According provided by Olympus Pen E-P5 camera with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC lens many thanks to the official representative of Olympus in Ukraine.
Review Olympus Pen E-P5
The Olympus Pen E-P5 is a cute and functional mirrorless camera in the 'Olympus Pen' line (Micro 4/3). Below is a list of all Olympus 'Micro 4/3' cameras and their release dates.
Olympus Pen line:
- E-P1 - 16 June 2009
- E-P2 - November 5, 2009
- E-PL1 - February 3, 2010
- E-PL2 - January 2011
- E-P3, EPL3, EPM1 - June 30, 2011
- E-P4 was not released, as the Chinese number “4” is considered unfortunate due to the fact that it is pronounced like the word “death”.
- E-P5, E-PL5, EPM2 - September 17, 2012
- E-PL6 - June 2013
- E-PL7 - 2014
OM-D line:
- E-M5 - February 2012
- E-M1 - September 2013
- E-M10 - January 2014
'Pen E-Px' cameras, where x is a sequential number, are considered the older models of the 'Olympus Pen' line. 'Pen E-PLх' - lightweight models (prefix 'L' from the word 'Light', i.e. 'Light'). 'Pen E-PMx' - the simplest models in a miniature body (prefix 'M' for 'Mini'). 'OM-D' models - cameras that look like old Olympus film OM, the letter 'D' in the name 'OM-D' means their digital essence ('D' - 'Digital' i.e. 'Digital').
As you can see, the Micro 4/3 standard is fairly new, launched into production not so long ago - in 2009. True, the first camera 'Micro 4/3' should be considered the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1. We must pay tribute to Panasonic and Olympus, who were not afraid to create a new standard for cameras.
Olympus Pen E-P5
Pen E-P5 has a 17.3 x 13.0 mm physical sensor, creates images at the maximum image size with an aspect ratio of 4: 3, and it was a little unusual for me to view the footage, since usually the DSLR cameras I used had an aspect ratio of 3: 2. In the camera menu, you can set additional aspect ratios 16: 9, 3: 2, 1: 1, 3: 4. It is interesting that if you shoot in RAW format, then the picture at any selected aspect ratio will be saved “completely” from the entire matrix, respectively, with the original 4: 3 ratio.
Sample photo. Sunset.
Pen E-P5, like all cameras in the Micro 4/3 family, has crop factor Kf = 2X. The matrix of such cameras is actually 4 times smaller than that of full-format cameras with matrix size, corresponding to the classic film size - 36 X 24 mm. Crop factor Pen E-P5 is slightly larger than modern cropped APS-C type cameras, where Kf is approximately 1,5X, so focal lengths for Micro 4/3 cameras can be confusing for someone using an APS, APS-H or APS DSLR. C type. The size of the sensor plays a very important role in the formation of a quality image, for more information see the section 'What is crop factor'.
Olympus Pen E-P5
The camera takes pictures with a maximum size of 4608 x 3456 pixels, which is approximately 16 MP. The same Live MOS Sensor can be found in models E-PL5, E-PM2, E-PL6 and OM-D series models: E-M1, E-M5, E-M10, but of course, this does not mean that the quality of images from these cameras will be identical.
Sample photo
A great feature of the Pen E-P5 is the built-in stabilization system that works in 5-directions (5-axis). Indeed, the camera has a very good stabilizer, and you can use cheaper lenses without a stabilizer. In the menu, you can very flexibly configure the operation of the stabilization system, as well as the priority of the stabilization system when using lenses that also have a stabilizer.
If you go a little deeper into the theory, then a 16 MP sensor with crop factor 2X has a very low diffraction threshold. If we were making full-frame cameras with the same physical pixel dimensions as the Pen E-P5, we would end up with a 64 MP camera :) To simplify a little, such a sensor requires good optics.
Pen E-P5 with a Soviet rangefinder lens mounted through an adapter 'M39-Micro 4/3'
The camera can use ISO values from 200 to 25.600. However, there is one trick. After turning on ISO 6400 and above, the display shows the message 'Extended'. In fact, the base ISO range is 200-5000. You can also enable ISO LOW, which is equivalent to ISO 100. When ISO 200 or ISO Auto is selected, 'Recommended' appears. Personally, I do not like inflated ISO values, such as ISO 25.600, since in practice there is no point in shooting at these values.
In my opinion, the camera is very aggressive at suppressing noise at high ISO values, creating a “smooth” picture, while completely depriving it of details. See the noise level at different ISO values for yourself, in image archive.
Sample photo E-P5
The camera can work in Auto-ISO mode, while you can set the ISO range from 200 to 25.600 units. Cannot set ISO 100 threshold and minimum excerptsAlso, Auto ISO does not work in 'M' mode. By the way, Auto-ISO can be enabled in the menu not only for modes P, A, S, but also for others.
Olympus Pen E-P5
E-P5 can shoot at maximum speed 9 frames per secondthat is impressive. Truth, frame buffer not really big.
Buffer:
- At any quality settings in RAW format, about 17-18 pictures are placed.
- About 30 pictures in JPEG L Fine 4: 3 format, if you take pictures with enhanced picture enhancement features such as noise reduction, vignetting control, etc.
- About 15 pictures in JPEG format with advanced settings enabled.
Little frame buffer - a common thing for such cameras. At the same time, such a capacity is quite enough to capture one dynamic moment. RAW files are 12-bit color and weigh an average of 15MB.
Olympus Pen E-P5
The camera has a very nice retro design, outwardly the E-P5 is similar to the old Olympus Pen film cameras. Almost the entire body is made of metal, and, a small-looking camera, weighs about 400 g. I got a review in a white case, but the E-P5 is also available in black and silver. In front of the camera there is a small seal for a comfortable grip, but it is not rubber, as it might seem at first glance, but it is made of plastic :( But under the thumb from the back of the camera there is still a rubber insert pleasant to the touch. The camera really looks very nice. The front and rear control wheels, as well as the main mode dial, are made of metal.
Example photo on Olympus Pen E-P5
The display is hinged, 3-inch by 1.036.800 pixels. When using the camera, I practically did not find any particular convenience from this type of flip display. In addition, the display is touch-sensitive, but, unfortunately, the touch control does not fully work - you cannot navigate through the menu with it, it only works for certain functions when shooting.
Example photo on Olympus Pen E-P5
The camera uses focus only in contrast, however, the focus speed is fast. Of course, the focusing speed also depends on the lens with which the camera is used, and on the lighting conditions. When I tested the camera, in low light the camera was still sharpened for a long time, but the red auxiliary focus illumination helped in this. In general, it’s not worth worrying about focusing. In the camera menu, you can select a huge number of methods and focus settings. Focusing is available at 35 points, or in any area of the image.
Example photo on Olympus Pen E-P5
When shooting video, the set of stabilization methods is limited to turning the stabilizer on or off. If you turn on the stabilizer, then the video is smooth, without jerking from moving the camera. The camera has a stereo microphone, and the video itself can be shot in Full HD 1920 * 1080 30p quality. When shooting a video, I did not find how to manage shutter speed and aperture. I am not a great specialist in the field of video, therefore I will ask the owners of this camera to leave their impressions about video shooting in the comments.
Example shot on E-P5. Heart from the pages of the book and bokeh.
E-P5 has Wi-fi module, with which you can remotely control the camera from a smartphone or tablet. I installed the necessary software without any problems and played around with the function of remote control of the camera and transfer of captured materials. You can add GPS data. Of course, the camera does not have a GPS receiver, but it can take coordinates and type them in EXIF from your smartphone.
E-P5 with Soviet manual lens mounted via adapter 'M42-M4 / 3'
Even in the E-P5, you can find a million functions, sub-functions and subtle settings. If I began to describe each function, then this review would have grown to incredible volumes, but to me it is much more important not subtle picks, but the general impression of working with the camera. Who cares, you can still find in the E-P5:
- An electronic viewfinder that mounts in a slot near the hot shoe of the flash. Bought separately, sometimes can be found in the package.
- Mechanical shutter that supports excerpts up to 1/8000 of a second (which is very, very good). Interesting that the longest excerpt in automatic modes, it is 60 seconds, instead of the usual 30. The shutter works quite noisily, but you enjoy the process of shooting.
- Many filters to create a variety of creative photos. True, when you turn on such a filter during focusing, the picture on the display noticeably slows down.
- There is a very useful picking function (highlighting the borders of the image) when focusing. There is also an instant increase in the image area for focusing. This feature is very useful when working with manual optics.
- Fans of manual optics were not deprived - everything works as expected. When using an unchipped manual lens, stabilizer, picking, fast magnification, etc. work.
- There is a function of Time Laps.
- Live Time allows you to observe changes in the picture with increasing excerpts in real time.
- There is a Micro HDMI and USB output. The camera uses memory cards SD (SDHC, SDXC).
- The camera uses a 1120 mAh battery, which lasts for 400-500 shots. The number of shots depends on many factors. To increase the number of shots that can be taken on a single battery charge, you need to use an electronic viewfinder.
- An Fn button that can be programmed into one of many operations. Also, almost all the buttons can be programmed for a specific action, thus adjusting the camera control for myself, it seemed to me a very pleasant and useful trifle.
- There is also a built-in frog flash. The flash is activated using a special mechanical button, so the flash can “shoot” even when the camera is off.
- There is also a horizon indicator, bracketing different types, cleaning system and pollution control matrix, etc. Personally, I did not expect such great functionality from a small, at first glance, camera.
Olympus Pen E-P5 with Nikon Flash SB-900. I made friends with them without any problems, since the camera has a standard boot, and the flash can be used in manual power control mode.
My experience
I'm not a big fan of system cameras, but the E-P5 made a positive impression on me nonetheless. I took her several times to a meeting with friends, where she showed herself very well in working hours'point and shoot '. Automatic focusing with face priority really pleased me :) The quality of the E-P5 still approaches the cropped entry-level SLR cameras, but the issue of choosing a SLR / system camera is very difficult.
Also, I shot a few days on the Pen E-P5 in severe frost, while there were no problems with the camera.
About the lens supplied with Olympus EP-5 - M.Zuiko 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC
Standard lens
M.Zuiko 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC - a regular standard lens with a 3x zoom, EGF which is 28-84 (usually written 28-85) mm. Most often, such a lens is called a 'kit' lens, from the English 'kit' - 'kit'.
Please note that the review presents the 4th version of the lens class 14-42 / 3,5-5,6. Here is a list of all such lenses:
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3.5-5.6 ED - 9 elements in 8 groups, 1 ED glass, 1 HR and 2 aspherical lenses
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3.5-5.6 L ed
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3.5-5.6 II - 8 elements in 7 groups, 3 aspherical lenses
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3.5-5.6 II R (from this review) - 8 elements in 7 groups, 3 aspherical lenses
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3.5-5.6 EZ - 8 elements in 7 groups, 1 ED glass, 1 HR and 2 aspherical lenses
Optical design of the Olympus EP-5 lens, M.Zuiko 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC
The lens folds up for transport. To fold it, you need to set the 14mm focal length and press the 'Unlock' button, after which you can hide the lens trunk. It's nice that in order to unfold it back, you don't need to press the 'Unlock' button (like, for example, similar Nikon lens), just twist the focusing ring. This allows you to very quickly bring the lens to the "combat position" for shooting.
The lens itself is very light, made in Vietnam of plastic and with plastic mount... It feels like a cheap "plastic" one. When zooming, the lens trunk moves in a wave-like fashion - lengthening and shortening as you move the zoom ring in the same direction (common with whale lenses). It's very good that when zooming the back lens remains motionless (the lens does not work as a “vacuum cleaner”).
Open aperture lens bokeh
The lens has an electronic focus ring. The focus and zoom rings are not rubberized. In the camera menu, you can select the direction of rotation of the focus ring to decrease or increase the focus distance. It was difficult for me to determine how many degrees the focus ring rotates, since it is not mechanically connected to the focusing system. Of course, the focus of the lens is internal and fast enough. MDF is 25 cm. When zooming, the front lens also does not rotate.
Maximum magnification for macro photography. Manual focus
The diameter of the front filter is tiny - 37 mm, and my lens cap has been knocked off more than once from accidental contact. The diaphragm consists of 7 blades and closes down to f / 22 throughout the focal length range. The lens, besides the focal length indicator, has no other useful marks.
M.Zuiko 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC is nothing special among many others. 'whales'- it creates a contrasting picture, tolerates backlight well, is quite sharp, but has a mediocre aperture.
Please note that the camera automatically corrects many lens flaws, such as distortion and vignetting, so it is difficult to see the “bare” operation of the lens.
The scope of delivery does not include a hood. Such a lens is suitable for most photo tasks. M.Zuiko 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC can serve as the first lens, in order to enable the owner to feel the capabilities of the camera and make sketches for the purchase of one or another, better lens for certain tasks.
Circles in the blur zone on the covered diaphragm. Traces of a poorly polished rear lens are visible.
Important: lenses for Micro 4/3 are suitable for all cameras of this system. For example, Olympus M.Zuiko Micro 4/3 lenses can be used without any problems on Panasonic G cameras, which also belong to the Micro Four Thirds standard.
Archive with original photos in RAW format is possible download from this link (557 MB, 39 photos).
Prices for modern Olympus cameras in popular stores can look at this link.
In comments Can I ask you a question on the topic and you will answer, and you can also express your opinion or describe your experience. Many little things for a photo can be found on AliExpress.
Results
The Olympus Pen E-P5 is a very nice functional tool. Perfect for everyone who wants to quickly get a high-quality picture, as well as for advanced users who like to dig deeper into the menu and shoot with different lenses. M.Zuiko 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 IIR MSC is a simple stock lens, considering the cost of Olympus Pen E-P5, I would not spare the money and bought better optics for such a camera.
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Helios has beautiful bokeh, and the camera is very expensive, the average person is not pocketed
This is not a beautiful bokeh, but an optical defect. And if you look at him for a long time, he can vomit.
Thanks, Arkady. Informative and interesting.
I just don’t understand one thing, what is the point of buying this camera for SUCH money, if for the same amount you can take the top Nikon DX D7100 camera with an 18-105 lens ???
Well, this is no longer a question for me :)
Someone also buys "Lakes", although the same quality of images can be obtained much cheaper.
The watering can has 50% quality - it is its rangefinder optics, which is incompatible with SLRs due to the long working distance. But on mirrorless cameras you can use it without restrictions
Leica - that's okay, her name is even sung in our songs (... with Leica and a notebook, or even with a machine gun ...), but here. A soap dish for the price of a top-end DSLR!
For me it’s better than Samsung NX1100, APS = C matrix, decent quality optics and the price is ridiculous (do not count for advertising).
Samsung's problems with color rendition, serious problems with noise (their APS-C matrix is even noisier than many m4 / 3), also the camera is terribly stupid when recording series in raw (the camera is completely blocked until the queue is added to the card)
http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Samsung-NX1100-versus-Leica-M9___873_640
now believe dxomark
The owner of Samsung NX11 himself is several years old. I confirm the problem with noise on a 14 Mp matrix, above 800 iso can be considered not working at all. But at the expense of colors, no problems. The matrix is very honest (perhaps because the ISO is not inflated). The camera itself is very good and has a bunch of useful little things that many cheap DSLRs definitely rest. Regarding the buffer and brakes - which amateur DSLR has an excellent buffer? Even Sonya's speed shooters freeze after the series. EVI is not a problem at all, you just need to adapt, and it is much more informative for DSLRs: You immediately see the result and a lot of information (no need to be distracted by the screen, looking at the histogram). An excellent park of very high-quality optics at great prices. The following models NX20 and NX30 - 20 megapixel sensor with higher working ISO, improved EVF, new shutter (shutter speed 8000), phase-shift sensors. In general, decent devices.
Nikon D7100 can not be put in your pocket or purse
In fact, the Olympus Pen E-P5 does not fit in your pocket either.
even fits with an old film fifty kopeck piece like a conic
It will look damn funny, especially if it's jeans, and if it's a regular lens. By the way, from 14-42 I couldn’t do this normally, because I don’t want the legend about the compactness of this camera to continue to mislead people.
What jeans? They fell off the oak, is that you, phone?))
The conversation was about a pocket, without clarification. If you don’t like jeans, then in my coat this Olympus Pen E-P5 shows not the best compact result :)
I have such a camera and a 14 mm panablin. I confirm that the camera is not for pocket and heavy. But this is not a compact, in his pocket to carry it. But with the belt on the neck and the armpit under the jacket, it’s not at all noticeable, it doesn’t interfere at all and is even convenient. In the bag, too, does not take up much space, I wear it every day to work. I was afraid that the control would not be convenient, but I liked everything. Two disks and other buttons allow you to configure everything for yourself. If the camera were smaller, it would be inconvenient to hold it and press buttons, which many e-pl owners write about. I like filters, I use black and white, graininess and sepia. In general, the camera is pleased, both externally and with functionality, ergonomics and picture quality, too.
You are in Kiev, judging by your nickname. Then yes - you can take the D7100, with it just on the barricades it is good to fight off the golden eagle
Oleg, this is a narrow-profile blog, please do not need non-core topics here.
Why should I fight him off? Firstly, the site is not political, and secondly, see firstly))
really oleg
+100
I shoot on Panas of this standard (Micro 4/3), DMC-GF3 on a kit of 14-42 mm, the quality is really good. especially RAW.
zoom lenses have worse quality.
Was somehow the owners of this system with the camera e-pl1 ... twice.
The quality of images during the day was very high, even with a whale lens with an open aperture. Compactness and lightness also played an important role. Of course, it was difficult to focus with a manual lens, but I even managed to shoot with Jupite-21m. Then I wanted to try a mirror, represented by Nikon d5100, but it didn't work out and I bought such a camera again just from my hands already. By the way, I always shot in jpeg in M mode. After that I switched to a mirror, but alas, jpeg did not give such a picture, now I almost always shoot in raw, and I also want to take this camera “for all occasions”. There are a lot of reviews on it, and the Olympus wrote that the second and third models did not give the same picture. I don't know how things are now ...
What was the difficulty in focusing on manual lenses? Judging by the review, the device has a so-called. “Picking” - which should, in theory, simplify focusing.
There is a nuance - the larger the aperture, the worse the picking works. For example, on Konica Hexanon AR 57mm at f1.2 there will be problems.
When you shoot with your hands, when focusing on a telephoto lens (Alexander pointed to Jupiter-21 with a focal length of 200 mm), even with the stabilizer turned on and the part of the frame is enlarged, the picture shakes and jerks a lot, which is a great difficulty for me personally when shooting on a manual and Live View .
And without Live View through the viewfinder, do you have problems with unstabilized manual telephoto lenses?
Oleg, there is its own specifics, I do not want to say that this method is bad, only shared my observations and formed a real problem with such work. With JVI has its drawbacks, this is logical.
Not all 4/3 micro cameras from Olympus have picking.
Small frame buffer is a common thing for such cameras >> the author is out of topic. In the younger E-PM2 series - 27 raw
The image quality of the E-P5 is still close to that of an entry-level cropped DSLR >> in the DXOmark E-P5 rating it is 70 positions higher than the Canon EOS 6D, which is far from the entry level.
The camera uses focus only for contrast, however, the focusing speed is fast >> generally speaking, it should be noted that the author is far behind progress. For example, in the new Panasonic cameras, contrast focusing competes in speed with the top reportage DSLRs such as D4 and 1D-x, even in low light conditions. purely for understanding how good contrast focusing works in a dark room (this is the entry-level mirrorless camera of the previous generation, in the new ones it is even faster) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuukCEA4dgI
Do not confuse the series and the buffer, these are different things, in detail I wrote about this for a long time https://radojuva.com.ua/2013/06/buffer-size-slr/ ... Since you already speculate on the DXOmark rating, then take the trouble to point out that the Pen E-P5 is in 72nd place (seventy-second place), as well as the fact that according to DXOmark, Nikon amateur cameras of the most entry level outperform Canon 1DX, which should at least push a person with common sense to delve a little into the methodology of their assessment and not rush the rating blindly. As for focusing, I have never written anywhere in the review that contrast focusing is bad, it is written in black and white “nevertheless, the focusing speed is fast”, because phase focusing is always fast and on all cameras, and “by contrast,” you need to look at each camera separately. Please do not suck out of your finger what is not.
Don't confuse series and buffer, they are different things >> and what is the difference?
and the fact that, according to DXOmark, Nikon's entry-level amateur cameras outperform Canon 1DX >> not cameras, but sensors. this is not surprising, because the 5300, for example, has a new sensor, in contrast to the 1D-x. in addition, it must be remembered that reportage cameras have specific requirements for the quality of the sensor. The reportage must be low-noise, but it can be inferior in color rendition and resolution.
because phase focusing is fast always and on all cameras, and "by contrast" - you need to look at each camera separately >> boogah :) go back 18 years, when the digital camera just appeared, and tell us about the speed of phase focusing :)
1. The link indicated by me in the previous answer describes the difference, take the trouble to familiarize yourself.
2. That is why you need to understand that different, as you put it, "specific requirements."
3. I have to tell: I used the most ancient digital-mirror cameras (in their classical sense, and not 18 years ago), for example, Nikon D1h, the speed (namely speed) of focusing did not differ much from modern CZKs. Yes, and I can say the same thing about accuracy, there is no grandiose jump, there is just a refinement of the system, an increase in the number of sensors, etc.
I meant the length of the series that fits in the buffer
If there are as many as 2 RAW buffers in E-PM27, then this is just wonderful, although I am very surprised that the camera, which is considered to be "younger" in comparison with the same e-p5, has a larger real buffer. My e-p5 from the review honestly filmed its 17-18 frames and began to slow down, the number of frames before slowing down I counted on the card.
The E-PM2 is an Olympus overdone camera. By the way, according to DXOmark it is the leader among m4 / 3 in terms of low noise. It even has 25600 readable, oddly enough.
Really interesting, thanks for sharing the information, maybe you can take it for review :)
“Overdone” in the sense of the quality of the sensor and some characteristics do not correspond to its budget position in the line
In fact, some budget mirrorless cameras can shoot unlimited bursts in RAW by spitting on the buffer. For example, GF5 - it is 12-megapixel, the size is 14MB, taking into account that there is support for UHS-I, it will reset 90mb / s on fast cards like SanDisk Extreme Pro before the memory is full.
4/3 dies, apparently because they gave Arkady a camera for review
where did you get that?
2021. all died. all have smartphones
Mirrors because they bypassed them a long time :)
are you a fool?) mirrorless appeared a couple of years ago
Please, no offense.
So what about a couple of years ago, should I wait until they reach the level of an adequate camera ??
By the way, have you already used Olympus' branded rabbi converter? They say that there is non-disable noise reduction by default (although in theory, this is more a property of third-party converters such as ACDsee)
No, only with a third-party converter, for review I shot RAW + JPEG. I also read that you can’t disable it.
In principle, it is not possible to use the RAW converter from Olympusa, even on the top hardware, after each mouse click, you have to wait half a minute .. (
Something off topic again. See news from Hasselblad faster !!!!!!!!
Hasselblad's APS-C and FF cameras are branded Sony Nex-6 and Sony A99
Yes, but the prices. For the Hassel nameplate.
http://www.photodome.net/?p=2816
Thanks for the review. I was really looking forward to this article, but for myself I couldn’t find an answer to whom this class of price cameras was designed to bite. As I understand it, the optical viewfinder is missing for me is a minus. Pleased with the design and relative compactness. I still have a Lumix LZ-6 which I can’t dare to call a soap box, it gives pictures no worse than a budget DSLR, it’s compact and its price is cheap compared to this camera, of course it doesn’t have interchangeable lenses, but why overpay for a good shot . For professional shooting, this camera is not suitable for the money; you can buy a semi-professional SLR
I still have a Lumix LZ-6 which I can’t call my tongue a soap box, it gives pictures no worse than budget DSLRs >> watch, learn the hardware http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9663/kmvo.jpg
I meant the quality of the finished image, and not the size of the matrix, most people look at the picture, and not consider the size of the matrix. And it is not always possible to distinguish a picture taken by a soap box, a DSLR or a mirrorless mirror. And judging by the size of the matrix, then if I’m not mistaken, there is a mirrorless Canon with the size of the APS-C matrix and the price two times lower
Guys, please respect the author's work! No need to get personal. Uv. Iv.An, you don't have to wait for anything! The OM-D E-M5 was the best-selling camera in the USA, and was only replaced by the OM-D E-M1, so whether the micro 4/3 is dead is up to you. About focusing speed, uv. Arkady, for example, on Nikon D3100, the focusing seemed to me slow ... I myself shoot with OM-D E-M5, basically, I was bought with a kit 14-42. Keith didn't seem bad until he took pictures with manual (high-end) optics ... Since then Keith has been playing the role of a plug ...
For me, all the same, this is an attempt to combine glamor and creativity in one hand. There are Vertu phones at fabulous prices, although its main function is to call
Well done! Very accurately put it! And in the days of the film, companies produced very non-standard and very expensive, small-scale cameras designed for the status consumer. Every big businessman has a pen with a gold nib (at least in the West), and it “works” during the signing of contracts, although an ordinary parker-like pen will sign the document no worse. It is prestigious, high-status, to produce devices like the Olympus under discussion, and speaks of the technical and aesthetic potential of the manufacturer. Therefore, whether we scold such devices or praise them, they will still be invented, not for sale to us, skeptics, but in order to present a new achievement. In addition, such developments are useful for many innovative ideas that are later introduced into practice. Think of the APS system ...
For me, all the same, there is not enough electronic viewfinder (I called it optical above) To shoot with manual optics focusing on the screen is probably hard for such money you can’t skimp on it. Although the guy mentioned the OM-D E-M5 model above, here I think it's the perfect flagship of this class. It is possible in a few years when prices go down, and the technologies are polished and a whole range of lenses will be released for them, they can very well select a market segment from DSLRs. In general, these models reminded me of film cabinets and not a rangefinder and not a DSLR, such is some kind of intermediate option.
I can say one thing - thanks to Arkady for the test and work. Ps Oleg, where can you see your work?
I don’t bother much about it, but something here http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olegtaranenko2009-taranenko/
photos are not very, very ordinary
But so is the budget canon1100d camera and the kit lens, plus several of the Soviet optics helios 44-2 and jupiter37a. The minimum cost for shooting for the soul is enough for me. In principle, following the principle of Arkady, in order to take good-quality pictures, it is not necessary to chase expensive equipment. The budget of this set of 4000 hryvnias for a family home is enough for me. Thanks to Arkady for the great reviews.
I think that Anonymous rated your photos as "not very" not because of the cheap camera and optics. The reason is in the composition of the frame - in the greater half of the photo, the horizon is either overwhelmed or strictly in the center, it looks very bad ... IMHO, of course :)
Pictures as pictures, for those purposes that stated will go!
Oleg continue to shoot =) and do not listen to anyone =)
That's right, Oleg, do not pay attention to the comments! _irony_
Nice camera. Of course, there is also a junior budget model “EPM-2”, which also shoots well. Of course, these cameras are designed as a camera for every day, which can easily fit in a jacket pocket or put in a small purse.
Skills have already been said and tested in practice, what is the compactness of this (the same) camera in the masses, it’s too much, so how can your jacket be cleaned up? Knowledge of functions, functions and extensive, ale price, compactness, ergonomics of the best. When bartosti 10-11 thousand UAH. for Kit wait, you can get a bagato vibe.
“As a camera for every day, which can easily fit in a jacket pocket” cameras with interchangeable lenses are basically not suitable as such. I only have Sony NEX-3 with Industar-22 (which is foldable, and even then it did not fold completely) with grief in half crammed into my pocket. A camera with a non-retractable lens like a soap dish and a normal matrix (if not APS-C, then at least 3/4) will by definition be large.
And this device is more likely to go to some event to show off, for everyday shooting it is stupid to carry this relatively expensive and large colossus - it's better to buy something cheaper and at the same time better.
Yes, yes, the designers simply slept and saw Industar on their brainchild! The camera was calculated right under it! They say that you can add wheels to a Mercedes from a garden tractor,
and so significantly increase the cross-country ability of the "Merina" in the swamps of Belarus ...
4/3 doesn’t die, of course, as it was said here. However, she doesn’t have a future in professional shooting, in my opinion. The reasons are greater, in comparison with the FF matrices, the depth of field, higher noise at high ISO, Less wide DD, Less smooth changes in midtones. I think the price of the Pen-E-P5 is astronomical, but is it worth it?
I think that there is a buyer for every camera. Of course, for most amateur photographers, this technique is very expensive. But those who have the means and need a camera with which they do not need to bother too much, and at the same time create good pictures, then ...
And for those who want to get a compact and affordable camera, that is, Olympus PEN E-PM1
Yes, hot topic touched on mirrors against mirrorless
1500 tanks for a mirrorless camera with a crop factor of 2 ?! On Amazon for the same price, you can take Nikon D600. It’s just crazy. But ... As one American pointed out here - the best-selling model in the states. Mysterious American Soul ...
Arkady, how do you feel there is inconvenience due to the low weight of the carcass when used with an iron-glass lens?
When used with Helios-44m-4 MS and Industar-50-2, inconvenience was not observed. I didn’t use it with the rest.
I have been shooting for a year on Sony NEX-6, mainly with manual optics, and against the background of this sense, I see almost no in this Olympus at this price.
A very serious advantage, of course, is the built-in stabilizer. I would give dearly for having one in my dormouse. Another major plus can be considered that c-mount lenses will become such a native camera, among which there are many interesting specimens (you can also put these on Sony, but they will give strong vignetting), and this is not counting the wide selection of modern Optics format MFT.
The rest is somehow not too impressive.
What nonsense? I click on Fuji S5 Pro, Olympus pops up? ...