OM SYSTEM OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 Mark III Black Body with M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II Black Lens Kit

I also purchased the adapter for my original OM lenses. Unfortunately, the focal length doubled, but at least I can still use them. Overall it's an incredibly camera.

I still have many new features to test out on this upgrade from the Mk 2. So far it has been awesome, low light and auto focus improved over previous version. It's so easy to travel with this package and I hardly ever changed the lens from the included 14 to 150mm, although I probably should have in some of the lower light situations.

Following my own tradition of using Olympus cameras, certainly the OM-D E-M5 Mark III has not disappointed me. Quite the opposite; It allows me to reach limits never dreamed about the quality of photos. Absolutely, the best camera I've ever used.

This is a great little camera fun and easy to use with superior picture quality.

Pros: It's almost the same as the pro quality OM-D EM-1 Mark II, with a few small improvements.Cons: Plastic body and frame. While functional, it's not as solid feeling or sounding. Viewfinder has smaller magnification and, for me, didn't give a fully sharp image. Grip: larger on the EM-1.In my personal opinion, the EM-1 Mark II is better because of the magnesium construction, larger viewfinder image, and larger grip. It can be purchased for only slightly more money if you shop around.

Needed something smaller and lighter. This is it. My old gear is Pentax K5IIs and 18-135. Great pictures from it, but getting too heavy for travel.

I wanted a lightweight and fairly compact camera that takes great pictures and this one is perfect. Very happy with it.

Although I am invested in another camera brand, I wanted a small camera that I could use when traveling with my wife, who is not interested in Photography as a hobby. Years ago I bought an Olympus E-PLx camera for travel, and I loved the size and weight, but the experience and images left me wanting something better. In the short time I've used the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, it promises to be everything I hoped it would be and then some. The features are on par with the higher end of the camera system I regularly use. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III delivers surprising image quality from its 20 megapixel four-thirds sensor, that comes darn close to what my full frame sensor camera delivers. The 14-150mm lens that came with the Olympus is a good companion for traveling. The flash that is included in the kit is small, convenient to carry, and does a respectable job for a flash so small. The only negatives are that the menu is laid out differently than my mind works, and my hand has trouble finding some of the buttons while I'm looking through the viewfinder. Im sure I'll get over the learning curve and will consider these minor, if negatives at all.

I've been in the Canon camp for last 15 years and to be honest I love my 70D... I took it everywhere from streets of old Jerusalem to the hill towns in Tuscany to the Icefields in BC/AB. Canon 70D coupled with 18-135 EFS lens is great travel/street/forest camera but it's way too big and heavy. So I was looking for something small/light. I'm not interested in full frame - lens sizes/prices are insane so I was considering 3 possible replacements: Canon M50 Mark II+18-150, this Olympus OM-D E-M5 MarkIII+14-150 and Panasonic G95+14-140. In the end I got this Olympus and super happy about my decision so far...Pros:1. Great ergonomics - I have big hands but this little camera fits my hands surprisingly well even without the optional grip. The rotating thumb dial changes the aperture/shutter speed and the front dial changes the exposure compensation. ISO button is just in the right place under thumb... Every control is perfectly placed so I don't need to use the touch screen for setting that often.2. Weather sealed - last weekend used the camera on the ski resort under heavy snow and -10C and it kept working and working.3. 14-150 range is outstanding for such a small/light lens (28-300 equivalent for full frame), lens have a very good hood in the box4. In body image stabilization of 5.5 stops is insane - I can make handheld shot with 1 sec exposures. Videos are very smooth5. Super settings screen is actually great and is IMO even better than Canon's Q settings screen which I used all the time on the 70D.6. Very nice pictures/colors jpeg strait from camera... (after minor adjustments - see below)7. External flash which tilts/swivels.8. Overall very good quality feel - all the materials, controls are super high quality.9. Additional filters/polarizer, batteries are surprisingly cheap - just search for Amazon basics lens 58mm filters...10. Great features for night photography.11. Great video quality - no crop on 4K videos12. The electronic viewfinder is sharp and actually looks bigger than expected due to 4/3 proportionCons/settings to change from defaults (I shoot mostly in P, A, or S modes):1. Default setting for Sharpness is wrong: camera applies too much sharpening so looking at my kids' faces in the pictures I can see some minor faults overemphasized: like small mole becoming more noticeable than in real and at the same time smaller details lost... Fix: lower Sharpness to -2: this actually means don't apply sharpening algorithm so pictures actually get more small details and just look more natural.2. Default color temperature is a bit colder than in Canon.3. Auto ISO is using higher ISO than on Canon - it's calculated based on high (something like 1/100) shutter speed so it quickly goes to 3200 and higher indoors. Fix: Menu>ISO settings and lower the min shutter speed to something like 1/10 if you are shooting mostly something static... Switch to Shutter prioriry (S) or Scene-Sport mode when you shoot something fast... I would also advice lowering max Auto ISO to 1600... If you need 3200 or higher set it by pressing the ISO button...4. At the wide end 14-20mm range under max 4-5 aperture has bigger depth of the field than on Canon 18-25mm 3.5-4.5 apertures so you'll need a prime to get a good bokeh... Fortunately 25mm Panasonic prime 1.8 lens is about $200 so if you need to shoot indoors portraits - try it...5. When started shooting I noticed a blue pixel in all pictures - fortunately didn't have to send it back. Camera has a feature allowing to autodetect/block dead pixels so no issues after running it6. Switching JPEG to SuperFine quality makes better resolution/less artifacts jpegs than in CanonOverall great product so really happy to recommend it to anyone looking for the super light and compact but powerful camera...