Olympus OMD-EM5 Mark II In Depth Discussion

[@DotlessX]

On the EM5 II you do have the option to change the way DOF preview works. You can change the settings so that the DOF button is only pushed once and it activates constant DOF preview. You can push the button again to switch it off.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Mazen Hawwa Thanks Mazen. We will try that! - jw

[@haslo_]

Sorry for the late reply, I hope it's still somewhat relevant - I had just bought an E-M1 when the E-M5ii came out and only now got one, so I'm watching the backlog of reviews now to validate my purchase :P The quick sleep mode (which is really what you didn't like when you said that you didn't like the EVF) - I switch that off right away in my Olympus cameras. Yes, it is annoying. But the EVF is something else entirely and really great, right? :P Concerning the DOF, there's a setting to make the DOF preview button "sticky" - as in, you use it to toggle the DOF preview, and don't need to hold it down, making it work just like you want it to. The setting is in gear menu D, called Lock. Happy reviewing :)

[@reinhardbecker284]

I work with the E-M5II for a few months now and can following things ad to your video:- You can lock the DOF Button in the Menu, so you have permanet DOF preview in the viewfinder if you press the button until you press it again. So camera camera works like you want by configuration.- The WiFi is easy to use, but unfortunately only with smartphones and tablets! You can not connect the camera for teethering in the studio with a laptop! There is an independent app for WIN, but not for Mac. With panasonic the WiFi can direktly send pictures to a folder on the computer by IP address...- The High-Res is a fantastic function for architecture, where you can need the extra resolution and nothing is moving. If you have static scenes the quality can easy compete with the Nikon 800! But you have to use the Olympus PlugIn for the raw development, Adobe gives you very bad results!- if you do longtime exposures up to the 60sec limit, the camera gives you no feedback that she is working! No blinking, no countdown (like Panasonic) or anything else! Just a black screen until the exposure is finished. Very bad.- if you do interior shooting ( i.e. Lost places) a combination of HDR and HighRes would be great. This is not possible, only by hand! So you have to touch the camera after each shot to correct the esposure for the HDR series. I dont like this, especially with HiGhRes. You also can not use the smartphone app for this, because the app dont support HighRes...

[@TheCameraProject]

+Reinhard Becker thanks for those tips. We'll have to try the DOF preview thing! - jw

[@jeffrowz]

I have this cam with the full battery and grip and its a must to have, honestly I'm in love with camera more than my Sony A7R mark 2 so much fun to shoot with its pretty much sits with my 40-150 f 2.8 pro lens all the time.

[@謝旼珊-c8f]

I own a Sony A7, currently thinking of switching to Olympus. Do u find yourself missing the depth of field from full frame camera?

[@TheCameraProject]

Maggie Bear yeah I would say that is the one thing I do occasionally want from the em5ii which is now my personal camera of choice. You can get shallow depth of field. But it is a little harder with a normal lens for instance. With portrait focal lengths you will be ok. Just at a 35mm or 50mm equivalent it's harder. There is the Olympus 25 1.2 which you can check out our review on though.

[@darrendavenport3334]

TheCameraProject she didnt ask you .....

[@pizzaplease]

I've had my em5 ii for a few months now and I'm still learning new things. Great video and review 👌🏻

[@Gary_W]

Both my GX7 and GX8 do live depth of field preview on manual mode, and there's a menu function for live DOF preview that's assignable to a dedicated function button on both cameras. My Olympus E-PL6 however does not have such thing as far as I know, could be an Olympus thing.

[@TheCameraProject]

+bajigurwedangronde It tooks us a while to figure out that there is a mode in the EM5II that can do that. Thanks to commenters here for helping us figuring it out.

[@Leif_YT]

+TheCameraProject The E-M5 Mark II does support a permanent DOF preview mode. Here is a screenshot out of the manual i.imgur.com/ybGCPsh.png (page 66) The option to activate the "switch" mode is in the Display Custom Menu. i.imgur.com/J3UG4jc.png (manual page 103) You can customize the DOF preview button the way you want. It can give you a dof preview for as long as you hold the button or you can turn the button into a "switch" so you can permanently activate/deactivate it. The E-M5 II has this feature since it got released while the E-M1 got it through a firmware update last year. edit: I saw too late that somebody mentioned it already in the comments

[@TheCameraProject]

+Leif Sikorski Thanks. Can't believe I missed that as I did check the manual for a lot of my other questions on the camera. -JW

[@Leif_YT]

TheCameraProject If I wouldn't have known that this function exists from an earlier E-M1 firmware changelog I wouldn't have found it either. The advantage of pdf manuals is that we can search through it, but because Olympus decided to use an icon instead of just calling it "dof" the search function was useless.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Leif Sikorski Interesting, maybe that was why I couldn't find it! Thanks again and to the other people who pointed this out. There may be an E-M5II in my future! I wish they could fix that pesky minimum shutter speed in auto-iso thing though. -JW

[@Leif_YT]

+TheCameraProject A better Auto ISO customization would be great.

[@joshuassonjs]

guys, almost all m43 cameras (current ones) have live dof and exposure preview.....dont know where Josh got that idea. we have had that since the gh1. i think the g1 had it too...

[@MrRenoman2011]

Thanks guys and welcome Allison

[@nopefully]

The Panasonic GX7 allows you to toggle DOF preview. You hit a button (it's actually on the touch screen by default but you can map it to a physical button) and it turns on DOF preview until you hit it again. It also simulates shutterspeed though, so if it's really dark the live view gets really choppy. Unfortunately when you autofocus in this mode it quickly opens up (which is great) but then it doesn't close back down when it's done (which sucks). I assume the other Panasonic M43 have similar if not this exact capability.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Nopefully Interesting, glad to hear it. I'd love to test out the GX8 and see how they implement it. -Josh

[@joshuassonjs]

+TheCameraProject actually the gx7 gh series and the gx8 allow a constant real exposure update that shows the dof and shutter effect constantly. Its called live exposure oreview i believe. the gx7 for some reason (a glitch) stops updating the effect after shutter speed hits 1/1000

[@Vaptomwen]

Agree the camera with the 14 -150 is well balanced ,but it depends on the day with regards to the 12- 40 & especially the 7-14 f2.8 lenses.

[@LyndonPatrickSmith]

Great review guys and welcome Alison! Personally, I don't find programming a DOF button a hassle. Most MFT lenses looks great wide open or close to it and that's where I tend to shoot this camera with most lenses. If you're an experienced full frame shooter just double the F stop and you've got equivalent DOF. For example, I wouldn't shoot a group portrait on MFT at less than f4 or full frame f8 equivalent if I wanted everyone to be in focus. I know there are a lot of variables but that rule of thumb usually works. Most MFT lenses suffer diffraction & softening after about f8. So - for the most part - shooting MFT means mastering apertures of f 1.4 - f 8 with whatever lens you're shooting with. As someone who is used to optical viewfinder, I actually prefer that the camera doesn't by default show exact depth of field and shutter effects. This makes it easier to compose with studio flash & dim modelling lights.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Lyndon Smith Good point about studio shooting and modeling lights. I also like to shoot pretty wide open too, especially on that camera / m4/3. That said, I would think someone who mainly does landscape work might welcome the opportunity to see live DOF preview because they want everything sharp in focus. -josh

[@Ganec100]

At 8.00 you wish to have faster response with "quick sleep mode". There is already firmware upgrade, which speeds up camera starting (and this mode). Maybe this should also help : to be sure, hit the shutter button just before you put a viewfinder on your eye :-) (I have E-P5, so I did not test it, just speculating)

[@TheCameraProject]

+Ganec100 we did try hitting the shutter right before and still, it was slow to wake up. The camera had the latest firmware at the time of review, we did check. - jw

[@palletjack612]

Alison should have more time! She condenses, I think she's the funny one too. Guys sort of ramble on... Thank you for this good discussion.

[@AlisonEGrasso]

+palletjack612 I agree!

[@voiceofexperience]

More Alison-time!

[@mudgie069]

you missed one of the best features, the live composite mode, Olympus does that so well :)

[@TheCameraProject]

yes they do, that and live time are both fantastic!

[@dedclownsRfunny]

I’m struggling to find ANY YT videos which even mention these features which is part of why I want it

[@Magnificafoto]

Who ever came up with the idea of getting Alison made a fantastic decision! We, internet people, want more challenges between Josh and Alison.

[@T-Slider]

Nice job! DOF: I would like the EVF to maintain full brightness while providing simulated DOF as an aid to shooting.

[@extremelydave]

How about a tutorial on focus stacking and bracketing on the EM-5?

[@harshalpoojari1636]

Olympus omd em5 mark 2 has some soft image issue when pared with olympus 75-300 ii mm lens at 300mm , so how it can be overcome and what s your advice about this lens

[@OE1FEU]

Starting out the video with mono audio. Thanks for not wasting my time.

[@andreiput9492]

hello alison :) how about some more 40MP photos and would like to see some of your creative results. Also how to access and use the very fast 8000+ shutter speed- and access the function quickly with the menu...

[@edshotsdotcodotuk]

+andrei put i don't have the camera but i think it's the heart and diamond symbol in the Super Control Panel.

[@kape06111]

I would like to see your review of the Panasonic Gx8.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Hans Lewinnek We are trying to get our hands on that one soon! Stay tuned and subscribe to make sure you don't miss that. -JW

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

but no video record from the phone app!! :(

[@TheCameraProject]

+Ninja Monkey yeah, that is disappointing.

[@kikimiss25]

Great video! I am waiting for OMD-EM1 MARKII in Death discussion!!!!!

[@edshotsdotcodotuk]

even if you shoot RAW only you can process in-camera (as with nearly all Olympus models for the past 10 years or something) and send it out in wifi. Panasonic have recently started process RAW in-camera and Fuji have had it in their X line-up too. here's hoping Sony manage to get their heads around it.

[@TheCameraProject]

+edshotsdotcodotuk true, good point. but of course that would be an extra step to get it out of the camera.

[@weiwei4996]

Do you think it is a little noisy when focusing and shooting? Someone says it is the sound of stabilization system, but I still find it annoying

[@TheCameraProject]

yeah, i think what you are hearing is stabilization, but focus noise also depends on the lens itself. You will get different results depending on what lens. You can try turning off image stabilization to see if it gets quieter so at least you know where the noise is coming from.

[@conradsmart7156]

I think this is a great all rounder camera, I shoot video a well as stills and was really happy with the video quality. I borrowed my friends Ninja Blade and it works really well with it. I did notice that it outputs 8bit rather than 10 but with the flat profile on the new firmware update, after grading the quality was definitely up there with the more common DSLR. great review guys 👍

[@TheCameraProject]

+Conrad Smart very cool. i do own one now, but haven't tested with the ninja blade yet. What do you think about stabilization on vs off for video? - josh

[@conradsmart7156]

+TheCameraProject personally if I do have it on I would just have the sensor stability on as I find with the digital stability on it can tend to look warped. I would definitely recommend the Ninja Blade with it as you get the Pro res. oh and a quick tip if you do use the blade. once connected to blade and your all set up and ready to record, to get rid of the display outputting from the camera into the Ninja Blade just hold down the "info" for a few seconds. took me a few hours to figure that out lol. I will be putting up a video later with the combination of both and could post link on here once up if you would like to see how they work together.

[@conradsmart7156]

+TheCameraProject personally if I do have it on I would just have the sensor stability on as I find with the digital stability on it can tend to look warped. I would definitely recommend the Ninja Blade with it as you get the Pro res. oh and a quick tip if you do use the blade. once connected to blade and your all set up and ready to record, to get rid of the display outputting from the camera into the Ninja Blade just hold down the "info" for a few seconds. took me a few hours to figure that out lol. I will be putting up a video later with the combination of both and could post link on here once up if you would like to see how they work together.

[@conradsmart7156]

+TheCameraProject personally if I do have it on I would just have the sensor stability on as I find with the digital stability on it can tend to look warped. I would definitely recommend the Ninja Blade with it as you get the Pro res. oh and a quick tip if you do use the blade. once connected to blade and your all set up and ready to record, to get rid of the display outputting from the camera into the Ninja Blade just hold down the "info" for a few seconds. took me a few hours to figure that out lol. I will be putting up a video later with the combination of both and could post link on here once up if you would like to see how they work together.

[@conradsmart7156]

+TheCameraProject personally if I do have it on I would just have the sensor stability on as I find with the digital stability on it can tend to look warped. I would definitely recommend the Ninja Blade with it as you get the Pro res. oh and a quick tip if you do use the blade. once connected to blade and your all set up and ready to record, to get rid of the display outputting from the camera into the Ninja Blade just hold down the "info" for a few seconds. took me a few hours to figure that out lol. I will be putting up a video later with the combination of both and could post link on here once up if you would like to see how they work together.

[@oscarm4154]

It´s capable of Clean HDMI output but it´s driving me nuts that I cant figure out where to set it up so Its clean. I have the overlays when rec. with the ninja blade ???? please anyone - there is absolutely no info online other than it doeas clean HDMI out but no help for setup anywhere

[@BobIzam]

im trying to decide between this camera and the gx8, so i have 2 questions: 1. Which has the better 1080 video performance in terms of information captured and dynamic range? 2. i read the manual for the em5.2 and it says theres a movie teleconverter mode (seperate from the digital teleconverter for stills). does this digitally zoom into the video or does it instead shoot from a smaller crop of the sensor? great video btw, it seems like a really nice high quality skype conference

[@sreeraj6113]

Please do a video on Olympus omd em10 mark 2

[@bubblesrkg2795]

Would you recommend this for someone who wants to make KZbin videos? (Make up videos, vlogs) or instagram fashion pictures? What other cameras would you recommend as well for beginners? (Not dslr please)!!

[@TheCameraProject]

i responded on the other video.

[@alexisveron]

How os this for vlogging? The autofocus or the battery life woild you recommend or maybe something like a dslr?

[@TheCameraProject]

It would be fairly good for vlogging. You can flip the screen around so that you can see yourself. The autofocus in video is decent, but not amazing. The battery life is decent, certainly not like that of a DSLR, but you can get third party batteries very cheaply. I think it's a decent video camera in general and should fit the needs of someone doing online content.

[@noeggi]

Fuji's also gives you the DOF live preview ... so i was surprised that the m43 system doesnt have it at all

[@TheCameraProject]

+noeggi fuji gives you live DOF but only at the half press of the shutter button. I do think that is a nice compromise though. Perhaps the best of both worlds. Shallow DOF for best focusing and allowing light into the camera, and DOF preview on half shutter press. -JW

[@joshuassonjs]

m43 does. Almost all m43 cams do. They need to disable live view boost on the em5 mark II. Live exposure preview first appeared in m43 on the gh1 i believe

[@BoxxyFan]

+TheCameraProject or you can just have it like the sony a7 series and have the option of having it always on, or left off until you push a button. there is no benefit or logic to simply restricting it to one method, as it simply gives the user less control over how they shoot, which is pretty dumb for such a camera with so many manual controls for everything else.

[@danni0510]

great review as always. you really need to produce more Videos. please give us your opinion on the em1 mark ii. Have a nice one

[@TheCameraProject]

Daniel Haschar we are still trying to get our hands on it! But hopefully soon

[@Blue172]

Hi guy 8 mins in you talk about the EVF lag, this really annoys me how can I turn the sleep mode off and resolve my issue?

[@TheCameraProject]

In the custom menu (gear icon), go to menu K Utility. Then go to Quick Sleep Mode. Set it to off.

[@Blue172]

Thanks guys I was only 12 mins into the video any you solved my problem - you guys rock.

[@TheCameraProject]

awesome man! glad we could help!

[@nathanmier7]

About to purchase the camera soon. Great helpful in depth review :)

[@zorel1]

Hi Guys great video. Which camera do you prefer Fuji Xt10 or Olympus OM-D-E 5mark ii?

[@TheCameraProject]

+Zorel1 It all depends on what you want in a camera? Touchscreen? Video? Shallowest depth of field? Smallest sized body? Best grip? For me personally, I bought an EM-5II... so that was my choice. But there are tons of factors. What do you you shoot? What do you value in a camera? -Josh

[@jangarcia1338]

I really don't get the dof problem. In all modern mft cameras you can have constant live preview on your evf...

[@TheCameraProject]

Yup, we didn't realize that at the time. If you search the camera's manual for it, you won't find anything, because they put it under a symbol instead of actually writing out searchable words, depth of field preview. Our mistake.

[@jangarcia1338]

The menu is quite though and I don't know why but camera manuals are quite bad in general. I always have to search for tutorials for a lot of stuff... I have a panasonic G7 and an omd em10 and the Panasonic's menu is more intuitive. Nice channel and videos by the way, keep the good work!

[@FormTrends]

Hey guys! Great video. Curious to know what cameras you were using to shoot yourselves. I like the look of Jay's shot best (and the lens he's using also allows for a nice background blur). Alison's sits in the middle IMO, but Josh's shot is ridiculously over-saturated - no doubt further impacted by the colors of the background. Can you enlighten me? Cheers!

[@TheCameraProject]

I believe for this video it was Jay on a GH2. Alison on a 5DMII. Josh on the EM5II. That said, both Jay and Alison were in rooms with more natural light, which explains the more pleasing color pallette. As for the saturation, the EM5II, now has a flat color mode which would certainly cut back on any over saturation.

[@FormTrends]

TheCameraProject Thanks for the swift reply! Much appreciated. BTW - Alison is a great addition to this channel. Josh and her have a great dynamic. Is Jay still involved? Thanks again

[@TheCameraProject]

Thanks! Jay moved out to Denver, but still helps on the beer and a shot episodes. He'll also be in an upcoming episode!

[@boermed]

love the video very informative and very entertaining . keep up the great work . I am about to buy this camera so thank you for the pro's and con's

[@EdwardCavendish]

Lol who's doing the video editing for this one? kinda daft but funny hahaha

[@TheCameraProject]

+Edward Cavendish Alison did most of the edit on this one! Glad you like it.

[@terrywbreedlove]

I wish this EM-5 had the new 20MP sensor

[@TheCameraProject]

yeah, it would be nice, but we tested the pen-f and really the extra resolution doesn't do that much in practice. It's nice to have for subtle cropping differences, but not hugely significant.

[@Pandabilt1]

Can't push the button for DOF? This has to be something to do with being a modern day Millennialist! I'm old school ..shot with old Canon and Nikon film cams for years. And that is why I love the look, feel and general function of the OMDs.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Pandabilt1 It's not that I can't push a DOF preview button, its just that without the mirror I didn't understand the reasoning for it. That said, after spending some more time with the camera, I do realize that it focuses faster especially in low light, when DOF preview is off, because it is using its widest aperture. I also shot with a Nikon for years, and also really love the look and feel of the OMD's. If you watch our first part of this review, you'll see that we really loved the camera. In fact, I liked it so much that shortly after shooting this review, I replaced (or more accurately added to) my Nikon kit with this camera. And with that said, I haven't shot with my Nikon since purchasing the EM5ii. -Josh

[@lansiman]

No auto iso with exposure compensation in manual mode is killing me

[@TheCameraProject]

No reason for it to be killing you! It's a setting. Go to custom menu/e/iso-auto and change it from p/a/s to ALL.

[@lansiman]

TheCameraProject i know, but you'll still unable to set exposure compensation in manual mode

[@שרוןהבר]

Allah Turbo Exposure compensation is for P/Auto mode. In Manual mode YOU control every aspect. For the right exposure to set up you have a light meter on the screen.

[@voiceofexperience]

Oly EM5ii + 14-150mm FTW!

[@azzamur]

Nice video and music. And a beautiful presenter.

[@annseedhouse1812]

everyone else says poor battery life . thanks lots of good points

[@TheCameraProject]

if you compare it to a dslr sure. but compared to other mirrorless cameras, its not amazing, but its respectable. a battery should last you a casual day out shooting on a trip, but not a day at a photo shoot in studio. i recommend having a couple of backup batteries just in case, but that said, i've never used more than 2 in a day.

[@RELATECASTS]

I just purchased it and, it's heading back tomorrow. Really found it ergonomically poor and my hands are large. I shoot with Panasonic GH4 and Canon cameras and Olympus, for me, has the distinction of having two cameras sent back over the years. But I do love the Olympus lenses as well as Panasonic ones. Not happy with EM5, odd design and kind of hated the retro look...

[@TheCameraProject]

+RELATECASTS Interesting. Yeah, that grip is tiny, but the stabilization is one of a kind!

[@ericfulgencio1]

nice review. keep it up guys.

[@SylvainDuford]

Really dumb about DOF preview, you would have to stop the lens down to see it, hence the button. I wouldn't want to have it stopped down all the time, that would be awful.

[@TheCameraProject]

Not sure why you think this would be awful. Sony does this. Fuji also does this with every half press of the shutter button. Olympus as we later found out allows you do this as well as a menu option. It's just a little hard to find. Yes there can be downsides like slower focus in low light but the advantage is knowing the exact Depth of field of your image.

[@markcunningham8788]

really love and appreciate your thoughts and opinions guys! more great information even though someone let a girl join the team lol j/kidding! thanks

[@billyandpk]

You should know your cameras better before complaining about them. The camera does have real depth of field preview. You will find it in menu D under settings.

[@TheCameraProject]

you are correct, but i was saying perhaps i missed it, and also added it to the comments and description once other users pointed it out. as a reviewer sometimes you only get a couple weeks with a camera and because olympus uses an icon in the menu system to represent this instead of words, it was tricky. That said, I've owned this camera for over 3 years now and my questions was more comparing to sony's always on version of this, where by default sony's always show DOF without hitting an extra button.

[@stephenbrasure4331]

With all due respect, you shouldn't review a camera unless you have really learned to use the camera! Hard to adjust ISO? No...just use the super control panel i.e. hit the OK button, scroll to ISO and adjust is one way to do it. Then, you can always set a function button for the task. The optional grip improves the ergonomics a lot more than you give it credit for! DOF preview is available. I can't recommend this review for any new owner of the camera as your review just doesn't accurately discuss many features of the camera. I do agree that the Olympus menu system is complex and requires the user to spend time learning it.

[@TheCameraProject]

Stephen Brasure well this was our discussion and not our review. Alison hadn’t had as much time with the camera as jay and I. As for dof preview we acknowledge our Mistake in the description. However it is pretty poor menu when this is only represented with an icon and not with the words depth of field preview. We aren’t prefect but we did loook for a while for that feature and regardless we were saying we like the constant dof preview like in the song system.

[@mayanalien]

Sweet m4/3 lovers. Yay.

[@simonblossom]

There's an old trick I use to help get the balance right when using heavier lenses.What I do is to hold the lens as well as the camera. Surprisingly it works.You can even use it on very big heavy lenses too.

[@TheCameraProject]

+si curt good tip. and yeah, i actually wound up buying the 14-150 as a travel walk around, but recently did purchase the 12-40 as well and just have to hold it that way.

[@leisuresteve1]

I subscribed....we likey Alison!!

[@cyphermote6857]

Is Josh an enthusiast who has the money to buy pro equipment but is essentially a point and shoot reviewer? (not that there is anything wrong with that). It just seems like he knows about all the features of the pro cameras but his preferences seem to be leaning towards P&S. Also the 40mp has been clearly stated to be only for photos where there is no motion... and you guys took a night shot of moving cars in effectively bulb mode? Not my kind of review but I can see this being a hit with certain sections of the public.

[@cyphermote6857]

Just to qualify "Not my kind of review" ... I meant the communal type of review where noticing the subject (the item being reviewed) gets more clouded with 3 presenters personalities on board. Other than that - great review and kudos for trying the new format.

[@TheCameraProject]

+CYPHER MOTE Cypher, if you watch our channel intro, we state that we are NOT pro photographers, in that none of us earn a direct living for photography. That said, all 3 of us went to film school, for motion picture, and have all been paid at one point or another in our lives to do photo shoots, just not our day to day income. In terms of the 40MP mode, we do realize it is meant at still targets, and for studio type subjects, it is effective, but pretty much anything outside the studio, including still landscapes there are some issues. When talking about the moving car shot, jay was exploring creative use of the feature, and found the look to be interesting, which is why he featured it. This actually isn't our full review of the camera, it is our secondary follow-up to our review, so check that out if you have yet to see it. The channel is definitely aimed at advanced amateurs, but I'm sure there are things certain pros might get out of the review. So if you are talking about P&S type features, and mean including a flash on the camera or having a minimum shutter speed setting in auto-iso, yes, perhaps those are not something a pro would use in a studio shoot, but a travel photographer, or street photographer might. It''s all relative to the type of shooting you do, and to the target audience for a camera. A $1200 micro 4/3 camera (now $850), doesn't have the same audience as a Nikon D4s or Canon 1DX. That's not saying a pro can't shoot with this camera, it's just saying that probably isn't the target audience of this camera. Anyway, we do appreciate the feedback and glad you like the format. -Josh

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Olympus supposedly designed the OM-D line to replicate to feel and look of their OM line of 35mm film cameras, yet it uses a much smaller sensor format, and it doesn't even have a dedicated ISO dial or button. FAIL.

[@GlincaVit]

+Robert LeBlanc - with Menu\Det.camera.option\Button.dial.lever setting - you can set 2 alternative assignment for the 2 dials and quickly switch them by 'lever' so you CAN HAVE 4 DIALS - Fn/Shuter/ISO/WB

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Glinca Vit Would it not have been prudent to set a dial for ISO by default?

[@GlincaVit]

+Robert LeBlanc Or you want the ISO dial (see your first comment) or not? - it is your decision. In this camera you have many possible way to do whatever you need. You can set any button for selecting ISO. You can set the ISO to auto mode for every shooting modes or except the manual mode. You can set max/min ISO for auto ISO mode. You can save up to 4 custom settings for all camera options and fast reload them. So what ather you need?

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Glinca Vit And yet, again, none of those scenarios are the default setting, which is my point as to Olympus' weak attempt at a modern day OM.

[@jeffhampton7405]

+Robert LeBlanc It only counts if it's the default setting? That's one of the weirdest complaints I've ever heard. It takes all of 5 seconds to set it up however you want.

[@cristianobaruffaldi8049]

@Josh, your M43 camera is the E-M1, believe me! ;) @Alison, nice to see a so prepared and interested girl, and also so beauty! @Jay, not as beauty as Alison but, M43 user and it tells all ;) Compliments from Italy!

[@TheCameraProject]

+Cristiano Baruffaldi But maybe I need to wait for the E-M1 mark ii.Why do you say that is my camera? -Josh

[@cristianobaruffaldi8049]

+Josh Because it has many of the features that you didn't find in the E-M5II. For me this could be the right M43 camera for you!

[@TheCameraProject]

+Cristiano Baruffaldi interest, which ones?

[@cristianobaruffaldi8049]

Integrated grip, so you don't lose the access to the battery, better balancing using pro lenses and a dedicated depth of field button. It is a more "reflex" mirrorless.

[@TheCameraProject]

+Cristiano Baruffaldi well the em5ii has a DOF preview button too. My point was that there should be a mode where it will automatically show DOF instead of having to hit the button for it. At very least, at a half shutter press as an option. As for the grip, that would be very much appreciated on the EM5ii

[@donaldobrien9171]

rather than buying the em5 mk II and adding the grip in 2024, just get a em1 mkII

[@j.p.7708]

Huh.... metal snot, what’s next.🥴

[@guardianobserver6593]

Who are these people?

[@TheCameraProject]

haha, we are photography enthusiasts. We all have film degrees and work in the tv industry and photography is a very serious hobby for us. we review cameras, do challenges, travel, and have fun.