You are crushing it, Chris! I truly enjoy and benefit from your videos. They get better and better, too! Even the video image, your framing, and audio are looking so good in this video. And your photographs are cracking good. Most important? You just truly seem to be enjoying yourself!
Excellent presentation ,I hope the Cla(i)res from OM are watching they desperately need someone outside of the wildlife world to show their cameras in a good light .
Been waiting for the latest vid, nice one Chris. I've been driving myself nuts with my Om 1 and my Sony a7r3 on which to keep. Your enthusiasm keeps me coming back to the Om-1 and of course it's usability for an old git like me!
My first camera purchased since I took up photography in retirement was an Olympus EM10-III which was great to learn with. I then purchased and EM1-III for its Live ND and upgraded that to an OM1-I. So, I have never had the FF mantra or watched their UA-cam information and have not, therefore been poisoned by the small minded marketing blurb of those big name manufacturers. The pixel peepers need to watch your videos Chris to see the quality photographs that OM Systems M4/3 can capture. For most people, the sensor size, lens quality and DOF from M4/3 produces excellent photographs. On top of that are the computational photography features which the big names are trying to catch up with, but have not got there to the same level, yet. Yes, if you want huge files to sell to mainline advertisers then you may well benefit from a FF Sony a1 with its £6.6K body plus lens ware but you would need to be a high level professional photographer to see a return on that. I love my OM1 and am committed to this camera and could not see a logical reason to change. I would be very interested to see some of your waterfall photography using Live Time Chris.
Absolutely love your enthusiasm and energy Chris, your excitement about your new toy is more than apparent!!!. And I also realised your images look even more fantastic if I clean the screen on my iPad 😂. Already looking forward to seeing more of your videos Chris.
I've got to say that the overall quality of this video is so much better! Beforehand, UA-cam compression was not your friend and videos often had blockiness or artifacts in the backgrounds. This video is sharper, crisper and overall just nicer to watch. The content you make has always been good, just now it looks even better 😊
I tried sony too and sent it back and went for the OM1 - no regrets, I tried a fujifilm xt4 aswell and sent that back, M43 for me has the range of lenses, portability and some great technology, most of just have fun using the system
Chris, I think we've drunk the same Coolaide! I've been shooting with two cameras for years, and it was no different once I made the move from Canon to Olympus. It was pretty much for the reasons you described. I initially traded in one of my wonderful EM-1 MKIIs to the MKIII, specifically for the LIVE ND. Then I traded in the other MKII, plus a couple of lenses to get the OM-1 for the improved Live ND and subject detection. I don't regret either choice, they just make life so much easier. One of these days I'll get the OM-1 MKII for the Live Grad ND, but I'm going to have to wait awhile for that! Great vlog as always too. Cheers, Bevan
Once again, a great video and on point. I love minimalist long exposure stuff, especially seascapes, so I think you will enjoy this feature a lot. The OM1.2 added just one more stop (so now up to 7 stops) but I think this is mainly down to the buffer size. Something to be aware of is that 60 seconds is your max exposure length with the built in ND filters, after that you need to revert to using physical ND filters again because the live ND is not supported in bulb mode (required for < 60 seconds). The same goes for the Live GND on the OM1.2. Also, there are some 'maximum shutter speeds' too (i.e. how fast you can go - rather than how long you can go) which appears to be limited by the sensor read out speed. Just something to be aware of too.
Thanks for pointing that out actually. I was wondering just how long it could go for but 60 seconds does make sense as the E-M1 Mark ii caps out at 60 seconds before turning to bulb and live time etc. one thing I do love is that B is it’s own mode on the dial! That’s been a big annoyance of mine having moved from Canon, it’s nice to see it separate from M again. I think 6 stops in “most” situations is more than enough, and I guess adding a physical ND is an option to drop the light down if needed. I just really like the versatility of the mode. Fingers crossed for a firmware update….
@@ChrisBaitsonPhoto You can indeed add a physical filter, just as long as your total exposure doesn't go beyond 60 seconds. If it does you are back to physical filters only in bulb mode.
Congrats on your purchase of the new camera. I don’t have an OM1 yet but my EM1 Mark III does have some built in computational functionality that includes Live ND. For someone on a tighter budget this really is a viable option.
E-M1 Mark III is honestly the best value professional grade camera on the market. Most people say it's the E-M1 Mark II, but that thing doesnt have Hand Held High Res or USB-C charging, two MAJOR cons for a system that's supposed to be compact; Hand Held High Res lets me leave the tripod at home to get extra megapixels and internal USB-C charging means I can take any TINY USB wall charger with me on the go and share use it to charge my phone and laptop as well; that alone is REALLY worth the extra cost of the Mark III over the Mark II.
Brilliant video Chris just got the mkiii and will be giving it a go myself only just starting on my photography journey and your videos are a great help 👍
The video quality has vastly improved, and the photos you can now take on the OM System OM-1 are better suited to your interests. It seems good all around!
Another awesome video Chris, many thanks 👍 I really enjoy your videos, especially as you shoot not too far from my neck of the woods in Grimsby. I have been an enthusiastic Pentax film and dslr user, and I have no intention of changing, that said I appreciate photography equipment of any type and manufacturer and like the Olympus/OM stuff you use, very innovative. Great work, it's great to see someone gel so well with a system as I do with mine. Love the chanel and happy snapping 👍👍
Thanks for sharing your experience about the OM1. Personally I stuck to my EM1 II for years. Goint out for a photo walk in winter last year in the snow the EM1 showed a greenish tinge on the display at start up. Uh oh, what was that about? So I decided to purchase the newly released OM1 II. Enjoy using it although the EM1 II is better in handling some features. What anoys me about the OM1 are the very small AF Points which sometimes are hard to find. I would prefer a larger display of these ppoints or a software based grouping into larger points. But otherwise I enjoy using M43 cams.
Crackin' video Chris ..... using the EM1 as the video body has certainly made a big difference to the quality of the image, or is that just me being as I am an EM1 lover ?
I am racking my brain here. I don’t shoot video and I feel I just bought the z6iii wasting my money and should have kept my and maybe have kept my OM-1. I now have the NIKKOR 180-600, 24-120, and the 105. I just felt I was missing something with my Micro4/3. All of my pictures seemed soft when comparing to FF pictures. I guess I pixel peeped too much (which I guess was a habit I picked up from watching too many UA-cam videos. But really, shouldn’t the m4/3’s pictures be just as sharp and crisp as FF? I do shoot wildlife, I shoot landscape, and I do shoot macro. so in your honest opinion, what would you do? should I trade my z6iii back to the OM-1? (I had the 12-40, 40-150, and a sigma 56) Or just keep the Z6iii and get used to it? Help me make up my mind, maybe I need to stop researching and watching videos on camera systems.
You'll get fantastic images of wildlife with that lens but for general photography I don't really see a difference m43 or full frame. It's mainly lens dependant and I don't but the premium lenses. For macro and landscape especially I think the om1 is as good as anything.
You should try Highres mode with physical ND filter (e.g. ND1000). Highres mode takes 8 shots to combine them in one big picture (on tripod). ND1000 filter could give you shooting time up to 60 seconds. So you can take photo with time up to 8 minutes.
Great stuff! Thinking of upgrading my EM1 mkii too. Still can't decide between the OM1 and the Lumix G9 mkii. However I have been a fan of Olympus cameras since my buying of the OM2
The crucial thing about OM-1's features (ProCapture, LiveND, Graduated LiveND (in mark ii), HiRes) is that they produce RAW files. Turns out it's not something you can take for granted in other systems. Nikon, for example, copied ProCapture - but forgot that limiting it to jpegs makes it useless ;) The OM-1 is good an all, but I've used it only for half a year or so and it landed in the drawer as a backup camera. OM-1ii's upgrades are incremental, but I feel they were worth it :)
OM-1 Mk II has live Graduated ND which you can spin when you need to correct horizon vs shooting angles and just bring along more options for the shooting that you appear to be drawn to..................
I’ve used it a few times. While I like the effect with water I’ve never liked what it does to clouds. Maybe the OM1-1 will have improved it over the E-M1 Mark ii though?
Would you rather have waited for the mark II to reduce in price for the better ND? I also have EM1 II and have been looking for ages at the OM1 but would rarely use ND. Want better focus than I get with the EM1 II for moving subjects
I think I will upgrade my Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II to an OM- System OM-D 1 Mark II. Actually I enjoy my Olympus camera in Tokyo and I am very happy with my set.
I have the OM-5 which has the ND filters built in. I haven’t used them yet as on my part of the NE coast while there is foreground interest there is very little else unless you count sewerage outlet pipes as interesting. I have in the past used Pentax predominantly and the OM-5 is a new experience for me which I am enjoying but Pentax have now released live ND filters through a software upgrade on the K3iii ( and possibly other bodies I’m not sure) but they have to be paid for, I think it’s around £80 to unlock them so it’s a big NO from me. Finally can I ask what the filter system is you use.
Would love to see a side by side comparison of live nd vs filters. My main body is a G9ii, but have been considering an OM5 just to play around with (maybe once the update to the mk2?). I use magnetic filters (maven) because how much of a fuss my Lee square system was, and they are pretty easy to use.
Welcome to the OM-1 crowd. Lots of creative features on that one.
That’s Dave. The feature set and menu is a step above!
I had E-P7 but not sure should I purchase the EM1 before OM1 ?!
Your enthusiasm for m43 is contagious. Some day I will find a nice used OM-1 but for now the E-M1 II is serving me well.
I own an OM-1 but use my EM1.2 instead due to its reliability.
Owning my OM1, I will never part with my EM1 MK2.
You are crushing it, Chris! I truly enjoy and benefit from your videos. They get better and better, too! Even the video image, your framing, and audio are looking so good in this video. And your photographs are cracking good. Most important? You just truly seem to be enjoying yourself!
Excellent presentation ,I hope the Cla(i)res from OM are watching they desperately need someone outside of the wildlife world to show their cameras in a good light .
Been waiting for the latest vid, nice one Chris. I've been driving myself nuts with my Om 1 and my Sony a7r3 on which to keep. Your enthusiasm keeps me coming back to the Om-1 and of course it's usability for an old git like me!
My first camera purchased since I took up photography in retirement was an Olympus EM10-III which was great to learn with. I then purchased and EM1-III for its Live ND and upgraded that to an OM1-I. So, I have never had the FF mantra or watched their UA-cam information and have not, therefore been poisoned by the small minded marketing blurb of those big name manufacturers. The pixel peepers need to watch your videos Chris to see the quality photographs that OM Systems M4/3 can capture. For most people, the sensor size, lens quality and DOF from M4/3 produces excellent photographs. On top of that are the computational photography features which the big names are trying to catch up with, but have not got there to the same level, yet. Yes, if you want huge files to sell to mainline advertisers then you may well benefit from a FF Sony a1 with its £6.6K body plus lens ware but you would need to be a high level professional photographer to see a return on that.
I love my OM1 and am committed to this camera and could not see a logical reason to change. I would be very interested to see some of your waterfall photography using Live Time Chris.
Absolutely love your enthusiasm and energy Chris, your excitement about your new toy is more than apparent!!!. And I also realised your images look even more fantastic if I clean the screen on my iPad 😂. Already looking forward to seeing more of your videos Chris.
I've got to say that the overall quality of this video is so much better! Beforehand, UA-cam compression was not your friend and videos often had blockiness or artifacts in the backgrounds. This video is sharper, crisper and overall just nicer to watch. The content you make has always been good, just now it looks even better 😊
Glad you kept the EM1 II for video looks like a great setup
It’s just an awesome video body and didn’t want to get rid of it.
Chris, so happy for you with this upgrade! So happy for myself as well, because I don't have to watch all those out of focus shots anymore! 😁
Nice video Chris and fabulous results. Look forward to seeing more results from the OM-1. 👍
Thanks John. You and me both. Perfect camera for me.
I tried sony too and sent it back and went for the OM1 - no regrets, I tried a fujifilm xt4 aswell and sent that back, M43 for me has the range of lenses, portability and some great technology, most of just have fun using the system
Saludos desde México 🇲🇽
Thanks for Sharing
Chris, I think we've drunk the same Coolaide! I've been shooting with two cameras for years, and it was no different once I made the move from Canon to Olympus. It was pretty much for the reasons you described.
I initially traded in one of my wonderful EM-1 MKIIs to the MKIII, specifically for the LIVE ND. Then I traded in the other MKII, plus a couple of lenses to get the OM-1 for the improved Live ND and subject detection. I don't regret either choice, they just make life so much easier.
One of these days I'll get the OM-1 MKII for the Live Grad ND, but I'm going to have to wait awhile for that!
Great vlog as always too.
Cheers,
Bevan
I love that you used the plastic fantastic. Nice to see great photos with an inexpensive lens.
Once again, a great video and on point. I love minimalist long exposure stuff, especially seascapes, so I think you will enjoy this feature a lot. The OM1.2 added just one more stop (so now up to 7 stops) but I think this is mainly down to the buffer size. Something to be aware of is that 60 seconds is your max exposure length with the built in ND filters, after that you need to revert to using physical ND filters again because the live ND is not supported in bulb mode (required for < 60 seconds). The same goes for the Live GND on the OM1.2. Also, there are some 'maximum shutter speeds' too (i.e. how fast you can go - rather than how long you can go) which appears to be limited by the sensor read out speed. Just something to be aware of too.
Thanks for pointing that out actually. I was wondering just how long it could go for but 60 seconds does make sense as the E-M1 Mark ii caps out at 60 seconds before turning to bulb and live time etc. one thing I do love is that B is it’s own mode on the dial! That’s been a big annoyance of mine having moved from Canon, it’s nice to see it separate from M again. I think 6 stops in “most” situations is more than enough, and I guess adding a physical ND is an option to drop the light down if needed. I just really like the versatility of the mode. Fingers crossed for a firmware update….
@@ChrisBaitsonPhoto You can indeed add a physical filter, just as long as your total exposure doesn't go beyond 60 seconds. If it does you are back to physical filters only in bulb mode.
You should be OM Ambassador 👌I have same 2 camera bodies
Thank you sir.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Congratulations. I hope you will be really happy. It's a super nice camera.
Congrats on your purchase of the new camera. I don’t have an OM1 yet but my EM1 Mark III does have some built in computational functionality that includes Live ND. For someone on a tighter budget this really is a viable option.
E-M1 Mark III is honestly the best value professional grade camera on the market. Most people say it's the E-M1 Mark II, but that thing doesnt have Hand Held High Res or USB-C charging, two MAJOR cons for a system that's supposed to be compact; Hand Held High Res lets me leave the tripod at home to get extra megapixels and internal USB-C charging means I can take any TINY USB wall charger with me on the go and share use it to charge my phone and laptop as well; that alone is REALLY worth the extra cost of the Mark III over the Mark II.
Welcome to the OM1 World, told you that you would love it.
Thank you for the very inspiring video. Can you elaborate on the (use of) polarisation filters please
Brilliant video Chris just got the mkiii and will be giving it a go myself only just starting on my photography journey and your videos are a great help 👍
Great vid and great pics Chris fantastic instructional video thanks for sharing 😊👍🏻
The video quality has vastly improved, and the photos you can now take on the OM System OM-1 are better suited to your interests. It seems good all around!
They are rather good little cameras, hope yup have fun with your OM1
Thank you. Been a long time coming this upgrade. Was happy to be able to do it before the new year.
Another awesome video Chris, many thanks 👍 I really enjoy your videos, especially as you shoot not too far from my neck of the woods in Grimsby. I have been an enthusiastic Pentax film and dslr user, and I have no intention of changing, that said I appreciate photography equipment of any type and manufacturer and like the Olympus/OM stuff you use, very innovative. Great work, it's great to see someone gel so well with a system as I do with mine. Love the chanel and happy snapping 👍👍
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great photos, I was only at withernsea just this weekend looking for similar inspiration on LE photos.
I have an Olympus OM-D and i love it :)
Thanks for sharing your experience about the OM1. Personally I stuck to my EM1 II for years. Goint out for a photo walk in winter last year in the snow the EM1 showed a greenish tinge on the display at start up. Uh oh, what was that about? So I decided to purchase the newly released OM1 II. Enjoy using it although the EM1 II is better in handling some features. What anoys me about the OM1 are the very small AF Points which sometimes are hard to find. I would prefer a larger display of these ppoints or a software based grouping into larger points. But otherwise I enjoy using M43 cams.
Crackin' video Chris ..... using the EM1 as the video body has certainly made a big difference to the quality of the image, or is that just me being as I am an EM1 lover ?
Basically the difference you’re seeing in video quality is the x10 bit rate on the video codec. 28Mbps v 230Mbps!! Big difference.
Massive difference, looks great
Agreed. The video quality is next level in this episode. Well done!
Took me a while to get my head round what was happening with the in camera ND but that seems very handy...
Great video and congrats on the om1. I like that ballhead , was that a separate purchase or did it come with the tripod?
Wow you can see the difference in the video!
I am racking my brain here. I don’t shoot video and I feel I just bought the z6iii wasting my money and should have kept my and maybe have kept my OM-1.
I now have the NIKKOR 180-600, 24-120, and the 105. I just felt I was missing something with my Micro4/3. All of my pictures seemed soft when comparing to FF pictures. I guess I pixel peeped too much (which I guess was a habit I picked up from watching too many UA-cam videos. But really, shouldn’t the m4/3’s pictures be just as sharp and crisp as FF?
I do shoot wildlife, I shoot landscape, and I do shoot macro.
so in your honest opinion, what would you do? should I trade my z6iii back to the OM-1? (I had the 12-40, 40-150, and a sigma 56)
Or just keep the Z6iii and get used to it?
Help me make up my mind, maybe I need to stop researching and watching videos on camera systems.
I did the same...om-1m2>z6iii and just went back to om-1m2. Great results with the om-1 and I really enjoy the smaller lenses.
You'll get fantastic images of wildlife with that lens but for general photography I don't really see a difference m43 or full frame. It's mainly lens dependant and I don't but the premium lenses.
For macro and landscape especially I think the om1 is as good as anything.
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My thoughts too! I just want o make sure I get a good landscape lens, macro, and wildlife, all that I can produce a smooth and creamy background
You should try Highres mode with physical ND filter (e.g. ND1000). Highres mode takes 8 shots to combine them in one big picture (on tripod). ND1000 filter could give you shooting time up to 60 seconds. So you can take photo with time up to 8 minutes.
Great stuff! Thinking of upgrading my EM1 mkii too. Still can't decide between the OM1 and the Lumix G9 mkii. However I have been a fan of Olympus cameras since my buying of the OM2
The crucial thing about OM-1's features (ProCapture, LiveND, Graduated LiveND (in mark ii), HiRes) is that they produce RAW files. Turns out it's not something you can take for granted in other systems. Nikon, for example, copied ProCapture - but forgot that limiting it to jpegs makes it useless ;)
The OM-1 is good an all, but I've used it only for half a year or so and it landed in the drawer as a backup camera. OM-1ii's upgrades are incremental, but I feel they were worth it :)
OM-1 Mk II has live Graduated ND which you can spin when you need to correct horizon vs shooting angles and just bring along more options for the shooting that you appear to be drawn to..................
How about a few hints on how to change lenses in the wild and avoid dust bunnies? Great videos.
Great video. I'll be releasing a video soon on my OM1
Does the EM-1 mk 2 have live ND Chris?
No, it started with the Mkiii
If you use a real ND filter and the live nd, are the stops added or multiplied?
Chris: thank you for the video; your images are beautiful. How large can you make the prints from the images shown in today's video
What lens did you use please? It looks like it had a red coating?
For the most part it was the Olympus 12-40 2.8 Pro.
Can we use live ND with HIRES(80MP) shots?
No, that’s doesn’t seem to work.
I will be interested to know if you see any improvement in image quality from the newer sensor. I have an OM 1 which I am pleased with
I've bought some Euro Millions tickets. If it comes in and buying the OM1 MKII.
Can you share the video settings you use? Thanks
Give live comp a go Chris would like to know what you think
I’ve used it a few times. While I like the effect with water I’ve never liked what it does to clouds. Maybe the OM1-1 will have improved it over the E-M1 Mark ii though?
Would you rather have waited for the mark II to reduce in price for the better ND? I also have EM1 II and have been looking for ages at the OM1 but would rarely use ND. Want better focus than I get with the EM1 II for moving subjects
Isn't that ND setup the same as what's on the FZ2000/2500 ?
I think I will upgrade my Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II to an OM- System OM-D 1 Mark II. Actually I enjoy my Olympus camera in Tokyo and I am very happy with my set.
OM Systems are still Olympus so don't know why you corrected yourself, anyway best wishes from Doncaster mate.
That camera was made for you
I have the OM-5 which has the ND filters built in. I haven’t used them yet as on my part of the NE coast while there is foreground interest there is very little else unless you count sewerage outlet pipes as interesting. I have in the past used Pentax predominantly and the OM-5 is a new experience for me which I am enjoying but Pentax have now released live ND filters through a software upgrade on the K3iii ( and possibly other bodies I’m not sure) but they have to be paid for, I think it’s around £80 to unlock them so it’s a big NO from me. Finally can I ask what the filter system is you use.
Looks like Chris is using the KF Professional line as a filter system.
It only needs night live ND version. Where the live ND makes it darker, not brighter.
Sorry what is this channel about? I couldn't figure it out from every single video title 😂
Knitting, obviously!
So I am not the only one suffering from G.A.S. ;-)
I have the EM1 III it already has Live ND... I think I need to play with it..
only with a true ND1000 :)
Would love to see a side by side comparison of live nd vs filters. My main body is a G9ii, but have been considering an OM5 just to play around with (maybe once the update to the mk2?). I use magnetic filters (maven) because how much of a fuss my Lee square system was, and they are pretty easy to use.
I had the idea to do a side by side so that will be coming at some point!
What I don’t need is that Damn side hinged, flippy, flappy,take forever rear screen. Camera companies (especially Canon and OM) just stop it please!
I just dont trust on olympus. Last om5 was a joke, om1 is too expensive compared to om5....