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.
Sme, mostly test, samples - http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/olympus/om-d-e-m1/sample-photos-276.html
Ongoing field report -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
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
Some tests
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."
Video will be top priority for Olympus (Guest post by Vincent Verweij)
Future models of Olympus camera’s will have more video capabilities, says European product manager Michael Guthman. “Movie capabilities will be a top priority in the future”, Guthman writes in an email to Dutch journalist and documentary maker Vincent Verweij. The latest OM-D E-M1 has been heavily criticized for it’s lackluster video capabilities and apparently Olympus is addressing the issues.
“As you know Olympus is a company which is coming from the photographic side of the business. Therefore our top priority is to develop cameras which fits perfectly to the needs of photographers. However we know that the movie functionality becomes more and more important and we are getting the same request from customers. Therefore we could ensure that we are aware of this. Movie capabilities will be a top priority in future.”
It is usual polite response. Also usually EU/US managers have absolutely zero influence in Japanese companies.
All else is just fantasies of the guy.
Theres a feeling that EM1 video could be improved to 24/25p with new firmware Do you think that is true?
Who knows? We can just hope it's all true. Ibis, 24p, 4k, above all something better than h264/avchd. These are the dreams. And goodbye to panasonic.
I think it will be Panasonic to implement IBIS earlier than Olympus will do non-crippled video. They already have it in their camcorders, they have a simplified version in GX7. So it's very likely to see some competition to Oly's 5 axis IBIS in AF-100 or GH3 successors.
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