Specs

• 16mp m43 CMOS sensor
• 40mp high-resolution multi-shot mode
• 5-axis IS, 5-stop according to CIPA standard
• 3" touch screen, 1040kdots
• High Res 2.36M electronic viewfinder
• FullHD Video - 1080p, 60/50/30/25/24p
  • 77 Mbps bit-rate @ 30p
  • Focus Peaking with four Color Choices (red, yellow, black, white)
  • Supports time code
  • HDMI Output for an external monitor
• 1/8000s mechanical shutter speed
• 10fps continuous shooting, 5fps with continuous AF
• Wi-Fi
• Bundled flash, higher plus bounce and turns
• Microphone socket
• Headphone socket (with 1st part of 2 part grip)
• 750 shot battery life (battery life is 310 shots with CIPA test modes)
• $1099
• http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-OM-D-E-M5-Mark-Silver/dp/B00S6DBMOQ/
• http://www.adorama.com/IOMEM5M2B.html

Clean HDMI output.

IBIS in video.

Evolution in frame rate selection (still no PAL???)

Better codec (77Mbps)

Previews

• http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-om-d-e-m5-ii-hands-on-review-26883
• http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympus-om-d-e-m5-ii
• http://www.mirrorlessons.com/2015/02/05/olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii-review-chapter-whats-new-whats-great/
• http://www.thephoblographer.com/2015/02/05/first-impressions-olympus-omd-em5-mk-ii/
• http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/olympus/om-d-e-m5-mark-ii/olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii-review.html
• http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/05/olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii/
• http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7983359/olympus-e-m5-mark-ii-announced-specs-price-release-date

Reviews

• http://robinwong.blogspot.it/2015/02/olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii-review.html
• http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-e-m5-ii/olympus-e-m5-iiA.HTM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43243778@N04/10688604023/

This movie has been shoot a week-end mid october in Bordeaux, and first week-end of november in the countryside. I'm glad to have now I think the perfect anamorphic set combination for my baby Hypergonar anamorphic lens. I bought few weeks ago a used Qioptiq C-mount lens, usually used in industry. This lens is very sharp, even at it's fastest aperture (f1.6) and this wide aperture is still usable with the anamorphic on it ! Some of the shot of the movie had been taken at f1.6.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5543/10316478935_20d7eb1073_b.jpg

The Filick'r album : flickr.com/photos/43243778@N04/sets/72157636631334626/

It was not possible to screw directly the anamorphic lens on the Qioptiq prime lens because the front barrel is turning when you focusing. So I ordered a special machined flat step up ring to attach the two lens. I've unscrewed the ring on the Qioptiq that is maintening the glass, and replace with the special machined flat ring. Then I screwed on it the original small Berthiot clamp that can align the anamorphic lens. Then I put the baby Berthiot hypergonar in it. The combination suits perfectly ! The weight of this anamorphic combo is quite light. The Hypergonar weight is 57 grams, the clamp maybe 20 grams, the Qioptiq is 210 gram, then the two filters (diopter + variable ND) and step up rings maybe 150 grams. So the total is around only 400 grams ! And finally using the OM-D with it's 5 axis stabilization system with an anamorphic combo is very useful !

Olympus om-d e-m5 / 1080p 30/ Art4 "light tone" mode / no color correction / Qioptiq linosMevis-C c-mount 35mm f1.6 / baby hypergonar 1.75x anamorphic lens / tokina close-up 0.5 / variable ND filter Cokin Pure Harmony / Xume magnetic filter attachments / music, soundtrack vangelis / blade runner

This movie has been shoot during thursday 18th of october 2013, from the morning to the end of the afternoon, bringing my daughter at school, then filming with my students at university, then taking my daughter from her school.

I'm glad to have now I think the perfect anamorphic set combination for my baby Hypergonar anamorphic lens. I bought few weeks ago a used Qioptiq C-mount lens, usually used in industry. This lens is very sharp, even at it's fastest aperture (f1.6) and this wide aperture is still usable with the anamorphic on it ! Some of the shot of the movie had been taken at f1.6.

Here is a movie taken with this lens alone :

and the Filick'r album :

http://flickr.com/photos/43243778@N04/sets/72157636631334626/

It is not possible to screw directly the anamorphic lens on the Qioptiq prime lens because the front barrel is turning when you focusing. So I ordered a special machined flat step up ring to attach the two lens. I've unscrewed the ring on the Qioptiq that is maintening the glass, and replace with the special machined flat ring. Then I screwed on it the original small Berthiot clamp that can align the anamorphic lens. Then I put the baby Berthiot hypergonar in it.

The combination suit perfectly !

The weight of this anamorphic combo is quite light. The Hypergonar weight is 57 grams, the clamp maybe 20 grams, the Qioptiq is 210 gram, then the two filters (diopter + variable ND) and step up rings maybe 150 grams. So the total is around only 400 grams !

And finally using the OM-D with it's 5 axis stabilization system with an anamorphic combo is very useful !

• Olympus OM-D E-M5 5 1080P 30
• Art 3 filter
• no color correction
• 1/50 shutter speed 200 asa
• Qioptiq MeVis C C-mount 35mm f1.6 lens (in this movie the lens was set between f1.6 to f5.6)
• baby Berthiot Hypergonar 1.75X anamorphic lens
• Tokina diopter O.5
• variable ND filter Cokin Pure Harmony
• Xume magnetic filter attachments
• Music : Siouxie and the Banshees "Night shift"

The video codec settings sure could use some hacking! :)

Other things like IBIS with video when using an adapted lens might be interesting to hack in as well. The IBIS works with adapted lenses for stills - but not video as I understand it. Big bummer! I guess there are other areas which need improvements as well. And the OM-D is certainly a camera worth hacking IMHO.

Does it have 24p? Does the stabilization work with Panasonic lenses? (i.e. the 7-14mm f4.0 and the 20mm f1.7) Would you use this over your GH2? (If you have one)

This next one is for Vitaliy. Do you plan to hack the firmware for this camera?