Oh my, I have no idea how I missed this video when originally researching the em1x. This is by far the best, most comprehensive feature overview I've seen. You did a truly excellent job and I appreciate the information. Just subscribed. As an em1 mkii owner, this is a serious upgrade for specific use cases, I just wish I could afford it. Thanks again for the excellent info!
Very useful video; thank you. My E-M1X arrived yesterday and though I owned an EM1 mark II three years ago, your video was still helpful and I have altered one of my settings as a result.
Great positive video and thorough preview! So many vids out there that only talks about the cons of this camera. Unfortunate how one's youtube video can kill a product even before people give it a chance especially coming from popular youtubers.
Excellent review without the show and hype. A straight forward and detailed explanation of features. This is the most technically informative video I have seen and the only one that covered all the features and details I was interested in. The limitations of M43 sensors are well established. They are not ideal for very low light or very high ISO (above 3200). But they can be amazing for more. "normal" photography. And quite frankly with a little skill in post processing and shooting RAW you can actually take them higher for normal publication purposes. I am fascinated by the hand held hi-rez. Images I have seen are impressive. Thanks again for a professional and fact-based review. I know you full printed review will touch upon limitations where appropriate. But this video told me. and demonstrated a lot of what I wanted to know. Now if you want more hits, get a scary clown, or a half naked lady, mess up you hair and scream into the camera like a crazy person, and be sure to say that you can't shoot in low light except with a FF camera, and everyone needs to shoot in very low light at very high ISO so must buy a full frame camera and then emphasize how big the E-M1X body is compared to other Olympus bodies, Make certain that you and your image dominates the camera (ignoring the smaller lens size for a comparable angle of view,) and scream some more how Olympus is no good for low light and everyone needs to shoot at high ISO a lot. -- Thanks for a good video preview, and also a good printed online introduction. Will look forward to your full objective tests.
Amazing video. By the way, I am a canon guy with a fullframe. But a week ago I bought Em1 Mark 1, and boy this camera is amazing! Even for its age. Now I want to buy Em1X next year or as a present for me on New Year. It's a shame that Olympus is leaving the market. :(
Not only are they not leaving the market, they are now free from many laws that held them back in Japan. You should see a new side of Olympus with OMDS now.
The build quality 😮😮😮. Maybe the most rugged camera ever! I just bought it minutes ago for video only- just because of the ergonomics. Thanks a lot! I feel that Panasonic is not quite there with the engineering of their hardware. Plus the price and zuico lenses combo is a killer.
Hello When some thing is too expensive people speaks at it is bad. I have this Body about three month, and my Sony A7r3 and A9 is sitting my desk and gathering dust.
Wow, talking about pricy, as I remember the a7r3 was actually more around USD 3.500,- when it first came out. And I wouldn't know about things that it actually does better. No wonder it's sitting on the shelfs😅
Hi, I have a question regarding its viewfinder. I just received my E-M1X the other day (used), was testing and checking it out, then I noticed when I use the viewfinder image seems more "flat" or it feels as though it's using a digital filter. The image that I see on LCD screen is different from the image I see on viewfinder. Is that normal for E-M1X?
Lot's of reviews on the X highlight the viewfinder resolution as being one of the camera's weak points - it's adequate, but not up to the quality of the overall camera or of its competition.
This was a great review/preview and felt very to the point. As a complete sceptic to this camera (not the size though) and it's lack of visible technological advancement you were able to, in many ways, turn me. It looks like, even though they've re-used almost everything (evf, display, cpu, sensor etc) there are some much deeper things underneath the surface. Thanks :)
So that's it then, leave your FF or APSC cameras on the shelf unless you are printing big or shooting moving subjects at night. Big steps forward from Olympus.
@@MrAyybee2cold Smartphone photography will not pass QC in any creative department I've worked in - too low resolution, too sharpened, too much artifacts.
Well Done! Great to see an excellent positive review highlighting the advantages of the new Olympus OMD e-1 M1X. Only question is, is this the same camera that Jared P previewed in his rants? I will recommend my friends to your review. Thanks.....
Thanks for the review video. This is so much like my lumix G-9. The G-9 has a few more and very little less option. I have 8 lumix Leica and Olympus lens (1-15-22) the price for G9 is around $1,000 and M1X is $1,700 on sell. Don't really need this body but at that price I just cannot pass. Body's in my bag now are, Lumix G9 Lumix LX 100-II NIKON D-800 NIKON D-7500. ORDERED TODAY FROM AMAZON. PS. perhaps at the original price I would pass and buy the NIKON D-850. Now I can buy a 100 to 400 lumix Leica lens and this body for a $3,000 range.
Fantastic review, Dave! Can you clarify: When shooting video, is it recording internally to the SD card at 4-2-2? And also exporting via HDMI to 4-2-2?
Jon Pais from what I’m hearing from others, it’s still very usable, even though not at top of class in the video department. Can’t help but wonder if even this will be improved via firmware, as the dual processing engine could easily handle it.
Ulysses Ashton ya right this cameras done for they won’t bother with those updates or they would’ve promoted it like every other camera company to increase sales
Sovereign Media It seems to be selling well, even though it was never intended to be a top-selling camera. It’s a niche product,and that’s OK. Vet reviewers agree that giving it even better video capabilities is strong possibility if buyers ask for it. 👍
Im an m43 user, but i have some doubts about this camera, mainly because being focused on sports/action photography, (which means the need for good high ISO performance so you can assure fast shutter speeds), i think it doesn't show any improvement in that matter comparing to other m43 bodies out there, from what i've seen so far on the latest reviews. The improved stabilization and handheld high res, means nothing for action photography, where you still need fast shutter and high ISO, which is once again, the main focus of this camera. The high ISO performance just doesn't look any good. Don´t get me wrong, i really like Olympus, but i start to question if this is the future of m43....
The AI training is just amazing, we are feeding the AI with what we stream on social media and sure enough the industry is putting it in use, we will see more and more of this and I wonder when Nikon will catch up on this, I have currently the D610 (lol) and I will keep using it until it dies on me.
This camera actually seems really bad ass, especially if you are into the m4:3 system.. i feel like the only downside is the EVF resolution... but the fact that its 120hz refresh rate and a progressive screen slightly makes up for it.. i hope it drops in price at least a little bit at some point. i wouldn't mind shooting with it.
@@JoeySov What is funny about it? Leica SL, being *twice* as an expensive camera, and not even as half sophisticated as Em1X, has an EVF that has more dots? But what about refresh rate? Even Leica needs to justify that extra $ 3K somehow, and it delivers a hi-res EVF, that .. tears moving picture apart.
Re weather sealing ! Having owned a 40-150 pro zoom for a year and finding it had moisture inside I would be very careful about the claims Olympus make. They wanted to charge me £400 to fix it. It had hardly ever been exposed to the elements and had been looked after pretty well ( 1 three week trip to Sri Lanka in a good non tropical season was its hardest test) . Their warranty excludes water ingress if you look at the small print, therefore if the lenses are not water tight i would be very dubious about exposing them to " UA-cam type tests". Most of these reviews are with cameras people don't actually own themselves!!
There are lots of people using Olympus weather sealed cameras and lenses outdoors. By now there would be legal issues for the company (now OMS), if they lied about their weather sealing, and many customers ended up with what you claim.
@@truthseeker3536 Not claiming anything . Stating a factual instance that was pointed out to me by Olympus repair team. People can read what they like into it.
Why are you showing AF tracking on flat TV screen? Show it in real situation when distance to cars is changing rapidly and try to adjust lens zoom while doing it!
I am a former u43 freak and would love anything Oly launces. But this one..OMG .. old tech packed in one kilogram brig sporting the wold worse EVF and display and thanks for making it even more menu deep... arrrgh! This must be your last gasp ......
A lot of attention on the EVF and its reported shortcomings seems to have originated in Jared Polin's video. He missed quite a few things in his critique, for one this EVF is progressive and not interlaced, so much better at displaying quick motion than what you get in other cameras. Another thing is that beyond a certain point, resolution in the EVF is not really meant to be pixel peeped, so yes higher resolution is nice, but I would not consider it a show stopper or a catastrophic fail. The OLED argument that he also brought up is more relevant when talking about the main display, with your eye to the EVF there is not really any sun reflecting in the display when you are using it. But of course, if you find the EVF unacceptable, then I guess you should avoid this camera.
@moo These manufactures that are using OLED in their higher end cameras are going to find that it is an inferior technology as their long term performance hasn't been proven. they are very prone to burn-in and have nowhere near the 5ms refresh rate of the E-M1X, OLED also degrade in their refresh rate over time. So these displays may look very good now but in time will degrade. This is why Olympus went the root they did proven technology, smart in my book.
@moo oh man.... you just got schooled hard about EVF technology LMAO.... hopefully you actually learned something.... i doubt it though as you think you know more than the engineers at Olympus.... do everyone a favor and go back to bed
Lol let's wait for a real review and comparison to a FF camera costing the same... I can't wait for the fan boys to defend this. My portfolio is made up of 50% of trains so this camera will be bought just for that. Toot toot 🚉 🤣
Steve Huff did a decent comparison of some of the older Olympus, Fuji and Sony cameras on his website. I'll not claim to be a fanboy, but will happily defend Olympus' good work - my A7II stays at home unless I'm doing very low-light, or very large prints (even then the difference at 300dpi 40" is negligible), you have to try a modern m43 camera with the expensive glass soon.
All the testing confirms it has the same image quality as the EM1 ii, a camera I owned, decent image quality and a great camera, but not good in low light. The auto focus isn't great, and all recent testing confirms that. You have to ignore upfront tests from those invited to the Olympus event, and Olympus 'visionaries' and wait for independent reviewers to assess this camera. Sure, it's got some great gimmicks, but this is a £3k camera, which dispenses with M4/3's USP, of small size and weight. It isn't great for sports and wildlife, and that's where it's being pitched. I've had Olympus cameras for years and love the build quality and the usability, but they have in my opinion, made a huge mistake with this one. Oh, and they've installed the same dated EVF, but that's OK, because you can move your focus points diagonally now, who cares? When they put a full frame sensor in an EM1 ii, then I may migrate back to Olympus, but image quality, autofocus, and low light performance are key deciders for me, not gimmicks added to old technology. I just don't see any market for this camera, and certainly not at the price point it's being pitched at. Despite upfront claims, what we'll see is that the Hi res mode has limited functionality, as does the inbuilt ND filter, which has already been shown to render some very strange effects when photographing water or seascapes.
Read the preview. The EVF is not the same. New glass for better magnification and faster panel for action-oriented shooting. IQ is the same with the E-M1 MkII, which this does not replace. It was released in addition to the existing model.
New glass. Wow, I stand corrected, the customers will be hammering on the Olympus door for that. Faster panel? You mean the same panel but different firmware? @@recklesscoding
the question is more who needs this new olympus camera ?! full frame quality of picture is ten times better, all brands : pentax, canon, nikon ...i'd say the same for apsc. 3000 euros, are they crazy ? with this, you can get a fujifilm xt3 + fuji 100-400, with of course, a better quality of image. i had the same qualtiy of image with my previous camera, lumix fz2000. just to let you know. It doesnt mean its bad, its fine, but not for 3000 euros the body's camera...
ten times better? No it's not. You may get a bigger image, but that's only really relevant if you're printing very big at 300dpi. We buy M43 pro sports photos all the time at Sky Sports, they look just as good as FF on 4k TV's and ads. How often do you go to print?
@@RJPhotographics I print twice a year and I'm glad to have a FF (with an apsc to complete). If I had to take something more little then I'd rather buy a fz2000 or the last bridge of Sony.
@@wt3140I dare you to tell the difference between a bunch of well exposed images using different cameras. If you do see much of a difference, you've done something wrong. And yes I print my self, from m43 mostly, on A2 size mostly with my own A2 printer (more then 2 times a year). Statements like "10 times better" and "20 times better" are nothing but silly, and frankly shows your lack of knowledge.
-But the point is you don't HAVE to add the battery grip to the EM1ii, right? -This is a great viewfinder...4 years ago. As an FYI you lose a little bit of credibility when you don't call a spade a spade. This is a recycled EVF using LCD technology from the same EM1ii. To put it in perspective it has 55% LESS resolution than the Panasonic G9 which was released over a year ago. Sure it increased its magnification. So what. Now you can see the IQ breakdown better when you zoom in? -As for the buffer, the EM1ii also has dual processors so there's no advantage...unless you're writing the same files to both slots and have 2 uhs ii cards inserted. -The new AF Algorithms are cool. It's a shame they don't deploy a firmware update to the EM1ii as it could handle it where it has the exact same 3 year old AF system hardware. -Again the video comments are complete rubbish. "significant strides"???? The specs are the SAME as the EM1ii. It's also worth noting that nobody has ever proven that they can even hit 237mbs. Meanwhile the XT3 can and does hit 400mbs. Come on, guys. Keep it real. -Look it's great to stay positive and I'm sure there's pressure from camera manufacturers who give you pre production perks and what not, but there's a fine line between staying positive and overtly gushing over a camera that has 90% recycled tech and hardware. The EM1x is good. A bit weird in its size and heft, but a good camera. The problem is so is the EM1ii and you can have 90% of the X in that camera for a fraction of the cost.
Out of focus background is overrated. I've shot with Olympus since the E-500 and depending on the lens you can still get creamy nice bokeh. Noise? How the %@$# do you know? Own one already? Move along troll.
For Wildlife this MFT? What a joke. Ever thought that majority of Wildlife pictures, especially birds, is taken early morning or later afternoon where the light is poor. This tiny, dinky sensor based MFT is falling apart at low light. Forget about it. I purchased my Sony A9 for 3000 USD (same as the E-M1X is sold) and this camera really, really delivers. So forget about this MFT. It is about to die anyway.
@@39zack Mirrorless Medium Format would have to drop in price a lot to get people on that bandwagon though.$8000.00 plus is beyond most people at the moment
This is a crappy camera. Poor low light performance, image quality, auto focus speed. Guys please don't be fooled. Better to buy at least an APSC camera with a good lens.
Poor low light performance? When do you need iso 25,600?, poor image quality????????? No coments on this as a Canon FF and APS-C, fuji and m43 shooter, poor AF performance????, try to buy and APS-C camera and five or six lens and walk to the city, Mountain or travel with seven ton or equipment. M43 is RIGHT NOW the best system, and with future advance in electronics FF Will be irrelevant, do you need 150Mpixel or iso 100,000??? When??? Where???
Oh here we have another person who already owned and got rid of this camera. Guy's don't be fooled. Above is a troll. Hate on m 4/3 all you want. But to state facts that could only truly be accurate if you owned this camera makes you look like an idiot.
APSC! Pah! The lenses look like they have conjunctivitis. Canon and Nikon have all but abandoned them. Least with M43 you'll get sharp, clear glass, and actually get out and shoot.
sorry ive seen shots from this camera in other channels, the pictures are not good, looks like it was shot from a phone. In lowlight its horrible, ISO 3200 is terrible noise. This is why MFT needs to go...its a 3k MFT camera lol, just get a Sony A73 and buy a good lens with the extra 1k, dont be dumb!
MFT has its place for amateur/prosumer travellers/hikers. I would like to see someone go on 10hr hike with FF camera and 24-60mm, 50mm prime and 150-600 lens. Not everyone jerks off at photos with shallow dof, and shoots with 6400 ISO all day.
Do you know Derek Forss of youtube? He shoots with Olympus em1 mark ii with m. Zuiko 12-100 f4 pro lens only.. he shoots low light photography with that f4 aperture and 4/3 sensor. then tell me if this camera sucks at low light, people nowadays just rely on camera capabilities and not on photographers skills and techniques.
@@dp8460 Sorry never heard of him, just saw his work. He's a fucking landscape photographer for crying out loud i can find a good spot setup with tripod at the right moment, its the easiest photography to learn. So don't throw some random well known old fart photographer at me because i dont care, show me some portraits like Dayron Vera, Guoman Liao and Xenia Lau then we'll talk
@@TheMPTV you don't know what you are saying sorry. You can curse all you want but you still don't know how to handle a camera. You get off on your Sony, good for you. If Sony comes with AI AF you will praise them the hardest. Sad person...
Oh my, I have no idea how I missed this video when originally researching the em1x. This is by far the best, most comprehensive feature overview I've seen. You did a truly excellent job and I appreciate the information. Just subscribed. As an em1 mkii owner, this is a serious upgrade for specific use cases, I just wish I could afford it. Thanks again for the excellent info!
This is by far the best in-depth review of features I've seen, bravo. Thanks
Hands down the best E M1X review I’ve seen. The technical focus told me a lot I didn’t know. Thanks!
Very useful video; thank you. My E-M1X arrived yesterday and though I owned an EM1 mark II three years ago, your video was still helpful and I have altered one of my settings as a result.
The best review of this camera to date..Finally someone who knows what they are talking about..Subscribed and Thanks..from the UK.
Outstanding review. No fluff and all substance. Many,, many thanks for your hard work.
Great positive video and thorough preview! So many vids out there that only talks about the cons of this camera. Unfortunate how one's youtube video can kill a product even before people give it a chance especially coming from popular youtubers.
attention to details in this camera is astonishing
Love the X, it is finally THE replacement for my beloved E-5 with grip, albeit a little smaller :)
yes that what i thought. and now with the price it became i really want one. i got the 1 mark iii.
Can see now, after this thorough review, how it is the 3k pricing is warranted. Thanks for the great review!
Finally one company Olympus, standardised the camera.
Excellent review without the show and hype. A straight forward and detailed explanation of features. This is the most technically informative video I have seen and the only one that covered all the features and details I was interested in. The limitations of M43 sensors are well established. They are not ideal for very low light or very high ISO (above 3200). But they can be amazing for more. "normal" photography. And quite frankly with a little skill in post processing and shooting RAW you can actually take them higher for normal publication purposes. I am fascinated by the hand held hi-rez. Images I have seen are impressive. Thanks again for a professional and fact-based review. I know you full printed review will touch upon limitations where appropriate. But this video told me. and demonstrated a lot of what I wanted to know.
Now if you want more hits, get a scary clown, or a half naked lady, mess up you hair and scream into the camera like a crazy person, and be sure to say that you can't shoot in low light except with a FF camera, and everyone needs to shoot in very low light at very high ISO so must buy a full frame camera and then emphasize how big the E-M1X body is compared to other Olympus bodies, Make certain that you and your image dominates the camera (ignoring the smaller lens size for a comparable angle of view,) and scream some more how Olympus is no good for low light and everyone needs to shoot at high ISO a lot. -- Thanks for a good video preview, and also a good printed online introduction. Will look forward to your full objective tests.
I love a nonbiased fact-based review. This was excellent.
Great reveiw and showing and summarizing all of the important stuff!
Amazing video. By the way, I am a canon guy with a fullframe. But a week ago I bought Em1 Mark 1, and boy this camera is amazing! Even for its age. Now I want to buy Em1X next year or as a present for me on New Year. It's a shame that Olympus is leaving the market. :(
They're not... Separate subsidiary
Not only are they not leaving the market, they are now free from many laws that held them back in Japan. You should see a new side of Olympus with OMDS now.
terrific video - lots of info - many thanks!!
Very good in-depth review. I watched it in 1,5 speed and enjoyed it a lot.
That's right! Time is money😉
Good Video - like it very much because it is so normal spoken and no weiß comments or anything like this.
Really refreshing!
No video in portrait format - how times have changed 👍🏻
Very thorough video. I appreciate this kind of work.
The build quality 😮😮😮.
Maybe the most rugged camera ever! I just bought it minutes ago for video only- just because of the ergonomics.
Thanks a lot!
I feel that Panasonic is not quite there with the engineering of their hardware. Plus the price and zuico lenses combo is a killer.
Great job Dave, now we know why you spent so much time in Japan recently :)
I might check it out again,since the price dropped a bit...
Can you custom assign the buttons for portrait mode?
So excited to get ours finally with waiting for the killer deals on Black Friday.
EM1X is so far the best cam on the market.
Amazing Pro review
But why Oly removed the Rotating dial on top right?
Too bad
It's still there, just inside the body
Hello
When some thing is too expensive people speaks at it is bad. I have this Body about three month, and my Sony A7r3 and A9 is sitting my desk and gathering dust.
Wow, talking about pricy, as I remember the a7r3 was actually more around USD 3.500,- when it first came out. And I wouldn't know about things that it actually does better. No wonder it's sitting on the shelfs😅
thanks for this fabulous review.
Perfect Review for 2021. good job
Hi, I have a question regarding its viewfinder. I just received my E-M1X the other day (used), was testing and checking it out, then I noticed when I use the viewfinder image seems more "flat" or it feels as though it's using a digital filter. The image that I see on LCD screen is different from the image I see on viewfinder. Is that normal for E-M1X?
Lot's of reviews on the X highlight the viewfinder resolution as being one of the camera's weak points - it's adequate, but not up to the quality of the overall camera or of its competition.
This was a great review/preview and felt very to the point. As a complete sceptic to this camera (not the size though) and it's lack of visible technological advancement you were able to, in many ways, turn me. It looks like, even though they've re-used almost everything (evf, display, cpu, sensor etc) there are some much deeper things underneath the surface.
Thanks :)
So that's it then, leave your FF or APSC cameras on the shelf unless you are printing big or shooting moving subjects at night. Big steps forward from Olympus.
That’s the exact argument smartphone people use. Why not just use a phone?
@@MrAyybee2cold
No they don't, you don't get as much as dynamic range plus ibis many more thing.
Skip the buts and you're spot on😉
@@MrAyybee2cold Smartphone photography will not pass QC in any creative department I've worked in - too low resolution, too sharpened, too much artifacts.
Well Done! Great to see an excellent positive review highlighting the advantages of the new Olympus OMD e-1 M1X.
Only question is, is this the same camera that Jared P previewed in his rants?
I will recommend my friends to your review.
Thanks.....
Thanks for the review video.
This is so much like my lumix G-9. The G-9 has a few more and very little less option. I have 8 lumix Leica and Olympus lens (1-15-22) the price for G9 is around $1,000 and M1X is $1,700 on sell. Don't really need this body but at that price I just cannot pass.
Body's in my bag now are,
Lumix G9
Lumix LX 100-II
NIKON D-800
NIKON D-7500.
ORDERED TODAY FROM AMAZON.
PS. perhaps at the original price I would pass and buy the NIKON D-850. Now I can buy a 100 to 400 lumix Leica lens and this body for a $3,000 range.
Does it come withb1 battery or 2?
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awesome review
Fantastic review, Dave! Can you clarify: When shooting video, is it recording internally to the SD card at 4-2-2? And also exporting via HDMI to 4-2-2?
Ulysses Ashton it’s a measly 8-bit 4:2:0 internal, 1980s tech
Jon Pais from what I’m hearing from others, it’s still very usable, even though not at top of class in the video department. Can’t help but wonder if even this will be improved via firmware, as the dual processing engine could easily handle it.
Ulysses Ashton ya right this cameras done for they won’t bother with those updates or they would’ve promoted it like every other camera company to increase sales
Sovereign Media It seems to be selling well, even though it was never intended to be a top-selling camera. It’s a niche product,and that’s OK. Vet reviewers agree that giving it even better video capabilities is strong possibility if buyers ask for it. 👍
Excellent review 👍
Im an m43 user, but i have some doubts about this camera, mainly because being focused on sports/action photography, (which means the need for good high ISO performance so you can assure fast shutter speeds), i think it doesn't show any improvement in that matter comparing to other m43 bodies out there, from what i've seen so far on the latest reviews. The improved stabilization and handheld high res, means nothing for action photography, where you still need fast shutter and high ISO, which is once again, the main focus of this camera. The high ISO performance just doesn't look any good. Don´t get me wrong, i really like Olympus, but i start to question if this is the future of m43....
Bruno Sousa
In japan oly is very popular
Nice. Great to have animal/bird eye focus.
😅 I have Lumix cameras, but I really want this one , but $$$
OM is teasing a new release soon.
@@imagingresourcereviews será genial.
Even now, you can buy it on second hand market is more than enough to avoid buying full frame equipment. Just ISO could be a problem if you need.
The AI training is just amazing, we are feeding the AI with what we stream on social media and sure enough the industry is putting it in use, we will see more and more of this and I wonder when Nikon will catch up on this, I have currently the D610 (lol) and I will keep using it until it dies on me.
Did anyone else catch the subliminal diagram of a heatpipe at 7:46? Hilarious editing there
I do not understand the discussion about camera sizes, your hand are THE SiZE in think
This is very true thank you
Bird AI pls
This camera actually seems really bad ass, especially if you are into the m4:3 system.. i feel like the only downside is the EVF resolution... but the fact that its 120hz refresh rate and a progressive screen slightly makes up for it.. i hope it drops in price at least a little bit at some point. i wouldn't mind shooting with it.
9:50 "... very nice view finder system; very high res..." Oh really? VERY high res?
Hank Roest my Leica SL has high res lol this has half that 😂💯
@@JoeySov What is funny about it? Leica SL, being *twice* as an expensive camera, and not even as half sophisticated as Em1X, has an EVF that has more dots? But what about refresh rate? Even Leica needs to justify that extra $ 3K somehow, and it delivers a hi-res EVF, that .. tears moving picture apart.
@@JoeySov
G9 dusts, 80 mp hi res photos.
@@zvonimirtosic6171
Leica is far behind current technologie, only leicea color fan boys buy their camera.
Looks like it’s virtually indestructible
I would buy this in a heart beat if I were a professional, but I wouldn't use a floating sensor camera to hammer tent stakes.
Re weather sealing ! Having owned a 40-150 pro zoom for a year and finding it had moisture inside I would be very careful about the claims Olympus make. They wanted to charge me £400 to fix it. It had hardly ever been exposed to the elements and had been looked after pretty well ( 1 three week trip to Sri Lanka in a good non tropical season was its hardest test) . Their warranty excludes water ingress if you look at the small print, therefore if the lenses are not water tight i would be very dubious about exposing them to " UA-cam type tests". Most of these reviews are with cameras people don't actually own themselves!!
Micheal Ardron they are not water proof.
Exactly my point ! So when you see vids of them being sprayed it is quite misleading. Damage will occur.
There are lots of people using Olympus weather sealed cameras and lenses outdoors. By now there would be legal issues for the company (now OMS), if they lied about their weather sealing, and many customers ended up with what you claim.
@@truthseeker3536 Not claiming anything . Stating a factual instance that was pointed out to me by Olympus repair team. People can read what they like into it.
Awww how cute
Such a big camera for such a small sensor.
Such small lenses for such a big camera.
Who needs full frame? Try saying that to Jared Polin. lol
he needs ff to get chix
..the right question..!...who needs a fullframe.....for the same or more weight..😂😂
Why are you showing AF tracking on flat TV screen? Show it in real situation when distance to cars is changing rapidly and try to adjust lens zoom while doing it!
R.I.P.
I am a former u43 freak and would love anything Oly launces. But this one..OMG .. old tech packed in one kilogram brig sporting the wold worse EVF and display and thanks for making it even more menu deep... arrrgh! This must be your last gasp ......
Have you already seen the EVF and you have such opinion?
@@YannisSinadinos Yes.
A lot of attention on the EVF and its reported shortcomings seems to have originated in Jared Polin's video. He missed quite a few things in his critique, for one this EVF is progressive and not interlaced, so much better at displaying quick motion than what you get in other cameras. Another thing is that beyond a certain point, resolution in the EVF is not really meant to be pixel peeped, so yes higher resolution is nice, but I would not consider it a show stopper or a catastrophic fail. The OLED argument that he also brought up is more relevant when talking about the main display, with your eye to the EVF there is not really any sun reflecting in the display when you are using it. But of course, if you find the EVF unacceptable, then I guess you should avoid this camera.
@moo These manufactures that are using OLED in their higher end cameras are going to find that it is an inferior technology as their long term performance hasn't been proven. they are very prone to burn-in and have nowhere near the 5ms refresh rate of the E-M1X, OLED also degrade in their refresh rate over time. So these displays may look very good now but in time will degrade. This is why Olympus went the root they did proven technology, smart in my book.
@moo oh man.... you just got schooled hard about EVF technology LMAO.... hopefully you actually learned something.... i doubt it though as you think you know more than the engineers at Olympus.... do everyone a favor and go back to bed
Lol let's wait for a real review and comparison to a FF camera costing the same... I can't wait for the fan boys to defend this. My portfolio is made up of 50% of trains so this camera will be bought just for that. Toot toot 🚉 🤣
Steve Huff did a decent comparison of some of the older Olympus, Fuji and Sony cameras on his website. I'll not claim to be a fanboy, but will happily defend Olympus' good work - my A7II stays at home unless I'm doing very low-light, or very large prints (even then the difference at 300dpi 40" is negligible), you have to try a modern m43 camera with the expensive glass soon.
All the testing confirms it has the same image quality as the EM1 ii, a camera I owned, decent image quality and a great camera, but not good in low light. The auto focus isn't great, and all recent testing confirms that. You have to ignore upfront tests from those invited to the Olympus event, and Olympus 'visionaries' and wait for independent reviewers to assess this camera. Sure, it's got some great gimmicks, but this is a £3k camera, which dispenses with M4/3's USP, of small size and weight. It isn't great for sports and wildlife, and that's where it's being pitched. I've had Olympus cameras for years and love the build quality and the usability, but they have in my opinion, made a huge mistake with this one. Oh, and they've installed the same dated EVF, but that's OK, because you can move your focus points diagonally now, who cares? When they put a full frame sensor in an EM1 ii, then I may migrate back to Olympus, but image quality, autofocus, and low light performance are key deciders for me, not gimmicks added to old technology. I just don't see any market for this camera, and certainly not at the price point it's being pitched at. Despite upfront claims, what we'll see is that the Hi res mode has limited functionality, as does the inbuilt ND filter, which has already been shown to render some very strange effects when photographing water or seascapes.
It's OK to Not like a camera dude, you don't need to be that defensive and write down your entire life on UA-cam.
Keep it polite dude. It's just a camera. @@Makta972
You can watch the initial tests too because nobody's impressed.
Read the preview. The EVF is not the same. New glass for better magnification and faster panel for action-oriented shooting.
IQ is the same with the E-M1 MkII, which this does not replace. It was released in addition to the existing model.
New glass. Wow, I stand corrected, the customers will be hammering on the Olympus door for that. Faster panel? You mean the same panel but different firmware? @@recklesscoding
the question is more who needs this new olympus camera ?! full frame quality of picture is ten times better, all brands : pentax, canon, nikon ...i'd say the same for apsc. 3000 euros, are they crazy ? with this, you can get a fujifilm xt3 + fuji 100-400, with of course, a better quality of image. i had the same qualtiy of image with my previous camera, lumix fz2000. just to let you know. It doesnt mean its bad, its fine, but not for 3000 euros the body's camera...
William Teocchi naaa, ff is not 10x better.
@@39zack yeah, 20 times better, right ;) apsc is ten times better. Honestly I saw many results of this camera. For that price it's awful
ten times better? No it's not. You may get a bigger image, but that's only really relevant if you're printing very big at 300dpi. We buy M43 pro sports photos all the time at Sky Sports, they look just as good as FF on 4k TV's and ads. How often do you go to print?
@@RJPhotographics I print twice a year and I'm glad to have a FF (with an apsc to complete). If I had to take something more little then I'd rather buy a fz2000 or the last bridge of Sony.
@@wt3140I dare you to tell the difference between a bunch of well exposed images using different cameras. If you do see much of a difference, you've done something wrong. And yes I print my self, from m43 mostly, on A2 size mostly with my own A2 printer (more then 2 times a year). Statements like "10 times better" and "20 times better" are nothing but silly, and frankly shows your lack of knowledge.
-But the point is you don't HAVE to add the battery grip to the EM1ii, right?
-This is a great viewfinder...4 years ago. As an FYI you lose a little bit of credibility when you don't call a spade a spade. This is a recycled EVF using LCD technology from the same EM1ii. To put it in perspective it has 55% LESS resolution than the Panasonic G9 which was released over a year ago. Sure it increased its magnification. So what. Now you can see the IQ breakdown better when you zoom in?
-As for the buffer, the EM1ii also has dual processors so there's no advantage...unless you're writing the same files to both slots and have 2 uhs ii cards inserted.
-The new AF Algorithms are cool. It's a shame they don't deploy a firmware update to the EM1ii as it could handle it where it has the exact same 3 year old AF system hardware.
-Again the video comments are complete rubbish. "significant strides"???? The specs are the SAME as the EM1ii. It's also worth noting that nobody has ever proven that they can even hit 237mbs. Meanwhile the XT3 can and does hit 400mbs. Come on, guys. Keep it real.
-Look it's great to stay positive and I'm sure there's pressure from camera manufacturers who give you pre production perks and what not, but there's a fine line between staying positive and overtly gushing over a camera that has 90% recycled tech and hardware. The EM1x is good. A bit weird in its size and heft, but a good camera. The problem is so is the EM1ii and you can have 90% of the X in that camera for a fraction of the cost.
M 4/3 3000 USD hehe
Who needs full frame is anyone who wants the background completely out of focus and compressed. And the noise at higher ISO on this body is horrific.
Out of focus background is overrated. I've shot with Olympus since the E-500 and depending on the lens you can still get creamy nice bokeh. Noise? How the %@$# do you know? Own one already? Move along troll.
@@Jgatti41 It's been tested on other channels, the low light performance is terrible.
Eddie O äh no
Only people who want out of focus backgrounds are ones who can't use their imagination and take interesting photos.
@@AlexanderBischof äh yes
I was all for it until I saw it was micro 4:3
Ironic. I was afraid it would be too big with the long zoom for a walkaround handheld shooter. Now I'm going to buy it.
Comparing a Micro Four Thirds with a Full Frame camera? Really!?
Yup my GH5s walked all over my A7s in video at ISO 12800 and was almost as good with stills.
the point has been proven, unless you are printing 300dpi over A1 or shooting moving subjects at night, then m43 is the better system.
For Wildlife this MFT? What a joke. Ever thought that majority of Wildlife pictures, especially birds, is taken early morning or later afternoon where the light is poor. This tiny, dinky sensor based MFT is falling apart at low light. Forget about it. I purchased my Sony A9 for 3000 USD (same as the E-M1X is sold) and this camera really, really delivers. So forget about this MFT. It is about to die anyway.
Um "Wildlife shooter of the Year" shoots MTF www.sulasula.com/en/home/
Yah your mom must think you're super special.
@@karmakoma9743 Oh, really. A substantially brainless comment from a what? A nonce? Hahahaha
In japan oly is very popular
Sony A9, with those goofy lenses, poor IS, and banding in the shadows, no chance. I'd buy 3 of these over 1 Sony A9.
a very poor camera all around, full frame mirrorless is the future
tflynn124 not really. Mirrorless medium format is the future.
FF is dead, poor low light performance, stupid bad ISO too.
@@39zack Mirrorless Medium Format would have to drop in price a lot to get people on that bandwagon though.$8000.00 plus is beyond most people at the moment
@@Lasermanprint that's the same price as a good FF telephoto. M43 is way cheaper for equally sharp glass. It's desktops vs laptops all over again.
How does it perform poorly?
Why does it have to look that ugly?
This is a crappy camera. Poor low light performance, image quality, auto focus speed. Guys please don't be fooled. Better to buy at least an APSC camera with a good lens.
Poor low light performance? When do you need iso 25,600?, poor image quality????????? No coments on this as a Canon FF and APS-C, fuji and m43 shooter, poor AF performance????, try to buy and APS-C camera and five or six lens and walk to the city, Mountain or travel with seven ton or equipment. M43 is RIGHT NOW the best system, and with future advance in electronics FF Will be irrelevant, do you need 150Mpixel or iso 100,000??? When??? Where???
Oh here we have another person who already owned and got rid of this camera. Guy's don't be fooled. Above is a troll. Hate on m 4/3 all you want. But to state facts that could only truly be accurate if you owned this camera makes you look like an idiot.
Excellant points, the FF crowd are making up things that are totally irrelevant.@@feth7747
Another one who was dropped on their head as a kid.
APSC! Pah! The lenses look like they have conjunctivitis. Canon and Nikon have all but abandoned them. Least with M43 you'll get sharp, clear glass, and actually get out and shoot.
sorry ive seen shots from this camera in other channels, the pictures are not good, looks like it was shot from a phone. In lowlight its horrible, ISO 3200 is terrible noise. This is why MFT needs to go...its a 3k MFT camera lol, just get a Sony A73 and buy a good lens with the extra 1k, dont be dumb!
MFT has its place for amateur/prosumer travellers/hikers. I would like to see someone go on 10hr hike with FF camera and 24-60mm, 50mm prime and 150-600 lens. Not everyone jerks off at photos with shallow dof, and shoots with 6400 ISO all day.
Do you know Derek Forss of youtube? He shoots with Olympus em1 mark ii with m. Zuiko 12-100 f4 pro lens only.. he shoots low light photography with that f4 aperture and 4/3 sensor. then tell me if this camera sucks at low light, people nowadays just rely on camera capabilities and not on photographers skills and techniques.
@@kingzozo19 yeah i go on hikes and carry my Fujifilm X100f or XE3, better option, IQ, and price
@@dp8460 Sorry never heard of him, just saw his work. He's a fucking landscape photographer for crying out loud i can find a good spot setup with tripod at the right moment, its the easiest photography to learn. So don't throw some random well known old fart photographer at me because i dont care, show me some portraits like Dayron Vera, Guoman Liao and Xenia Lau then we'll talk
@@TheMPTV you don't know what you are saying sorry. You can curse all you want but you still don't know how to handle a camera. You get off on your Sony, good for you. If Sony comes with AI AF you will praise them the hardest. Sad person...