Chasseur d’images says the E-M5 is best m43 ever (and Olympus sound noise response).

April 22, 2012
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Olympus E-M5 with the [shoplink 30286 ebay]Sonnetar prototype lens[/shoplink] (that will not go into final mass production).

Sound Noise
In these days our readers will hopefully receive their E-M5. But the first thing you will notice once you unpack the camera is the Sound Noise you hear when you turn on the camera. It’s pretty annoying but on the good side you here it in a silent ambient only and it gets away during video recording. Olympus issued that official response to explain the Sound Noise you hear on the E-M5: “You are hearing the new 5 axis Image Stabilization system. It uses a type of Magnetic field to keep the sensor assembly suspended so you will even hear it if the IS system is disabled.”
My very basic question is. How is it possible that you don’t hear the noise while recording movies? I mean it’s not that it stops working …so would it not be possible to turn the noise off while shooting photos? Hmmmm.

E-M5 review
Our reader “RRR-HHH”(funny name) summarized the E-M5 review from the latest Chasseur d’images magazine: “they are absolutely in love with it. They were sincerely bluffed by the IQ, appreciated the handling, the honorable VF, the good stabilization, the reactivity, the lightness, the manufactured quality of the body and the large choice of lenses.”

What they don’t like :

the lack of an external plug for the mic (sema 1 prevents blocks the hotshoe);
and the lack of GPS.

What the E-M5 does well :

images : exceptional IQ up to 800 ISO, very good IQ at 1600 ISO.
stabilization : you gain 5 stops (sic ? I’m not sure they tested that) and it is also good for video
monitor : big touch LCD, flipping and offering clean and good readability, completed by a VF,
very nice well finished and weather sealed body.
full HD video of promising quality, with continuous and fast AF
very large choice of lenses.

Thanks for the translation!

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