I love your book shelf Sean. Can you review that next please? I’d love to get one like it. Oh, and another excellent camera review as usual... well done. Cheers, Antoine
With the world moving towards fullframe, the combination of great ibis and good af makes this still interesting to me. I wonder, is the ibis able to synch with ois lenses and if so does that even improve the ibis further or not much? Does that also work with Panasonics ois lenses?
Hi there. The IBIS syncs specifically with the Olympus 300mm and 12-100mm lenses, which brings the stabilisation from 7 stops (IBIS only) to 7.5. So it's an increase, but the IBIS alone is pretty impressive. It will not sync with Panasonic OIS lenses
With the Mark II + 12-400 IS for video, I found that it did not like camera movement which meant the framing would glitch frequently, did you find that with the Mark III? Did they fix that behaviour?
How does the Mark III improve on video performance over the Mark II (video AF, video IBIS, video ISO, robustness in the video codec - real world not what the specs say)?
Is Live ND available for video? Also , do you have any guesses as to whether one E M 1 Mark 4 will come soon , so that I won't regret if I buy it now from you guys
Hi there. Unfortunately the Live ND does not work in video, photos only. I don't have any information about OM System's planned release schedule, I'm sorry.
This is a camera aimed at professionals, yet uses the same 3 years old sensor as EM1 II. And even same sensor as the smaller enthusiast's EM5. I really wished they updated their sensor and EVF. They could have done a lot better.
Hi Steffan. I'm based in Melbourne, although you won't find me in the shop. But if you have any questions that you'd like to discuss in person, the in-store teams would be happy to help :)
Great review Sean. Thanks. What was your thoughts on the EVF? I hear it is unchanged from Mark ii. Is that correct? My other question relates to low light photography and the ISO quality. Did your have a chance to test the camera in that scenario? If so, any improvement over Mark ii? Cheers, Antoine
Hi Antoine. I found the EVF to be fine. A lot of companies are putting out extremely high resolution EVFs, and this isn't quite there, but in practice I had no issues at all. I wasn't able to do a really comprehensive low light comparison, although I was happy with the astro shots (although that was with a long shutter speed). It wouldn't be radically different then the Mark II here though
Hello Sean, like your videos always very well. Because of the detailed, factual and sympathic way you do! Thank you therefore. I now bought the Olympus 1 Mark III. Being very satisfied with it: like the image stabilisation (works against mylight shivering), the formfactor (although the 1 is not so lightweight as 5 or 10), the new joystick, freehand Highresshot/integrated ND filter and the LENSES. Had almost other companies for instance Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic, Sony. For me personally the Olympus series are the most "sympathic" cameras - so I normally can take them always with me. May I ask you one question: Can you perhaps make a video to show, h o w to adjust the four custom modes (C1-C4) in the way of adjustments you prefer for shooting? I know, this ist normally subjectiv choose and adapted to situation - but some "basic" adjustements would be helpfull for some people - like me - I think. Kind regards from Germany...stay helthy in this times.
Hi Wickie. Thanks for the comment, glad to hear you are enjoying the E-M1 III. I'll certainly keep in mind that video request in future. Hope you're well
Olympus E-M1 III vs the X-T4....I currently have an X-T2 and I am thinking about upgrading this year to either the E-M1 III or the X-T4, mainly because I prefer to be a handheld landscape photographer and I have a condition where I have a slight shake in my hands. I know the X-T4 isnt out yet but I wondered what your recommendations might be for me? I am based in New Zealand so having a really robust system is a must hence why I am leaning towards the Olympus.
The stab in the xt4 is nowhere near what olympus can do. The AF is very good same with the build quality ( you can reallt ket the camera in the rain). The xt4 should be better in video though
Question for you. I had heard some other reviewers complain about the weak audio pre-amp on the E-M1 II and also that it was better on the E-M1X. How does that relate to the E-M5 III and E-M1 III? Did those cameras get an improved pre-amp like in the E-M1X?
It’s still a great camera but it seems like they have a lot of missed opportunities like a batter EVF, upgraded sensor and various other things. It’s a great body but in this market it may be a tough sell with all the competition out there.
Sensor, sensor, sensor, that is not what it's about. The camera has great features for what it is and is way more capable than modern Mirrorless cameras such as 4 second hand held shots, 50MP handheld shots, and the digital ND which I've used and it's great. The camera is extremely light and way more portable than most professional Mirrorless cameras. Look at the things that make the camera usable.
@@drpork1360 It is a great body and I had one in the past (mark I and several other 4/3 bodies like GH5, G9, G85 and others). I have a few galleries on my web site full of photos I love from m4/3 cameras, but the fact remains the sensor is the biggest issue with 4/3 regarding dynamic range, high ISO and editing. My m4/3 raw files begin to show noise with only mild editing in Lightroom (even base ISO images). Those files just don't hold p as well as the files from larger sensors. Were it not for the sensor, m4/3 would probably be my ideal choice for a camera. Does this affect everyone? No. But the sensor issue is valid I believe.
BananaCake26 agree!! as a mft shooter, dxo prime noise reduction is a must imho. that takes care of the noise problem and makes the camera very competitive.
Don't take my comments wrong; I love Olympus and the EM1 Mark III but I want to point out an improvement that is needed in future firmware upgrade. What sells now are hybrid cameras that can take videos or photos as desired. Olympus needs to improve the firmware to make it easier to take videos with this camera without needing to wade through menus each time. For reasons only Olympus knows they choose not to include ease of use for features for videos that they did include for photos. For example; the four custom dial settings is a great feature to save your best settings for your photos but you cannot save your video settings to these four custom dial positions. Why? Panasonic's G9 (two years older) allows saving either photo or video settings to a total of 5 Custom Settings positions. If you want to take a video you simply move the dial to your favorite custom setting for videos and go. Fortunately Olympus does not need to change the body of the camera, or add any additional buttons; this feature can be simply added in a future firmware update.
And sadly, maybe the whole MFT format. This may well be the most under-whelming camera released in the past 5 years. I love the better IBIS, but that's literally the only real world improvement for video shooters. Not even a different set of color profiles. Worse then the camera is releasing a f4 lens. Why in the world would any existing user want this when Oly's own 12-40 is a constant f2.8 (and can be found for $500 or less used). I suppose if you were just jumping into MFT, this would be an interesting camera, but how many people is that? Fact is that it's a stagnant segment of the market, and this release does nothing to move the needle. If the GH6 is equally underwhelming, it's the end for MFT as a growing/attractive format.
@@evilgeniusentertainment many older FF cameras can be had for dirt in the used market. There are new FF cameras that are even more affordable than this. I find no reason to have or want this camera or MFT at this price range.
@@dch2896 MFT still beats any FF set up for wild life and travel. Especially the telephoto lenses like 40-150 or 300mm are vastly more portable and affordable. This will not change because physics don't change.
What BS, as somebody who owns multiple FF & aps-c DSLR & mirrorless nothing comes close to the compactness of MFT , image quality is good enough for digital usage & the ibis can more than save you the addition of a tripod , when travelling the advantage of MFT soon becomes very apparent. As for incremental updates , that’s the tech norm for sometime take a look at Sony a6600.
People who do not use the M43 system have no idea how good they are. I have both the M43 and FF system (Nikon D750/850). Seriously, I use the M43 cameras around 60-70% of the time as I do not find much difference in IQ for street, hiking or travel photography. FF sales are plateauing already!
Great delivery! I’m a recent Olympus convert absolutely love the small rig!
Great video, definitely the best camera for trips like the one you did, the one you can take everywhere
Yes, very nice review with a lot of images ....
Thanks
Thanks Libor, glad you enjoyed
Man that IBIS is insane, it legit looked like a walk gimbal 😲
I love your book shelf Sean. Can you review that next please? I’d love to get one like it. Oh, and another excellent camera review as usual... well done. Cheers, Antoine
Haha, thanks Antoine :)
4:56 - What were your IBIS settings here?
I suspect that 12-100\4 Pro and m-is1.
Great review and great Camera! I would like to see 4k 60fps!
Me too ! Hope they will soon push an update to correct it !
I wish olympus would include an aperture ring on their lenses like fugi.
A noob question: Wonder if the Live ND feature can be used in video mode and still see the effect in real-time.
With the world moving towards fullframe, the combination of great ibis and good af makes this still interesting to me. I wonder, is the ibis able to synch with ois lenses and if so does that even improve the ibis further or not much? Does that also work with Panasonics ois lenses?
nordfresse yes it works with lens ois but i’m not sure about using pana lens
Hi there. The IBIS syncs specifically with the Olympus 300mm and 12-100mm lenses, which brings the stabilisation from 7 stops (IBIS only) to 7.5. So it's an increase, but the IBIS alone is pretty impressive. It will not sync with Panasonic OIS lenses
Since you can move the focus point with the joy stick, are the four "directions" of the D pad programmable?
Awesome review!
With the Mark II + 12-400 IS for video, I found that it did not like camera movement which meant the framing would glitch frequently, did you find that with the Mark III? Did they fix that behaviour?
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How does the Mark III improve on video performance over the Mark II (video AF, video IBIS, video ISO, robustness in the video codec - real world not what the specs say)?
Is Live ND available for video? Also , do you have any guesses as to whether one E M 1 Mark 4 will come soon , so that I won't regret if I buy it now from you guys
Hi there. Unfortunately the Live ND does not work in video, photos only. I don't have any information about OM System's planned release schedule, I'm sorry.
@@digiDirectAustralia thank you.
This is a camera aimed at professionals, yet uses the same 3 years old sensor as EM1 II. And even same sensor as the smaller enthusiast's EM5. I really wished they updated their sensor and EVF. They could have done a lot better.
sir i like your reviews...one question. do people always say you look like a younger version of Steve Bucheme?
He actually sounds like a young Steve Bucheme...
All the time ;)
Thanks for the great review...
Thanks Christophe, glad you enjoyed
Hi Sean, in which city are you stationed? Are you in the shop, or working “backstage”?
Hi Steffan. I'm based in Melbourne, although you won't find me in the shop. But if you have any questions that you'd like to discuss in person, the in-store teams would be happy to help :)
Great review Sean. Thanks. What was your thoughts on the EVF? I hear it is unchanged from Mark ii. Is that correct? My other question relates to low light photography and the ISO quality. Did your have a chance to test the camera in that scenario? If so, any improvement over Mark ii? Cheers, Antoine
Hi Antoine. I found the EVF to be fine. A lot of companies are putting out extremely high resolution EVFs, and this isn't quite there, but in practice I had no issues at all. I wasn't able to do a really comprehensive low light comparison, although I was happy with the astro shots (although that was with a long shutter speed). It wouldn't be radically different then the Mark II here though
Hello Sean, like your videos always very well. Because of the detailed, factual and sympathic way you do! Thank you therefore. I now bought the Olympus 1 Mark III. Being very satisfied with it: like the image stabilisation (works against mylight shivering), the formfactor (although the 1 is not so lightweight as 5 or 10), the new joystick, freehand Highresshot/integrated ND filter and the LENSES. Had almost other companies for instance Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic, Sony. For me personally the Olympus series are the most "sympathic" cameras - so I normally can take them always with me. May I ask you one question: Can you perhaps make a video to show, h o w to adjust the four custom modes (C1-C4) in the way of adjustments you prefer for shooting? I know, this ist normally subjectiv choose and adapted to situation - but some "basic" adjustements would be helpfull for some people - like me - I think.
Kind regards from Germany...stay helthy in this times.
Hi Wickie. Thanks for the comment, glad to hear you are enjoying the E-M1 III. I'll certainly keep in mind that video request in future. Hope you're well
Olympus E-M1 III vs the X-T4....I currently have an X-T2 and I am thinking about upgrading this year to either the E-M1 III or the X-T4, mainly because I prefer to be a handheld landscape photographer and I have a condition where I have a slight shake in my hands. I know the X-T4 isnt out yet but I wondered what your recommendations might be for me? I am based in New Zealand so having a really robust system is a must hence why I am leaning towards the Olympus.
The stab in the xt4 is nowhere near what olympus can do. The AF is very good same with the build quality ( you can reallt ket the camera in the rain). The xt4 should be better in video though
Question for you.
I had heard some other reviewers complain about the weak audio pre-amp on the E-M1 II and also that it was better on the E-M1X.
How does that relate to the E-M5 III and E-M1 III? Did those cameras get an improved pre-amp like in the E-M1X?
Yes, E1-Mk3 has all new audio components.
Why say in NZ when you don’t ship there!?
Why say Australia when his photos and samples were all taken in New Zealand. You can buy this camera in Australia or New Zealand. What's you problem?
sean gray because they are a shop who are doing it for profit. They don’t sell it in New Zealand.
It’s still a great camera but it seems like they have a lot of missed opportunities like a batter EVF, upgraded sensor and various other things. It’s a great body but in this market it may be a tough sell with all the competition out there.
Sensor, sensor, sensor, that is not what it's about. The camera has great features for what it is and is way more capable than modern Mirrorless cameras such as 4 second hand held shots, 50MP handheld shots, and the digital ND which I've used and it's great. The camera is extremely light and way more portable than most professional Mirrorless cameras. Look at the things that make the camera usable.
@@drpork1360 It is a great body and I had one in the past (mark I and several other 4/3 bodies like GH5, G9, G85 and others). I have a few galleries on my web site full of photos I love from m4/3 cameras, but the fact remains the sensor is the biggest issue with 4/3 regarding dynamic range, high ISO and editing. My m4/3 raw files begin to show noise with only mild editing in Lightroom (even base ISO images). Those files just don't hold p as well as the files from larger sensors. Were it not for the sensor, m4/3 would probably be my ideal choice for a camera. Does this affect everyone? No. But the sensor issue is valid I believe.
@@ThePhotographyHobbyist True.....
@@ThePhotographyHobbyist Try DXO Photolab. Vastly better RAW editing and noise reduction, and all without Adobe's anti-consumer subscription model.
BananaCake26 agree!! as a mft shooter, dxo prime noise reduction is a must imho. that takes care of the noise problem and makes the camera very competitive.
Great Video!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Don't take my comments wrong; I love Olympus and the EM1 Mark III but I want to point out an improvement that is needed in future firmware upgrade. What sells now are hybrid cameras that can take videos or photos as desired. Olympus needs to improve the firmware to make it easier to take videos with this camera without needing to wade through menus each time. For reasons only Olympus knows they choose not to include ease of use for features for videos that they did include for photos. For example; the four custom dial settings is a great feature to save your best settings for your photos but you cannot save your video settings to these four custom dial positions. Why? Panasonic's G9 (two years older) allows saving either photo or video settings to a total of 5 Custom Settings positions. If you want to take a video you simply move the dial to your favorite custom setting for videos and go. Fortunately Olympus does not need to change the body of the camera, or add any additional buttons; this feature can be simply added in a future firmware update.
If this camera had 4k 60 I would buy one, but the olde Lumix G9 has 4k 60p and it's half the price of this camera, so Lumix wins hands down!
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RIP Olympus.
And sadly, maybe the whole MFT format. This may well be the most under-whelming camera released in the past 5 years. I love the better IBIS, but that's literally the only real world improvement for video shooters. Not even a different set of color profiles. Worse then the camera is releasing a f4 lens. Why in the world would any existing user want this when Oly's own 12-40 is a constant f2.8 (and can be found for $500 or less used). I suppose if you were just jumping into MFT, this would be an interesting camera, but how many people is that? Fact is that it's a stagnant segment of the market, and this release does nothing to move the needle. If the GH6 is equally underwhelming, it's the end for MFT as a growing/attractive format.
@@evilgeniusentertainment many older FF cameras can be had for dirt in the used market. There are new FF cameras that are even more affordable than this. I find no reason to have or want this camera or MFT at this price range.
@@dch2896 MFT still beats any FF set up for wild life and travel. Especially the telephoto lenses like 40-150 or 300mm are vastly more portable and affordable. This will not change because physics don't change.
What BS, as somebody who owns multiple FF & aps-c DSLR & mirrorless nothing comes close to the compactness of MFT , image quality is good enough for digital usage & the ibis can more than save you the addition of a tripod , when travelling the advantage of MFT soon becomes very apparent.
As for incremental updates , that’s the tech norm for sometime take a look at Sony a6600.
People who do not use the M43 system have no idea how good they are. I have both the M43 and FF system (Nikon D750/850). Seriously, I use the M43 cameras around 60-70% of the time as I do not find much difference in IQ for street, hiking or travel photography. FF sales are plateauing already!
Olympus presented a new camera. Next topic.