review !!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you kindly! Danielle

[@callemdavies8992]

Ok - shouldn't have watched this lol! Have managed to convince myself this is either out of range of my wallet and/or overkill for my needs - but your review sums up its place in the wildlife photography niche really well. Now - I'm interested...

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks for the kind feedback! Apologies if it now affects your bank balance :-) Danielle

[@seanc8054]

i really dislike that people keep wanting smaller and smaller cameras, i am a big person, i have enormous hands, my open hand covers an 11" diameter diner plate, this makes trying to hold onto a tiny camera so uncomfortable, because i have to pinch it like some kind of crab claw hold (if it doesnt have a nice deep grip, but often times the parts of my fingers that dont bend land on the place on the grip that need a bent finger) so it's just been a disaster trying to find a camera that fits me, i always get the battery grips just so my little finger doesnt hang off the bottom of the camera. i even have an old Olympus E-420 with a 3rd party battery grip , i dont think olympus made one for it, and when i cant find one, i 3D print them, they dont function like regular ones, but they just make the camera bigger.

[@TITAOSTEIN]

If you want a big Camera, geht it! But dislike people because they want smaller cameras is unbelievable!! Use whatever you want! It is great to have many options as possible!

[@chetanunindracusin664]

May be you can try150-400 f4.5ps. You can carry power bank to charge you might love it more

[@PangolinWildlife]

Ah, great suggestion thank you! Danielle

[@jimbird963]

I haven’t been big on Oly as a wildlife camera mostly because of AF this sounds interesting I’ll check reviews on it I don’t know anyone who uses it. I shoot canon 7d2 very reliable. See the cost benefits

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thanks Jim, was great to shoot with something a little different. Danielle

[@andyvan5692]

Danielle, one thing I noticed about the olympus, that you didn't mention was that it has a dual joystick lock switch, which would also be a boon for this model; no nudjing the other dial with your face/ cloathes, and the focus point moving on you unnoticed, esp. in the portrait orientation!! a bit like the shutter button lock switch on the Nikon battery grips.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hi Andy, great stuff, that's very helpful. Thanks for that. Danielle

[@ClaudeMCAUWE]

Come on Danielle! Don’t tell me that your heart is flinching and that you will soon leave all the Nikon shooters amongst us orphans ? ;-)

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hahaha, hi Claude. No, just tried out something different for a change, for some variety. I'm sticking to my old faithful Nikons :-) Danielle

[@Pedro-nf2rr]

Hola: Eternamente agradecido,un placer. Gracias.

[@PangolinWildlife]

Thank you! Danielle

[@WayneLeary]

good work!

[@PangolinWildlife]

Hello Wayne. Thank you! Danielle

[@chetanunindracusin664]

One of the best for micro4/3ps. I had bothof them Xand Mk3

[@PangolinWildlife]

Good to hear! Danielle