Thank-you! Your transition to mft has really inspired me!!! Very much appreciate your content, I find it most informative. I currently shoot with the Panasonic G9 and have a myriad of lenses I have assembled over the years including the following; Olympus 40-150mm 2.8 Pro and their 60mm Macro, the Sigma trio(16, 30 & 56mm), the Panasonic 45mm Macro and the 12-60mm Lumix Kit lense), etc. I did consider moving to FF but having followed your journey... I have decided to stick with MFT. Planning to order the OM1 and Olympus 300mm F4 as soon as... 😊
I can't believe it's been a year already of your passion of the OM 1. You have put out some wonderful, interesting and honest videos of the 4\3 system over that time, and of course backed up your believe in the system with some outstanding images. As always, keep up the good work 👍
Cheers Clive! As they say, time flies when you're having fun! Plenty more to come too I think - got a few things planned over the next few months including a trip or two back to the lakes. And definitely more of the Urban Project with a few more towns to visit...
Hi Leigh & hello from Oz, I've only recently changed from Canon to the OM-1 system, it took me a while & I wish i had done it earlier. Here in Oz the Om-1's were being offered at discount prices just before the Om-1 mkII was announced, I bought the 12-45mm pro f-4, 40-150 pro f-4 & a 75-300mm. I'm extremely pleased with the lenses & the 75-300mm has been very good when used at the right settings but the most important thing for me was the weight saving. As you, I had "L' series lenses & the whole package weighed in at nearly 10kgs, my Olympus package weighs in at just under 4kgs & I'm also finding it so much more enjoyable, plus as you said the quality in images is outstanding. I'm now into my mid 70's & I can look forward to enjoying my photography again, keep up the good work mate. Cheers from Oz
Great to hear you've discovered the same as me George! I had the privilege to try out the new 150-600 on my OM-1 on Saturday but as expected it's VERY heavy as it's essentially the same Sigma lens I had on my 5D Mk4. It's good, but far too heavy for me these days. I did a good 8 hour stint with the 300 on today though and although I can tell I've done the miles I'm in no way suffering from the experience - something I'm immensely glad of! Hope you get some great shots though and keep experimenting and getting the enjoyment out of this amazing system!
Man, you're right about the enjoyment part. The ability to carry two cameras with lenses attached is something I wouldn't trade for the world. I got my G9/100-400 for birds and EM 1 II/60mm and 40-150 set ups ready at any given time for bugs and reptiles.
Thanks for this video. I’ve been on a very similar journey. Started out with on EM-1 Mk 1 and various lenses. It didn’t quite deliver what I needed. Then made a move to 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70, 16-35, 70-200, 100-400 and 35mm 1.4. A brilliant camera and amazing glass. But like you was finding it too heavy and then not using it as much because of that. Partially inspired by you (especially on the 12-100 lens) I’ve now moved over to an OM-1. Also got the 12-40, 40-150 and 300 PRO lenses which are amazing (especially the 300). The portability and usability are better than the 5D Mark IV. The excellent quality is more than good enough for my use cases. Really pleased I made the move. I’m also enjoying the 8-25 and 40-140 F4 PRO lenses. The range, quality and usability of these lenses is fantastic.
Thanks Simon! I'm definitely interested in the 8-25 at some point, but I need to see how much I use the 9-18 really to see if it's worth me upgrading to the pro glass. But definitely glad I shifted systems - although I do still have my old 5D Mk1 and 24-105L for specal nostalgia occasions but it doesn't come out very often I must admit!
Thanks for some interesting thoughts and comments on the OM-1, Leigh. I came to the OM-1 (from Fujifilm X-S10) because I wanted weather-sealing and to save weight. I have no regrets whatsoever. Over an equivalent Fuji system, I saved nearly 2kg IIRC. I'm in my mid-60's and I like to take my full kit with me because I never know what will take my fancy, although if I was returning to a location, I'd certainly consider paring it down somewhat. And the sharpness of the (m.Zuiko) lenses is superb! The OM-1 is a joy to use (from BIF to landscape to macro) and with software nowadays able to work wonders on image files, satisfactory results are, I think, not difficult to accomplish. (I use ON1 and find it to be wonderful.) Like you, I think M43 has a lot of mileage ahead of it and with the support of Panasonic and OMS, and it's easy to look at the lenses available and find something that is very capable indeed.
I know there will always be ones that will say that micro four thirds is dead and the quality isn't as good but it's the same in every field and usually by folk who haven't experienced the system they're trying to belittle (Nikon vs Canon, Full frame vs Crop etc). I for one am sticking with the system and I'm loving the weight saving it's brought along with the amazing feature set - I've never enjoyed my photography more!
I am still undecided. I have Fuji XT 2 and EM1 II and enjoy them both and am looking for a new body. Looking at Fuji XS 20 and also with the Cashback the OM1 for me is a more realistic price. I could do with trying both at some point. I have equivalent lenses for both models so am able to compare weight v quality etc.
It depends on the lens but most of the pro lenses will allow focus stacking. Pro-capture I've only tried on the lenses I have but it works fine for me 👍
Hi Leigh nice to know you are loving the system I basically have the same kit as you Om1, 300mm pro, 40-150 pro, 8-25 pro and the 17mm 1.8 the 300mm is my wildlife lens amazing and very sharp. I use the 40-150 as my portrait lens; for some landscapes, the 8-25 is my everyday walkabout lens cracking for landscapes, and the 17mm for really low light work love the kit. I have managed to get shots that my friend was unable to get he is a full-frame shooter who uses Sony also he is a professional photographer. 🤣
I picked up the EM1 plus the 12-40 and 40-150 for a long service award in 2016 and have progressed the same way as you up to the OM1. Also purchased the Pan 100-400 lucky to get one of the ones with out the mount problem, as have the 60 macro and the 8-25. Very pleased with the performance of cameras and lenses shoot wildlife, landscape, aircraft museums and air shows. Also do track photography for Modstox's oval racing with the 40-150 2.8 as the catch fences are pretty close that lens copes well, weather sealing is great
Hi Leigh and greetings from north Wiltshire. I swapped from Nikon APS-C (D2Xs) and Nikon pro zoom lenses to the Olympus system some time ago, for exactly the same reason: weight and portability. I look back now on how I used to hike in the Austrian Tirol with a backpack full of heavy gear. No more. I started my M43 journey with the original OM-D EM-5 mk1, and a collection of primes. But when the EM1mk3 came out, I gave the EM5 body to my sister-in-law and upgraded to what was at the time their best camera in the EM1.3. I also chopped in all the primes and bought two pro lenses: the 12-100mm/4 and 8/1.8. Like you, I use the zoom nearly all the time, such is its flexibility and quality. But I love shooting with the fisheye and I'm going to recommend you take a look. Firstly, it's super light & small, and it has the usual pro qualities of exceptional optical performance and weather sealing. I have also set up a button on the top plate of the EM1 to toggle the lens between fisheye and rectilinear, which is super flexible. Did you know the camera can do that? Again, the quality of either format image is stunning (although the rectilinear is output as JPEG only). It complements the 12-100 perfectly at the wide end. Most of my photography is either travel (I went to Venice last year and splashed on a photography guide, which was well worth the money) or architecture or wide field astro (Milky Way). The fisheye excels at the last two, but especially for astro because it has zero coma. Composition is challenging with any fisheye but that's part of the fun for me. Cool camera features I like are: (a) pro-capture; (b) starry AF; (c) photo stacking; and (d) action settings with shutter priority and C-AF instantly available on custom setting C1. I have C2 through C4 set up to map onto the others. Have you tried these out? There are plenty of lambs being born around us at the moment and it's the perfect excuse to make the next purchase. I just ordered the 40-150/2.8 & 1.4x converter kit, and I plan to join the very active local wildlife photo group. At some point (probably when I retire), I will either buy the 300/4 prime or buy whatever new tele zoom OM announces. Anyway, keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your posts. Nick
Hi Nick! Sounds like you've found exactly what I did - it's a stunning system! I'll have to take a look at the 8/1.8 at some point - could be good fun for some astro work if it ever stops raining over night here! The 300 f/4 is stunning though - in every way it's an absolute gem of a lens! My friend has the Olympus 100-400 and he borrowed the 300 and the difference is phenomenal. He's now wondering how they got so expensive used!!
On 9th March 2022, I swapped my EM1X and EM1.3 for two OM1 bodies. I have just revised my lens collection and now have the perfect wildlife set up for me: 300mm f4 Pro, 12 - 100mm f4 Pro and 90mm f3.5 Pro, plus an MC14 and MC20. I also own an FL900R, FL700WR and STF-8 flashguns. I would not have anything else currently available. Prior to my EM1X and EM1.3 I owned a Sony A9 and A7R4 with a 100 - 400mm f4/5.6 G Master, 200 - 600mm f5.6/6.3, 90mm macro f2.8 and 28 - 70mm f2.8.
How do you find the difference between the EM-1X and OM-1? I know it has some of the feature set of the OM-1 but an earlier iteration. I definitely wouldn't swap my set up now for another system though - it works just too well!
Hi Leigh greetings from Ireland that year flew in glad ur enjoying The OM-1 for my landscapes I am using a Pentax K3 and various lens, for my wild life photography I recently bought A Canon R7 and the RF100-400 lens the camera is amazing for eye AF and tracking and the lens I find excellent Paul
I got an E1M3 MKII used from a friend. I leave my Z7 more often at home now. I do not want to carry Full Frame around when I go for a hike in nature. The Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm 1:4.8-6.7 II is lighter than some Full Frame Kit lenses and has 600mm FF equivalent! However for portraits or sunsets I still like my Z7 and my 50mm F1.8 Even though my Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm F1.2 Pro is getting very close...
You've definitely discovered the same that I did - if you're going for a hike the weight really does make a difference! And the image quality is definitely right up there!
Great video! Tbh I just bought OM System OM-1 as my secondary camera weeks ago and I still own the Nikon Z7ii. Don't get me wrong, I really like Nikon lens quality but the autofocus really lacks behind other manufacturers especially the OM-1! Ended up using the OM-1 way more often then the Z7ii. Just light, compact and quick, thats just the greatest combo for daily photograhpy.
Enjoying photography is very important. Thats why I use my EM1.2. The OM-1 ergonomics, as reported, are not as good. And I've found the parlor tricks, like Subject Distraction, aren't of much help unless you lack experience. My OM-1 sits in the closet.
It might be just the size of my hands but I find the OM-1 more comfortable to use than my E-M1 mk2. I guess it's subjective and differs for each individual,l?
Hi Daniele, If money was no object I'd choose the Olympus lens, purely as it integrates a little better with the Olympus system so you can use a teleconverter too at a later date. If you wanted to save a little though and didn't want to use a teleconverter, then the Panasonic is a fine lens and optically they're almost identical I found. I actually did a bit of a video on the two lenses last year if you wanted to take a look at what I found for each of them in the field? This is the video - th-cam.com/video/wiGXwGD3puA/w-d-xo.html
Nice video Leigh. The weight savings are so noticeable. I still have my Nikon full frame stuff but always choose my OM1 because of the convenience. I make OM1 videos too on my channel if you are interested😀👍
Nice to see videos not done by a manufacturer ambassador. I went to OM-1 from Canon EOS R5 full frame mirrorless, which was better in some ways. But OM-1 with Olympus lenses makes for a lighter smaller package. Have tried 100-400 Olympus and Panasonic, which are good but not great. My favourite lens is 12-100 f4, stunning all rounder. Have 8- 25 f4 which is very nice. I am tempted to get the 150-400 f4.5, but I mostly do landscape and but will sometimes include animals/birds in a scene. Also have 40-150 f2.8, which is good but not amazing, probably needs IS to make it amazing?
Thank you! I agree the 40-150 with Sync IS would be a killer lens for walk around tele-landscape/light wildlife. The 150-400 would be a great lens and I'd love to try one but the size and weight (and price!) would mean it's a serious proposition and would be far too heavy for me to carry for the most part. The 300 f/4 is a stunning lens though - super clean and even with the tele-converters attached doesn't lose too much image clarity and has the all important Sync IS which at longer focal lengths is a game changer for hand held shooting.
Thanks Leigh. Yes I will try the 150-400.. Might be too big and heavy for me too. I have met people who have it and they say it is up there with the 300, they said “just get it” (if you can afford it)! Cheers.
I would love to jump to this system, but I shoot concert and event added to landscape, but the higher iso and lowlight wouldn't compare to my Lumix S1, but the weight difference is a real issue as I currently carry 5lb plus to these jobs.
I've done a bit of low light work with the OM-1 but certainly nothing too fast moving. Definitely the weight difference is massive though, so it might be worth me having a bit of a play with that sort of environment to see how it performs. Certainly up to ISO 1600 there's no problems with noise, but it all comes down to shutter speed I'd guess doing the event work. Might be one to get my 9mm f/1.7 out for a test!
@@LeighWPhotos Thanks Leigh, yes the shutter speeds for me are usually 1/60 to 1/250 so my iso is around 6400 below and above and of course in raw. I would love to know how the OM-1 performs in that environment. Although I wouldn't want to spend all my edits in a denoise software, it would take ages... Im also having a peak at the Lumix G9 mkii.
@@stevenbamford5245Definitely be interesting to try some of that sort of photography. I've just completed a night around Keswick taking in the Christmas lights and I fixed the ISO at 800 to see what I could get. Nothing too fast moving though but really nice experience with the Lumix 9mm f/1.7.
Nice video. I've been an Olympus shooter for a few years now and find the portability to be a very useful thing. Can I ask why you sold your 12-40 for the 12-100 please? You now have two lenses that covers the 40-100 range but the 12-40 is brighter at f2.8 rather than the f4 of the 12-100. I am thinking of getting one of these two lenses and think the 12-40 is the better choice given I also have the 40-150 so I would like to know your perspective on them.
Thanks Joe. I actually got rid of the 12-40 because I found I wasn't using it at all after I'd bought the 12-100. I didn't find a need to use the faster lens for the shooting I've been doing and it was just becoming surplus to requirements really. I ended up trading it, along with my 14-150, in for the 40-150 f/2.8. I may have some doubling up on focal lengths but the 40-150 is primarily a wildlife lens for me when I don't feel the need to lug the 300 around with me and it's not something I'd take on a hike like I do with the 12-100. Certainly if weight and size (and speed) is your main concern then the 12-40 is a fantastic lens, but for me the versatility and the added Sync-IS feature of the 12-100 won me over and it still spends most of it's time attached to the OM-1!
@@LeighWPhotos Thanks for your reply. The versatility and sync IS is what's making me not settle on the 12-40, even though by any other marker that's the lens for me. I am more of a wildlife photographer so bigger focal lengths are what I prefer, my 300 pro and 1.4x TC live on my OM1. I noticed I haven't considered landscape photography so I have been looking into that recently which lead me to your brilliant channel. But then I live in the farmlands of Suffolk so landscapes worth photographing are few and far between.
I have a similar problem here in Nottingham, I have to travel for any kind of real landscape photography but we do have some handy woodland around here which I love taking the 12-100 around. That's where the Sync-IS really shows it's mettle when you're in darker conditions. I did a test at new year and managed a 15 second hand held shot with the 12-100 in low light in Keswick. Absolutely stunning result and not something I could ever have got with the 12-40.
Thank-you! Your transition to mft has really inspired me!!! Very much appreciate your content, I find it most informative.
I currently shoot with the Panasonic G9 and have a myriad of lenses I have assembled over the years including the following; Olympus 40-150mm 2.8 Pro and their 60mm Macro, the Sigma trio(16, 30 & 56mm), the Panasonic 45mm Macro and the 12-60mm Lumix Kit lense), etc.
I did consider moving to FF but having followed your journey... I have decided to stick with MFT. Planning to order the OM1 and Olympus 300mm F4 as soon as... 😊
You're going to love that 300mm f/4 - trust me! It's a fantastic combo on the OM-1!
I am very much looking forward to the OM1 + 300mm!
Keep going with your creative content!
@@TonyTony-gj8to Thank you Tony!
I can't believe it's been a year already of your passion of the OM 1. You have put out some wonderful, interesting and honest videos of the 4\3 system over that time, and of course backed up your believe in the system with some outstanding images. As always, keep up the good work 👍
Cheers Clive! As they say, time flies when you're having fun!
Plenty more to come too I think - got a few things planned over the next few months including a trip or two back to the lakes. And definitely more of the Urban Project with a few more towns to visit...
Hi Leigh & hello from Oz, I've only recently changed from Canon to the OM-1 system, it took me a while & I wish i had done it earlier.
Here in Oz the Om-1's were being offered at discount prices just before the Om-1 mkII was announced, I bought the 12-45mm pro f-4, 40-150 pro f-4 & a 75-300mm. I'm extremely pleased with the lenses & the 75-300mm has been very good when used at the right settings but the most important thing for me was the weight saving. As you, I had "L' series lenses & the whole package weighed in at nearly 10kgs, my Olympus package weighs in at just under 4kgs & I'm also finding it so much more enjoyable, plus as you said the quality in images is outstanding.
I'm now into my mid 70's & I can look forward to enjoying my photography again, keep up the good work mate.
Cheers from Oz
Great to hear you've discovered the same as me George!
I had the privilege to try out the new 150-600 on my OM-1 on Saturday but as expected it's VERY heavy as it's essentially the same Sigma lens I had on my 5D Mk4. It's good, but far too heavy for me these days.
I did a good 8 hour stint with the 300 on today though and although I can tell I've done the miles I'm in no way suffering from the experience - something I'm immensely glad of!
Hope you get some great shots though and keep experimenting and getting the enjoyment out of this amazing system!
@@LeighWPhotos thanks for taking the time to reply Leigh👍
You're very welcome George!
Man, you're right about the enjoyment part. The ability to carry two cameras with lenses attached is something I wouldn't trade for the world. I got my G9/100-400 for birds and EM 1 II/60mm and 40-150 set ups ready at any given time for bugs and reptiles.
It really does change your photography doesn't it? Something I wouldn't have dreamt of doing with full frame!
The EM1.2 is a great camera. Mine has been so much more reliable than my OM-1 (which sits in the box).
Thanks for this video. I’ve been on a very similar journey. Started out with on EM-1 Mk 1 and various lenses. It didn’t quite deliver what I needed. Then made a move to 5D Mark IV, EF 24-70, 16-35, 70-200, 100-400 and 35mm 1.4. A brilliant camera and amazing glass. But like you was finding it too heavy and then not using it as much because of that. Partially inspired by you (especially on the 12-100 lens) I’ve now moved over to an OM-1. Also got the 12-40, 40-150 and 300 PRO lenses which are amazing (especially the 300). The portability and usability are better than the 5D Mark IV. The excellent quality is more than good enough for my use cases. Really pleased I made the move. I’m also enjoying the 8-25 and 40-140 F4 PRO lenses. The range, quality and usability of these lenses is fantastic.
Thanks Simon! I'm definitely interested in the 8-25 at some point, but I need to see how much I use the 9-18 really to see if it's worth me upgrading to the pro glass.
But definitely glad I shifted systems - although I do still have my old 5D Mk1 and 24-105L for specal nostalgia occasions but it doesn't come out very often I must admit!
Nice video again, I followed you all year and I just realized that I was not subscribed, it's done now.😃
Thank you Gianni!
Thanks for some interesting thoughts and comments on the OM-1, Leigh. I came to the OM-1 (from Fujifilm X-S10) because I wanted weather-sealing and to save weight. I have no regrets whatsoever. Over an equivalent Fuji system, I saved nearly 2kg IIRC. I'm in my mid-60's and I like to take my full kit with me because I never know what will take my fancy, although if I was returning to a location, I'd certainly consider paring it down somewhat. And the sharpness of the (m.Zuiko) lenses is superb! The OM-1 is a joy to use (from BIF to landscape to macro) and with software nowadays able to work wonders on image files, satisfactory results are, I think, not difficult to accomplish. (I use ON1 and find it to be wonderful.) Like you, I think M43 has a lot of mileage ahead of it and with the support of Panasonic and OMS, and it's easy to look at the lenses available and find something that is very capable indeed.
I know there will always be ones that will say that micro four thirds is dead and the quality isn't as good but it's the same in every field and usually by folk who haven't experienced the system they're trying to belittle (Nikon vs Canon, Full frame vs Crop etc).
I for one am sticking with the system and I'm loving the weight saving it's brought along with the amazing feature set - I've never enjoyed my photography more!
I am still undecided. I have Fuji XT 2 and EM1 II and enjoy them both and am looking for a new body. Looking at Fuji XS 20 and also with the Cashback the OM1 for me is a more realistic price. I could do with trying both at some point. I have equivalent lenses for both models so am able to compare weight v quality etc.
Sorry, I misunderstood your comments. Thank you for your prompt reply. Henry
No worries!
Can you use photo stacking and use capture pro with the pro lenses?!
It depends on the lens but most of the pro lenses will allow focus stacking. Pro-capture I've only tried on the lenses I have but it works fine for me 👍
New to using the OM-1 and I must agree with you I am blown away by this camera 😎
It definitely has had me hooked for a year now - and there's going to be much more to come too! Definitely packs a punch well above it's weight!
@@LeighWPhotos Yes I'm learning a lot on the OM-1 😎
Hi Leigh nice to know you are loving the system I basically have the same kit as you Om1, 300mm pro, 40-150 pro, 8-25 pro and the 17mm 1.8 the 300mm is my wildlife lens amazing and very sharp. I use the 40-150 as my portrait lens; for some landscapes, the 8-25 is my everyday walkabout lens cracking for landscapes, and the 17mm for really low light work love the kit. I have managed to get shots that my friend was unable to get he is a full-frame shooter who uses Sony also he is a professional photographer. 🤣
Cheers Wayne! I definitely love this system and it's versatility!
Highly recommend anyone on the fence to give it a try!
I picked up the EM1 plus the 12-40 and 40-150 for a long service award in 2016 and have progressed the same way as you up to the OM1. Also purchased the Pan 100-400 lucky to get one of the ones with out the mount problem, as have the 60 macro and the 8-25. Very pleased with the performance of cameras and lenses shoot wildlife, landscape, aircraft museums and air shows. Also do track photography for Modstox's oval racing with the 40-150 2.8 as the catch fences are pretty close that lens copes well, weather sealing is great
They're a brilliant bit of kit aren't they?
Hi Leigh and greetings from north Wiltshire.
I swapped from Nikon APS-C (D2Xs) and Nikon pro zoom lenses to the Olympus system some time ago, for exactly the same reason: weight and portability. I look back now on how I used to hike in the Austrian Tirol with a backpack full of heavy gear. No more.
I started my M43 journey with the original OM-D EM-5 mk1, and a collection of primes. But when the EM1mk3 came out, I gave the EM5 body to my sister-in-law and upgraded to what was at the time their best camera in the EM1.3. I also chopped in all the primes and bought two pro lenses: the 12-100mm/4 and 8/1.8. Like you, I use the zoom nearly all the time, such is its flexibility and quality. But I love shooting with the fisheye and I'm going to recommend you take a look. Firstly, it's super light & small, and it has the usual pro qualities of exceptional optical performance and weather sealing. I have also set up a button on the top plate of the EM1 to toggle the lens between fisheye and rectilinear, which is super flexible. Did you know the camera can do that? Again, the quality of either format image is stunning (although the rectilinear is output as JPEG only). It complements the 12-100 perfectly at the wide end.
Most of my photography is either travel (I went to Venice last year and splashed on a photography guide, which was well worth the money) or architecture or wide field astro (Milky Way). The fisheye excels at the last two, but especially for astro because it has zero coma. Composition is challenging with any fisheye but that's part of the fun for me.
Cool camera features I like are: (a) pro-capture; (b) starry AF; (c) photo stacking; and (d) action settings with shutter priority and C-AF instantly available on custom setting C1. I have C2 through C4 set up to map onto the others. Have you tried these out?
There are plenty of lambs being born around us at the moment and it's the perfect excuse to make the next purchase. I just ordered the 40-150/2.8 & 1.4x converter kit, and I plan to join the very active local wildlife photo group. At some point (probably when I retire), I will either buy the 300/4 prime or buy whatever new tele zoom OM announces.
Anyway, keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of your posts.
Nick
Hi Nick! Sounds like you've found exactly what I did - it's a stunning system!
I'll have to take a look at the 8/1.8 at some point - could be good fun for some astro work if it ever stops raining over night here!
The 300 f/4 is stunning though - in every way it's an absolute gem of a lens! My friend has the Olympus 100-400 and he borrowed the 300 and the difference is phenomenal. He's now wondering how they got so expensive used!!
On 9th March 2022, I swapped my EM1X and EM1.3 for two OM1 bodies. I have just revised my lens collection and now have the perfect wildlife set up for me: 300mm f4 Pro, 12 - 100mm f4 Pro and 90mm f3.5 Pro, plus an MC14 and MC20. I also own an FL900R, FL700WR and STF-8 flashguns. I would not have anything else currently available. Prior to my EM1X and EM1.3 I owned a Sony A9 and A7R4 with a 100 - 400mm f4/5.6 G Master, 200 - 600mm f5.6/6.3, 90mm macro f2.8 and 28 - 70mm f2.8.
How do you find the difference between the EM-1X and OM-1? I know it has some of the feature set of the OM-1 but an earlier iteration.
I definitely wouldn't swap my set up now for another system though - it works just too well!
Hi Leigh greetings from Ireland that year flew in glad ur enjoying The OM-1 for my landscapes I am using a Pentax K3 and various lens, for my wild life photography I recently bought A Canon R7 and the RF100-400 lens the camera is amazing for eye AF and tracking and the lens I find excellent Paul
Hi Paul! I've seen some great reviews of the new Canon system. You should get some cracking results from that camera and lens combo too!
I got an E1M3 MKII used from a friend.
I leave my Z7 more often at home now. I do not want to carry Full Frame around when I go for a hike in nature.
The Olympus M.Zuiko ED 75-300mm 1:4.8-6.7 II is lighter than some Full Frame Kit lenses and has 600mm FF equivalent!
However for portraits or sunsets I still like my Z7 and my 50mm F1.8
Even though my Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm F1.2 Pro is getting very close...
You've definitely discovered the same that I did - if you're going for a hike the weight really does make a difference! And the image quality is definitely right up there!
I need a video guide on how to overcome the psychological barrier of spending so much money on gear while being a hobbyist photographer! 😄
I have to admit it scares me the amount I've invested in gear over the years 😂
Great video! Tbh I just bought OM System OM-1 as my secondary camera weeks ago and I still own the Nikon Z7ii. Don't get me wrong, I really like Nikon lens quality but the autofocus really lacks behind other manufacturers especially the OM-1! Ended up using the OM-1 way more often then the Z7ii. Just light, compact and quick, thats just the greatest combo for daily photograhpy.
Thank you! I definitely agree with you on it being a great combo!
Enjoying photography is very important.
Thats why I use my EM1.2.
The OM-1 ergonomics, as reported, are not as good. And I've found the parlor tricks, like Subject Distraction, aren't of much help unless you lack experience.
My OM-1 sits in the closet.
It might be just the size of my hands but I find the OM-1 more comfortable to use than my E-M1 mk2. I guess it's subjective and differs for each individual,l?
I have to choose between the zuiko 100-400 and the panasonic 100-400 what do you recommend? I just got the OM-1 with the 12-100 pro
Hi Daniele,
If money was no object I'd choose the Olympus lens, purely as it integrates a little better with the Olympus system so you can use a teleconverter too at a later date.
If you wanted to save a little though and didn't want to use a teleconverter, then the Panasonic is a fine lens and optically they're almost identical I found.
I actually did a bit of a video on the two lenses last year if you wanted to take a look at what I found for each of them in the field?
This is the video - th-cam.com/video/wiGXwGD3puA/w-d-xo.html
@@LeighWPhotos Thanks a lot, I'll look at them right away... See you soon
Nice video Leigh. The weight savings are so noticeable. I still have my Nikon full frame stuff but always choose my OM1 because of the convenience. I make OM1 videos too on my channel if you are interested😀👍
Cheers Richard, I'll come take a look and drop you a sub!
Nice to see videos not done by a manufacturer ambassador. I went to OM-1 from Canon EOS R5 full frame mirrorless, which was better in some ways. But OM-1 with Olympus lenses makes for a lighter smaller package. Have tried 100-400 Olympus and Panasonic, which are good but not great. My favourite lens is 12-100 f4, stunning all rounder. Have 8- 25 f4 which is very nice. I am tempted to get the 150-400 f4.5, but I mostly do landscape and but will sometimes include animals/birds in a scene. Also have 40-150 f2.8, which is good but not amazing, probably needs IS to make it amazing?
Thank you! I agree the 40-150 with Sync IS would be a killer lens for walk around tele-landscape/light wildlife. The 150-400 would be a great lens and I'd love to try one but the size and weight (and price!) would mean it's a serious proposition and would be far too heavy for me to carry for the most part. The 300 f/4 is a stunning lens though - super clean and even with the tele-converters attached doesn't lose too much image clarity and has the all important Sync IS which at longer focal lengths is a game changer for hand held shooting.
Thanks Leigh. Yes I will try the 150-400.. Might be too big and heavy for me too. I have met people who have it and they say it is up there with the 300, they said “just get it” (if you can afford it)!
Cheers.
I'm quitting m43. It's just not producing the quality that my FF colleagues get in identical conditions.
I would love to jump to this system, but I shoot concert and event added to landscape, but the higher iso and lowlight wouldn't compare to my Lumix S1, but the weight difference is a real issue as I currently carry 5lb plus to these jobs.
I've done a bit of low light work with the OM-1 but certainly nothing too fast moving. Definitely the weight difference is massive though, so it might be worth me having a bit of a play with that sort of environment to see how it performs. Certainly up to ISO 1600 there's no problems with noise, but it all comes down to shutter speed I'd guess doing the event work. Might be one to get my 9mm f/1.7 out for a test!
@@LeighWPhotos Thanks Leigh, yes the shutter speeds for me are usually 1/60 to 1/250 so my iso is around 6400 below and above and of course in raw. I would love to know how the OM-1 performs in that environment.
Although I wouldn't want to spend all my edits in a denoise software, it would take ages...
Im also having a peak at the Lumix G9 mkii.
@@stevenbamford5245Definitely be interesting to try some of that sort of photography. I've just completed a night around Keswick taking in the Christmas lights and I fixed the ISO at 800 to see what I could get. Nothing too fast moving though but really nice experience with the Lumix 9mm f/1.7.
I was not aware that a version 2 of the OM 1 had been launched.
A nod to the old film camera, and I must admit it's fantastic to use!
Nice video. I've been an Olympus shooter for a few years now and find the portability to be a very useful thing. Can I ask why you sold your 12-40 for the 12-100 please? You now have two lenses that covers the 40-100 range but the 12-40 is brighter at f2.8 rather than the f4 of the 12-100. I am thinking of getting one of these two lenses and think the 12-40 is the better choice given I also have the 40-150 so I would like to know your perspective on them.
Thanks Joe. I actually got rid of the 12-40 because I found I wasn't using it at all after I'd bought the 12-100. I didn't find a need to use the faster lens for the shooting I've been doing and it was just becoming surplus to requirements really.
I ended up trading it, along with my 14-150, in for the 40-150 f/2.8.
I may have some doubling up on focal lengths but the 40-150 is primarily a wildlife lens for me when I don't feel the need to lug the 300 around with me and it's not something I'd take on a hike like I do with the 12-100.
Certainly if weight and size (and speed) is your main concern then the 12-40 is a fantastic lens, but for me the versatility and the added Sync-IS feature of the 12-100 won me over and it still spends most of it's time attached to the OM-1!
@@LeighWPhotos Thanks for your reply. The versatility and sync IS is what's making me not settle on the 12-40, even though by any other marker that's the lens for me. I am more of a wildlife photographer so bigger focal lengths are what I prefer, my 300 pro and 1.4x TC live on my OM1. I noticed I haven't considered landscape photography so I have been looking into that recently which lead me to your brilliant channel. But then I live in the farmlands of Suffolk so landscapes worth photographing are few and far between.
I have a similar problem here in Nottingham, I have to travel for any kind of real landscape photography but we do have some handy woodland around here which I love taking the 12-100 around. That's where the Sync-IS really shows it's mettle when you're in darker conditions. I did a test at new year and managed a 15 second hand held shot with the 12-100 in low light in Keswick. Absolutely stunning result and not something I could ever have got with the 12-40.
@@LeighWPhotos Now that makes the decision harder, knowing the sync IS is worth it!
Oh, it's definitely worth it - it's been a game changer for me! Tripod stays at home 99% of the time now it's that good!