Olympus OM-D E-M1 : Tests and Reviews
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Review
Olympus OM-D E-M1 review: Pro grade body, Pro grade Sensor?
Introduction The OM-D E-M1 is the firm’s new flagship model is to replace the E-5, rather than E-M5, which will exist alongside the new model. As a result the E-M1 features a new much larger, pro-worthy outer shell than the E-M5 and yet it has many of that camera’s features that made it so popular. It has, for example, a similar 16-Mpix L-MOS sensor with the built-in 5-axis image stabilization, a high-resolution electronic viewfinder and pullout, tilting high-resolution 3-inch LCD touchscreen rear display.One of the most significant advances though is that the image sensor includes dedicated
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The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk II is the company’s new flagship mirrorless model, sitting above the PENs and is the latest addition to the range. Featuring a newly developed 20.4-MP Live MOS sensor and an impressively powerful TruePic VIII processor, the new model is capable of burst rates of up to 60 fps with AF-S (using the optional electronic shutter mode), and up to 18 fps with AF-C. |
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Boasting a new 20.3Mp sensor under the hood, the new PEN-F is Olympus’s highest-resolution hybrid to date. |
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An affordable fast-aperture, standard focal length prime lens for Olympus and Panasonic MFT photographers. |
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Announced at the IFA 2015 in Berlin, this new Micro-Four-Thirds Panasonic LUMIX G 25mm F1.7 ASPH lens is a welcome addition to Panasonic’s existing range. Read on to find out how well this new model performs. |
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This camera is the follow-up to the EM-10 from 2014 and features a similar 16-Mpix Live MOS sensor, but gains a similar (but not identical) 5-axis body stabilization system that helped make the upper-level OM-D models so popular. Read on to find out how well the sensor for this model performs. |
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Olympus’s latest mirrorless hybrid offering, the OM-D E-M5 Mark II, is an updated version of their original and hugely successful E-M5. Boasting a new weather-resistant shell and improvements to its handling and performance capabilities, the latest model sticks with the same resolution 16Mp four-thirds sensor as its predecessor. With the lab tests just in, let’s see how the Sensor Scores for the new OM-D E-M5 Mark II stack up against the competition. |
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Olympus has unveiled an updated Mark II version of their hugely popular OM-D E-M5 mirrorless hybrid camera.Continuing to feature a 16Mp Micro-Four-Thirds sensor, the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II offers enhanced image stabilization, a new 40Mp high-resolution image stitching mode, and the refined build quality of its predecessor — but with enhanced handling capabilities. |
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The new Panasonic GM5 sits alongside the existing GM1 as Panasonic’s ultra compact hybrid camera and features a 16Mp FourThirds CMOS sensor. The introduction of the GM5 offers consumers a super small hybrid with the addition of a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF) and hotshoe, which were absent on the GM1. With price tags of $898 for the GM5 and $747 for the GM1, is the latest model worth the extra money? Let’s take a look at the sensor scores to find out. |