The full E-M5II test videos roundup!

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1. Steve Huff comparing , between M43-Apsc-FF on Mirrorless Battle

   quite interesting

   http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2015/02/23/mirrorless-battle-micro-43-vs-aps-c-vs-full-frame/

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   1. I’m not surprised at some of his findings. IMO, the PL 25mm f1.4 that he used, is an exceptional lens.

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      1. Is the PL 25mm f1.4. The Panasonic 25mm ?

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         1. Yes.

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2. Surprisingly the rotating propeller blades have no rolling shutter visible in the video??

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3. Is there any “Splash resistance” test online? The E-M5 Mk II is said to be equivalent to IEC Standard publication 529 IPX (Liquid ingress protection) 1 same as E-M1.

   See levels on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code

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4. Bought one today – will test the video tomorrow. Disappointingly, the manual didn’t describe the differences between the 1080/60 options. Also, no code on the box or body referring to PAL vs NTSC. I just downloaded the manual, but I didn’t see anything during a quick review of the menu options.

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5. Nice improvements from em5. I like the button layout more now and added FN button. Still like better what panasonic has on the gX7. 4 physical Fn buttons but also 5 Soft Fn buttons on LCD as well
   Nice the have improved IBIS. The biggest issue I still see is tracking focus. For some reason Planasonic and Olympus are resisting putting Phase detection in their sensors Panasonic has improved tracking in GH4 and LX100 with their DFD. But that only works with their lenses and maybe not as good as Phase detection. So disappointing not to see improvements in tracking focus as many potential buyers would like to be able to shoot their children and pets on the move So now they have use large clunky DSLRs

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   1. Or they could by the E-M1.

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      1. I think most of the reviews for the EM1 said that the contrast AF might be faster than the Phase Detection on the EM1 when you use good lenses on it. I don’t know if that speaks to how good the contrast AF has gotten or if the Phase Detection isn’t quite there yet in boosting AF.

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   2. Have a look at Darren Miles (http://youtu.be/bMQtZOA2Oj4) video, he made a test of focus tracking with his son running in the garden.

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      1. I have already seen the video. He makes good videos and reviews. He even mentions the weakness of MFT as far as tracking focus The Sony a6000 and the Fuji XT 1 and the Gh4. I believe do better than the em5 m2. The em1 with four thirds lens also will do better
         The bottom line is that MFT are still not as good in tracking focus as DSLRs with Phase detect focus
         However many MFT are faster is still focus So a Hybrid auto focus is the key like Sony and Fuji for example have implemented Sony would not be implementing it unless if made sense I suspect Panasonic and Olympus will implement but neither are as big in sensor manufacturing as Sony so it will come in few years from now. Panasonic addressed the issue with DFD but it is not as fast as Phase detect and only in the GH4 and lx100 I wish Panasonic copied Olympus by putting IBIS in all their bodies The Sony A6000 is leading the way in Mirrorless as far as faster tracking focus but of course Sony is laging in E mount lenses big time

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      2. I saw this one and the conclusions on video, 16:04. It is very hard to ignore when he switch from 4k versus the E-M5 Mark II. Sure its great if you are viewing 1080 on a web page in a tiny view box on the page. When Darren cuts to the E-M5 Mark II at 14:45, you also see the GH4 is very smooth but there is choppiness in the E-M5 Mark II video. Not sure what frame rate it was set to 24, 30 or 60?

         After reviewing many videos including those Olympus now has taken offline, in general, video IQ is still very poor compared to other cameras and Darren eludes to this as “acceptable”. I saw a Panasonic G6 comparison against the E-M5 Mark II video and its still sad. While 5Axis is great, when comparing warp/shake correction in post, the video IQ problem of the E-M5 Mark II is still very clear. Is 5Axis smoothness enough over IQ? Maybe.

         Looking back at E-M1 video, the IQ just makes me shake my head in disgust. Also there are various videos from E-M5 Mark II testers that give me doubts about Olympus video. Some videos looks like stabilization was turned off or set to a minimum that makes the video appear just like a regular E-M5 with sensor wobble jerking left to right.

         Also photo IQ, look at 12:44 and the E-M5, Mark II and E-M1. Is the E-M5 Mark II now a better stills camera also? Seems to put the E-M1 to shame in that shot.

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6. 40MP moving water:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HozwEuctx_U

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   1. That was an interesting idea as to how to use the blur from the hi-res intentionally

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7. IBIS vs PowerOIS stabilization test by ImagingResource is very impressive and clearly shows who is the boss.

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8. Unboxing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQJYOZq6wo&feature=em-upload_owner

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9. On the selfy part of Arman Alizad video(0:35-0:40s), background mountains are moving jerky. What is the reason? Is it a so called rolling shutter? or jelly? Can that be fixed somehow in post? For example, if we would make 24p from 50p, would it help with jerks?

   Thank you in advance, i am pretty newbie to video….

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   1. If you go to ~3:25 in the Mathieu Gasquet em5 mkii video, he explains that there is a warping effect that can happen with the stabilization. I’m not sure if that can be fixed in post. The whole video is great if you want to learn about the benefits and limitations of the stabilization and video quality I think.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQgIiZeksFI

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