OM-D -E-Mark II resources
Apr 13, 2018 14:29:17 #
I am an enthusiast photographer. I have been a Nikon owner for years, but recently purchased an OM-D E Mark II with 12-100mm lens. I would appreciate suggestions as to learning resources on the camera.
Apr 13, 2018 14:35:20 #
Youtube usually has plenty of tutorial videos on just about any digital camera available now.
Apr 13, 2018 14:37:07 #
Apr 13, 2018 15:20:45 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
MASTERING THE OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 MARK II by Darrell Young, published by Rocky Nook will be an excellent resource, once it comes out in June :o(. I have one for my Oly E-M5 II and it is a fabulous resource. In the meantime, YouTube.
Apr 13, 2018 21:20:56 #
GBlasin wrote:
I am an enthusiast photographer. I have been a Nikon owner for years, but recently purchased an OM-D E Mark II with 12-100mm lens. I would appreciate suggestions as to learning resources on the camera.
E Mark II? E-? That ? is important. As an Olympus owner you have to suffer the multisylable model nomenclature. ;)
Ok I understand your frustration. I own an EM-5 MII. I love it. It was not the easieast camera to set up. Olympus documentation leaves something to be desired. And the interface is also somewhat of a steep learning curve. What I did was type “Olympus OM-D EM-5 Mii setup” into google and presto many articles appeared. I read them and bookmarked the ones that made the most sense to me. Then I sat down with the camera and went through the menus applying things I had read (opened the bookmarked items on my iPad while I was doing this). It took me a more than a week. But it was worth it.
Olympus makes a great camera. Do not despair. Once you get it set up, and learn it, you will love it and you will get superior images.
However if your are short of patience, and you want instant results, perhaps a smart phone would be a better choice.
Apr 13, 2018 22:39:13 #
Certainly not expecting instant results. Spent years with multiple Nikons, and not sure that I ever reached the "masters" level. Started with an Argus C3 many, many years ago. Still have it, and it still works.
Apr 14, 2018 01:07:54 #
GBlasin wrote:
Certainly not expecting instant results. Spent years with multiple Nikons, and not sure that I ever reached the "masters" level. Started with an Argus C3 many, many years ago. Still have it, and it still works.
I think you will like the Olympus but it will take a bit of time to learn it. But she’s worth it.
Apr 14, 2018 05:41:19 #
Apr 14, 2018 06:44:44 #
Apr 14, 2018 06:44:54 #
Jeffcs
Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
MU43 is a great resource of information
I too am a Nikon/Olympus shooter the menu system once you figure it out really isn’t bad in fact it’s quite intuitive and easy to use
UTube great resource
Getmyolympus is the USA Olympus site learning there as well
You’ll love it
I too am a Nikon/Olympus shooter the menu system once you figure it out really isn’t bad in fact it’s quite intuitive and easy to use
UTube great resource
Getmyolympus is the USA Olympus site learning there as well
You’ll love it
Apr 14, 2018 07:14:56 #
The currently available guide by Tony Phillips (Complete Guide to the Olympus OMD EM 1 Mark 2) is very helpful. I didn’t want to wait for the Darrell Young guide which has had several delays. The M43 and Olympus DSLR subforums on DPR are where I go for technical help. Also, Wrotniak http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/m43/em1.2-sett.html has a good free guide to basic set up for this camera.
The latest firmware upgrade is well worth doing. It has some valuable improvements. The process of firmware updating is dicey so ask if something is unclear or you run into trouble.
The latest firmware upgrade is well worth doing. It has some valuable improvements. The process of firmware updating is dicey so ask if something is unclear or you run into trouble.
Apr 14, 2018 07:22:13 #
Moved from an E-5 to the OM-D EM1 Mark ii. It is an excellent camera with very complex menus and tremendous abilities. The Complete Guide to the OMD EM1 Mark II by Tony Phillips (Kindle) is an excellent resource that has made a big difference since I downloaded it. I tried You Tube and loathed the vast majority of the videos in part because they do not answer a quick look-it-up-in-the-index question in less than 10 minutes, to say nothing of the time needed to search a potential answer for a quick question. Many contain flights of narcissistic blather as in: I'm going to take my photo and put it in my file and then I'm going to use my computer. (Five first-person pronouns in one sentence is intolerable.) This book has an easy to use index that gets to the topic with the click of a cursor. Well-deigned book with good quality information. Very pleased with it.
Apr 14, 2018 07:40:05 #
If it is the E-1, M II try, Mark Greengo's class on Creative Live, https://www.creativelive.com/class/olympus-om-d-e-m1-mark-ii-fast-start-john-greengo?via=site-header_0
you won't be dissapointed. David Bush puts out some good books also.
you won't be dissapointed. David Bush puts out some good books also.
Apr 14, 2018 07:41:04 #
I graduated to the Argus C3 from the Kodak Duaflex II and was much impressed with the F3.5 lens and 1/300 of a second shutter speed.
I guess we are no longer young. I managed the learning curve of the Oly by taking the menu options an hour or so at a time, the less complex allowing more to be reviewed during that time, and vice versa. You quicky will find what is important to your needs.
Many of the options get set once and mostly done.
I guess we are no longer young. I managed the learning curve of the Oly by taking the menu options an hour or so at a time, the less complex allowing more to be reviewed during that time, and vice versa. You quicky will find what is important to your needs.
Many of the options get set once and mostly done.
Apr 14, 2018 07:42:41 #
Welcome to the Olympus club ! I am a 45 year Nikon user and about 6 months ago got seduced by the EM-1 II. I absolutely love the camera and the pro series lenses. Much smaller form factor with excellent optics and a lot less weight. It has a steep learning curve simply because it has amazing capabilities. As noted, there are a lot of great resources on the internet for this camera. Grab some of the books specific to the system and read them thoroughly. Absolutely go shoot photos and videos, as that is the best way to learn the camera quickly, but there are a lot of features that are not apparent, and the menu system will be a bit cryptic at times. When you get it figured out it works well.
Tony Northrup has a great video that will give you a good overview and show how to set up some of the buttons with useful functions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVsC5SHfu-I&t=1267s
Have fun !
Doug
Tony Northrup has a great video that will give you a good overview and show how to set up some of the buttons with useful functions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVsC5SHfu-I&t=1267s
Have fun !
Doug
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