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Don’t have the money but that’s a very nice price.
Can we buy it from abroad (Europe I mean) ? Are the menus stucked in english then ? What about the warranty ?
I think there’s about 30 languages available (don’t have my camera right now) and I believe the warranty on mine was US and Canada only. Mine was purchased when they first arrived in the Seattle area. Haven’t checked to see if the bodies at the shop referred to by this thread are gray market or not ( although that shouldn’t make a difference in your case).
Admin: have you seen a black fri list for M43 gears?
Just as expected. It will even cheaper in another 6 months in bundles with lenses like the 17mm f/1.8. This is because every competitor’s cameras have better sensors and IQ and Olympus has so many of these OK but unimpressive products to clear. Nice price, but I would rather spend more and buy the next E-M1 II with some real improvement and upgraded or newfeatures. This is just a more polished version of the old model
With this E-M5 II, your photos are not going to look any different than those taken with the 4 year old E-M5 it replaced. Buying this means you will kick yourself when the new M43 models are announced soon.
Well if you’re a landscape or a product photography, the high-res mode is obviously a dream, giving you nicer output than a D810 since there are no Bayer artifacts.
But overall, I tend to agree. It has a lot of nice modern features, but it really feels like a version 1.5 model rather than an entirely new beast.
That said, I imagine Olympus had relatively low R&D costs associated with the new model, so even selling it for a few months at the $1000 price tag was a nice revenue boost compared to the old E-M5.
Yes and no, Matt. Many improvements in the usability department made this a much better tool. Imaging improvements were marginal as you mentioned. Overall I agree with your assessment, but I’m not a fan of the EM-1 Frankendesign. I prefer the modularity of the EM-5 and MarkII.
I disagree a little. You’re correct in that there isn’t much difference in stills, but there was a big improvement in video capabilities. The codec is still not on a par with some others, but at least it’s 1080/60. However, the big improvement for me was the incredible IBIS in the video mode. Because of stabilization, when I shoot the the 75-300 at the long end (such as at baseball games) makes it a choice for me than my original E-M5, as well as my GH3 using the stabilized 100-300 Pany lens. For that reason, I didn’t get a GH4, even though I know that the video is better (and 4K), because my kind of shooting needs the best stabilization that I can find.
And I’m with David about the modularity of the design; my grip is permanently attached (as it was on my E-M5 and as it is on my GH3) and I like that the one section of the old grip fit onto the newer camera so I only had to spend $120 for the new bottom part.
I like it. I use it to make lots ‘o corporate videos.
Let’s see, I could continue to make images now or wait to have better gear and IQ in the future. Hmmmm…
Doesn’t matter what’s on the horizon. What’s in my bag is what counts. IQ at the consumer price point across all brands is never “revolutionary” anyway. It’s simply evolutionary and it’s all pretty comparable.
And here’s the thing gear-heads never seem to realize: the marginal increments of IQ are easily offset by even a modicum of skill/talent. Can you use light to your advantage or not? That’s what matters.
Basically, if you have a clue you’ll do fine with whatever camera in your hands.
I hope Olympus learns from this mistake. It should realise now that people want the E-M5 to have the best features, not just the E-M1, a more niche product. Not everybody wants to use or have 43 lenses, not everybody wants to use a bigger and heavier camera, and not everyone needs to shoot action. The E-M5 is the camera that everybody wants to get the top features first, not just reusing old parts handed down from the E-M1 after 3 years. A smaller but pro level E-M5 II would have sold much much better. than the E-M1 ever will. Olympus neglected and the mainstream OMD model that can capture significantly more market share and bring more profit, as it tries to sell niche products like the EP-5 and E-M1, by delaying the E-M5 II release and giving it so little real new features (apparently to let the other models sell better,, screwing up what has been it’s star product, one which coverted many Dslr users to M43.
These US prices are insane. In Eastern Europe the E-M5 II is still sold for $1000 plus VAT! Holy shit! And the second thing are our wages which are much lower than in the USA. No wonder Olympus doesnt sell them much in our country.
When this was introduced most of the reviewers were saying that this had more features than the E-M1 and were asking did this make the E-M1 superfluous.
What else do you want on this as I can think of only one thing missing and that is the on sensor PDAF ?
Otherwise it is more capable than the E-M1.
Perhaps they should make it the most expensive camera in the range or do you want all the extras for free.
I own an EM5 II and honestly i can’t see how a smaller camera could sell more. I have a grip on 100% of the time, and still it feels unbalanced with the pro lenses. And i use this camera more than the EM1.
Their silver model is $699.99 now?? Holy!!!