OM-5 Mark II Body Silver

I had just placed my preorder yesterday for the new sand beige version, I think it looks great. I’m actually coming over from the Fujifilm system and the X-S10. I’ve been eyeing OM system for a while now, super intrigued by its compact form factor, IPX rated weather sealing, and computational featur

With the OM-3 you gain: Better autofocus algorithms. Better PDAF coverage on the sensor (100% vs I think 70%). Better build quality. Better video quality (but still not on par with Sony/Lumix). Color dial (I don’t use the JPEGs that often but use the jpeg preview as it will at least give me the ball

OM-5 II vs X-M5 For me this comes down to features vs sensor performance. The OM-5 II is packed with features and capabilities at the expense of sensor size. X-M5 is capable of taking photos with more fine detail and dynamic range in ideal conditions, but has a lot less tools to make photos happen i

I think you'll definitely something weathersealed and can take a bit. Olympus/ OM system would be the natural choice imo. The OM-5 ii is portable, rugged and capable. The 14-150 ii kit will be versatile and easy to use. They're both weathersealed and splash proof so they'll be solid unless you drop

I was using the E-P7 as a second/more casual/EDC camera with OM-3. Of course, OM-3 is miles ahead of E-P7 in every metric but I could not get to like OM-3 ergonomics in the 6 months I have used it. After my E-P7 was broken and compensated, I decided to sell the OM-3 and get an OM-1ii as my "serious"

If you want shallower DOF and more light gathering than you can get from F/2.8 zooms and F/1.4 primes on M43, then it's time to move up to a larger sensor system, and you'll have to carry more weight to get larger entrance pupils covering the same FOV. I wouldn't consider the F/1.7 zooms or F/1.2 pr

I mostly decide based on weight and intended photography at the destination. GM5 - ultralight kit (bring the ultra-small plastic fantastic lumix lenses like the 12-32, 35-100, F/1.7 primes) - I only use this kit for still subject, landscapes, etc. OM-5 II - medium-light kit (bring plastic fantastic

Do not try to "future-proof" this decision. That makes it harder because we don't know the future. The used camera market is very robust. So if you need something different next year, it is easy to sell what you have and get the other thing. Make the best decision for what you need today, and you wi

I went from an E-M5i to a G9, then Sony a7c, and back to OM-5ii (plus others, see below). I thought the a7c performed great but 1) I wanted to use zooms and at the time there didn't seem to be equivalent options wrt size/weight for the a7c, 2) the colors from Sony (yellows) bugged me - not really ba