New E-M5 Mark II firmware update fixes two issues.

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1. The reset issue is something I wish Olympus would address.. make settings exportable onto the SD card. Let me copy my settings to another E-M5. Wouldn’t mind firmware updates by SD card, too, instead of computer.

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   1. Yes..I just updated my EM1 and my EM5II over the weekend…It took me hours to get all my settings back to where I had them…. You can bet I will not be loading up v2.1 any time soon! LOL! 🙂

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      1. Some sarchasm here. 🙂

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         1. Actually, no…I was being serious. Both my cameras are extremely customized to my needs. Resetting takes quite a bit of time. All the buttons, dials, 4 My Sets…etc., etc.
            The menu system is complicated, etc,

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            1. Oh! Well, taking into account 4 MySets presets, I suppose it really took 1 hour to go back to your settings.. After updating both em1 and em5m2 it took 15 minutes to have my settings back on both cameras, but I admit I don’t use the MySet option (have a custom monochrome and the usual iso and noise reduction settings to customize, plus the video button to suppress..).

            2. I admit that I am a little “slow” at the process, Marco. LOL! I just have trouble remembering all the nuances of my set-ups. I have both my cameras set-up the same as much as possible…but the resetting did offer me an opportunity to re-evaluate how I have my cameras set-up and actually fine-tune some changes….so it wasn’t all bad! I am also grateful for the new capabilities like 1/16000th and focus bracketing. GREAT STUFF!

            3. Ciao Marco, sorry if I bother you… I want to buy one new Olympus camera and I’ve not decided yet between e-m1 and e-5 II… The price would be quite the same (100€ lower for e-m1). You own them both, what model would you suggest me? I would use it for mainly for photography (some videos some time). I come from a Panasonic G3 with swiveling back display, so I would go for a E-M5 mkII, but E-M1 at a lower price with little better dynamic range, PDAF and in camera lens correction are a good bargain too… Please give me your suggestion! Thanks Daniele

            4. Ciao Daniele, if you don’t mind video so much and you are more interested into stills, then I suggest you the em1. As a plus the em5m2 has the HighRes mode, but I have only used it a handful of times, for product photography, and I can use the Sigma dp2 and dp3 Quattros if I need such a high resolution.
               The em5m2 has a slightly better performing image stabilisation, but that does not mean em1 is so much less effective.
               I have never seen a diffence in dynamic range to be honest..
               While the em5m2 has a more “cool” look, em1 has a far bettr handling, with more dedicated buttons.
               Em1 does not have a folding screen: I use to keep it close on em5. But it’s more useful when taking macros or shooting from the hip.
               About macro: the last firmware adds the focus bracketing, which is really useful (still, I think you can’t use it on a windy day if you want to shoot a flower).
               High iso performance (1600/2000) is similar, only “grain” differs a little, and both look nice.
               I hope it helps 🙂

      2. Which do you prefer for video?

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2. This update won’t reset your Settings

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   1. Not taking the chance! I shoot stills so those fixes on 2.1 are incidental to my needs.
      (Yes, I have fear of abandonment, too! :-))

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3. Worked fine for me, it did not reset my settings (from 2.0 to 2.1)

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   1. Thanks for the input fellas!

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4. After the firmware updates, is the E-M5 Mark II still recommended over the E-M1 for video?

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   1. EM1 doesn’t have a headphone output, which to me is deal breaker. Having said that EM5mk2 pre amp are quite noisy :(.

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