E-M5 Owner - Comments, Critique, Reviews, and what-nots :-)
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Some likes and quirks of OMD after handling for a day.
Likes:
- Hi iso is excellent as claim, 800 on my "aged" EPL1 looks like 3200/6400 easily on OMD, that's 2-3 stops advantage.
- Shutter lag improvements over previous Pen+VF
- OLED screen looks more accurate than on EP3, something which i dislike of the EP3.
- The tilt screen+touch-spot-magnify is very good for manual focus stealth shooting or low angle shooting provided not bright day.
- "Thumbs-up" at right corner is a nice addition to improve ergonomics
- DR looks better, though need to side by side comparison.
- Hi FPS is really a boon and bane...hard to control single shot even when set to continuous L, haha
Quirks/dislikes
- No ISO 50/100, although already know this before buying
- Buttons are small and hard to press/reach. Too bad Oly can't make scroll wheel instead of 4-way buttons
- EVF proximity sensor bit too sensitive especially using LCD screen tilt
Erh, hum sound, can't hear, i must be deaf.
That's all from a 1 day shoot
Likes:
- Hi iso is excellent as claim, 800 on my "aged" EPL1 looks like 3200/6400 easily on OMD, that's 2-3 stops advantage.
- Shutter lag improvements over previous Pen+VF
- OLED screen looks more accurate than on EP3, something which i dislike of the EP3.
- The tilt screen+touch-spot-magnify is very good for manual focus stealth shooting or low angle shooting provided not bright day.
- "Thumbs-up" at right corner is a nice addition to improve ergonomics
- DR looks better, though need to side by side comparison.
- Hi FPS is really a boon and bane...hard to control single shot even when set to continuous L, haha
Quirks/dislikes
- No ISO 50/100, although already know this before buying
- Buttons are small and hard to press/reach. Too bad Oly can't make scroll wheel instead of 4-way buttons
- EVF proximity sensor bit too sensitive especially using LCD screen tilt
Erh, hum sound, can't hear, i must be deaf.
That's all from a 1 day shoot
Got the em-5 12-50mm from best denki.yesterday.
Decide that I not going to wait for silver, black instead.
Now not really explore fully yet. But 1 think sure, the buttons are very very very small.OMG. The feel of the buttons very toy like too, not solid.
Been usiing canon since day 1. now have to re wire the brain for olypmus style of function control, kinna hard for a illitrate ppl like me....
Decide that I not going to wait for silver, black instead.
Now not really explore fully yet. But 1 think sure, the buttons are very very very small.OMG. The feel of the buttons very toy like too, not solid.
Been usiing canon since day 1. now have to re wire the brain for olypmus style of function control, kinna hard for a illitrate ppl like me....
A little tip to share w everybody ... Some ppl in Dpreview found that for E-M5 ...
These settings - vivid/sRGB/max sharpness, increase contrast and saturation will make CAF faster and more accurate for faster moving action shots
W low noise@high ISO makes my m4/3 kit lens 40-150mm for fast moving shots in dim lighting a lot more attractive !!!
These settings - vivid/sRGB/max sharpness, increase contrast and saturation will make CAF faster and more accurate for faster moving action shots
W low noise@high ISO makes my m4/3 kit lens 40-150mm for fast moving shots in dim lighting a lot more attractive !!!
vengels
Senior Member
wonglp said:Some likes and quirks of OMD after handling for a day.
Likes:
- Hi iso is excellent as claim, 800 on my "aged" EPL1 looks like 3200/6400 easily on OMD, that's 2-3 stops advantage.
- Shutter lag improvements over previous Pen+VF
- OLED screen looks more accurate than on EP3, something which i dislike of the EP3.
- The tilt screen+touch-spot-magnify is very good for manual focus stealth shooting or low angle shooting provided not bright day.
- "Thumbs-up" at right corner is a nice addition to improve ergonomics
- DR looks better, though need to side by side comparison.
- Hi FPS is really a boon and bane...hard to control single shot even when set to continuous L, haha
Quirks/dislikes
- No ISO 50/100, although already know this before buying
- Buttons are small and hard to press/reach. Too bad Oly can't make scroll wheel instead of 4-way buttons
- EVF proximity sensor bit too sensitive especially using LCD screen tilt
Erh, hum sound, can't hear, i must be deaf.
That's all from a 1 day shoot
Bro u got it already huh.
I itchy itchy also..
zenotic said:Any black owners affected by this problem at the video out side ?
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KNZXDqlqPM
Wow. How racist is that?
Haha
zenotic said:Any black owners affected by this problem at the video out side ?
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KNZXDqlqPM
Wat a crap video! Wat does it show? That his thumb is black after sliding on the edge? It cld be dirt for all that anybody cares?
got a link? thanks
Sorry it wasn't meant in that negative sense.
Apologies for the bad video quality, I believe the uploader was trying to illustrate the following defect.
Has anyone determined if there is a way to assign bracketing to a shortcut button? It seems to turn it on and off, you have to go through the two or three menu layers.
If not, anyone know of the best contact info for Olympus to suggest for a firmware update? Should be pretty easy to make it an option for the FN buttons.
If not, anyone know of the best contact info for Olympus to suggest for a firmware update? Should be pretty easy to make it an option for the FN buttons.
esoeij
Senior Member
Moreover there could be a number of people who pre-ordered and bought it without ever touching the real thing, then find there's just something about it they don't like, or don't think it's worth the price premium over EP3, GX1 etc.
Coz not every camera/ergo/ crop factor/ evf suits everyone, I think
jamestan75
New Member
it is very obvious they are trying to make a profit.
bought OMD em5 body+12-50mm+MMF3 for $1700
they sold the items separately.
body at $1300,12-50mm at $400,MMF3 at $200
Total $1900, profit $200.
some even try to sell the camera body at $1390.
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Siao liao.. i just fingered my set...the HDMI part as shown on the pic...
and i got the black fingers.
Dun dare to finger it anymore.. scared the black paint really come off as shown..
How? make official complaint to Oly SG? :think:
Siao liao.. i just fingered my set...the HDMI part as shown on the pic...
and i got the black fingers.
Dun dare to finger it anymore.. scared the black paint really come off as shown..
How? make official complaint to Oly SG? :think:
Apologies for the bad video quality, I believe the uploader was trying to illustrate the following defect.
johncchooi
New Member
Bros, how you guys redeem the MMF-3? I pre-ordered from SLR Revo, they said will call me when it is available to collect.. but until now still no new... :/
