OM-1 Micro Four Thirds System Camera incl. M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f2.8 PRO II, 20 MP BSI Stacked Sensor, 5-Axis Image Stabilisation

Brilliant, great quality and does just about anything you could wish for. I've combined mine with a long lens for nature photography.

Best Camera I have owned, this one does it all for me. Started with Olympus OM series way back in the 80s and I am pleased to be back, in between I have used Minolta 35mm, Nikon 35mm, Sony Digital, Nikon Digital, migrated to Panasonic four thirds owing to missing photos whilst travelling as full frame was too cumbersome to carry around and especially on a boat, compact size of Panasonic was great, but now this little beauty was launched and in reach for me to purchase and I am back where I started, its a Beautiful Instrument. Yes I know some will complain about it not being full frame and depth of field capability, but really, this does it all and especially with the ability of post digital image processing.

I loved my OMD Mkii and the things I instantly noticed with this upgrade that were of importance to me : Bird tracking Better ibis stability Better iso Quicker photo stacking capabilities The view finder is a big improvement. I also noticed a lot less buffering when taken at fast frames rates .

Really, absolutely, definitely needs the battery holder/portrait grip. Even with my small hands there wasn't enough camera body to get a secure grip. Shutter button position is fine for normal use, but for low macro shots the OM-D E-M5 suits me better. COMPLEX to configure, but very flexible.

My initial order didn't arrive on time but amazon's customer facing team chased the warehouse and got it expedited. Very grateful for thier support. On the camera Pros: - A lot of pro functions. There's very little that cannot be done by this camera. I've used it one holiday and every picture was perfect. E.g. Portrait mode adjusts the colors beautifully to capture a natural but vibrant skin tone. - really really good AF. Tracking works very well like 95% of the time. Taking the right pictures almost exactly when you want is very easy with this camera. - exceptional low light performance. Comparing to my previous camera (omd em10 mark ii), the om1 can push the iso to almost max in the worst most dimly light conditions with barely any graininess/ color distortion. This was impossible with my previous camera. I've used the same lens so having a camera that can push iso makes a huge difference. Night pictures turn out gorgeous with this camera. - excellent stabilisation. I've been raising my camera and snapping pictures in seconds while walking or tilting my body and the pictures have had zero blur. You need to do some serious gymnastics or set a slow shutter speed on purpose to get a blur. - excellent battery life: 400+ pics easily on a single charge, for me that's 2 days worth of travel/ holiday photography. Cons: - a little chunky for a mft. But i have big hands so I don't mind. - learning curve- this is a pro camera, learning the features can take time. - GUI/ menu is a little complex and overloaded. But can't blame them. The camera can do a lot. - monochrome mode is a bit too crisp and bright. Doesn't capture depth of shadows as well and lacks the personality that the omd em10 had. I'd prefer the monochrome mode of the em10. But I suppose technically it's a higher quality in terms of image. Summary verdict: Overall the camera is well build and does exactly what you want it to do and then some without any hitches (95-97% of the times). Its Color profile is natural, processing is fast, great stabilisation and battery and low light performace. And has bucket loads of useful functions. Would highly recommend.

I have owned Olympus camera’s since 1979, when the David Bailey advertisements for these camera where on TV. I have progressed through many film (notably a OM 4TI) and digital cameras (EM1Mark 1 & 2). Now I own the latest digital OM1. The camera with its revamped menu is a joy to behold. The only fault I can find if that it is not supplied more advanced manual than just the basic multi-language giving details in how to insert the battery and turn the camera on. A more detailed manual is available in line, whuch is easily downloaded to portable devices (phone, kindle, laptop, etc). Even with this minor fault I still give this fantastic Olympus camera 5 stars. After using the OM Systems OM-1, I am very disapponted that a proper out of camera charger is not provide , as I will not charge third party batteries in the OM-1, I am still dubious about charging a genuine BLX-1 battery in the camera., by using a power bank that must be a minimum of 27watts, therefore the tywo power bank I have for charging the mobile phones are therefore useless with the camera tochage batteries. Why are not two batteries supplied by OM Systems with the camera??

A top class flagship camera. An upgrade from em1, ISO 3200 is useable.

Ich bin sehr von der Bildqualität und der Möglichkeiten der Kamera überrascht. Meine Hauptkamera ist die Canon R5 MI und eigentlich habe ich die OM-1 nur speziell für die Makro Fotografie gekauft und mich aus preislichen Gründen für diesen Vorgänger entschieden. Mittlerweile lerne ich die Vorzüge des Micro Four Third Sensors kennen. Nicht nur bei der Makro Fotografie sondern auch bei der Tele Fotografie macht sich der kleine Sensor bemerkbar. Die geringere Auflösung von etwas mehr als 20 MP, macht sich nicht so stark bemerkbar wie ich anfangs dachte. Ein wichtiger Punkt bei der Beurteilung der Bildqualität ist natürlich auch die Qualität des Objektivs. Ich verwende bis jetzt das OM SYSTEM M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 is Pro und das M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Makro IS PRO Tele-Makro-Objektiv. Also ich bin rundum begeistert und finde es fast schon schade, dass ich jetzt selten zu meiner Canon R5 greife.

The OM-1 needs no introduction as there have been enough professional reviewers that have gone through the camera and I am glad to say that they are right, this is a worthy successor to the flagship categorisation. Its computational functions are truly an improvement for a camera its class, and even works with lenses made to conform with the Four Thirds standards. Well done, OM System. Looks like there is nothing to worry about for the future. More importantly, this is the last camera to carry the Olympus name. Something that the Olympus faithfuls will like to add to their cabinet.

With the OM-1, OM System (the current owners of the former Olympus Imaging Division) has apparently succeeded in doing what Olympus failed to do for quite a few years before selling their camera business. In the years before this sell-off, Olympus released two cameras that should have been flagship models: The E-M1X and the E-M1 Mark III. The former, however, is a large, heavy and expensive "brick" that trades away the size- and weight-advantage of Micro 4/3 in return for relatively modest technical improvements, and the latter is only a minor and disappointing refresh of the E-M1 Mark II. Both cameras keep the same sensor as the Mark II, and much of its capabilities. JIP, the new owners, seem to have little or no experience of camera industry. In this case, it is probably a good thing, in the sense that the former Olympus engineers have been left free to implement the ideas that had been stymied for years by the Olympus leadership. For a price only about 150 € higher than the E-M1X, one gets a far better camera only imperceptibly larger and heavier than the E-M1 II/III, with a new sensor type, a pair of the latest-generation 4-core image processors working in parallel, and several new functions and improved performance in almost every respect (not in sensor pixel-count, but anyone who takes real pictures in the real world can tell you that 20 Mpixel is more than enough for over 95% of commercial image uses). The sensor itself has a group of four pixels under each microlens and Bayer filter. This means that the sensor is not really 80 Mpixel, but neither it is just a plain 20 Mpixel. For one thing, each group of four photodiodes can be used for AF, and still provides image data during the actual exposure (unlike the dedicated AF pixels of all Olympus E-M1 Mark I/II/III and E-M1x models). The stacked sensor architecture also means that, in spite of the four times higher number of photodiodes, each image is read out of the sensor twice as fast as in earlier models. Hopefully, like Olympus used to do before losing its ways, over the years the OM-1 firmware will continue to be gradually upgraded with new functions to take advantage of this sensor architecture and the plentiful reserves of processing power. As for me, I an happy that I did the right thing and, after the E-M1 Mark II, decided not to upgrade to later Olympus models because their improvements were simply too small to be worth the cost. The OM-1, instead, so far has proved to be everything I have been waiting for. I am keeping my E-M1 II and E-M1 "I" because I still have uses for them, and frequently use full-frame Sony Alpha cameras in the lab, but the OM-1 is quickly becoming my favorite camera for outings and field work.

E' la macchina che mi ha fatto cambiare sistema, dopo anni in Sony e Canon. Evidenziamo i pro e i contro: - costruzione ottima e resistente ad acqua e polvere - ergonomia PRO - stabilizzazione (probabilmente la migliore) - colori bellissimi, con jpeg già pronti - sensore stacked velocissimo, che si può usare solo in elettronico (quasi sempre) - sistema di lenti pro eccellente. Chi lo ignora o lo disprezza è un principiante o un fissato con sfocato e altissimi iso - a proposito di alti iso: se si espone bene la macchina li regge bene - AF molto efficace, ma da domare: non si usa come una sony, ma come una reflex! AFC con punti o zone - riconoscimento uccelli efficace, ma quello dei visi non tanto come su Canon e Sony - caratteristiche video interessanti, ma non adatte a un uso professionale, visto il bitrate basso, nonostante il 4k 60 senza crop, i 10bit e la stabilizzazione eccellente. - Aggiungo il grande pro del m43: guadagno in profondità di campo e iso bassi (200 iso base). Significa che rispetto al FF ho sempre 2 stop di vantaggio in termini di luce rispetto alla profondità di campo desiderata, più uno di iso base. (100 su FF, 200 su Olympus). Purtroppo nel tempo ha presentato il difetto delle ghiere un po' dure. Eccellente Amazon, che mi ha proposto il reso con rimborso. L'assistenza ufficiale l'avrebbe mandata in Portogallo per 6 settimane: completamente fuori da ogni logica.