Alyn Wolf Loc: Colorado Springs

I currently shoot with an Olympus em10 mk2 which has been a marvelous camera for me for a number of years now. As happy as I am with it overall, I have never been happy with its output for scenic or landscape photography. I would like to add a Canon mirrorless camera for the scenic stuff. I will continue to use the Olympus for everything else. Even though DSLRs are supposedly better for landscape/scenic, I have no use for them for a number of reasons. I have used Canon point and shoot cameras over the years and really like their overall output and color rendition. Was thinking about an older Canon M5. I see that one can pick this model up for a great price now. Any suggestions along this line of thinking?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

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Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

It is quite old and the M line is all but discontinued.
It sounds like your budget is limited.
I don't know if it would give you much more if any over your current camera.
If budget can be stretched a bit the R50 is way better image quality wise.
You can pick up some used EF/EF-S lenses relatively cheap and with the EF to R adapter they will all work beautifully with the R50.
Just something to think about.

Alyn Wolf Loc: Colorado Springs

Yes, budget is limited.,.....that's my reasoning for the M5 which looks almost as strong as the R50 at a much lower price. I realize that my Olympus em10 would be an equal to the M5, but I am missing the Canon color rendition that I need for scenic photography. It does seem that the M line is on the way out, but that shouldn't bother me as I only need two or three lenses.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Move up to an EM-1 mkIII or OM-1 that allows you to produce a 80mp RAW image. This would be a far superior route to go for landscape/scenic photos.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

And, yes, I realize you are on a budget. But a used E-M1 mkIII would probably be the best way to go. It allows for handheld 80mp RAW landscape/scenic for post processing to get whatever color modifications one would want. The OM-1 would be the best you could do for a very long future usage.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Then the M5 is a great little camera for what you want.
Also, if you want lenses besides M lenses there are many third party lenses for it and all the EF lenses work perfectly with it using an EF to M adapter.
If you get the M5 get the EF to M adapter also as when time goes by that might get discontinued and difficult to find.

Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina

I’m not sure why you feel your OM-10 isn’t making it for you
Assuming you have some Olympus lenses why not look to a newer OM-1 camera
I’ve been using Olympus for years I’m not unhappy with my results

MShell50 Loc: Bakersfield, California

The OM-D E-M5 Mark Iii has 50MP high resolution mode. Mpb.com has a used camera for $619 for sale. Also, what lens or lenses are you using?

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Landscape is all about sensor performance (size) and lens acuity. It is a very narrow dead end path you are proposing - but it is possible that it MIGHT work for you - especially if you use the best Canon crop lens - 17-55 f2.8 - even tho it is very old.
I would be much more comfortable using Sony E-mount with a rather good selection of MODERN used lenses. Yes, I have used both Canon and Sony - and still do.
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camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I own and use my EM-10 Mk II for landscape photography. My two main lenses for use with my camera are the Zuiko 12-40 f2.8 Pro and the "plastic fantastic" kit lens the 40-150 f4-5.6 lens. Never ever the camera failed to give me excellent landscape images when I did my part. I never enlarge beyond 12x18 inches but I am sure I can go larger than that.

Did you know that the EM-10 Mk II has no AA filter? The result of that is sharper images. I am including here a link so that you could see what others do with this camera. https://www.flickr.com/groups/2846195@N25/pool/with/53084712254/.
All I can tell you at this time is that the camera is old, its owner is old too but the images satisfy my needs.

Canisdirus

https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-eos-5ds-r-body

It's out of stock right now...but you can get notifications...1200 bucks...50MP sensor...full frame.

That's a landscape camera...and a good deal.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

"many third party lenses" ? - in EF mount yes - and most of the best are full frame. ...not many in M mount ....

Alyn Wolf Loc: Colorado Springs

Hmmmmm..... I might need to rethink this. I think I've been using the wrong terminology. I'm into scenic, not landscape photography. I like to show places where I've been in a somewhat blog or story form. Camerapapi in his entry above kind of nailed it. I don't need something so fancy as what most of you are talking about and perhaps my Olympus EM10 mk2 needs to be worked with more. It really is a delightful camera for my purposes. The reason I'm wanting to "add" a "cheap" Canon M5 to experiment with is that I really miss the Canon colours. No matter what adjustments I make with the Olympus, I have been unable to get the Canon flavor that I miss. So, perhaps owning and playing around with both would satisfy my overall needs. I really don't need higher and higher resolution, more and more expensive lenses, etc. And, I definitely don't need a noisy slap slap slap DSLR. I can't imagine using one of those out in the field. Heavy, expensive full frame or perfect glass is not my cup of tea.
I really appreciate all the feedback I'm getting here. Keep it coming. We collaborative photographers are certainly a special group of people.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Hmmmm...... My original OM-D 10 (1) produced excellent printed 24"x30" prints. Landscape or otherwise.
~ My OM-D 10 II is a hop skip and a jump better - and maybe I'm crazy (you'd have to ask my kids or The Wife), but it appears to out-perform my Nikon D7100 in many applications, including the few times I shoot landscape scenes with it.
Granted, I'm no longer shooting PRO, so this is all subjective and suspect!!

Edit - I see you're after color balance..... Tweaking the settings should do that for JPEGs... RAW, I can't help with.....