Olympus E-M1X Hands On Preview | Should Sony, Nikon & Canon Be Worried?

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[bradsmith]

"A photographer went to a socialite party in New York. As he entered the front door, the host said 'I love your pictures - they're wonderful; you must have a fantastic camera.' He said nothing until dinner was finished, then: 'That was a wonderful dinner; you must have a terrific stove.' " Sam Haskins

[billedmunds]

"Who is this camera for?" Nature photographers love it. Especially those shooting birds. Its portability, amazing weather proofing, and ability to record 35 frames before you even press the shutter, etc. And there are countless sample images of "blown out" backgrounds with small birds at least. So, yes, there is a user in mind.

[Kuromankuro]

"this shoots 18 fps, good until you consider the a9 shoots 20 in full frame. Way better." -Jared Polin
"I turned it down to 12 fps, because I didn't want to overshoot any more is way too much" - Also Jared Polin
Okay maybe putting quotes on it is a bit of a stretch.

[ejacks]

Sometimes I think people get too caught up on the whole DOF 'blownout" thing. Having this look does not make you a professional. Sorry it does not. Use the tool that works best for your style of shooting. I use everything from m43 cameras to medium format film cameras. I use the best tool for the giving situation. I've seen some photographers who exclusively use m43 systems produce outstanding work with beautifully blurred backgrounds. They do this because they understand their chosen system and know how to work with and around it's limitations. You know what makes you "professional'? It's producing consistent quality work, understanding composition, lighting, telling a story with you images, and having some type of connection with your subject. Anyone can buy a camera regardless of it's capabilities but it does not make you a Pro. Bottomline, use what works best for you, create outstanding images and tell stories.

[malcolmpreston]

They have now dropped the price to 2000 dollars 😊 so I purchased and I don’t regret it 👍🏻 The camera is awesome 👏🏻 and the quality is fantastic, portability fantastic, ergonomics fantastic, speed excellent. Someone once said the best camera in the world is the one you have with you and with all things considered the Olympus wins hands down. To end I think it was a great review 😊👍🏻

[danielnt]

And again, you can shoot with a USD 10’000.- 600mm F4 lens weighing 4kg (+ the 2-3 kg tripod that goes with it) to get that picture of a motorcycle with a shallow DOF with FF camera but not everybody wants that..

[SaschaErni]

Regarding lack of shallow DOF – in my line of work (photojournalism) I'm more or less always required to provide context, i.e. a totally blown-out background isn't the greatest idea ever. I do need subject separation, but the context of when / where the picture was taken is important, too. On full-frame, I usually need to stop down to f/4-5.6 @ 50mm for this reason. But of course – it’s better to have the option between full-blowout and less-shallowness than to be forced to work with less blurry backgrounds in ALL situations. Options are good. It's also why I still use FX in some situations (headshots for interviews and the like), even though I mostly shoot Olympus nowadays.

[FastRCToys]

Totally convinced. I've bought one right now...

[TheNarrowbandChannel]

If you as a professional photographer think that bokeh will sell your photos your heading for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Digitally even cell phones can now do shall depth of field. You can say that it is not as good but the customer cannot tell and it gets better with every firmware update.

[MrRumbleBeee]

As an Olympus fan this video makes me mad because you are 100% right. Sony is looking like a great option right now. 😒

[CarlosBenjamin]

Stop with the whole “small sensors can’t do narrow it’s completely untrue. That’s a function of the optics. Calling a 300 a 600 does not make it one. You have a reduced field of view, sure, and that may mean you change your camera to subject distance to get the composition you want and that will certainly have an effect on but adapt a fast “full frame” lens and keep camera to subject distances the same you’ll get similar bokeh to the full frame sensor....

The rest of the info was great.

[lethelthurman]

Not every photo need to have a blurred background even being a portrait photographer like your self, it all depends on the story your telling with that photo.   If I went to the Grand Canyon I don't think a blurred background would be wanted there why even go.  All of the brand cameras today are equal matching full frame to full frame,  apsc to apsc.  Pick a camera learn it stop chasing cameras.

[kimbrising]

The depth-of-field (DOF)-debate is exaggerated. I have not seen many photos by professional portrait-, landscape-, or street-photographers or photojournalists with an extremely shallow DOF (not to mention all the classical photos of photographers like Yousuf Karsh, Ansel Adams, or Henri-Cartier Bresson). DOF is just one of many tools a photographer can use to express what he/she wants to express through his/her art. A skilled photographer knows how to create sufficient DOF also with a micro four thirds (MFT)-system.

[fernanddurler]

YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR HOMEWORK DUDE…..THIS IS HJANDS DOWN ONE OF THE BEST CAMRAS EVER MADE AND THE NEW OM1 EVEN BETTER. IN EUROPE EVERYONE IS CROSSING OVER FROM FULL FRAME….SPEND TWO WEEKS WITH IT IN VARIOUS SENARIOS AND NOTHING TOUCHES ITS VERSATILTY. OLYMPUS HAS THE BEST OPTICS PERIOD.

[DmitryAKo]

Good af, weather sealed, fast, no bokeh (a lot of details), compact, great ibis for video etc . what pros will use it? One word: photojournalists

[PMS]

Seems like an excellent camera, which is more than can be said for the review.

[dondixon]

Id like to say I shot at iso 3200 on my Canon 7dmk2 and I shot iso 6400 on an Olympus omd e m1 mk2 and can you guess which one had more noise in the image? The canon 7dmk2 did at half the iso!!! So I think there is a HUGE biased from Jared and with that does he know photo or is it just opinions and biases? Im looking for a huge reason not to trade in my canon for an olympus but I cant find one. Its lighter, faster, smaller and the image quality is on par if not better in some situations.
The depth of field is one stop different but as a wildlife photographer I shoot at f/8 to get the entire subject in focus anyways, again cant find a reason,
Each camera will have its strengths and weaknesses and each one will do a job better than the other. For traveling, wildlife and people that are tired of carting around 50+ pounds of camera gear for those just in case situations then the Olympus wins every spot

[savageshutter]

bokeh= cinematic.. hmmm i geuss thats 1 part but isnt everything could you imagine if every movie had a blown out backround how the hell would you know where their at

[FrayAdjacentTX]

Honesty is always good! I'm not a pro shooter, and I really like my OM-D EM-5 MkII, and I'm REALLY hoping Olympus updates it this year. I'll stick with the platform as I have glass for it, and I'm not a pro. I like that the E-M1X has some pretty badass features, but some of those negatives are pretty bad. Oh well, it's not a camera I would have ever bought anyway. I do hope some of the badassness filters down into the EM-5 MkIII, though.

[jammin]

13:10 If you'd just say "blurred out" instead of "blown out" then you wouldn't have to explain it...