tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post3336009000940357443..comments2024-03-28T16:00:02.364+08:00Comments on ROBIN WONG : Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Review ExtensionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-35060170073242742712018-01-07T20:36:49.691+08:002018-01-07T20:36:49.691+08:00hi Robin
thanks a lot for your article
I want to b...hi Robin<br />thanks a lot for your article<br />I want to buy a tripod to use the high res shot mode with my new e-m1 ii, but I don't know what which one to choose (afraid that it won't work with something too unstable). out of curiosity, which one do you use? any recommendation?<br />thanks a lot!Gothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101838077125793419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-59813265902610946972017-12-16T05:35:29.598+08:002017-12-16T05:35:29.598+08:00Very thoughtful review, thank you. A quick questio...Very thoughtful review, thank you. A quick question about High Res mode. Say you take three high res mode images at three different exposures. Any reason you couldn't merge them into an HDR high res final image? Perhaps mimicking an MF sensor result.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852529780579827466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-67371211738585133052017-12-10T01:38:04.714+08:002017-12-10T01:38:04.714+08:00Hi robin
Thank you for your excellent reviews.
I h...Hi robin<br />Thank you for your excellent reviews.<br />I have had the omd em1 mk1 and now 2 oms em1 mk2 bodies.<br />Super great weather sealing is a huge factor selecting Olympus Mirrorless cameras.<br />But I Do Live in Hope That Olympus could;<br />Put a joystick toggle switch for changing focus points; in the spot where the AEL AFL butoon is now--and move out the info button and put the AEL AFL button there instead.<br />Just a thought.<br />Cheers,<br />Evan SpellmanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210441427178445742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-53475230481648973622017-04-16T01:33:44.560+08:002017-04-16T01:33:44.560+08:00After trying out the 1m2 at an Oly event, I'm ...After trying out the 1m2 at an Oly event, I'm reading everything I can find. Your reviews seem to be pointed right at me for what I do. Darn Oly! Their event and your reviews are going to cost me well over $3k for the new camera and the new 25 1.2!!!Ron Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357086647011685151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-39595906869486622372017-04-04T09:21:54.887+08:002017-04-04T09:21:54.887+08:00Robin,
Thanks so much for all the work that goes ...Robin,<br /><br />Thanks so much for all the work that goes into your reviews. <br />I have a Pen F that I use for product photography. I'm considering an upgrade to the Mark II. I see it has in-camera focus stacking, which I have been doing with third party software. <br />Aside from that is there any difference between hi res pics from the Pen F vs the Mark II?<br />Danny Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882678925471976155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-85832943965352334432017-03-23T11:03:04.269+08:002017-03-23T11:03:04.269+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924903838152929755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-78176486304522734502017-03-05T23:33:26.034+08:002017-03-05T23:33:26.034+08:00Hi Robin,
Thanks for the detailed review with gre...Hi Robin, <br />Thanks for the detailed review with great samples. I recently bought an E-M1 Mark II, my second try at M43 (the first one was with E-PL1 some years ago, the lenses were inadequate) after using Nikon for many many years. <br />The "Auto ISO in Manual with Exposure Compensation" is how I use the camera all the time. However, the camera does not allow exposure compensation, when a button (say Fn2) is defined for exposure compensation. Would you please elaborate how you could do so? <br />Checked the English version of manual: p.29 and 42 showed the expected behaviour via the Fn level, but p.68 showed the inconsistent behaviour when using a button to initiate exposure compensation.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156953916665938606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-83064650951045904892017-01-08T04:28:14.392+08:002017-01-08T04:28:14.392+08:00Great review! What can you tell me about the upg...Great review! What can you tell me about the upgraded weather sealing? I have the E-M5 Mark II but if the weather sealing was much improved I would like to upgrade. I do a lot of shooting out in wet conditions. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494025051278857369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-46579137152773904442017-01-05T02:42:48.852+08:002017-01-05T02:42:48.852+08:00very nice. There is certainly a lot of content pop...very nice. There is certainly a lot of content popping up around this camera now. I think I'm still going to wait a while until the price drops some as my E-M1 is still a pretty good camera. :-) The video looks quite nice. I have 2560x1440 monitor so seeing it at 4K res looks nice full screen. While the IS does a decent job I think if I was shooting a lot of video while moving around I would invest in some sort of steady-shot rig.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430070261558481321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-84440305302517296692017-01-02T12:53:18.889+08:002017-01-02T12:53:18.889+08:00Thanks so much for spending the time to shoot the ...Thanks so much for spending the time to shoot the pictures and write the reviews. I used Olympus in the film days and have used Canon and Fuji since moving to digital. I noticed how Olympus has caught up with the state of the art in small camera technology. I thought I was going to buy another Fuji but this camera is really something special! Thanks again...Lee Hammond Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714962951772500113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-48734165906238141672016-12-09T18:37:28.898+08:002016-12-09T18:37:28.898+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Simone Ciarallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235398473282747704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-14617137424669908802016-12-09T13:38:11.705+08:002016-12-09T13:38:11.705+08:00Hi Robin,
Thanks for yet another superb review (...Hi Robin, <br /><br />Thanks for yet another superb review (I read the primary article about this camera first) of a truly astounding camera. The hand-held 5-6 seconds stuff completely blew me away, as did the overall image quality. Your pictures are exquisite, as always, and your writing is a joy to read. Man, what a camera, and what spectacular results! It's a work of art. It's like Arthur C. Clarke once observed: "any technology sufficiently advanced will be indistinguishable from magic". Oly is getting really, really close!<br /><br />You know me, the old stubborn dinosaur, I've just about seen it all - so, not always that easily impressed. But these optics, and this camera is really something else. Stunning results, and in your capable hands - it really is magical!<br /><br />Congratulations to you and Oly on another triumph. You've won me over, I'm going to invest in a Oly 4/3 system to compliment my existing system. The quality is there, the handling is great, the lenses are there. When I want to pack light and not lug around my huge DSLR's this is perfect. And the quality is really superb, as your work abundantly proves. I'm happy :-)<br /><br />Happy holidays and my best wishes for a healthy, happy and even better 2017!Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706263884645654930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-51363477010704161482016-12-04T09:12:23.659+08:002016-12-04T09:12:23.659+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931501579128535127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-29537100925248593642016-12-04T05:44:12.473+08:002016-12-04T05:44:12.473+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931501579128535127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-80741019623541608402016-12-02T03:55:08.559+08:002016-12-02T03:55:08.559+08:00Hi Robin,
A couple of questions:
- is it possibl...Hi Robin,<br /><br />A couple of questions:<br /><br />- is it possible to use focus bracketing in combination with the high res shot mode?<br />- if you shot a classical portrait, i.e. the model sitting still during the exposure - why shouldn´t it be possible to use the high res mode achieving flawless results?<br />- if I wanted to take a series of high res shots as quickly as possible: would it be possible to merge the 8 single shots at a later stage to speed up the total shooting time as each merging process takes 2.5 s?<br />- finally: what stops you from comparing the M1 II in high res mode to a medium format camera, say the Phase One IQ3 when it comes to details? (let alone the different dynamic ranges)<br /><br />Many thanks<br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892793056238497665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-62859263433700236312016-11-22T04:15:33.175+08:002016-11-22T04:15:33.175+08:00This looks an awesome all around camera, and also ...This looks an awesome all around camera, and also good looking camera. Thanks for the detail review. One major feature missing for me is the Video Recording Length, because I record Theater shows/rehearsals I need to record sometimes 1 hour and 30 min videos. I don't want setup 2 camera's for this. Will recording length be updated in future Firmware or does the camera not provide enough cooling? Still a reason why I'm considering buying a the 2 year old Panasonic GH4 (or hold off on a future GH5).<br />mvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434660733174865736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-37810297494791878702016-11-21T01:56:30.155+08:002016-11-21T01:56:30.155+08:00Wonderfully informative! One question I have that ...Wonderfully informative! One question I have that hasn't been answered: does OI Share enable WiFi control of High Res Shot with the new camera?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462331246844367156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-36151818298568605352016-11-20T04:53:28.944+08:002016-11-20T04:53:28.944+08:00Your blog is the best information I have found on ...Your blog is the best information I have found on this new camera. I am most interested in buying it once it becomes available, although I already own Olympus's top-of-the-line DSLR - the E-5. Of course, I also own some good Oly glass for that camera and would like to be able to use it on the OM-D E-M1 II, at least at times, with my MMF-1 adapter. Other than not being splash- and dust- proof, will this adapter work with the OM-D E-M1 II to the best of your knowledge?Hermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854859724488944733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-3492913042352751012016-11-16T08:09:21.844+08:002016-11-16T08:09:21.844+08:00I think each camera has their own unique features ...I think each camera has their own unique features and that is what differentiates one camera from another. Surely Canon or Pentax cameras do not have the 5-Axis IS and other features like Live Composite in Olympus cameras. What I am saying is there is no one camera that has everything, and all the features. Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-64505849134804301122016-11-16T05:42:55.285+08:002016-11-16T05:42:55.285+08:00Well done Olympus! A great step forward for MFT! T...Well done Olympus! A great step forward for MFT! Those of us who prefer smaller cameras can't wait for the next EM-5 and PEN-F generations to take over the main advances...And thank you Robin for your review!Vincent in Genevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561411447978635867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-82297441503914729162016-11-14T03:20:58.827+08:002016-11-14T03:20:58.827+08:00Hi Robin,
Very interesting review, as usual i wan...Hi Robin,<br /><br />Very interesting review, as usual i want to say. I have a question about autofocus : can you choose which "mode" (phase or contrast detect) the body uses to focus ? Or does it use both ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193305605688620086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-45569989614661092082016-11-12T22:41:45.521+08:002016-11-12T22:41:45.521+08:00Robin
Great review focused on the practical use o...Robin<br /> Great review focused on the practical use of this amazing tool. I currently use 3 cameras. The EM1, and Panasonic GX8 for wildlife and a Nikon d810 for landscapes. I am considering the EM1 mk2 to potentially replace the Nikon kit. However for wildlife my main lenses are the Oly SWD 50-200+ 1.4 TC. And on the GX8, the Panasonic 100-400mm f4. My question to you is what should I expect in performance (focus speed, accuracy, and tracking) using the Oly EM1 mk2 with these lenses? Truth is both these lenses are about as good as it gets with a long zoom lens and If I buy the new EM1 mk2, I am hoping to get better performance from this glass, but is that a realistic expectation?Sundialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013784625572786703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-64984324769981730532016-11-12T02:52:48.218+08:002016-11-12T02:52:48.218+08:00Solid review. Nice work. The image of the kitten ...Solid review. Nice work. The image of the kitten with the hair on it's eye (from the first part) was awesome. I couldn't believe the detail. You could almost call it eye-opening (alright, that was awful, sorry). I'm really looking forward to your full 12-100mm review. That thing looks great. Tapeleghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756225490246090997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-74496534534410441452016-11-12T02:10:01.987+08:002016-11-12T02:10:01.987+08:00Robin. Good point.Robin. Good point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401558289914599709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-90780714862596981462016-11-11T21:23:25.860+08:002016-11-11T21:23:25.860+08:00Dear Sir, thank you for your beautiful photos (and...Dear Sir, thank you for your beautiful photos (and the technical information)! IMHO the only feature that's missing from the firmware now would be the option to choose a program curve for auto ISO as implemented by Pentax or Canon. So I could choose a steeper curve for freezing action and a normal curve for optimizing low ISO / dynamic range. Both my E-M5 and my E-M1 tend to give me too low ISO values in auto ISO mode so I'm missing some shots when I'm birding in bad or rapidly changing light. The option to define the lowest shutter speed is very welcome and a step into the right direction.unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950919156870403068noreply@blogger.com