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A very handsome black example with a matching black 12-50 is now sitting on my kitchen table and the battery is on charge!
As usual, I will do my best to answer any questions, although I don't have an HLD-6 grip yet.
Ian
No prize for guessing what you'll be doing once the battery has charged! Shame they didn't send you a sepearate battery and charger in advance!
P.S. I hope Julia realizes that she will be cooking dinner tonight!
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
I'm looking forward to all your test results. I want to know if I can be happy using the 50-200 SWD lens on it because that lens is on my wish list for the next spend & later the better body can come & this E-M5 is looking like it might be the ideal body to go for. As a lighter, versatile carry around camera, I would be considering using the 14-150 lens on it & would like to see some results with that combination too.
Hope you have lots of fun having to do ALL this testing.
Ross"I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr OM-1, E-M1 Mk II plus 100-400mm f5-6.3 IS, 7-14, 12-40 & 40-150 f2.8 Pro lenses, MC14 & 20.
No prize for guessing what you'll be doing once the battery has charged! Shame they didn't send you a sepearate battery and charger in advance!
P.S. I hope Julia realizes that she will be cooking dinner tonight!
Shame they didn't send the models too.
Ross"I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr OM-1, E-M1 Mk II plus 100-400mm f5-6.3 IS, 7-14, 12-40 & 40-150 f2.8 Pro lenses, MC14 & 20.
I'm looking forward to all your test results. I want to know if I can be happy using the 50-200 SWD lens on it because that lens is on my wish list for the next spend & later the better body can come & this E-M5 is looking like it might be the ideal body to go for. As a lighter, versatile carry around camera, I would be considering using the 14-150 lens on it & would like to see some results with that combination too.
Hope you have lots of fun having to do ALL this testing.
The Olympus briefing document I received before the E-M5 was launched answered the question about Four Thirds lens focus performance as - no change from Pens, but that's not the experience of several others and I did try a 12-60 on the E-M5 and compared it to an E-P3 and I would say that there is a definite, if modest, improvement in AF speed with the E-M5. But will certainly be trying various FT lenses in due course.
Hehe! Shame about the weather today though Very very grey.
Ian
That's OK, you can now use ISO 25600 so it shouldn't matter if it's nearly pitch black outside!
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
I guess that when the green light next to Ian's name goes out we'll know the battery has charged!
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
I'll be very interested to hear of the performance of the viewfinder in manual focus situations. I realise it's the same specs as the VF2 but with some sort of enhanced software.
Stephen
A camera takes a picture. A photographer makes a picture
The Olympus briefing document I received before the E-M5 was launched answered the question about Four Thirds lens focus performance as - no change from Pens, but that's not the experience of several others and I did try a 12-60 on the E-M5 and compared it to an E-P3 and I would say that there is a definite, if modest, improvement in AF speed with the E-M5. But will certainly be trying various FT lenses in due course.
I'd love to see how the 14-54ii focus speed on the EM5 compares to E1/Exxx if you have one lying around!
GX7, EP3, 9-18, 14-45, 45-150, 20 1.7, 25 1.4, 45 1.8, FL36 & various OM glass. flickr
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OM-D E-M5 - my review sample has arrived
Very very grey.
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