Olympus E-M5 II, camera topic

johnbrawley

@matt33

Yes.

JB

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Some samples

Movies

http://www.photographyblog.com/previews/olympus_om_d_e_m5_mark_ii_photos/

MarcioK

Surprise: DPReview making an useful video! (in the page have a download link for the .mov file)

http://movies.dpreview.com.s3.amazonaws.com/oly_em5ii/OM-D-E-M5II-h264.mov

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4533104027/into-the-woods-a-video-overview-of-the-olympus-om-d-e-m5-ii

Moire and noise present, but the image is more detailed than a lot of other shots.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

40Mp samples

http://www.focus-numerique.com/olympus-om-m5-ii-galerie-images-40-mpx-news-6446.html

mpgxsvcd

My E-M5 MK II gets delivered tomorrow morning. Is there anything you want to see or know about it? If your answer does not contain the word “Cat” it will be stricken from the record.

I am interested in seeing if I can secure my “Cat” tightly enough to get a 40 megapixel still image of him.

MarcioK

@mpgxsvcd Some low light / high ISO 24p shots, if possible. Better if you have some Panasonic camera for comparison with the same scene. Scene with the cat, for sure. :) Thanks.

mpgxsvcd

I have the GH4, GH3, LX100, 35-100mm F2.8, 25mm F1.4, and the 14mm F2.5 along with some old MF Canon lenses and an 8 inch 800mm F4.0 telescope. I plan on testing almost everything on all of the cameras.

MarcioK

GH3 would be interesting. The GH4 and the LX100 will probably be much sharper (maybe even in 1080p).

mat33

@mpgxsvcd Can you check if: 1. autoWB is locked once video shooting starts. On the E-M1 it changes as light condition changes when recording video. 2. One touch WB is available in movie mode. 3. Any quality loss with 50/60p 50 Mbit versus 24/25p 77Mbit Thanks.

brudney

@mpgxsvcd 1. picture profiles - do the settings make any difference DR and grading-wise 2. how does the codec hold up in difficult situations 3. low light/high iso; thanks a lot!

adventsam

@mpgxsvcd, awesome, as much as you can 1080 GH3/GH4/EM5II and 1 or 2 GH4 4K equivalents for interest!

mpgxsvcd

I bought a bracket that should allow me to mount the EM5 MK II and the LX100 on top of the GH4 and film with all of them simultaneously handheld from the same perspective. That should be interesting.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.steves-digicams.com/blog/bermuda-bound-olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii-tg-860/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2015/02/18/the-olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii-review-olympus-continues-to-innovate/

Kit_L

@ mpgxsvcd, who wrote: "EM5 MK II and the LX100 on top of the GH4" (and "cat")!

That will be the best possible test for me; TIA. I have a substantial investment in µ4/3rds lenses and have been looking for a possible replacement for the X-100s on the stills side. If the Mk II can record video as good as the three G6 bodies I use in the studio (or better?), then the choice is made. We have been using a Mk I as the el-cheapo steadycam, but its video cannot keep up with the G6s.

mpgxsvcd

Finally got my camera. Fedex drug their feet all day. I am trying to work up the review and still get along with my daily life. This will be a comprehensive review geared towards how to get the most out of this camera and how to shoot video with it that matches up with the GH4 and LX100 as well as possible.

My feeling is that there are plenty of reviews out there already that can help you make the decision whether you want to buy it or not. My assumption is that you are ready to buy it or have already bought it. You just want to know how to set it up and get the best results with it. That is what I think my upcoming video can help with.

That being said. This is a ridiculous camera. I have only played with it for a few hours but it just does so many things right. Yes it has its quirks and they could change a few things. However, the Image stabilization is just stupid! It just seems to defy physics and in fact it does and I will explain exactly what they are doing to accomplish that.

The potential for this IS system is limitless. I know they could absolutely corner the Astro Photography market with this. Hands down this has the capability to turn that market on its head.

Also, I hate flashes. I bought fast lenses just so I wouldn't have to ever use a flash. Well, I love the flash that comes with the E-M5 MKII. The tilt-able and swivel-able(Is that a word?) flash is just fantastic. Panasonic definitely needs to make one of these for the LX200.

mpgxsvcd

Cats I say! CATS! This ones name is "T.V." the cat.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Olympus-OM-D-E-M5-II-Preview-A-classic-reborn#7752

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.dslrmagazine.com/pruebas/pruebas-de-campo/olympus-om-d-e-m5-mark-ii-toma-de-contacto.html

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://news.mapcamera.com/KASYAPA.php?itemid=26998

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://pen-and-tell.blogspot.it/2015/02/e-m5ii-ganz-normal-und-in-der-nacht.html

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-om-d-e-m5-ii-hands-on-review-26883

mpgxsvcd

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

You scared me there for a minute. I thought that DXO Mark had rated the EM5 MK II as a "71". Personally I don't put too much credence into the DXO final score. However, I know that a lot of other people do.

It wouldn't be a good thing for the EM5 MK II to score a 71 just like the EM5 did. People are expecting it to at least score a 74 like the GH4 does.

From what I have seen so far I see no reason why the EM5 MK II wouldn't score just like the GH4. However, the DXO Mark scores are hard to predict sometimes.

Here is a sample 40 Megapixel image for you. This was taken at F8.0 with the 25mm F1.4 lens. Stopping down helped because the depth of field was really shallow this close. The High Res mode limits you to F8.0 because diffraction and lens characteristics will degrade resolution after that.

The Big RAW file is at the link below as well. Beware that most programs can't open it and the ones that do might not render it properly.

I also put the equivalent 16 megapixel images in the folder as well. Those were also at F8.0. The P2220017.JPG is the high res image. The P2220021.JPG image is the 16 megapixel one.

http://tinyurl.com/n7r4afx

noa

@mpgxsvcd It would be great if you could compare your EM5 II with the GH4 for detail if you shoot @ 1080p on both camera's, also, if you use the same lens on both camera's, is it easy to match in post colorwise? And third, how "clean" is it at 3200 or 6400 iso compared to the gh4? I don't expect an improvement over the gh4 but I would be happy if the camera would match my GH3 in detail and sensitivity, for my work I don't need anything better then the gh3 or 4 which I both have but I would hate to take a step back, it's very important that I can mix the footage from EM5 with my gh3 or 4. Thx for your time.

Observer_II

@mpgxsvcd there are two things where I am really interested in before I make a buy descision 1. Quality of Video-AF, especially is it possible to follow a fast moving object (of course cats!) and are the transitions from one focus point to another smooth enough? 2. Is there a profile available or is it possible to flatten an existing profile for video in contrasty situations? Both issues are not fullfilled with my existing OM-D E-M5

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