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A tremendous tutorial, one of the best I've seen so far. I have just purchased an E-M1 Mark II. I've scoured the net for information, downloaded work sheets and books, struggling to find effective and simple demonstrations and explanations for the camera, without having to muddle through the manual. Wow, you have delivered big time, a basic platform by which to explore and utilise the technical wizardry of this complex camera. Kudos.
Thank you for the most comprehensive and informative tutorial that I have seen for this camera. You have saved me from a huge disappointment. Not in the camera, but in myself for not working it properly! :)
As someone who has just taken up photography as a serious hobby, I can't tell you how thankful I am that I chanced upon your tutorial for my EM 1 mk 2 Your relaxed but informative style makes it easy to retain the details and get to grips with a complex menu setup. I've just bought your book from Amazon & cant wait to get reading. I've tuned in to other tutorials and find them equally informative. Thank you for what you do.
Hey Tony and Chelsea! Are y'all gonna do a tutorial for the OM-D EM-1 Mk III anytime soon? I just got one, along with the 12-40 f/2.8 PRO lens (amazing!) and I'm really enjoying it, but the menus and settings are a bit overwhelming. I've picked up a few tips from UA-camrs and I can read the manual for about five minutes at a time before my brain starts to hurt. Help please, if you can!
I still come back in here from time to time and go over things I might have forgotten. Also bought your book "Stunning Digital Photography" and it is so worth every penny!! Thanks again~ Nancy from Virginia
OMG! Keeping up with this overview video tutorial is overwhelming from a beginner's point of view, yet the tutorial is on spot. For all beginners. If you feel the lesson is too fast then slow down the playback speed in the UA-cam menu (3 dots in the upper right corner). Tony covers a lot of helpful information for this camera. Thank you Tony (2 years later)... Actually Thank You! Chelsea and Tony for the UA-cam tutorials.
Dear Tony, I recently retired as a photojournalist and used Nikon D pro cameras for to many years. And couldn't wait to get rid of that heavy huge gear. Now I have a OMD EM1MK2 and was amazed at the compactness and power of this little guy. Thanks very much for all the help as I couldn't make heads or tales in the hundreds of functions and what not this power house can do. Your long tutorial helped me SO MUCH! as I'm on my way to MT. Bormo volcano in Indonesia on Saturday becasue of you I have not got a great understanding of the features and benifits of all these functions. I will be purchasing your publications from now on. I know it took hours upon hours to make this video you have the patience of a nun. Thanks and double thanks again! If your ever in Malaysia give me a heads up. I'm a friend of Matt Granger. I'm from Seattle and worked for AFP AP etc. Thanks again Tony and Chelsea.
Great overview, here are a few addons :) 2:29 you can disable the manualmode if you don't like/remember it. 6:15 press ok again, to get into the big menue. So you do not have to remember which "file" is which mode. 1:30:03 This lens is the Panasonic Lumix 20mm Pancake - not from Olympus
But did you test the Fuji? I'm so curious in the difference in results... And how much the sensor size difference matters.... And maybe not so important for most photographers, but i like the grey look a lot. I have it with my current Olympus. And so far the one that has is it the XT-2.
Great tutorial, so I bought the Oly EM1m2. I have made an excel sheet with all discussed items linked to the time schedule so that I can quickly look up where I can find an item. That works! Thank you very much Tony from the Netherlands.
Bought the O M 1 mkii enclosed instruction manual waste of time, found this tutorial brilliant, thank you so much Tony Northrop, you should be paid by Olympus for this Video.
@ 1:04:50 Tony, when you are in video mode you can switch between PASM easily: First, access Video Menu / Display Settings / Control Settings and check that you have activated Live Control mode. Toggle between Live SCP and Live Control mode by pressing INFO button. From the display screen in Live Control mode you can access PSAM functions which are on the right.
Thanks for this! I am trying out this camera before buying and I was overwhelmed by the camera comigg from a starter DSLR, and you have made things a lot easier
Correction: 1:30:38 You say Olympus 20mm, but show and link the Panasonic 20mm. And I agree, it is the best m43 pancake lens. It was the first one I bought for my E-P3 years ago, and I still use it regularly. Though if I want a smaller profile I usually use the E-M10. The E-M1 is just too big to be a tourist camera.
Really, really wonderful clip for a (since yesterday) new E-M5ii owner as myself, that’s just a humble enthusiast that really care about build quality in a camera! Thank you soo much!
Tony, at 6:26 in the video, if you hit the OK button again rather than use the front dial it takes you into the menu where you can use the arrow pad to see a full description of each record option and set the option. Then you you don't have to interpret up/down, optimist/pessimist icons. Great tutorial! Thanks for publishing it.
Bought "Stunning Digital Photography" a year ago and use it continuously. Great educational tool! Great tutorial! Looked at E-M1 MkII tutorial for the third time and learn something new each time. Best explanation of menu system to date. Picked up on your comments about the use of flash that I missed the last time. Looking forward to your next "how to" chapter. Rick Arlen
I love this video. I've reviewed it 5 times and seem to learn something new every time. As an underwater photographer, white balance is critical. I used to rely on post processing to adjust color but found the quality of the initial image to be significantly higher if I adjust WB while in the water. When diving, my option screen is normally set to highlight the white balance cell/custom WB. I use the sequence: OK - OK- INFO - Shutter - OK while pointing at a piece of bleach bottle wrapped on my arm to set the WB for my given depth. I find I need to reset WB every 10-15 ft (3 - 5 m) in change in depth. Are you aware of more efficient ways to adjust custom WB?
I so agree about the power on / off being in the wrong place. I switched mine . Thanks for that. Now to get used to it :) Now I am looking for continous shooting mode holding down the button. You are the best!!! I just bought the OMD em1 mk 11 for myself for Christmas I have Nikon full format and regular. When I was in the camera store I bought a huge lens for the camera and then talked about the mirrorless and ended up giving the lens back and buying that. I got a great deal and a 400.00 rebate used right away. I tried it out on Christmas day. Love it
Great explanation of video. I've owned this camera for a few years and just went back over the tutorial as im off to Alaska,Bahama's and mexico soon. I actually forgot a few setings and this help me remember them. Thanks
Hi Tony, Super video, many thanks fort hat. Now I have a question, that for the Focus Bracketing under "Focus BKT" the option "Set number of shots, is not active" and so I can not enter any number of shots. Can you please inform me under which program do I have to go to activate the submenu mentioned? I would be very grateful for your help! thanks and regards
Thanks for this video. I just bought OMD-E-M1 Mk II and it hasn't even arrived but now I feel like I have a head start on how to navigate the functions. This was super helpful.
I’m a relative newbie to Micro 4/3. Currently using a very nice OM-D E-M5, but hope to upgrade to good used E-M1 Mk II at some point. Even though it’s “old technology” in mid-2023, seems like it still has some life left in it. Enjoyed the hands on review!
Hi, thi is probably coming late o this video, but have a question: on this camera, when you half-press the shutter button to focus first (before taking the picture), does the button has a "clicky feeling stopper"? I ask this because all the digital cmameras i have used all have this, even other Oly cameras such as omd em10 em5 mk ii Pen F etc. But never tried one OMD EM1 mkii and bought one used and I dont have that. I have to half-press very softly so I can focus, otherwise the shutter will take the picture as I don't have the finger feeling. thanks in advance and another great video from you. amazing. cheers
Hello Tony Thanks for a very informative video which I am still watching and digesting. Already I have remapped the power on of from the LH top plate switch to the AEL / AFL switch on my MK2. Do you happen to know how to do this on the E-M1 Mk1 please, or perhaps it is not available?? Thanks..
At 1:35, I'm not sure how the math gets from 13-25mm f/1.2 to 29-57mm f/2.8. Shouldn't those values simply be (roughly) doubled? --as Tony does in the next scene (1:36) where the FF equivalent values are calculated from 35-71mm f/1.2 to 71-143mm f/2.8?
I don't remember this video exactly but there's usually an extra 4k video crop. MFT always has a little extra crop in video, since the standard 2x crop factor is based on the diagonal measurement and the MFT aspect ratio is more square than the FF standard (and thus requires more cropping to get to 16:9).
Great information Tony! However I’m still wondering how to get the lcd and viewfinder to show me exactly what I will be shooting. My lcd is showing me a bright sometime over exposed looking image but in fact Im -3.0 under exposed shooting complete darkness. Any idea how to remedy this situation? All I want is to see on the lcd what the image will actually look like. Any help much appreciated 🙏
Excellent tutorial, Tony, as always! I have been waiting for a tutorial on the EM1 Mark II for a while now. Thank you so very much for making our lives easier! You are a great instructor and I love your work! Merci! Thanks!
Just got mine shipped and was reading the manual, but confused somewhat. This is amazing, I can see myself coming back to it, everytime I'm stuck and a lot easier to find things on the manual too. Cheers
Thank you so much for this manual video for my new camera. I really appreciate all the work and expertise you have put into every aspect of the camera. You are the best.
Great tutorial but I have to disagree at 34:34 - as far as I'm aware, noise filter would ruin the star trails and other long-exposure shots, but noise reduction removes only the spots generated by the sensor heating up. It may affect star trail photos, but for nearly anything else I would keep automatic noise reduction on, and turn off the noise filter. Thanks again for your awesome tutorial!
Focus Peaking - There is a feature that I belive is not mentioned in the manual, when you are in focus peaking, hit [INFO] and then you instantly can adjust all the peaking settings
Revisiting the EM1 to see if it can be a lightweight counterpart to the mighty canon. I have used the EM10 for a few years now but only for portrait type work and casual shooting. Interested to see how good the focusing works in conjunction with the frame rate (and EVF). Back to watching (sips coffee).
Is there a menu option to assign a button to toggle between single exposure and multiple exposure silent? What about toggling between single spot focus and a larger spot? Thanks!
I love you guys! Thank you so much! I’m a student starting a independent photography business before fall semester. I want to try and sustain my $ through college with photography. These videos help. I really like the funny ones like “7 kinds of photographers” lol
Hi ! A very full review of (my) Olympus E-M1 MkII... Thanks. I saw all that vIdeo... My favorit shootings are nightscape pictures... In France. Dark skies GREAT here. like so much the Live Composite mode !! Hello from South of France, called Provence... Friendly, best regards.
I just bought one of these cameras second hand with a very low shutter count and just found your video. BTW, excellent video !!! Question when you go thru the shutter modes I've noticed that the "Anti-Shock" mode is not displayed on your camera. It is on mine. Can you briefly explain its function for me ? Thanks
Down to earth, easy to understand, Tony steps around some of the old school DSLR ideas that have no validity on today's mirror-less marvels. Thank you sir, very well done. Does any one know if LR or PS will handle the Mark II's high res shots yet? They didn't several months back.
This was an excellent video. Great information. I can't believe you offered this for free on UA-cam! I was not in the market for a book, but I'm buying yours to support your channel. Thanks!
Really good instructive video and I like the fact that Tony tells you what he uses in the various settings. That's a good starting point for someone new to this camera and all its various options.
Clear, well paced, brilliantly helpful tutorial - thank you. Even having had the camera since it became available you have shown me things I had yet to explore.
Great video on the Olympis OM-D MK ii. Have you done a video of the Olympus Pen F? If not could you do one? I really enjoy your tutorial videos. You explain so it is easy to understand. Thanks for your and Chelsea's hard work.
Tony, thanks for the fantastic tutorial. Looking forward to seeing your review. I'm surprised nobody mentioned the unfortunate text in the background of your selfie pic (at the 23:43 mark). No disrespect, but that gave me a bit of a chuckle. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for this. I've been waiting for this since March this year. It's a very comprehensive overview. I wished I had seen this tutorial before buying a couple of the lenses.
Thanks for the tutorial, Tony. Very informative. Where I was surprised is that you skipped the Fn2 MultiFunction functionality, and just chose to assign that to a single function. The default MultiFunction setting will let you have several different functions controllable through this single button; while keeping the Fn2 pressed, rotate the thumb dial to select the desired function, then release and click Fn2 again to actually adjust the selected function. Of course, whether this kind of button is useful at all depends on your style of photograhpy, as it does require serious amount of time and concentration to get from one setting to another.
I have never got confused by manual and auto with the Olympus pull-back ring. It's a great feature and will only appeal to photographers that understand their camera and lens. It is far from an issue with the Olympus set up........ unless you need to pick on something
Great, easy to follow along tutorial, Tony. This is still very relevant tutorial as this camera is still a very relevant camera. Thanks for what you do.
Is the swivel screen being obstructed when using the mic and headphone jacks? Does it have the phase detection focus point , to use the older 4/3 lenses?
As a long time Canon user, this Olympus camera has me at a loss...the tiny manual that came with camera is useless. I am searching for a definitive manual. This tutorial has been very helpful.
Wow! Tony! This is an amazing tutorial. Thank you for doing this. I actually purchased the camera and was scared shiteless about really getting into it. Happy new year and all the best to you and Chelsea. jan
Thank you Tony for an amazing review. I just got myself a new Olympus camera, EM1 mark ii, to upgrade my EM5 mark ii, but I can't really setup up the focus peaking as you've showed. It only shows up when I assign focus peaking function to some button to enable it. It's not automatically a default option after turning it on. I have the most recent firmware 3.5. Do you have any idea why it's not showing automatically but only after switching the button function? Thank you
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have rented the Mk II for a couple of weeks to try it out, and this crash-course is just what I needed to get acquainted. And I love the info about using speed boosters and non-Oly lenses to improve lens speed and detail. If I end up buying any of this gear, I'll use your links for sure. Great work!
HI Sir, this was for mine very low knowledge an presentation that must viewed all over and over again. The book, is it available in Dutch? Small intro, start on age '" with basic computer, camcorder/-iPhone in 2008/10. Still using old camcorder Panasonic HDC-SD90. I want to made the step to what thought, an full frame camera that has important an very good auto focus, strong battery, is able to avoid heat and could whether able to shoot high ISO, in low light conditions. The lenses, it must be an middle class, able to shoot film/Photo wide and far. I concentrated me a time for the cam mirrorless: Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GX8 with the lenses: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140 mm F/3.5-5.6. This was understand as the setup I need. The topic with is, bad auto focus. I learn on the other hand watching video about that mirrorless is better and easy going in compare the DSLR cams that is specialized in Photos. I have more interest in shooting video. As I mentioned my needs, the Olypus EM 1 MK2 has strong battery, but seem as seen your presentation, is it an university bachelor degree job until I can start using it. Besides, is the question: is there an Mirrorless cam easy in use, which lens and good auto focus and battery support and I forget it, is able to support overheating? I have indeed learn that the EM 1 has a lot plus point in case of bat, winter/summer, good auto focus but DSLR? I think difficult to transport also to PC etc. There fore (perhaps I am wrong?) I ask your attention. It would help of course in case your book is available in Dutch. Thanks
There is a misunderstanding in this Video: Olympus (cameras) define High Speed Continuous Focusing as high speed shooting focusing only on the initial shoot, and defines Low Speed Continuous Focusing when the camera re-focuses between each shot. In Olympus’s menu system you can go to the Custom Menu C and adjust The Release Priority so that the shutter can be released even when the camera is not in focus, with some subjects that are hard to focus on, this may give you a better keep rate.
Great, in depth, review and tutorial. One tip you missed was being able to re-position the focus point with the LCD, when your eyes are on the EVF. A bit hard to explain, but when you're looking through the EVF, instead of using the arrows to move the focus point, try sliding your thumb around the LCD display, which should be off at this point.
Tony.... I just finished watching your intro to Olympus omd em1 mk2. I bought the camera yesterday and I must say your video is simply brilliant. It is a fast track to understanding the camera......Your friendly approach is like having a best friend patiently explain the technology to someone that struggles....many thanks.....
how can you set the 1/2 lever on the em-1 so that position 1 turns on back button focus for all focusing modes and position 2 turns off back button focus for all focusing modes?
Thanks for a very helpfull video - love it! NB! I'm not sure about what you are saying about cleaning the sensor yourself. I've heard from several photographers using the OMD em1 MKII, that you should NOT CLEAN the sensor of this camera by your selv, but hand it over to Olympus for cleaning. They will then change the sort of thin film/layer in the front of the sensor. I'm not sure exactly how or why it's wanted done this way. Are you absolutely sure you can clean the sensor of this MKII by yourselv with the gear you link to, Tony? (Sorry for my bad English spelling)
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Can't get my camera to go to BULB? The farthest I can advance it is 60".
you are probably in shutter priority (S), not manual mode (M). I did the same thing.
Clicked on link for Lightroom video book it shows 2 of them. What is the difference between the two?
1. Lightroom 6 CC
2. Lightroom Classic CC
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Thanks Tony … years later I still refer back to this video/tutorial. Really appreciate it!
A tremendous tutorial, one of the best I've seen so far. I have just purchased an E-M1 Mark II. I've scoured the net for information, downloaded work sheets and books, struggling to find effective and simple demonstrations and explanations for the camera, without having to muddle through the manual. Wow, you have delivered big time, a basic platform by which to explore and utilise the technical wizardry of this complex camera. Kudos.
Wow, my mind is BLOWN from this. I’ve learned SO many new things about this camera that i had NO IDEA about. Amazing
Thank you for the most comprehensive and informative tutorial that I have seen for this camera. You have saved me from a huge disappointment. Not in the camera, but in myself for not working it properly! :)
As someone who has just taken up photography as a serious hobby, I can't tell you how thankful I am that I chanced upon your tutorial for my EM 1 mk 2
Your relaxed but informative style makes it easy to retain the details and get to grips with a complex menu setup.
I've just bought your book from Amazon & cant wait to get reading.
I've tuned in to other tutorials and find them equally informative. Thank you for what you do.
One hour 40 minutes long? OK, I'm going to watch it all, because it is THAT good. Thanks!
Hey Tony and Chelsea! Are y'all gonna do a tutorial for the OM-D EM-1 Mk III anytime soon? I just got one, along with the 12-40 f/2.8 PRO lens (amazing!) and I'm really enjoying it, but the menus and settings are a bit overwhelming. I've picked up a few tips from UA-camrs and I can read the manual for about five minutes at a time before my brain starts to hurt.
Help please, if you can!
I still come back in here from time to time and go over things I might have forgotten. Also bought your book "Stunning Digital Photography" and it is so worth every penny!! Thanks again~ Nancy from Virginia
OMG! Keeping up with this overview video tutorial is overwhelming from a beginner's point of view, yet the tutorial is on spot. For all beginners. If you feel the lesson is too fast then slow down the playback speed in the UA-cam menu (3 dots in the upper right corner). Tony covers a lot of helpful information for this camera. Thank you Tony (2 years later)... Actually Thank You! Chelsea and Tony for the UA-cam tutorials.
This is the best Olympus tutorial that I've seen. Thank you for this. When will you make a tutorial for the Olympus OMD EM 1 Mk 3?
Love the panic in your voice at 1:30:20 when the lens starts to roll across the table.
Thanks for the huge effort in putting this tutorial together.
Dear Tony,
I recently retired as a photojournalist and used Nikon D pro cameras for to many years. And couldn't wait to get rid of that heavy huge gear. Now I have a OMD EM1MK2 and was amazed at the compactness and power of this little guy. Thanks very much for all the help as I couldn't make heads or tales in the hundreds of functions and what not this power house can do. Your long tutorial helped me SO MUCH! as I'm on my way to MT. Bormo volcano in Indonesia on Saturday becasue of you I have not got a great understanding of the features and benifits of all these functions. I will be purchasing your publications from now on. I know it took hours upon hours to make this video you have the patience of a nun. Thanks and double thanks again! If your ever in Malaysia give me a heads up. I'm a friend of Matt Granger. I'm from Seattle and worked for AFP AP etc. Thanks again Tony and Chelsea.
Glad I could help, John! Enjoy your travels!
If you ever miss having a big heavy camera, just put the battery grip on it. :)
John Ishii j
Great overview, here are a few addons :)
2:29 you can disable the manualmode if you don't like/remember it.
6:15 press ok again, to get into the big menue. So you do not have to remember which "file" is which mode.
1:30:03 This lens is the Panasonic Lumix 20mm Pancake - not from Olympus
A review is coming soon...
Tony & Chelsea Northrup YES!!!!!
Thank you for taking your time to use a camera before reviewing it. It's much appreciated.
Tony & Chelsea Northrup really looking forward! !!
Can you give a indication when? Because i'm looking to buy a new body, and can't choose between that one and the Fujifilm XT-2.
But did you test the Fuji? I'm so curious in the difference in results... And how much the sensor size difference matters.... And maybe not so important for most photographers, but i like the grey look a lot. I have it with my current Olympus. And so far the one that has is it the XT-2.
Great tutorial, so I bought the Oly EM1m2.
I have made an excel sheet with all discussed items linked to the time schedule so that I can quickly look up where I can find an item. That works! Thank you very much Tony from the Netherlands.
Bought the O M 1 mkii enclosed instruction manual waste of time, found this tutorial brilliant, thank you so much Tony Northrop, you should be paid by Olympus for this Video.
Time for an update. Several major firmware and a couple minor firmware updates since this review. The camera is a whole new beast now!
Just got mine last week....blows me away..
@@kennynvake4hve584 got mine a week ago. Totally impressed. I'm sold to the Olympus system
How do I check updates for me camera?
Yes
@@thelonesoldier4518 Connect to the OM software and the a camera update option is at the top menu bar
@ 1:04:50 Tony, when you are in video mode you can switch between PASM easily: First, access Video Menu / Display Settings / Control Settings and check that you have
activated Live Control mode. Toggle between Live SCP and Live Control mode by pressing INFO button. From the display screen in Live Control mode you can access PSAM functions which are on the right.
I know you made this video a while ago, but I just wanted to say thank you. It has been so helpful for me.
Thanks for this! I am trying out this camera before buying and I was overwhelmed by the camera comigg from a starter DSLR, and you have made things a lot easier
Just bought silver one with battery grip for 550 eur... best buy camera hands down. Lenses... 1.7 45 m.zuiko second hand for 85 eur... mft is amazing.
Correction: 1:30:38 You say Olympus 20mm, but show and link the Panasonic 20mm.
And I agree, it is the best m43 pancake lens. It was the first one I bought for my E-P3 years ago, and I still use it regularly. Though if I want a smaller profile I usually use the E-M10. The E-M1 is just too big to be a tourist camera.
Really, really wonderful clip for a (since yesterday) new E-M5ii owner as myself, that’s just a humble enthusiast that really care about build quality in a camera! Thank you soo much!
Tony, at 6:26 in the video, if you hit the OK button again rather than use the front dial it takes you into the menu where you can use the arrow pad to see a full description of each record option and set the option. Then you you don't have to interpret up/down, optimist/pessimist icons. Great tutorial! Thanks for publishing it.
Thank you endlessly, I’ve had my E-M1 Mark II for really long without knowing it’s real potential, this really helped!
Bought "Stunning Digital Photography" a year ago and use it continuously. Great educational tool! Great tutorial! Looked at E-M1 MkII tutorial for the third time and learn something new each time. Best explanation of menu system to date. Picked up on your comments about the use of flash that I missed the last time. Looking forward to your next "how to" chapter.
Rick Arlen
Even though I only own one camera, I always enjoy watching these vids. Even though all of these tutorials are practically the same for every camera.
I love this video. I've reviewed it 5 times and seem to learn something new every time. As an underwater photographer, white balance is critical. I used to rely on post processing to adjust color but found the quality of the initial image to be significantly higher if I adjust WB while in the water. When diving, my option screen is normally set to highlight the white balance cell/custom WB. I use the sequence: OK - OK- INFO - Shutter - OK while pointing at a piece of bleach bottle wrapped on my arm to set the WB for my given depth. I find I need to reset WB every 10-15 ft (3 - 5 m) in change in depth. Are you aware of more efficient ways to adjust custom WB?
I so agree about the power on / off being in the wrong place. I switched mine . Thanks for that. Now to get used to it :) Now I am looking for continous shooting mode holding down the button. You are the best!!! I just bought the OMD em1 mk 11 for myself for Christmas I have Nikon full format and regular. When I was in the camera store I bought a huge lens for the camera and then talked about the mirrorless and ended up giving the lens back and buying that. I got a great deal and a 400.00 rebate used right away. I tried it out on Christmas day. Love it
Can't do that on the OM-1 Mark II 🤨
Great explanation of video. I've owned this camera for a few years and just went back over the tutorial as im off to Alaska,Bahama's and mexico soon. I actually forgot a few setings and this help me remember them. Thanks
Hi Tony,
Super video, many thanks fort hat.
Now I have a question, that for the Focus Bracketing under "Focus BKT" the option "Set number of shots, is not active" and so I can not enter any number of shots. Can you please inform me under which program do I have to go to activate the submenu mentioned?
I would be very grateful for your help!
thanks and regards
Thanks for this video. I just bought OMD-E-M1 Mk II and it hasn't even arrived but now I feel like I have a head start on how to navigate the functions. This was super helpful.
I’m a relative newbie to Micro 4/3. Currently using a very nice OM-D E-M5, but hope to upgrade to good used E-M1 Mk II at some point. Even though it’s “old technology” in mid-2023, seems like it still has some life left in it. Enjoyed the hands on review!
Just got an Olympus om-d e-m1 mk ii thank you for such a Great introduction 😊
Fantastic tutorial. I just upgraded from a E-M5 and this was exactly was I needed.
Hi,
thi is probably coming late o this video, but have a question: on this camera, when you half-press the shutter button to focus first (before taking the picture), does the button has a "clicky feeling stopper"? I ask this because all the digital cmameras i have used all have this, even other Oly cameras such as omd em10 em5 mk ii Pen F etc. But never tried one OMD EM1 mkii and bought one used and I dont have that. I have to half-press very softly so I can focus, otherwise the shutter will take the picture as I don't have the finger feeling.
thanks in advance and another great video from you. amazing. cheers
Using this in 2021. Helped a ton. This has a ton more to it than even my Hasselblad.
Hello Tony Thanks for a very informative video which I am still watching and digesting. Already I have remapped the power on of from the LH top plate switch to the AEL / AFL switch on my MK2. Do you happen to know how to do this on the E-M1 Mk1 please, or perhaps it is not available?? Thanks..
At 1:35, I'm not sure how the math gets from 13-25mm f/1.2 to 29-57mm f/2.8. Shouldn't those values simply be (roughly) doubled? --as Tony does in the next scene (1:36) where the FF equivalent values are calculated from 35-71mm f/1.2 to 71-143mm f/2.8?
I don't remember this video exactly but there's usually an extra 4k video crop. MFT always has a little extra crop in video, since the standard 2x crop factor is based on the diagonal measurement and the MFT aspect ratio is more square than the FF standard (and thus requires more cropping to get to 16:9).
Great information Tony! However I’m still wondering how to get the lcd and viewfinder to show me exactly what I will be shooting. My lcd is showing me a bright sometime over exposed looking image but in fact Im -3.0 under exposed shooting complete darkness. Any idea how to remedy this situation? All I want is to see on the lcd what the image will actually look like. Any help much appreciated 🙏
Excellent tutorial, Tony, as always! I have been waiting for a tutorial on the EM1 Mark II for a while now. Thank you so very much for making our lives easier! You are a great instructor and I love your work! Merci! Thanks!
Tony,
Which lens should I use on this camera to obtain great low light photos inside homes?
Real Estate photography is what I’m doing.
Longest youtube video I ever watched! Thanks Tony, great information.
Just got mine shipped and was reading the manual, but confused somewhat. This is amazing, I can see myself coming back to it, everytime I'm stuck and a lot easier to find things on the manual too. Cheers
Thank you so much for this manual video for my new camera. I really appreciate all the work and expertise you have put into every aspect of the camera. You are the best.
Great tutorial but I have to disagree at 34:34 - as far as I'm aware, noise filter would ruin the star trails and other long-exposure shots, but noise reduction removes only the spots generated by the sensor heating up. It may affect star trail photos, but for nearly anything else I would keep automatic noise reduction on, and turn off the noise filter. Thanks again for your awesome tutorial!
Focus Peaking - There is a feature that I belive is not mentioned in the manual, when you are in focus peaking, hit [INFO] and then you instantly can adjust all the peaking settings
Revisiting the EM1 to see if it can be a lightweight counterpart to the mighty canon. I have used the EM10 for a few years now but only for portrait type work and casual shooting. Interested to see how good the focusing works in conjunction with the frame rate (and EVF). Back to watching (sips coffee).
Is there a menu option to assign a button to toggle between single exposure and multiple exposure silent? What about toggling between single spot focus and a larger spot? Thanks!
I love you guys! Thank you so much! I’m a student starting a independent photography business before fall semester. I want to try and sustain my $ through college with photography. These videos help. I really like the funny ones like “7 kinds of photographers” lol
Hi ! A very full review of (my) Olympus E-M1 MkII... Thanks. I saw all that vIdeo... My favorit shootings are nightscape pictures... In France. Dark skies GREAT here. like so much the Live Composite mode !! Hello from South of France, called Provence... Friendly, best regards.
I just bought one of these cameras second hand with a very low shutter count and just found your video. BTW, excellent video !!! Question when you go thru the shutter modes I've noticed that the "Anti-Shock" mode is not displayed on your camera. It is on mine. Can you briefly explain its function for me ? Thanks
Hi, do you have a tutorial for the Panasonic gx85?
Thanks for an amazing tutorial Tony. This superb camera is now available for around $600...
Down to earth, easy to understand, Tony steps around some of the old school DSLR ideas that have no validity on today's mirror-less marvels. Thank you sir, very well done. Does any one know if LR or PS will handle the Mark II's high res shots yet? They didn't several months back.
This was an excellent video. Great information. I can't believe you offered this for free on UA-cam! I was not in the market for a book, but I'm buying yours to support your channel. Thanks!
Just bought mine for a ridiculous price of $849. new. Now it's time to really delve into how to learn what everything means and does.
Really good instructive video and I like the fact that Tony tells you what he uses in the various settings. That's a good starting point for someone new to this camera and all its various options.
Clear, well paced, brilliantly helpful tutorial - thank you. Even having had the camera since it became available you have shown me things I had yet to explore.
Great video on the Olympis OM-D MK ii. Have you done a video of the Olympus Pen F? If not could you do one? I really enjoy your tutorial videos. You explain so it is easy to understand. Thanks for your and Chelsea's hard work.
I am trying to set the AF limiter ranges for zone focusing with street photography. but cant figure it out
Thank you Tony..I constantly come back to this video as the Em1.2 is complicated. Happy New Year to you and Chelsea. Keep up the great videos.
Tony, thanks for the fantastic tutorial. Looking forward to seeing your review. I'm surprised nobody mentioned the unfortunate text in the background of your selfie pic (at the 23:43 mark). No disrespect, but that gave me a bit of a chuckle. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for this. I've been waiting for this since March this year. It's a very comprehensive overview. I wished I had seen this tutorial before buying a couple of the lenses.
Thanks for the tutorial, Tony. Very informative.
Where I was surprised is that you skipped the Fn2 MultiFunction functionality, and just chose to assign that to a single function. The default MultiFunction setting will let you have several different functions controllable through this single button; while keeping the Fn2 pressed, rotate the thumb dial to select the desired function, then release and click Fn2 again to actually adjust the selected function.
Of course, whether this kind of button is useful at all depends on your style of photograhpy, as it does require serious amount of time and concentration to get from one setting to another.
Thanks Tony for this extensive tutorial on Olympus omd e1 m2, i have learned alot.. thanks for sharing knowledge
I have never got confused by manual and auto with the Olympus pull-back ring. It's a great feature and will only appeal to photographers that understand their camera and lens. It is far from an issue with the Olympus set up........ unless you need to pick on something
Tony, you're a champ for making this video🏆
With the current price drop, which camera is a better buy E-M1 Mark II or E-M5 Mark III?
Great, easy to follow along tutorial, Tony. This is still very relevant tutorial as this camera is still a very relevant camera. Thanks for what you do.
I'm plannig ti buy this camera with the 12-200mm lens kit, it is still worth to get it in 2022?
By far the best direction on changing to BBF. Thank you.
Absolutely right about the focusing ring but now I've seen your video, I'll try to remember pulling towards me is manual. Thanks.
Is the swivel screen being obstructed when using the mic and headphone jacks? Does it have the phase detection focus point , to use the older 4/3 lenses?
Super useful and well organized. Having just picked up this camera, referring to this video from time to time will be very handy. Thanks!
Great teaching session. I'm a late comer, though. If I can seek clarification - what does a tele converter do to DOF of a lens, please?
As a long time Canon user, this Olympus camera has me at a loss...the tiny manual that came with camera is useless. I am searching for a definitive manual. This tutorial has been very helpful.
The best explanation of this camera I've seen. I've booked marked it so that I can use it as a reference, Thank you
Wow! Tony! This is an amazing tutorial. Thank you for doing this. I actually purchased the camera and was scared shiteless about really getting into it. Happy new year and all the best to you and Chelsea. jan
Thank you for sharing this with us. Bought the e-m1 II yesterday. Love it.
Thank you Tony for an amazing review. I just got myself a new Olympus camera, EM1 mark ii, to upgrade my EM5 mark ii, but I can't really setup up the focus peaking as you've showed. It only shows up when I assign focus peaking function to some button to enable it. It's not automatically a default option after turning it on. I have the most recent firmware 3.5. Do you have any idea why it's not showing automatically but only after switching the button function? Thank you
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have rented the Mk II for a couple of weeks to try it out, and this crash-course is just what I needed to get acquainted. And I love the info about using speed boosters and non-Oly lenses to improve lens speed and detail. If I end up buying any of this gear, I'll use your links for sure. Great work!
You messed bracketing with HDR. Bracketing settings are under 2nd "camera icon" in the menu.
Can I write the RAW files on the fast card and the JPG files on the slower one?
HI Sir, this was for mine very low knowledge an presentation that must viewed all over and over again. The book, is it available in Dutch? Small intro, start on age '" with basic computer, camcorder/-iPhone in 2008/10. Still using old camcorder Panasonic HDC-SD90. I want to made the step to what thought, an full frame camera that has important an very good auto focus, strong battery, is able to avoid heat and could whether able to shoot high ISO, in low light conditions. The lenses, it must be an middle class, able to shoot film/Photo wide and far.
I concentrated me a time for the cam mirrorless: Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GX8 with the lenses: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140 mm F/3.5-5.6. This was understand as the setup I need. The topic with is, bad auto focus. I learn on the other hand watching video about that mirrorless is better and easy going in compare the DSLR cams that is specialized in Photos. I have more interest in shooting video. As I mentioned my needs, the Olypus EM 1 MK2 has strong battery, but seem as seen your presentation, is it an university bachelor degree job until I can start using it. Besides, is the question: is there an Mirrorless cam easy in use, which lens and good auto focus and battery support and I forget it, is able to support overheating? I have indeed learn that the EM 1 has a lot plus point in case of bat, winter/summer, good auto focus but DSLR? I think difficult to transport also to PC etc. There fore (perhaps I am wrong?) I ask your attention. It would help of course in case your book is available in Dutch. Thanks
There is a misunderstanding in this Video: Olympus (cameras) define High Speed Continuous Focusing as high speed shooting focusing only on the initial shoot, and defines Low Speed Continuous Focusing when the camera re-focuses between each shot.
In Olympus’s menu system you can go to the Custom Menu C and adjust The Release Priority so that the shutter can be released even when the camera is not in focus, with some subjects that are hard to focus on, this may give you a better keep rate.
Having recently bought this camera, an immensely useful video. Thank you!
Thank you as always Tony. Waiting on an OM-1 tutorial. 😊
Thank you Tony, find your in depth review superb, moving from EM1 to 2, great camera system, smaller, lighter, faster, cheaper, what,s not to like?
You talk much more positive about MFT, than in the past.
Great, in depth, review and tutorial. One tip you missed was being able to re-position the focus point with the LCD, when your eyes are on the EVF. A bit hard to explain, but when you're looking through the EVF, instead of using the arrows to move the focus point, try sliding your thumb around the LCD display, which should be off at this point.
Would love to see you do a setting set up for the new OMD 1 Mark iii
How can you choose MANUAL MODE with shutter priority?
Tony.... I just finished watching your intro to Olympus omd em1 mk2. I bought the camera yesterday and I must say your video is simply brilliant. It is a fast track to understanding the camera......Your friendly approach is like having a best friend patiently explain the technology to someone that struggles....many thanks.....
how can you set the 1/2 lever on the em-1 so that position 1 turns on back button focus for all focusing modes and position 2 turns off back button focus for all focusing modes?
This video was so helpful in choosing the EM-1 Mark II as my new camera. Any chance you might do an update using the new firmware 3.2?
You mentioned the 75mm Olympus was almost too sharp for 4K video. Can you explain?
Thanks for a very helpfull video - love it! NB! I'm not sure about what you are saying about cleaning the sensor yourself. I've heard from several photographers using the OMD em1 MKII, that you should NOT CLEAN the sensor of this camera by your selv, but hand it over to Olympus for cleaning. They will then change the sort of thin film/layer in the front of the sensor. I'm not sure exactly how or why it's wanted done this way. Are you absolutely sure you can clean the sensor of this MKII by yourselv with the gear you link to, Tony? (Sorry for my bad English spelling)
can you use this guide for the MKIII?
Thanks for the video, I can't imagine how much work does it take to prepare for a video like this. Keep up the good work :)