The Olympus E-M1 III is our favorite Micro Four Thirds cameras for stills shooters, as of publication. It’s capable of very good image quality and jam-packed with fun and useful features. It’s also no slouch when it comes to 4K video capture and offers some of the best image stabilization around. All this in a supremely well-built, comfortable, customizable and attractive body. That said being said, there are more capable, large sensor cameras available for the money.
Despite Olympus plan to sell the Imaging Division the 2020 product roadmap seems to have been confirmed and we can expect new MFT announcements soon. Here is the rumor recap:
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Olympus E-M10IV and 100-400mm lens will be announced in early August (article here).
Wild rumor about two PEN-F cameras coming this autumn (article here).
Vintage Lenses – 👉[4 things WHY you SHOULD try them]
Olympus Imaging Sold! Will it be death or glory? (Mark D Young).
An oasis of tranquility (by Olympus Ambassador Steve Gosling).
Wildlife photography without a ling lens (by Andrew Turpin).
Lowepro Adds Four New Bags to the ProTactic Line (Explora).
It’s been 3 years since the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III arrived. It’s also one of the best selling cameras in the entire Olympus line up. Three years on, is it still a good camera? Do you want to get it to start your photography journey? Or you want to wait to see what Olympus will give us in the future?
When it comes to silent shutter, I have been frequently asked if it can be left as a default on the camera, the answer is not that straightforward. Again, each and every time I want to answer a question, it seems like I would need to spend about half an hour to just draft an email. Therefore, making this video will solve all my future problems on similar topic. I can be lazy and just give a simple yes or no, but you know me, I am doing my best to be thorough and share as much as I can. Using Electronic Shutter breaks a lot of camera limitations, and is the future of imaging technology. Olympus allows burst sequential shooting up to 60fps RAW, breaks shutter speed limit up to 1/32000 and implemented creative composite computational imaging features such as PRO Capture Mode, High Res Shot, Live ND, Live Composite, Focus Stacking, just to name a few. Silent shutter is not just for shooting silently, it offers a lot more benefit that pushes the boundaries of modern photography. However, currently electronic shutter is still evolving and still has some limitations, which the photographers must be aware of. Using electronic shutter will introduce jello/rolling effect, banding issues in artifical light and imposes restrictions for flash photography. I hope this video clears up all questions about silent/electronic shutter and helps you make better decisions on choosing which mode for the photography that you are doing! 0:36 What is Electronic Shutter? 2:32 Why is Electronic Shutter Important? How Electronic Shutter pushes the boundaries of imaging technology and is the future of camera evolution? 4:04 How to enable Silent Shutter in your Olympus OM-D camera 5:17 Can I use Silent Shutter all the time? Limitations of Electronic Shutter and when not to us it? 9:00 In what situations Silent Shutter can be favorable?
Shooting YouTube reviews with m43 & the PIVO (Jim Chung).
M.Zuiko 12-45mm F/4 PRO Review (NeoCamera).
Olympus exit foreshadows a Japan camera sector shake-up (Nikkei)
Olympus Announces New Super Tele, Updated Roadmap, and Webcam Software (Explora).
