The Olympus OM-D E-M1 is a fantastic mirrorless camera that is designed for the advanced or professional shooter. No matter what your skill set, the camera has the ability to produce high quality imagery--even in iauto mode.
now that Olympus is unveiling professional grade lenses, the reality of using this camera for portraits and weddings, as well as in studios, is much closer than ever before. It's important for Olympus to acknowledge a working professional"s need to "look the part."
Some tests
At the end of my week shooting with the E-M1 during my vacation in Paris I can summarize my experience as being almost 100% positive. The camera is small a light enough to be acrried anywhere, for hours at a time and with a small / light shoulder bag full of lenses from 14mm – 600mm equivalent. That's the real benefit of the MFT format – lens size.
Yes, camera makers like Canon are making ever smaller DSLRs, but they have ever smaller viewfinders. But the one thing that they can't really make smaller are the lenses. For this a smaller sensor is needed, and APS-C is 50% larger than MFT.
So bottom line – not I'm not kicking my Nikon D800e out of bed. But certainly the E-M1 has earned a place at the table and it going to become my next go-to MFT camera for travel and street shooting
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/olympus_om_d_e_m1_rolling_field_report.shtml
More on C-AF with Olympus E-M1
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/2013/9/19/more-on-c-af-with-olympus-e-m1.html
Ongoing field report -http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/olympus_om_d_e_m1_rolling_field_report.shtml
Sme, mostly test, samples - http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/olympus/om-d-e-m1/sample-photos-276.html
I really like this camera, i own two 4/3 lenses with my OM-D and are slow like molasse, maybe i will sold the M5 to get the M1, it's a shame to not be as good in video.
Not really best comparison (better use sites with proper test shots for comparison), but
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/09/14/high-iso-comparison-olympus-omd-em1-vs-omd-em5-jpegs/
I would reserve judgement on the pdAF system. DPReview have already had to post an update (if a little suspiciously worded) due to howls of insanity from the userbase that other reviews exist with a rather more positive view.
you could check this out http://fourthirds-user.com/2013/09/olympus_omd_em1_new_features_explained_.php/b
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52138754
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Having gone back and spent some more time with an Olympus E-5, I'm inclined to be more positive about the E-M1's behavior with Four Thirds lenses - not because it's better than I originally stated, but because the E-5 isn't as good as I'd previously thought. Consequently, E-5 users expectations are probably lower than I originally believed. It's also easy to under-appreciate the camera's performance with Four Thirds lenses because it's so fast when using Micro Four Thirds lenses.
However, side-by-side use suggests that, while the E-M1 focuses at a similar speed to the E-5 in good light, it is more prone to occasionally slowing down and juddering the lens into focus than the E-5. This behavior is particularly apparent when switching focus from distant to near objects or when shooting in moderate-to-good lighting levels (inside a well-lit office with large windows).
http://robinwong.blogspot.co.il/ 2 second's handheld night still shot it's crazy!
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