New Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II - The perfect camera???
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Safe to say Steve Huff likes it a lot along with the new lenses.
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/tag/olympus/
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/tag/olympus/
Yeah finally found them through searching. So little info on these yet including price.
Just wondered why paul10 thinks these are far superior to the olympus ones when nobody has the pana leica ones yet.
And I dislike variable 2.8 to f4 as well, much prefer fixed.
Good point on the filter on the 8-18
For me a good mix would be the 8-18 pana, the 12-100 oly and the 50-200 pana
I dont mind a decent amount of crossover.
The 12-100 will match the new body if I get it.
The only thing I would miss perhaps is the waterproofing. Will wait for reviews and to see them all in real life.
For me a good mix would be the 8-18 pana, the 12-100 oly and the 50-200 pana
I dont mind a decent amount of crossover.
The 12-100 will match the new body if I get it.
The only thing I would miss perhaps is the waterproofing. Will wait for reviews and to see them all in real life.
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2016/10/28/ramblings-at-130-am-micro-43-and-the-new-olympus-em1-mkii/
Can't wait for all the review on the second
Can't wait for all the review on the second
just a shame its steve huff
Well I meant everybody's review will be out as the embargo will be up
£1700 to £1800 is looking mroe likely.
Olympus have said the reason its more money than the Mark i is that the exchange rate is 23% worse then when the mark 1 was launched plus the sensor is much more expensive and wages have gone up.
Seems like they are already defending an increase much bigger than the 23% exchange rate one,
Olympus have said the reason its more money than the Mark i is that the exchange rate is 23% worse then when the mark 1 was launched plus the sensor is much more expensive and wages have gone up.
Seems like they are already defending an increase much bigger than the 23% exchange rate one,
Just seen a website with a "leaked" US price of $2242.94 
Thats £1831 in sterling. Not sure if that is then plus VAT as well?
If it is, I don't care how good it is, its not worth £2,200.
I may like the size of the m4/3 system but at £2,200 for a body I would rather jump ship to a bigger sensor and go Fuji or even Sony. You can get a A7II for that money now.
Not so sure about it being worth £300 over the A6500. On paper the a6500 beats it in many areas plus the gap is £400 so even worse, that would buy you a decent lens to go with it.
If it wasnt for the shortage of lenses for the Sony i swap to that in a heartbeat.
If it wasnt for the shortage of lenses for the Sony i swap to that in a heartbeat.
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Well i am thinking exactly that!
I have spent £3k on prime and pro lenses but bought smartly and all were used purchases. Was looking at spending another £1k but now I am not so sure that i wouldnt be better off selling the lot and investing the £4k (or £5.5k with the cost diff between my current body and the new one) in a new system with bigger sensor, again buying the lens second hand to maximize my spending power.
£5.5k will get me an awful lot of nice glass for a different camera system..................
Damn you King and your logic!!!!!!!!!!
I was all set to order it this morning. I have read up about all the viable alternatives to it and realised that nothing else comes close to the main reasons I picked the olympus in the first place. The fact I have it with me 99% of the time due to its size and weight and as an overall package it always gets me "a photo" with the exception of fast moving targets currently.
yes there may be bigger, high megapixel sensors out there which would be better for landscapes etc but then I wouldnt have the camera with me as much. I have looked at D500, D7200 all the Sony A7 range and the new Fuji but all of them have things which are worse than my current olympus body never mind the new one. The closest I got to an alternative would be the Fuji xt2 but then I realised that in selling all my lenses and buying the fuji I probably wouldnt have a camera which took any better pics than the EM1 and would cost me the same. Plus there seems to be some gaps in the Fuji lens range atm.
I have even shot video in the worst pouring rain without even thinking twice about it.
The new features of the new body will mean that all the shots i currently miss would be fine with a boost to DR and image.
Figured out that with selling my current body and my 75mm which i dont use plus all the clearout stuff I have sold recently I only need to put around £300 to this body to upgrade.
My head knows you are right but my heart says otherwise!
I was all set to order it this morning. I have read up about all the viable alternatives to it and realised that nothing else comes close to the main reasons I picked the olympus in the first place. The fact I have it with me 99% of the time due to its size and weight and as an overall package it always gets me "a photo" with the exception of fast moving targets currently.
yes there may be bigger, high megapixel sensors out there which would be better for landscapes etc but then I wouldnt have the camera with me as much. I have looked at D500, D7200 all the Sony A7 range and the new Fuji but all of them have things which are worse than my current olympus body never mind the new one. The closest I got to an alternative would be the Fuji xt2 but then I realised that in selling all my lenses and buying the fuji I probably wouldnt have a camera which took any better pics than the EM1 and would cost me the same. Plus there seems to be some gaps in the Fuji lens range atm.
I have even shot video in the worst pouring rain without even thinking twice about it.
The new features of the new body will mean that all the shots i currently miss would be fine with a boost to DR and image.
Figured out that with selling my current body and my 75mm which i dont use plus all the clearout stuff I have sold recently I only need to put around £300 to this body to upgrade.
My head knows you are right but my heart says otherwise!
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I can see pre-order buyers remorse setting in before tonight
to be fair the 12 mths interest free everybody is offering swung it. After my parts exs its only a £100 a mth.
got the grip and an extra battery too.
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New 12-100 lense has min focus of just 15mm from end of lense and 0.6 magnification so pretty decent to use as a macro lens for people who want to play around with it.
Nothing wrong with the old Evf Imo and it's now 120hz so that's a step up.
Did rep say there would be enough for all pre orders in mid decemeber? From all the things I've seen Olympus say it's limited small numbers mid December and most people won't get their camera until January unless you were at the top of the pre order list?
Hope mine comes mid Dec. Shame about the date though, I'm on a photo shoot on the 15th and was hoping to use it
Nothing wrong with the old Evf Imo and it's now 120hz so that's a step up.
Did rep say there would be enough for all pre orders in mid decemeber? From all the things I've seen Olympus say it's limited small numbers mid December and most people won't get their camera until January unless you were at the top of the pre order list?
Hope mine comes mid Dec. Shame about the date though, I'm on a photo shoot on the 15th and was hoping to use it
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