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This is the first micro four third lens that I bought and I used it for a long time before I started buying more lenses. In fact the main reason I started buying other lenses was because I wanted a wider angle of view and the flexibility of having zoom lenses. It is a good lens. Let me know if you want me to provide any more information about this lens.

Thank you, I'm glad it was useful. I have paid for all of my gear, so that's why I can keep my reviews honest. That's the only way to have completely unbiased reviews because if companies give away gear for free, they don't expect a review, they expect a promotional video to boost their sales.

Can you please share your perspective on the image quality of these two lenses and how they compare. The Panasonic Lumix 9mm F1.7 is the next lens on my shopping list.

That's interesting that you don't use lens hoods. I find that my photos get more contrast and richer colours when I avoid side lights hitting the lens. I agree with your take on this being a good and small lens, i.e. my selection criteria for buying a lens, because if a lens is big/heavy or if it's not good then I end up not using it.

@ I’ve found with modern lenses no difference in colors or contrast if you’re using a lens hood or not. Now the 12mm is one of Olympus first m4/3 and it can flare if you’re not careful.

you need 20 more years ;)

@ twenty more years of fun. Absolutely!

Almost 20y of photography without lenshood here. All lenses still ok all this time, so i don't buy the argument with protection either. It doesn't really matter if i get more contrast, i process them with fade colours anyway, almost raw.

can you please elaborate?

Indeed, this lens is unbeaten on its size, weight, and aperture combination which makes it a nice lens for video work in combination with its appropriate focal length. I didn't buy the 20mm F1.7 because its focal length didn't suit my work but now that you speak highly of that lens I have become curious as to why that lens is so good? what type of work do you use it for? and should I be getting one?

@@RadCameraMan I went quite a long road with photography. No longer have studio or do any pay work, my profession is something elese now. For last years I photograph mainly environmental portraits of poeople that are important for me. But this lens I also use when I travel for actually everything. They say that 20mm is a "normal" lens in mft world because its focal length matches more or less the diameter of the sensor (thus diagonal FOV). I really don't know what is it in this lens for sure it is not the Auto Focus :) but it renders beautifuly. A little wider lens and you may end up with elongated faces and big noses. This one does not suffer from it and still is quite wide. I have it from the day it was released so many years ago I can't even remember, I own version one of course and thinking of buying version II because it is in black and looks better (I think with age you want to use pretty gear LOL). This lens is actually a legend. For me another important point is its size and weight because I use it as EDC with my E-M5 and I have it with me almost all the time. If you should buy it? Hard to tell, looks like you are more focused on video where this lens will be frustrating. But.... for the price? Just buy it and use it with small camera for photography (street photo, casual portraiture, travel). :) If you look for very distinct rendering I highly recommend Leica branded 45mm f/2.8 Macro (insane for portraits), and 25mm f/1.4 these two lenses are outstanding!!! If you have money to spend Olympus 75mm f/1.8 - I rarely use it because of not practical focal length but results are stunning too - but very different in character to Leicas mentioned lenses. My family members, for them photography is just pictures, they don't care so much, but almost every time they notice distinct quality from 45mm and 25mm Leicas. This was quite shocking but really even lame ones notices that something.

That's correct. It doesn't have a lens hood thread for attaching a lens hood however some people use its filter thread instead to attach a third party lens hood but that means the lens cap cannot be put back on the lens after usage unless the lens hood is detached. So some people have resorted to obtaining a larger lens cap and placing the lens cap on top of the lens hood instead of the lens itself. So those are two workarounds for this problem in order to avoid the front lens from being vulnerable as well as reducing side reflections. I will make a video about that lens soon.

same here... I am in the process of making an in-depth video about that camera. I really like the ergonomics of that camera. If Olympus camera division wasn't sold off, that camera would have received a lot of firmware updates. It has the necessary processing power and the memory to perform a lot of functions that the OM-1 II is capable of.

@@RadCameraMan Can't wait to watch that one!!!

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SAME FOR ME , I HOPE A NEW VERSION , EVEN IF I DON T KNOW WHERE IT CAN BE IMPROVED

Yes, that makes sense since they emphasised the weather proof aspect. I have the 20mm F1.4 and apparently it was produced by Sigma which tends to produce F1.4 lenses. I believe going forward the production of all OM System lenses is outsourced to Sigma with minor involvement from OM System for their proprietary parts of the lens. This is also one of the reasons why Sigma stopped producing MFT lenses and competing with Olympus. I agree with your prioritisation of smaller size/weight over a manual clutch. This is a better compromise because we can always use the on-camera lever to quickly switch to manual focus so it wouldn't be a big loss.

@@RadCameraMan Thanks I have the 20mm as well and its a lens I really enjoy, I didn't know Sigma had designed / made it, but I guess it makes sense if they design for MFT (i.e. not getting the bulk of an APC lens adapted to MFT) then OM-D don't need their own manufacturing set up - with all the costs and investments and risks? The 20mm got mixed reviews at the time but my copy is good enough for me

indeed... my 20mm has also been good, I don't have any complaints and it serves my purpose in smaller spaces where I can't use the 25mm F1.2.

That makes sense. Thanks for sharing this detail 👍 It seems like the Astro version of the camera optimises the IR cut filter located in front of the image sensor of for astrophotography, allowing it to capture colourful red nebulae. So they have improved the transmittance of Hα rays, which results in images with a strong reddish cast. So it is not recommend to use this camera to capture general subjects other than celestial bodies. Then there are the two camera body mounted filters: BMF-LPC01 and BMF-SE01. BMF-LPC01: The Body Mount Light Pollution Filter BMF-LPC01 eliminates light from artificial sources such as city lights and street lamps. This prevents colour casts in the night sky, allowing capture of the nebulae and constellations more vividly. In addition, since the area near the horizon is most susceptible to light pollution, the BMF-LPC01 is also effective when photographing constellations rising in the eastern sky or setting in the western sky. BMF-SE01: The Body Mount Soft Filter BMF-SE01 allows the effect of blurring and emphasising point light sources, making brighter stars appear larger and more blurred, and the colours of the stars are also emphasised, making the stars and constellations stand out.

This video relates to the E-M10 IV camera. If I remember correctly, on the OM-5, you have to first rotate the mode dial to your desired mode then I think you have to go to: MENU > 📷1 > Picture Mode and change to the desired filter effect there. Then you should be able to start video recording with the art filter applied. Here is the video about the E-M5 III which is very similar to the OM-5: ua-cam.com/video/oCqL0Cv6GFc/v-deo.htmlh10m42s Please let me know if this worked or not?

@@RadCameraMan you are such a great help! with your professional suggestion I finally made it work! it appears there was a conflict in settings, iit worked when I turned off video setting-->image style to off. THANK YOU you are my HERO!

@@0ioiuibgfg no worries, I'm glad it worked 👍

Yes, you can record video in Art mode. The filter effects can be applied to both video and photos. There is a shutter button for taking photos and a separate record button on the camera which let's you record video in Art mode. See this video for more in-depth details and instructions: ua-cam.com/video/TKlZQdeysnI/v-deo.html

Many thanks for sharing this. It's good to know that the capability is there.

No, most of the filters don't have an intensity slider, but some filters have three intensity levels e.g. 1:23 Vintage has three levels. All filters have different configuration that can be adjusted within their submenu, so you should be able to achieve the desired outcome to some extent. Some filters provide a colour picker, colour filter, monchrome colour, etc. to adjust the effect accurately but the available options vary depending on the filter. So each filter has its on configurations which can be adjust. See 20:40 e.g. Dramatic Tone II 20:57 and Partial Color I 21:09 Aside from the filters, picture profiles e.g. "i-Enhance" allow customisation of intensity level (Low/Standard/High), Gradation, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, etc. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarify any detail.

I don't know, I haven't tried this. I am hesitant to try it without knowing whether it supports it or not because this sounds like something that could damage the power bank cells.

@radcamerman Hi, the Amazon UK site says it does.... if you search in the "looking for specific product info" text box .

I searched but I couldn't find any statements to that effect. This is the product page of this battery: amzn.to/3Pr2RkG

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I didn't test the subject tracking. It is what OM is saying but other people on UA-cam tested it and confirmed OM claims. The tracking on the Olympus cameras has been really bad so far so I believe their claims based on other peoples tests. By the way I haven't purchased the OM-1 mark II yet so I cannot verify it.

Many thanks for sharing this information. I will look into this. 👍 This aligns with their claims as well.

No worries, I'm glad it was useful 👍

no worries 👍

@RadCameraMan thank you so much

Please forgive my ignorance. Can you please provide some context or elaborate?

lol... OM-5 is a good camera. It has the features of E-M1 III but in the size of E-M5 III ua-cam.com/video/RSfos2N_UvM/v-deo.html

I'm glad it was useful... here is the full list from last year: ua-cam.com/play/PL42hO7UHafKs7T_idDcAjypsi_El1epyk.html

5:42 there are two power banks in this video, the second one works with the E-M1X. The E-M1X will work with any power bank that is compliant with "USB Power Delivery (PD) Revision 3.0, Version 1.0a" and can provide at least 9V at 3A. These same specifications are required for the USB-C cable as well. So try this one: amzn.to/4gCby7I

Power bank: amzn.to/4gCby7I USB-C cable: amzn.to/402wxcW Regarding USB-C cables, almost all cables that support 60W or more can be used, so feel free to buy a cheaper one if you want to because most of them will work. Regarding the power bank; this can be more tricky. The power bank must support "USB Power Delivery (PD) Revision 3.0, Version 1.0a" or a higher version. So that it can supply at least 9V at 3A but ideally more. All such power banks are expensive. So the link that I shared is a good compatible one and it is not too expensive.

Olympus/OM system have their own flash system however I don't recommend that system because they don't actively develop it so you would be locked into a system which is likely to be discontinued soon. Also, they don't have other type of lights so you cannot grow with their products. Instead my recommendation is to use generic brand such Godox because they are actively developing lighting products including flashes, triggers, and various type of studio lights. Godox products will work across different camera brands and systems. So your investment will be future proof in terms of continued product support and future development of their products. Also if you decide to use a different camera system you can still use the same products irrespective, so you won't have to buy new equipment again. Also, they have a lot of lighting solutions so if you grow big you can purchase additional equipment from their range of products which will be compatible with what you purchased previously from Godox. The Godox product codes which end with the letter 'O' are compatible with Olympus / OM system / Panasonic cameras. For example "XPRO II O", and "X1T-O", and "V1Pro-O". This is a good flash but you can look on their website for more options... there are too many options at different price points for you to choose from: amzn.to/3Pm0ekf

@RadCameraMan Also, if I may add, I bought a universal wireless trigger and Speedlight from Westcott, which does cover Olympus to some extent, but not OM Sytem ( according to their website, should've checked before purchasing). So my Em10Iv could fire but never actually tried my OM1ii....Thanks for giving me another option to use this fantastic powerful little system. Cheers from Los Angeles.

@@georgieb.4278 I assume it will work on the OM-1 II as well. I don't think much has changed between those cameras in terms of their flash connection and communication protocols.

I thinking the distinction has blurred overtime because photography cameras had higher resolutions and have been able to produce better quality videos than camcorders at substantially cheaper prices although without the practical aspects of camcorders. So a lot of people including me prefer to use these type of cameras for videography. Which camera do you use currently?

@@RadCameraMan Jestem starszym człowiekiem i chyba nie nadążam za nową technologią. Mam kamerę Sony ,którą filmuję przeważnie wystawy /wernisaże/trwające niekiedy kilkadziesiąt minut. Natomiast mam aparat Pentax K-50, który nie nadaje się do filmowania. W tej sytuacji masz całkowitą rację.

I agree with everything you mentioned. For me the IBIS, UVC, and vertical shooting was the main draw as I mainly do video recording and live streaming.

I'm glad it was useful. What do you typically film?

everything will always be cheaper on alibaba but that's for bulk purchases by other stores. I don't think you can buy a single item at that price: tidd.ly/4fOfPng

@@RadCameraMan In bulk it's sold 60$. The markup is way too high...

@@mousbleu agreed, some of it might be import tariffs or sales tax which is not shown on the bulk prices but nevertheless it is an expensive product for consumers.

@@RadCameraMan There's no tariff in place yet, and sales price doesn't explain the 800% price increase. Anyway I doubt they find buyers at this price.

Many thanks for the feedback. I agree the black table and black equipment is not a good fit, and what makes it even worse is the lack of proper lighting so everything is dark... I need to improve the quality of these videos... lol

I don't have that lens but I did consider buying it however it is not wide enough for my intended use. Ideally I prefer small lenses that have a focal length of 12mm or wider. If I have to, I can work with 14mm or 15mm lenses but only if I really have to... any focal length larger than that is not really practical for my intended use. If 18mm suits the use case then that is definitely an interesting option. Do you have that lens?

@ I have a number of them that I’m using as body caps. They seem to work good. I have the Olympus as well.

@@waynecox5138 I see, so you are actually using them as body caps! I use them as lenses but I usually have a lens attached to my camera even when my camera is packed in my bag, so I never have a camera body without a lens on it as it makes it quicker to setup on location

In your experience how does the battery life compares to the GH5? ua-cam.com/video/IGP0wTE5CoI/v-deo.html

Thank you, I'm glad it was useful 👍

Quick update, used the Enhanced RTMP with the H265 encoder and it works!!! Looks awesome btw! Sent an email to Zowietek and HLS is in their future plans. Can't believe how good this product works!!! If they can add more OSD features then it's a game changer!

I didn't realise it supports Enhanced RTMP with H.265... are you sure about this? How did you verify this?

@@RadCameraMan I did a test stream using the Zowietek H265 encoder on UA-cam. I'm not 100% certain if it is true but looks really nice. UA-cam does support H265 (HEVC) using RTMP after a recent update. The enhanced RTMP feature is in the protocol section on streaming along with RTMP & SRT.

@@yymediaprod ok, nice... this must be a new firmware update on the Zowiebox! This is really good for my usage because I typically use low bandwidth 4G/5G connections with H.264 RTMP streaming, so H.265 is going to be a good improvement. I will test it out soon.

24:30 yes, this must be a new firmware update because the option for Enhanced RTMP with H.265 does not exist in my video which is from a while back. So this is impressive that they are making meaningful firmware updates to their device. This feature is a big deal for me because with 4G networks sometimes they can be stable for 3Mbps but 4Mbps becomes unstable and glitchy so if I can use slightly lower settings while maintaining the same quality, that is really good.

Let me check this and get back to you because I only tried live streaming with it and I scheduled the live stream on UA-cam instead of the box itself but let me check and get back to you.

@@RadCameraMan That would be awesome. I feel like they advertised it to do this and I just don't see it in the menus....

Thank you 👍

Yes, you can record the video footage to a USB stick or a MicroSD card. Keep in mind the write speed of your storage so that you configure the video bitrate accordingly.

Many thanks for sharing your experience. Regarding changing the light level; are you referring to light in the room or the brightness setting of the video image?

@@RadCameraMan light in the room

@@sonyaiglesias7029 what lens and aperture setting did you use?

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@@RadCameraMan PANASONIC LUMIX G X Vario Power Zoom Lens, 14-42MM, F3.5-5.6 ASPH., Micro Cuatro Tercios Sin Espejo, Power O.I.S., H-PS14042K (USA Black)

An e-sim is just like a normal physical sim card which you buy from a mobile carrier and pay for it to the mobile carrier. It has nothing to do with Sony software or Sony services. You can choose to buy a physical sim or an e-sim from your mobile carrier, they are both identical in terms of functionality. The only difference with an e-sim is that you don't have a physical sim to insert into your phone (or this device), instead the mobile carrier with provide you with a code to enter into your device (sometimes through a QR code, or over the phone, or through their website, or via email) which you can use to "label" your phone so that the phone company can recognize it. In addition to the e-sim, you can also insert a physical sim from a different mobile network carrier into the device. This will allow the device to use which ever mobile network which provides the best connection speed or fail over from one to the other which has the best connection (but both cannot be used simultaneously). To live stream, you don't need Sony's app, you can use the UA-cam app or any other third party app. However the UA-cam app does not have the features and customization options that I want, so I didn't try using it, but any streaming app work. The Sony app has good features but it has a monthly service cost which you need to buy and pay for to Sony. This has nothing to do with the monthly service charge which you pay to the mobile network for connectivity. Currently I use one physical sim card but no e-sim. Also, I use the default Sony app (Sony Monitoring App) for live streaming to UA-cam by connecting my mirrorless camera to the device. I am not sure if I have answered your question so please feel free to ask clarifying questions so that I can elaborate on any of the above details that are not clear.

@RadCameraMan Thanks for the answer, you certainly clarified some things for me. One concern I have though, if you can speak to it, is that utilizing an esim or SIM card from Verizon etc. doesn't yield much better connectivity than a cell phone or a hotspot from the same service provider. What do you think? Is there anything particular to this product that I would suggest otherwise?

1. In comparison to a cell phone; the connectivity should be identical (to my knowledge). This device has almost identical hardware to the Sony Xperia 1 V cell phone which further validates this. 2. Regarding hot-spotting to another phone over Wi-Fi with the same service provider; there are some differences to consider (good and bad). There is one big advantage which is that it will use less power to transmit data over Wi-Fi than over 4G/5G. So the battery will last longer on the PDT-FP1. However there is also one big disadvantage in that transmitting data over Wi-Fi and then again over 4G/5G will delay the transmission of data, which can be detrimental when used with protocols such as RTMP (which is what is used on UA-cam) since this protocol is less forgiving on delay and re-transmission of data for live streaming video. So the live stream is more likely to experience glitching. 3. The best approach is to hotspot using an Ethernet cable which is what I do. So I connect the PDT-FP1 via an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet dongle which connects via USB-C to my phone. This approach not only consumes less power than Wi-Fi (and 4G/5G) on both the PDT-FP1 and my phone but it also eliminates the added delay associated with Wi-Fi connectivity. This is my preferred method of connection. This approach does have its own disadvantages in that it requires an Ethernet cable and an adapter to convert Ethernet to USB-C for connecting to a phone. So you have to carry more equipment. Also, since the USB-C port on the phone will be taken up by this, it is not possible charge the phone simultaneously unless you also carry a small USB hub with you. So in my opinion this approach is the best but it requires some more equipment and might be less practical.

No, it's new. I suspect they package it this way to avoid paying import tax on it.

I am glad the problem was resolved. I never thought this video would be useful for this issue.

I guess phones are so powerful now that they can play most games but without the good ergonomics of a PSP

I don't know about sales prices. I don't think Sony produces these anymore so whatever is out there is old stock

no worries, I'm glad it was useful 👍

no worries, I'm glad it was useful

I agree with your take. I have spent a crazy amount of money on Olympus gear. So I really want them to make a better camera but my hopes have started to fade. I mainly use my cameras for videography as opposed to photography and I have started using Panasonic Lumix micro four third cameras more and more. The Lumix cameras are still not as good as Olympus when it comes to stabilisation, battery life, ergonomics, and colour science (previous generation of Olympus cameras) but the Lumix cameras have continuously improved and have a lot of other superior features since Olympus has not improved significantly in the last few years. So I don't know what to expect going forward from Olympus but if they don't improve and even regress in some areas, I can't see myself buying their newer cameras over the Panasonic equivalent.

After returning OM-1 Mark II, I bought a used E-M1 MKiii instead. What a difference between an original Olympus camera is vs. OM-System. Right away and to my relief, the EVF and LCDs match, the Olympus colors are back, the handling is much nicer. One other thing that really bothered me with OM-1 Mark II is the BOXY shape-it seems they didn’t want to spend too much time on aesthetics and were confident having the tech side only, is good enough.

@@svvancouver3307 You are 100% correct. In fact OM System recently released the E-M1 III "ASTRO" instead of releasing it on the OM-1 II which further validates that they themselves are aware of the problems with the OM-1 series. I think OM-1 has sacrificed image quality in exchange for faster readout speed, so for fast paced action or video recording that might be preferred despite the worse image quality and colours. You mentioned the "boxy" design aspect. This gets even worse if you compare the external battery grips for these two cameras: ua-cam.com/video/0Je6hF1CpLQ/v-deo.html