Olympus E-M10, 9mmm fisheye review and new 25mm image samples.
OMD EM10 3-Axis Stabilisation Tests – OM-D E-M10 Day 1 by Blunty.
Digitalversus (Click here) posted the full E-M10 review and writes:
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 takes the excellent, tried-and-tested tech from its two predecessors and packs it into a stylish and compact mirrorless camera that’s cheaper and more accessible. The E-M10 is user-friendly and great-looking camera with excellent performances. It’s a premium choice without being pretentious, and it’s as likely to please style-conscious shoppers looking for a sleek accessory as it is those in search of first-rate picture quality. It also has enough to keep advanced users happy. It’s an all-round success!
Robin Wong (Click here) posted the full Olympus 9mm fisheye lens review. This can be a really funny lens if you are aware of the fe strenths and many limits of the lens. Robin writes
I was actually very pleased with the results I managed to pull out from the 9mm Body Cap Lens. At the center of the frame the images came out reasonably sharp with good amount of details (not as sharp as any Olympus lenses, even the kit lenses eg M.Zuiko 14-42mm is still significantly sharper) but the sharpness drops significantly at corners. Not only soft corners, but chromatic aberration especually purple fringing is evident at the corners too. I actually have no issue with this, mainly because for fisheye lenses or very wide lenses I normally would compose my main subjects at the center of the frame.
Robin (Click here) also posted the second part of the E-M10 review with focus on HIgh ISO performance:
the ISO performance of OM-D E-M10 is noticeably better than the E-M5, and this happens at ISO6400 or higher. The color (chromatic) noise in the E-M10 images are well suppressed, with left only traces of mostly luminance noise. The luminance noise was present even at ISO1,600, but this should not be a problem to clean up with any noise reduction software. I would recommend turning the Noise Filter to “Low” if you are shooting JPEG and intend to use the images straight out of the camera.
It’s a suprise to read the E-M10 is better than the E-M5!
More tests:
The Spanish DSLRmagazine (translation here) posted a hands-on test of the new E-M10 and 25mm lens combo. ThePhoBlographer (Click here) posted some 25mm image samples. E-M10 full size samples at ePhotozine. 9mm fisheye samples at ePhotozine. 25mm image samples at ePhotozine.
Preorder links for US and Europe:
Special page with all new products at Amazon.
E-M10 Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
E-M10 Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
E-M10 with 14-42mm lens Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama , GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
E-M10 with 14-42mm lens Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
25mm f/1.8 Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
25mm f/1.8 Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
14-42mm Black at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
14-42mm Silver at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex UK, Amazon Germany.
Olympus SP-100 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Olympus TG-850 iHS at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama.
Olympus ECG-1 Black Camera Grip for E-M10 at Amazon, Adorama.
Olympus 9mm f8.0 Fisheye Body Cap Lens at Adorama, GetOlympus. In EU at Wex Uk.
Olympus V321200BW000 Macro Converter MCON-P02 (Black) at Amazon,
Image courtesy: Robin Wong