After weeks of waiting (and rumors posted here) the E-P5 firmware has been finally released! There is also a Stylus 1 fw update. Just use your Olympus Digital Camera Updater to upload the new firmware to your camera. These are the improvements:
E-P5 firmware version 1.4 additional features:
- Improved remote control functionality when using the “Olympus Image Share” app.
- Art Filter mode, custom self timer, zoom operation when using electric zoom lenses, digital tele-converter and cable remote release mode.
- *It is necessary to use the latest version of the Olympus Image Share app so it is recommended you also check your smartphone for updates too.
- A 0 second setting has been added to Anti Shock mode.
STYLUS 1 firmware version 1.1 additional features:
- Improved remote control functionality when using the “Olympus Image Share” app.
- Art Filter mode, custom self timer, zoom operation when using electric zoom lenses, digital tele-converter and cable remote release mode.
- *It is necessary to use the latest version of the Olympus Image Share app so it is recommended you also check your smartphone for updates too.
found via ePhotozine.
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Yes!
i stopped believing already… that’s good news hopefully.
Excepted…:
http://dl01.olympus-imaging.com/ww/ud2/ENU/0001/1090/index04a.html
Weird that Olympus doens’t mention the update here:
http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/
A prepared link. Maybe a little bit deferred.
Thanks! Weird that they say it’s for may 14. Sure it comes on may 21?
What about the E-M5 ? I do also want the 0 sec. Anti shock on the E-M5 !
Does the E-M5 suffer from shutter shock? If so, under what conditions?
I shoot in studio and get lots of images that are not sharp even though they are in focus, a weird subtle blur effect and I am pretty sure now it has to do with this shock thing. Coz I tried everything and it would still pop up on every shoot on some images.
( I always shoot at 1/200)
Just certain lenses, tripod?
Hmmf, what about a 0 sec. Anti Shock for my EM-5?!?!
Also, any news on the focus peaking update for the e–m5? I remember reading a rumor a while ago 🙂
And my E-PL5?
I own E-PL5 too and believe me E-PL5 is much much less effected by a SS then my E-P5 !
Yeah, get this Panafolic.
So 0 second anti-shock means it turns it off?
No, it means (as stated in the infobox in-camera) if shooting below 1/320s, camera switches to electronic shutter mode only to prevent shutter shaking (by the mechanical shutter)
No it doesn’t, it switches to electronic first curtain shutter mode. Second curtain shutter is still mechanical.
My bad, wasn’t accurate enough.
Of course you’re right, thank you for making it clear! 🙂
It is not the same as a true EFC mode, since the mechanical shutter still closes then reopens to expose. What happens is that the *mechanical* exposure time is increased a few milliseconds, with the electronic shutter still closed to give the shock time to subside, then the electronic shutter opens.
True EFC would cause only one and not two shutter clicks, and would decrease rather than increase the latency from the time you press the shutter button until
it exposes.
Firmware 1.5 request: SWEEP PANORAMA
YAY!
I wonder what happened to the “improved focus peaking” mentioned in the rumor on April 14th.
(here: http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-e-p5-firmware-update-coming-this-week-adds-anti-shock-feature-same-as-on-the-e-m1/ )
Good call…hmmmm….big delay in the update and now it is incomplete…interesting.
Is there any hope of the other PENs getting the 0 second anti shock setting?
Anti shock sounds super- but I can’t say I’ve had any issues thus far. I was hoping the camera would support awesome mode were it just took cool pictures without me thinking. Maybe next time.
Then you were a lucky guy or you use different lenses then me.
14-42 kit lens or 40-150 lens were giving me a hugely blured images within 1/50s – 1/250s. 45mm 1.8 and 12-60 4/3 lens were quite imune to a shutter shock.
Cheers
hmm….interesting…I have like ten lenses …all primes except the Panny 7-14 and the Panny 45-175mm Zooms….I tried and tried (tested at 1/300 and below) and I could not really find any shutter shock??? “occassionally a soft image..but that could just have been because of a slower shuttter speed that the IS could not handle….
Anyway…I updated the software and set the camera with the new shutter shock just to feel safer.
I’ve never seen it either when using good holding technique, VF firmly on your eye. I have seen it on a tripod. I think shutter shock is mostly defeated by good technique. Good to have this fix for covering all situations though.
Hey guys,
Just installed that new firmware stuff on my E-P5 camera.
Made around 20 shots with 14-42 kit lens and I can say WOW.
It makes a very huge difference. 14-42 lens was the worst combination and I would call it almost unusable with E-P5 (at least below 1/400s). With antishock 0 activated all pictures are almost tack sharp.
Finally I can enjoy my Olympus camera. I was willing to sell it if an anounced update could not fix that anoying shutter shock. Luckily it’s better than I was hoping.
Cheers
That great!
Is it the shutter or stabilization that causes the shock? In other words, if you have the IS off, do you still get the shutter-shock effect?
And then you say “almost tack sharp”, so is there still a problem? I like this camera but have been wary of it for this problem.
That’s an interesting question. Very astute. I have been curious why there should be shutter shock or bounce in modern cameras.
I believe you have hit upon something here by calling the stabilization into question.
Will be interested to hear the responses about this.
You get shutter shock on mirrorless cameras because the shutter has an extra motion BEFORE the exposure. DSLR: Press release, shutter opens, shutter closes. Mirrorless: Press release, shutter CLOSES, shutter opens, shutter closes. It’s the vibration of the shutter slamming shut BEFORE the exposure that cause shutter shock. It can, and does, happen on lenses without IS.
The E-P5 is one of my favorite cameras of all time…over the E-M5, over the E-M1….it is just SUCH a photographer’s camera in so many ways! Now I like it even more!