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Techradar interviewed the director of the E-m5II video “escape=joy” Janne Tarvonen. Here are some of his comments:
1) We shot the video at -20-25 degrees celsius.
2) We even shot some scenes (handheld) with a 300mm focal length and lots of movement in the picture. The autofocus worked really well here, especially the scene where the snowmobiles are moving down from the hill.
3) The stabilizer is a game changer really. It doesn’t only work in big movements like when following the subject by walking, but also in small movements like doing really small pulls and pushes [moving in and out] with the camera. The stabilizer gives so much freedom in run-and-gun style shoots where you can’t really carry a lot of gear with you.
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43 Responses
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Finland FTW!
video is quite mediocre quality with quite a lot weak or OOF shots (and either cropped with no limits or incorrect FL used on some) but if this is -25 degrees than we have -42 in London atm
no single steam from mouth visible in video, liquid water drops, soft snow and no wind visible (peaceful atmosphere)… I suspect -5 degrees at most so those people should correct their math skills. Yes, I know how -25 looks like…
EM5 mk2 will be my next camera (having two EM-5s for almost 2.5 (1) years now) but this shameless advertising…
wish they improved battery reading, still 3 useless stops…
Right……..
You know it’s easier to troll by saying how small the sensor is on the toy camera than wasting your time with that dribble. Can’t believe how full of themselves people are online.
are you going to cry?
What with this camera pride?
Oh that’s cute….sticking up for your bf.
Judging by your very naive comment you probably have no idea how -25 C looks in that part of Europe where that video was shot.
Quite the expert are you? Check out the part where they swim in the ice and tell me again the temperature is not -25 or so. Open water does not steam like that unless it’s really cold outside. Peaceful atmosphere, why wouldn’t it be? Finland is not an area known for high winds even in the coastal areas. When it gets really cold up here the weather is typically very calm, clear and dry. No steam from mouth means they are smart enough to breath through the nose.
When it’s coldest, there is no wind. The air becomes remarkably still and transparent. I live in northern Minnesota where a temperature of -25C wouldn’t even get any notice. I’ve photographed at -52C. Just don’t breathe on the lens.
Many has photographed in over -50 degree Celsius temperatures, and in many places -40 degree goes without notice (when you work in such temperatures 3-4 months a year its nothing to you). The most terrifying really is that you get use to it.
Then you don’t know how -25 Celsius does look like, as there is no wind, snow can be very soft if it has snowed recently.
I don’t understand it, what’s so special about a working camera at those temperatures? 13 years ago my old Canon PowerShot A20 worked at -21°C without making problems (and I think it would have still worked if the temperatures would have been lower). Only the LCD was getting slow…
Are there any cameras out there that have – besides the fact, that the battery will drain earlier (but that’s the case with the E-M5 II too I guess) – problems being used at those temperatures?
There’s nothing special about. Any camera will work as long as the battery can provide power. The only thing you need to be careful with is moisture from your breath and moisture from condensation. For example breathing towards the sensor or mirror assembly is a very bad idea, I don’t recommend changing lenses unless you really have to. Another thing is avoiding drastic temperature changes. If you go inside, leave the camera outside, so condensation will not become an issue when you go back out.
Yep, nothing special about it. At -27C and shooting for several hours, one of my lenses’ focusing ring started acting out and another time I had a shutter issue with my definitely-not-weatherproof mirrorless at -29C (both came back to normal quickly after), but those are the two times I had issues for several winters shooting at temperatures going down to -35C.
The special thing is, that the seals are designed to withstand the cold perfectly up to -10 degree so there is no change that air or moisture can change inside the camera or objectives.
With normal camera, they withstand the cold, but you need to be careful how you bring the camera back to warm, and warm them slowly to avoid condensation water building inside, because the warm air gets in and…
Of course OM-D and Olympus Pro objectives withstand lower temperatures, but Olympus need to draw a line to somewhere acceptable temperature for warranty reasons.
Heck, everyone should know how to handle cameras in cold weather and how to deal with them when going back to inside. The cold isn’t the problem, the higher temperature is the problem.
No 4k means no go for me.
Could you personally make a better effort with 4K and no stabilisation?
and? -25 celsius is that something special?
i photograph by us in norway forever with my DSLR.. no need to mention that.
How much is your 1DX? I think the point is that the camera gives quite a lot of quality and ruggedness for its category…no need to brag about your tool of choice!
Sure, let me add to your very wise comment that -25ºC is the temperature I keep in my room normally. At -20ºC I just cannot sleep because of the heat. These Finish don’t know what is real cold and the new OMD is crap. My FF works perfectly immersed in liquid nitrogen, I checked just one week ago, I lost both hands during the experiment, but it was worth it.
Videography is the subject here.
so you’re saying your $6000 USD camera preforms as well as a $1000 USD camera in cold weather?
Careful, you make the girls envious here… They can turn into real b*tches with their tiny sensor anger and all.
Nothing quite like a misogynistic troll. Your mother would be proud. What’s that? I think she’s calling you downstairs for your dinner.
Fantastic demo of its capabilities with a range of lighting conditions. The image has weaknesses, wide-detailed shots and shadows in particular, but the strengths… oh, the strengths… They are going to sell a shed-load on video capabilities alone, never mind the 40pix mode for stills. Go Oly.
What is the banding that is happening towards the later part of this video, about mid screen ? Is it a compression problem ? Also on two of the video samples I see slow to focus when subject or camera moves… I really want to like the camera but my eyes are telling me there is issues..
The image stabilization does create some waves in the background, check out Mathieu Gasquets video on youtube. Its the best I’ve seen so far on the mkII’s video capability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQgIiZeksFI
Very good video !! I agree he does a great job showing the difference !!
I don´t know about you people but all i see is pretty unusable video… Alot of jello and every frame there seems to be a minor shift… movement looks like staccato.. don´t know if that´s the IBIS fault or he just had a weird shutter speed.. IBIS is good to simulate a locked shot.. travelling shots.. sorry but nope.. too bad 🙁
And how do you suggest does the perspective change to avoided from not “waving”?
There are two axis, subject that the operator is aiming at, that camera is trying to hold steady, then the sensor/camera shift axis (this happens with any stabilization rigs) around lens nodal point, and is reacting to operator movements to keep it smooth. The surrounding isn’t the subject that operator is focusing but the subject itself (person, dog, etc).
There are two moving planes, background and sensor (image plane) around the subject and the objective nodal point.
The IBIS as any stabilization rig requires a skilled user, that knows own body movements, breathing technic and the shot start and ending points.
It isn’t anything like that you could just throw a camera on any stabilization system and get a perfect non-floating video.
That’s reason why there are camera operators who have dedicated their skills to camera movements, focus pulls, moving with camera etc and they get paid big bugs from their hours on sets.
I think the best demonstration of the EM5 mkII’s powers and limitations of image stabilization were on the Mathieu Gasquet Youtube video. He gave a very independent and unbiased review which I found very helpful. Overall the mkII’s image stabilization is great but does have some issues. I’ll wait for the price to drop before picking one up.
they’re really trying hard to win over the scandinavian bloggers with this one…!
They are trying hard to push to movie ability of EM5 Mk II but when the Olympus sponsored illuminati are using gimbals and steady cams for these promo movies it is not really showing what IBIS can and cant do -so I just don’t get it. The verdict is still out on this as far as I am concerned.
1. This video is using IBIS, there is no gimbal mentioned anywhere but IBIS (see interview)
2. The other video, if you watch the making of, is approx. 30% gimbal usage and 70% IBIS.
Perhaps you’re refering to my video Curiosity ?
I didn’t use a steadicam.
I didn’t use a tripod. Ever.
For the first 1:00 it’s all hand held.
Then I used a gimbal for all of 7 shots The gimbal shots are at
1:01, 1:22, 1:32, 1:39, 1:51, 2:15, 3:04.
They are shots you would normally use a dolly for.
IBIS doesn’t replace when you would use a dolly anyway. And having it on also improved the Gimbal.
JB
Those are shot without any gimbals and steadycam. Some of the reviewers are not talented to handheld any camera, so they prefer gimbals anyways and yet they can’t circle around subject while keeping horizontal in level or get moves smooth without odd shaking. Because they try to trust the rigs instead control their body, breathing and be flexible.
Hm yes, what’s special about – 25 for camera body ? I left my Panasonic GX1 for hours in such a temperature, when checked how much less noise is in long exposure shoot with cold sensor, compared wit same black frame shoot with sensor in room temperature. Difference was incredible. Only what did suffered slightly from those degrees was manual focus ring on lens as it was noticeably harder to turn, due to shrinkage or oils getting thicker in freeze, but autofocus still worked as usual.
I know somebody who tried to do astrophotography in a cold night with a modified Canon D1100. After a not so long time, the camera stopped working. With his E-M1 – no problems.
Very nice vid. I think most modern cameras a good down to sub freezing temps. My GX7 certainly is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyzoBtmU5k
All handheld. Great example of storytelling with shots. There’s a behind the scenes video so you can see how they operate the camera. Total game changer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2I0ZQppjcA
Last month I shot video with the regular, old (supposedly un-freeze-proof?) E-M5 in -39C. I spent hours outside hunting for northern lights near Ivalo, northern Finland.
Also, several years ago I was able to do the same with the old Olympus E-410 DSLR
I do astrophotography, and a few weeks ago, my E-M5 worked without problems for 8 hours at -20. Really nice. The only problem was, that the lens was freezing after 2 hours, so I had to change it for another one.