Shopperon

Looking to purchase a Olympus EM1ii and want some feed back
as to how affective is a 4/thirds system?
Thanks

JimRPhoto Loc: Raleigh NC

I have two other Olympus camera bodies with 4/3. One of them being the PEN-F. It is a great system. Bought it for travel by air, when I don't have the capability of carrying my full frame system with the large size lenses. The Olympus system exceeded my expectations, and I would recommend the 4/3 system. I can carry the body, a pancake lens mounted, a fast wide zoom, and a telephoto zoom in a small space, even when walking on a city street. Now I do have a 20MP or so sensor. Good luck with your decision. JimR

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Olympus makes fine, well-manufactured cameras. You might consider renting a camera and lens before risking the purchase - good rental sources include Lensrentals.com .

Shopperon

Thanks,
Is it hard to achieve getting boca with it?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

You might be confusing bokeh (the quality of the out of focus area) with depth of field. Bokeh is determined by the lens.

For background blur period, while mirrorless cameras do have more depth of field at wider apertures than full frame dslr's, if you use a telephoto lens and your subject is separated from the background sufficiently, it's easy to achieve.

Shot this with Olympus EM10 and a 75-300 mm lens at 150 mm, aperture f/6.7

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

For endorsement of the EM1, see UHH MinnieV's personal website:
https://pvanevery.myportfolio.com/

There are other users on UHH you'll hear from, I'm sure

Shopperon

Very nice
Thanks

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

Don't even think twice about the effectiveness of M43.... I also shoot Canon and the weight and bulk savings of M43 have added years to my life span; I was just putting my wide angle Canon leaf system together yesterday and was stunned by the weight and bulk increase over my Olympus kit. I figure with all the R&D going into sensor technology M43 is well placed. As far as isolating subjects with DOF try throwing on a 75mm 1.8 and see the miracle of isolation... I bought this lens just to chase my dogs around the yard. Good luck with whatever choice you make. Bob

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

And you can easily use vintage lenses on them with an adapter. Some of those lenses give amazing bokeh. (Look at the quality of the background blur, not how shallow the depth of field is) There is a Vintage Lenses FB page that shows some results.(not my shots)

tdekany Loc: Oregon

Shopperon - what ever system one is interested in, my suggestion would be to see examples of what the best photographers produce, in this case with the m4/3 system.

2 of the very best in my opinion.

https://500px.com/bobbytan

https://www.traciejeanphoto.com

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

As a travel camera, its only competitor is Panasonic. As far as an ultimate control camera, it really has no match in any format. But it does have a steep learning curve to learn that control. Once learned, not that bad. The Super Panel helps a lot in that control. Over 100 lenses to choose from where all basic lens functions work. Any 4/3rds lens will work on it. If it is an older 4/3rds lens and not a micro 4/3rds lense (M4/3), it requires only a simple adapter. The E-M1 mrII / 12-100mm f4 Pro IS combination (24-200 in 35mm terms) was designed for travel. It has an IS of 6.5 stops (tripod almost never needed), 2.5 pounds, 5.3 X 3.6 X 7.3 in size, will do ~1/2 life size, easily handholdable to 1 or 2 seconds, and weatherproof. The special shift function allows for 80mp RAW, built in HDR, built in photo stacking, three custom set menus and two custom function buttons. Pro Capture (up to 30 shots before shutter release), up to 18fps with mechincal shutter, and up to 60fps with the electronic shutter. And that is just a touch of what it can do.

If you are truly serious about looking at Olympus, you might want to wait until January before making a final decision. It looks like Olympus will try to release an E-M5 mrIII [20mp (?), 6.5 stops stabilization with IS lens (?)] before (?) Christmas and possibly an E-M1X (?) in January. Susposedly the new E-M1X will have a first time feature that no other camera on the market has. If true, the prices for the E-M5 mrII and E-M1 mrII will drop even further for a better buy. Or the features for the new models may be something you want to spend your hard earned money on.

Here are some samples from both my former E-M5 and my E-M1 mrII. All handheld with shutter speeds from 1/500 to 2".

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Shopperon

Thank you
I enjoyed reading your reply and will
weigh your hunch carefully.

Shopperon

Great pictures!
I aspire to take quality pictures
with great technical ability

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

If you use the “Quote Reply” option, as I have done, the post you are addressing will be attached and we’ll know to whom you are replying.

The build quality of the Olympus EM-1 is jewel like. I know people who use m4/3rds professionally. I had an EM1 and loved everything about it but the menu.

Shopperon

I got it, now this is attached to your suggestion!

Thanks