OM System OM3: Let's Pretend
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- I love when OM System pretends to be in business. They release "new" camera gear. The OM3, some updates to their 100-400mm and 17mm f1.8 and 25mm f1.8. They are still releasing old Olympus tech, so far we haven't actually seen anything new. Maybe one day? But it's fun to pretend to be a camera company.
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I'm not even interested in cameras. I'm just here for the comedy.
What is a camera?
Same. Wish he’d start a reaction channel. Would be epic comedy!
One of the FEW channels I've watched for literally years now
Yeah me neither. No point in getting a new camera anymore.
I love that F stops are still referred to as Tonys on this channel. One of the longest lived jokes in the photography world. 🤣
In cinema lenses they use T not F because they're looking for the right Tonys
@Blazerrrrrrrrr I'm aware of the difference there, I just love that after all this time he's still poking fun at Tony Northrup with this joke.
I think we should start the world's first Toneh Awards... "Best Toneh in a Supporting role goes to..."
Honestly, the OM-3 is my dream camera. OM-1 mii internals in a body that’s perfect for street photography…. Sign me up. Waaay faster readout speeds than the Nikon zf or fuji xt5 for less distortion when in electronic shutter mode and shooting fast moving objects… also way better build quality and weather sealing than fuji.
I like more depth of field in crop sensors m4/3 and I feel like I’m not handicapped to f8-f/11 like I am when shooting full frame.
Plus the lenses are way more interesting than being handicapped to the 40mm and 28mm vintage primes in the Nikon zf.
is it really OM1-2 internal or OM1-1 internal? does it have the same burst buffer size?
@@ghunterforever Every thing I've read or seen says it's OM1-2 internals
100% agree. And also means we can expect the next OM-1 iii to be a big upgrade in tech to separate itself from the OM-3. Not sure why all the negative feedback on this one. It looks like an amazing camera and for sure I'd buy it before buying the OM-1 ii.
@@j16m02 not according to some review saying the burst limited to 100 raw files, which is same limitation Mark 1 (The Mark II has twice a storage and can burst up to 250 raw files). Granted the Mark 1 and Mark 2 really has no difference aside from the buffer size. But I think it's more closely related to Mark 1?
@@jeremiahmontana I get the frustrations around OM systems, but I agree. This wasn't a new flagship. It wasn't gonna be pushing 100% brand new tech. This is barely a 2 year old sensor at this point. And lens upgrades are just that, upgrades. Nobody is doing absolutely all new designs in all lens updates. I'm just hoping they quickly get on properly updating the entry level stuff. I skipped the om5 due to not having the new battery or usb c. Like, I don't need a large grip for my uses and even the grip on my em10 iv is sometimes in the way depending on the lens. I'm OK using the vintage style body with a little more wiggle room on how I choose to hold the thing. It's mostly clear that this type of camera just isn't designed for this particular streamer and his uses. But for me, this mix of features in a body this size, with the minor compromises made, I'm quite interested.
This was the rant I needed to stop me from pre-ordering.
That said, I'll also let you know that I'll buy this beauty for sure when the price goes down a bit. My use case is the everyday wildlife represented by three small kids. Oly lens collection is big, camera needs update and I know that the AF can catch our troublemakers. Also, the built-in color change stuff is something i was really looking for as I'll never to anything in post.
So, thanks for delaying me a bit and likely also for the saving me some money. Highly appreciated 👍
"Life it hard when you have a real job in a real factory that you're in"
I absolutely love your humor. Thank you for making me laugh.
"If you can roll a sushi, you can roll a lens"-Casey
@@achrafmel 🤗👍
😂😂😂
I took a ton of photos with 35mm SLRs in the 60's and later and guess what, we didn't have any grips.
I had a car way back that had no seatbelts. I managed to survive........Wait, what was your point again?
Well said! I remember when the Canon T90 was on the market. I purchased one and it was a new wow level for 35 mm. .. That was, I recall the mid-1980s... There is no question that the DSLR AND current SLR is something that was sci-fi back in the T90 days. When the iPhone was introduced overnight, once the average person understood the potential of the iPhone, consumer cameras dived. The Camera Pie is much more diminished today. The result ALL manufacturers are pulling rabbits out of their xxx. Some have legitimate merit. I am presently in the South West of the USA. I traveled here with an Olympus OM D 5 and a LUMIX T40. By all standards DINOSAURS!!
I am having minimal issues photographing venues. You need to work a little harder with w/M43.. but getting nice results.
In sum, if you are making your living in photography you need the equipment... Period! Therefore, an investment in new equipment that will help may be required. Therefore, don't get yourself chasing the new gear rat race!
In those days I don't think the word "ergonomics" was invented yet. When I used the film OM cameras I always attached a winder or motor drive to the body. If they put the contacts on the bottom of the camera, perhaps they could introduce a grip that appears like a winder but extends the controls out, with added battery capacity.
And film lenses were much lighter than the modern stuff. Even micro four loser thirds lenses are heavier than old film-slr lenses. So the shit grip wasn’t such a big deal
Not many things I watch make me cry with laughter but one day your genius for comedic humour will be recognised. When ever I re watch Tony Northrop’s bokeh addiction video I full on belly laugh. Go on Toneh!! 😂😂😂
Absolutely my favourite review. No bs ambassador rubbish.
Sure, exact same camera in a shiny new can. But, at least, they chose a smaller can. That is a step in the right direction.
It's not really smaller. It's wider and only smaller bc it doesn't have a grip which aso means prone to dropping unless tehthered to your body.
@@adidabax6809 Well, I never actually tried it. I have an Olympus E-PL7 which is wonderful and tiny. I was hoping they would go in that direction. If the MFT people got their acts together they would rule the world for birding because they could make 300mm f4 lenses that are light as a feather and ten percent of the cost of a 600mm f4. I know the bokeh is miles away, but who needs bokeh for birding. Anyway, the MFT people will never figure it out and that's too bad.
@@adidabax6809 I have not actually tried one. I was hoping they would go in the direction of my Olympus E-PL7 which is light as a feather. If the MFT companies made proper telephoto lenses they could rule the birding world. They get double the reach of full frame. Sure, the bokeh is not nearly as good, but you don't need bokeh for birding.
Ya but...I'm an OM-1 and A7CR shooter Looking to go smaller, (old, bad back and knees) and thought, hey this could be the one! but when I compare them, the OM-3 is taller and wider. only weighs 19gm less that the Sony. OK, the Sony is deeper by a good bit because, oh yeah, it has an actual grip!! Remember grips? Forget shooting anything comfortably that isn't a small prime. Even when you start comparing lenses, They aren't that different. OK, a little, but not a lot and that doesn't even take into account I can shoot smaller APS-C lenses if I choose, and still have more mp.
OK, I'm probably not the best person to comment, because, I don't give a crap about video, or classic film camera esthetics. I just want a great camera that is reasonable size that feels good in my hand and has logical and easy to reach controls.
It's not smaller. It's longer, like a slipper I want to slap to your face. And yeah, using OM System logo is a step closer to the edge of the cliff. The correct thing they did with this camera are putting new features and making the body metal again
I was on the fence about buying the OM-3 until I watch this now I’m going to pre order it!
Good choice!
Oh the Johnson comedy, love it ❤ umbrella guy doing weather sealing 🤣
Also I think this is the first time Johnson ever gets praised and a raise from his manager in this series 🤣
I’ve been binging on the first few minutes of a dozen or so reviews of this new camera. This is the first I watched all the way through. Very amusing, but very on-point.
"if you roll a sushi you can roll a lens cant ya ? " xD man u made my day asdfasdf
Last I checked the sensor in the OM3 was released in 2022. That’s pretty new in the camera world.
And sure, the 100-400 has its issues, but it’s smaller than the 200-800 equivalent on Canon, and cheaper too, with weatherproofing, and now with a vastly superior synchronized stabilization system than the Canon lens. I’ll take all that for f/12.6 vs f9 on the Canon.
Personally I like the 75-300. It’s incredibly cheap, smaller and lighter than a can of Coke, and the only way to hit those focal lengths on Full Frame Canon is via an enormous third-party EF lens.
And let’s not forget the Zuiko macro lenses. The 60mm is dirt cheap, and the 90mm is an absolute beast. The only way to get a close modern equivalent on Canon is on an R7 with the RF100, which is a larger system, with less magnification anyways, at 2.24 on the Canon vs 4x on the Olympus.
The computational photography features have Canon beat as well. I have an R8 and am heavily considering selling it for an OM-3. I like a lighter camera. And personally, I find wide apertures and bokeh to be highly overrated. It’s not worth the considerably increased weight and cost just to achieve that effect. Plus, most lenses aren’t at their sharpest wide open anyways!
So I’ll gladly take an OM-1 or OM-3 with a 60 macro for versatility in product and portrait photography, with the 75-300 for travel and wildlife. And maybe another cheap lens at the wider end for landscape.
Is it lame that OM just “figured out” how to sync IS on the 100-400? Sure. Is it lame that the OM-5 is vastly handicapped by an older software system and connectivity, basically forcing you to buy their flagship to get those compute features and superior IS? You betcha. But find me a camera system that doesn’t have any faults. And don’t pretend that other camera makers aren’t just recycling old lenses either. Canon has been retrofitting plenty of EF lenses into RF, but with worse apertures.
Yes in the OM-1 that's the point, it's been the same camera since OM began, surely they can't go round again? Maybe they will release an OM-1 anniversary edition with some new firmware.
Been waiting for this video.
The shilltubing for this camera was off the rails lmao
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UA-cam videos for this camera are just plain ridiculous... totally laughable!!!
Total shilling on an industrial scale!
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Some of the micro-four thirds channels had headlines like, “this is what I've been waiting years for!!”. 😂😂
I disagree. I think they are true believer Olympus whacka-birds.
Masterly. Your account on this may be “the comedy” but is at the same time more accurate and more pungent than the shill squads hiding behind their “personal” channels. As soon as I saw the OM3’s form factor I knew it would likely be as you describe it. If I hadn’t such a nice collection of lenses, I’d leave the mft right away.
I binge watched all the intros and live discussions yesterday so I could get it out of my system and today you brought me my favorite 'intro', especially the corporate discussion. Admission: I've been shooting OM System since 1974 without a break, and still have the original 1974 OM-1n on a little 80's plexiglass store display stand I bought from a going out of business camera store a couple years ago... so many camera stores going out of business; the few that are left.
Shooting both Sony (A7RV, recently sold - couldn't love the slow readout), and A1, bought used last year with 67 actuations for $3300) and OM mainly, mostly stills but doing more and more video now, I would like Sony to buy OM and hire you as Corporate Demigod of Perfection. I'm sure Sony could probably find a place for the umbrella guy.
Seriously, the OM-3 will either sell like hot cakes and the bean counters that are mostly OM System executives (the ones not cooks), will laugh all the way to the bank, or it will not. I'm actually guessing the former, because the latter would depend on consumers being especially intelligent. It's a pretty camera and does some photo centric stuff and video 'good enough' for tik tok so I'm guessing younger fashionistas will like it. It's retro and less complicated to operate compared to most mirrorless bodies, and easily within the pocket cash of people my early retirement age and older, so it may appeal to that growing set of age groups. We'll see.
I wish OM System would remember their original statements that they were going to finally get OM cameras up to seriously capable ability in video. Remember them saying that? I do. At the time, when I mostly shot stills for galleries and college sports and events clients, it made me a little nervous because I hardly did video on a hybrid camera. But now I could wish they had actually moved that direction and the OM-1 and OM-3 and even the OM-5, had added mostly cutting edge video features. (Of course, they'd have had to actually fixed continuous auto focus to what Sony has been providing for, what, 7-8 years?)
In OM's favor, some of the reasons I still prefer OM cameras over my Sony's or Nikons, for that matter (I shot Canon DSLR pro system/glass from 2005-2017 and gave up on them ever figuring out mirrorless..) are mainly to do with stuff OM never talks about; a lot of it is UI stuff they've had since the Four Thirds dslr era. Little things, but nonetheless, features that make the cameras much easier and quicker to switch into a settings configuration to handle completely unexpected situations, which is common in urban as well as wildlife scenarios. And the OM-3 is the first camera in awhile from that system that has separated out the movie, s&q, and stills in a way that can have multiple presets (custom settings) that can revert or hold individually, with custom buttons (half as many as the OM-1) that aren't limited as 'global' in the way Sony pretty much insists their custom buttons be, as well as other companies.
If they do hire you as a demigod of perfection... please insist, whatever company you work for, that the engineers be forced to master every other camera system that does anything better than the one you're overseeing, so they can humble themselves and learn something and maybe.... maybe they'll imagine what hasn't been done in a way that would change for the better. Maybe you could explain the very complex notion, apparently, that I don't need 120 fps of my grandson on a water slide but, gee, would it be too much to ask for 120p 4k coming down the slide with C-AF and eye detect? Is that a difficult concept to wrap an engineer's brain around? HD 240p with C-AF? sigh... phone does it.
The IPX stuff is out of my knowledge base, but I do have the experience is storms and extreme weather shooting to know that Olympus always took weather sealing to the extremes, compared with whatever Canon and Sony were saying was 'moisture resistant'. Similar to IBIS, in the weather sealing camp, there's Olympus and then there's everybody else. I figured out about 15 years ago that a non weather sealed Olympus camera and lens was about as weather sealed as my Canon 1D/5D mark whatevers. If you dropped it in 6 inches of water in a creek and immediately pulled it out, you probably ruined the camera and/or lens. I cover the Sony A1 and 200-600 in a downpour and carry the OM-1 and 300/4 or 40-150/2.8 out in the open no matter what. I've had accidents with the OM-D bodies where a tripod got knocked over or blown over in a gale into the waves at the shore or a shallow stream and just picked it out and continued on with never an issue. Seriously, it never occurred to me to even 'check to see if it was working' as I knew it was working fine. I've washed them off after shooting muddy bike races under warm running water, routinely. I've shot them half submerged (they don't recommend this) to shoot those shots where the water line is above the bottom of the lens. I even keep a couple of their dedicated flash units to use in outdoor misty or light rain showers because the Godox/Flashpoint gear I use for everything else isn't weather sealed. And none of this for just a few minutes. I've shot entire football games where it was raining off and on, with multiple cameras and lenses. (Yes, my gear is insured). So whatever they're doing, it's been good enough.
Maybe that's partly the reason they're still able to pretend they're a camera company. Now if they ever get C-AF to be as sticky as Sony or Canon R3/R5.... and 4k 120 in 10bit caf and 4k 240 10bit with eye detect... all I want....
People gets more picky and "intelligent" as the thing they're trying to buy gets more expensive (unless it's a luxury item to brag to others).
Would this sell like hot cakes at $2000? I really doubt it. I'm sure it'll have its fans; however, its direct competitors are not only cheaper right now, they offer way *way* more in the _"retro/analogue shooting experience"_ department. The only people who'll get this OM-3 are people who wants to larp as a classical street/documentary photogs but don't actually care how the shooting experience is practically the same as every other dime a dozen modern camera, if not worse because the ergonomics is bad.
A retro camera with pure specs (even then many scoffs at it just from the sensor size alone) as it's only real appeal just sounds very niche. Leica got the prestige and glass, Nikon lets you access nice features even while adapting vintage lenses, and Fuji lenses got aperture rings and "character" while on the extreme end their bodies have a hybrid viewfinder; plus they all got the retro dials.
Fuji took off because their cameras appeal to both the young fashionistas with their cheaper than FF good looking cameras, while also appealing to the hobbyist (old and young) who couldn't care less about modern camera features and just want to be able to shoot a camera like the old days (on the cheap!).
This OM-3 doesn't really seems all that appealing to either group. It has the specs of a wildlife/sports camera, but doesn't have any grip to account for the massive lenses, pros would think twice getting it considering it only have a single card slot; nobody is getting this unless this is their dream camera or have too much disposable income.
@@shira_yone OM3 is actually really appealing if it had the Olympus logo. Also, the leather finish should have also been on the control buttons, not just the back of the swivel screen; it looks weird. But yeah, the retro look, the Olympus color science, the weather-proofing, and in-body stabilization are what make it really appealing. The price makes it a NO
Oh well i think it's worth getting one.
it's not that bad. at least the build quality is good.
I'm not sure what people were expecting. It's a new midrange camera with mostly flagship internals. Pretty much exactly the same type of stuff every manufacturer does. Complaining about value pre-release is silly. Of course they're going to milk the early adopters. Check back in 5 months. Anyone who buys anything new at msrp is getting milked, like what do you expect?
I still think the system makes sense dollar for dollar. If you have the money for a 600mm f6.3, and you don't need to focus on anything closer than 4m (ouch) then sure, it'll beat the 300mm f4. Would it make more sense to save $1000 more and go for the Canon 100-500 over the Olympus? Probably. :D
I've been milked enough already by OM-Systems (I bought an OM-1 only to find months later they shat on me with an OM-1" mk 2" and they wouldn't give me the firmware updates that were basically the only difference from the earlier model).
@@williamrobinson1453 Olympus has been shafting it's users with firmware restrictions since before the takeover, so that's on you for not doing your research.
But I'm not going to sit here and pretend to know what could have been done with firmware and what couldn't.
Came here for OM film. Going away now!
love your reviews - competent, honest and entertaining.
I'd say it's unfair discounting the computational photography or whatever it's called just because it's for photos only, they sound useful to have. Virtual ND for long exposure wide open photos in a bight day! BUT I don't know Olympus cameras to know if this is something previously available in a model in this price range (your right on that ergonomics don't seem to be good and can't understand why almost every camera maker keeps doing this)
After years of wondering I've finally come to understand why OM/Olympus fans like their under-speced, overpriced cameras. They're insane.
Under specced?
Sensor maybe but I'd take the OM 1 ii over a basic full frame like the R8 anyday.
@@letni9506 Yes, I know there are insane OM people here. 20mp, 4:2:0 8 bit... where do I start?
@@letni9506”id rather pick a specced out camera over a basic camera”
@@sauzefilms For $2,000 I'm paying for specs
@@letni9506A MFT flagship over a basic FF yep the OM might just squeek that one.
This is the roast I’ve been waiting patiently for. Well worth it!!
You are very right about the grip on the X-T4 and the shutter button. It is a frustrating placement. All I want is the X-H1 with stabilization and a cheaper price point.
You are so right about that grip and the shutter button. I still have my Ricoh X-RP film camera that I bought in 1984. I also bought an extended grip from Ricoh and guess what? That grip had its own shutter button on and angled top that was really nice to use. The "digital ND filter" thing seems interesting. Ahhhh, nostalgic clip there of the OM1 with the X-T4 in the background! Warehouses.. LOL! I live close to the Olympus US Headquarters in Center Valley, PA, USA. The only cameras they make in there now go up your butt! Speaking of MMA, what is with that fighting where they wear armour? Wow.... Have a rockin' weekend!
I'm glad Johnson is safe and sound. Heard he had rough times yesterday at work. Seems like rumours.
I actually want this camera 🤷
Honestly it looks like a great camera but the price is rough when compared to X-T5, ZF and so on
For the price you're paying for this abomination they better give a 5-course sushi dinner
Currently, an OM-1 user. The advantages they once had are gone. Pretty easy these days to put together a 35mm kit of similar weight and cost and much better image quality. OM Systems need to update the sensor so it can take a 14-bit photo. I'm waiting to switch until I see what the Panasonic S1Rii and the Nikon Ziii turn out to be. You are spot on in this episode, pointing out the king has no clothes.
How so? An fx setup, including lenses, will be at least 2x or 3 in price. Compare the cheapest stacked FX setup, even used compared with a used OM-1 setup with lenses
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess you are probably going to get one to be your studio camera??? You know you want to check it out. Well.. you already have. It's a OM-1 II in a vintage style body missing a grip and 2nd card slot.
Oh no. We agree on something. All the M43 shills are p*ssing all over themselves over a severely overpriced camera. The OM 1 II is EXACTLY the same price until March 2. Can you imagine if Nikon had dropped the Z9 down to $4000 the exact week they released the Z8? That was such a bad decision.
Some of the micro-four thirds channels had headlines like, “this is what I've been waiting years for!!”. 😂😂
"my dream camera" 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, calling a 'new' camera using the same sensor, imageprocessor and software is very strange. Showing all sort of photos which will not be different then the OM-1 , OM-5 and OM-1 II, which has the same megapixel, iso invarience and dynamic range.
@ I’d hate to have to release a paid promotion for something so uninspiring.
I do like the classic film version of the OM-3 look, and the solid metal feel of the body and controls. The lack of a grip makes it only practical with lighter/smaller lenses. A third party grip would have to provide an extended release button and controls. (Side note - when I shot with the film OM cameras - OM-1, 2, 4T with a similar form factor - I always kept the winder or motor drive attached just for the grip/release as I used longer lenses/zooms a lot in those days). I don't care for the lower res EVF 2.3 something mp. I think OM System was trying not to hurt the OM-1 sales too much - a lot of camera makers do that - they dumb down and strip some features from the lower end models to justify the higher priced models. Internally, the OM-3 has a lot of similarities to the OM-1 mki/ii. For a few benji's more, the OM-1 is a much better value. This camera might have the same following as with the Nikon Zfc - a fashion statement but not much more. For street photography and videography perhaps, it's okay. The other issue is the M4/3 size - size matters and it seems 20 MP native is all your getting out of these sensors.
They haven't released a single new optic, and no major new camera hardware since taking over Olympus.
By now, I genuinely believe that they're not even working on anything. They stretch out the death of the system with new housings, firmware, maybe a new coating on the front element of a rebadged Sigma lens here and there... I'd be more than concerned, if I had bought into that system, seriously.
20mm f1.4 pro might count as new but that's it
@@W-cz6jsThe blue print for that was probably found in an old cabinet back at Olympus.
The only voice of sanity in the forest of sponsored advertisers… And who am I? OM-1 owner… I tried to believe in OM but this „new” camera and this „new” price…
this camera is the [second] death of Olympus. they try so hard to kill themselves. all they had to do is add pdaf and modern video quality to a new pen f II and it would have been sold out for years.
I was waiting for your take, dear sir! 🙌
You just don't get it. First, there actually are people who want a camera to take pictures and shooting video is a distant secondary concern; Panasonic is just the opposite, and that's OK. Second, the OM3 is a way for OM Systems to say that their cameras aren't just for wildlife photography, if you want a "serious" camera. The OM-1 had the internals to be an excellent all-around camera, but its bulk kept it from being an ideal "take anywhere" one. That small scale portability was always, and still is, micro 43's raison d'etre. Transferring the OM-1 sensor and processor to a smaller, lighter, and way more beautiful camera body was OM System's way to return to this less focused mission--not out of inability to do anything else, but out of intentional design.
Not just him, I don't get it either. They put a flagship internals into a retro _looking_ body... but not put any effort into making the handling retro whatsoever? They put a stacked CMOS in this... why? Why not just use the OM-5 internals and make it much more affordable, It's not going to be used for wildlife/sports anyway. This is hardly a "serious" carry around pro camera considering it only have a single card slot. Everything about this camera confuses me to no end.
On paper it sounds like they're just doing what Nikon did, but it's really not. 1. Nikon released 2 version, the Zf and Zfc. 2. They actually design a retro dial and put in features that helps the user when they adapts vintage lenses to the camera.
A Fuji X-T5 would be a way more sensible option to the majority of people looking for a retro camera over this OM-3. 40mp APSC sensor, lenses with aperture rings, retro dials, photocentric 3-way tilting screen, isn't any heavier nor that much bigger than the OM-3, not to mention that it is cheaper.
They've released four and their all the same apart from firmware and using old parts on the OM-5 sensor and evf.
The next release will be the test to see if they can release something that's actually made from the ground up.
Agree. Finally a compact MFT camera, but this OM-3, with that price and little real improvement from older models, is another reason for me to change systems.
The umbrella guy is not there for weather sealing. He's there for flash photography diffusers.
The behind the scenes meetings are why I will always watch.
It's important that for every 50 positive reviews of a product that we get 1 negative one. Thank you for achieving this task.
For every 50 fanboys we have 1 realist
@adidabax6809 Yeah, that's not happening. Just look at the reviews from all the professional sites. Pretty much everyone loves it, even if it's pretty expensive. Haters gotta hate though.
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Yes indeed, PetaPixel, Digital Camera World, Phoblographer, DPReview, all well known fan boys.
There's a difference between a positive sponsored video, and a real review. The camera isn't out yet, so no one has really reviewed it. Wait to see who actually buys it with their own money.
@cameraconspiracies Lots of professional organisations and media outlets have received the camera for review including the ones I highlighted. So no.
I think the "value proposition" you're looking for in micro four thirds lies in the second-hand market..... For me, the tech peaked a while ago - I'm not seeing a compelling reason to update, but I'm more than happy with the M43 gear I've been using for a few years now.
And looking at recent cameras and their typical prices from this brand, by christmas this camera will likely have kit sales going for around 1600, if I had to guess.
Johnson always shoots it to you straight
lets be honest, this camera will sell a lot, for zoomers who want "a cool looking camera" they use once and never again. Probably in full prgram mode. Would be a way more succesfull if it had a "olympus" name on it. For the money, i'd rather go full frame for general purpose camera. S5ii.
We wanted a Pen F and they gave us this for 2K.
Well, "CHINAK" almost made me spit my Gatorade out, I'm gon just start there😮💨 #2 I literally just told yall Johnson would be back 😂😂 they NEED HIM I'm telling ya!! I Absolutely WILL NOT STOP advocating til Johnson get the fkn respect he deserves 🫡💯
Are you excited for the new Sony 400-800?
If it was an 800mm T8 I would be. I sold my 200-600mm because of the weight, this thing looks just as heavy if not heavier lol.
@ it is a T8 at 800mm, no?
Looks heavy af, we‘ll see. Hope not
@ But it's not a prime.
@ yeah. Sad but true
LOL you're just ruthless against OM. Not that it isn't deserved.
How's the computer upgrade coming?
Watching him struggle inspired me to make a few tweaks with mine. Posted a video on my channel about replacing my GPU and I credit CC for the inspiration. My PC is now cranking!!
@RandumbTech yeah I'm in the same boat. But I've been building pc's since 1998.
Olympus sunk the ship. I hope OM System refloat the business.
Same goes for Polaroid, it drives me crazy when people talk about them like they never went out of business.
Polaroid is a series of intellectual property that gets sold off to whoever wants it.
Some former employees tried to revive it but it’s not the same. They eventually were able to buy the name for film production. It’s not the old Polaroid, it’s just the name
Yup, and the quality of the new instant film is absolute shite compared to the original Polaroids. Compared them side by side, and the new ones are like cheap knockoffs
Yes I bought one and the film was worthless. Terrible quality. They claimed it was a bad first batch of film and was fixed but I never spent any more money to find out.
@@vampirolepis I also tried Fuji Instax, and honestly, it's a gimmick. The prints are not only smaller than the original Polaroid, but blurry, low contrast and basically look like they were taken with a toy camera. It still amazes me that Polaroid allegedly "lost the formula", and no one can recreate the quality film we had just 20 years ago. The only reason for this that makes sense to me is that they used some chemical that has since been found dangerous and banned (happened to certain paints, so plausible), so they can't market it anymore.
The video limitations in the Olympus cameras are why I bought a G9ii. I will probably skip the OM-3, for many of the reasons you cover here. Thanks. But all my Olympus lenses stay with me, no matter what.
Olympus and now OM is moving very slow on video.
the real photographers are still using their nikon d500 while us filthy casuals are salivating over faster readouts, preshooting and ai so our shots won’t get “blurry”
If you're obsessed with video, buy a video camera."
These are video cameras. Hybrid photo/video cameras. Pure video cameras either don't have interchangeable lenses, or are cinema cameras with none of the useful features of a mirrorless camera.
@cameraconspiracies your boy Marcus just did a video on 3 sensor camera! And he is giving them away! Don't wait! Seize the opportunity!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't believe in hybrids either - I think a camera needs to be optimized for one or the other, not both. Trying to find the "perfect" Swiss army knife of cameras is a chase for fool's gold IMO. Different cameras can be optimized for different genres.
What a funny intro. Makes me laugh. Nice review as always👍🏻
A bit unfortunate having a dedicated “CP” button…
mft advantage is lens size for me. Handy having all the lenses with me
OM systems have taken the cripple hammer to a new level - a demolition jackhammer!
We will never get a new Pen F that looks classy and sleek with no frills, that competes with Leica M's and Fuji X100's :(
OM dropped the ball on this one. They could have done something worth talking about. Maybe if you only have one card slot, they could do internal memory. Also that evf. For that price ??
Fuji ruined cameras. Ergonomics are an afterthought now. It's how much of a brick can we make with a silver accent.
So…let’s pretend…to be market analyst,….a design engineer….a consumer….a UA-cam influencer…oh wait…let companies rise and fall on their own shutter…
It's easily a way better camera than the Fuji X100vi... and looks way better too (clearly the target market is those that want a retro camera). The real issue is the batshit crazy pricing.
@@thomasanderson5929 🤩👍
What you been smoking? I want some
You honestly believe a glorified point and shoot is the better camera over the OM-3? lulz. Only reason why people (hipsters) are buying the Fuji is for the aesthetics... it's painfully obvious too, since the demand is so high the camera sells for nearly double on eBay. That kind of demand purely for things beyond it's technical capabilities. It's not like the X100vi is some kind of photo/video powerhouse.... you can't even swap the lens on it. Have fun with that.
If it were $1000 maybe. even then I wouldn't buy a micro 43 camera lol
The price is crazy though when the ZF exists full frame
O-M3 retro with no dials and lenses without aperture rings. Sorry but for retro fun Fuji is the only way for now unfortunately.
Fun fact…in the 8:57 segment, your face is fatter…(strike that), ahem..your face is much more extremely plumper on the om1 12-40mm side. No obvious zit structures.
When Maitani died Olympus died as a company IMO - and he designed awesome FULL FRAME cameras that were compact, light, innovative at the time, with a great lens selection to go with it. OM System needs to innovate better, and upscale to full frame or maybe even APSC. M4/3 is too micro for me, but it is good for cameras like the PEN F digital clone.
OM System going in right direction with keep the camera small. That's it a big reason people use m4/3. Lumix with full frame body feels strange But honestly the best body in my eyes is OM D 10 cameras. Small but nice grip. If OM 3 camera in OM D 10 body I would love it.
Well, thanks for saving me money. I thought it looked cool and other reviews gave it thumbs up for photography. I was close to looking for gigs to get it. Thank you for the comedy:)
I wanted an Oly but I had no money, before their crisis. Then when I got some cash I went Fuji instead. But I'm more into photography, not video, otherwise the Lumix is the m43 goto.
This upgrade from OMD is the same as if Tony (gray fox) bought a new gray wig, with only 1 more hairline than his previous wig .
Hopefully OM System can find it in their hearts to push on to great things. Seriously though, I do like their computational features.
post 2020 all we can get is recycle bin cameras and camera "designers" have their heads up their grass about the "retro" design that nobody actually wants.
a call to the coroner was not needed after a board room meeting.
Where were you when sony released a7c cameras?
I'd be ashamed to mention IPX1 resistance, it is worse than ever
This camera sucks the shaft.
All OM did with the 100-400 was update the firmware to add sync and send it to see what certification it would get.
S9 🤝 OM3
The OM3 is simply aimed at middle aged people with lots of money who used to have a 35mm OM1 back in the day and like the idea of a modern Olympus that looks pretty much identical for nostalgia reasons. Have a look at an old 35mm OM1 next to an OM3. What's the point? As you rightly say, OM System is in business to make money, not create anything like Olympus used to. They will milk the brand name for everything they can then fade into the sunset.
Middle aged. That’s me. I still have the FF OM1, never use it anymore. But I do use the FF Zuiko lenses. Mft OM-3 , no thank you.
Nothing wrong with nostalgia, and I prefer to spend my well earned money for myself at my senior years.
Nikon Zf pricing for this? Hard pass. Loving the Zf.
Megamaki!
You've nailed the OM system company, recycling the same tech over and over again.
But your upsetting the fan boys.
After this where do OM system go ? Will they be bold enough to release another OM-1
Johnson didn't get shot at the end!!!
I was waiting for this when I saw the OM-3. What would Kasey think?!
The intro sound for the behind-the-scenes meetings makes me happy.
OM Systems totally screwed the pooch here. If they really wanted a “retro” camera, they should have released a totally re-imagined Pen F. Get it at the right price point and they would fly off the shelf. I owned OM 1s and OM2s during the film era and loved the bodies and the glass. Sadly the new digital age overlords have totally lost the plot.
A CP button? on a camera? as a setting? Move directly to jail, do not pass go!
A lot of truth here in this video about OM System that many are too afraid to say! New sensor and lens "coatings", "additional ram" and what could have been a firmware update in the "new" products are only going to take you so far and upset your fanbase in the process!
Olympus is 1987 Tyson and OM is 2024 Tyson, same parts but can't keep up
This is harsh, harsh. Almost all of your complaints seem irrelevant to me and any way that I would want to use this camera. "How much does OM System hate video?" Probably about as much as I do. Why are you even looking at the OM-3 when you could be reviewing video cameras? Anyhow, as a photographer I like most of what I see in the OM-3. I'd rather a tilt screen on the back, but okay, that's debatable. What really hurts is the viewfinder, because 2013 called and wants its EVF back. If they used the EVF from the OM-1, I'd probably jump on that, but nope.
As an Olympus fan, I'm so disappointed in the OM system. I need more videos like this to heal my broken heart.
I was hoping for a full frame, not another MFT camera. Camera looks good, but maybe if they hire an 8th employee, they can do something new. Great video.
Yes, and they should consider hiring people full time.
Full frame. Me too, I’ll keep on dreaming. (It will never happen)
Whenever I take one of my OM film cameras out of the closet, I stare at them and keep asking myself why Olympus never made a FF digital line. I think if they did, they would still be around as "Olympus" and giving the other big four a run for their money. I know what they were trying to do but you can't enter the Indy 500 race with a 4 cylinder Chevy Chevette!
Hey Eveyone.. 😊
still stuck with 4K60 since EM1 III, why the hell does a $2000 camera released in 2025 not have 4K120 H265 4:2:2 10 bit???
umbrella salesman, rofl