I have had this camera for 3 weeks and have spent a lot of time figuring out the menu. I have been a photographer since 1959, shooting for a weekly newspaper for 10 years, freelance to magazines, shot weddings,etc. I wanted to continue with my photography and started looking for a lighter camera. I traded in my fujifilm Pro 2, XT 20 and four lenses and bought the MO 5. This camera isn’t just for new photographers but also for those of us older photographers who wanted a lighter camera. Today I shoot street and this work well with the older prime lenses.
A fantastic, real review. Thank you. I just bought this model after using 10 years the EM-10 (which I gave to my youngest son as a gift). Even after the bad reviews (USB and more) and it being in the market for over a year now. Really did not want anything bulkier. 10's and 5's are great everywhere, and a pure joy to use. Even the menus become familiar after some use...
I've watched several review videos of the OM-5 and this is the best I've seen so far. It's great you've actually used it and aren't just parroting the marketing stuff. Well done.
Thank you so much! That’s why we don’t release videos for every single camera announcement, because we make sure we use them and unfortunately we can’t always get our hands on them straight away! Thanks for watching 😊
I bought this camera earlier this year and really REALLY love it. My only frustration (and you mentioned this) is the sheer quantity of options in their massive menu. I constantly fight with trying to find the proper menus when I want to try something new. I found the Live Comp mode to be THE most fun and it seems to be highly versatile, especially if you don't mind using ND filters to work more in daylight. (the included 4 stops are NOT enough for most daylight work though) Overall, you are spot on about the battery life and I now own 3 batteries to counter this issue. They are small enough to fit in any sized camera bag/case. Now to start learning about how to utilize Pro-capture and the Hi_Res features... Cheers!
The menu 🤯 There's not a perfect camera menu, unfortunately... they all have their own unique ways of burying information and strange ways of laying things out, but once you've been using it for a while and if you're prepared to take a bit of time to learn the systems then you'll be fine and you'll get the most from the camera. Great to hear you're enjoying it and loving the features. Pro-Capture is amazing for wildlife - OM System have a video which will help you get set up (th-cam.com/video/RjIKedW43HA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=H34MH1Y5MqR4DevE) Thanks for watching 😊
Great review. You've tempted me. I have an EM10 IIIs which is great for what it is but this camera feels like a significant step up. Looks like I'll have to start saving 😅
I really like the unique features that only the Olympus OM5 has, which you can't find in other brands. It's much lighter compared to my Nikon D850, making it perfect for street and travel photography. I just ordered it from Amazon
Please don't order from Amazon - please support the independent retailers that go to the trouble of putting these reviews together and who will actually look after you if you have a problem or need help. We're here in the UK, but please find your country or region's experts to buy from... not a soulless box-shifting high-street killer like Amazon 👍
Thank you for a thorough, comprehensive review, I've just ordered one of these to use as a go-anywhere travel camera and not my main camera and everything you have covered has made me confident that I've made the right choice.
I'm sure you'll enjoy the OM5 Phil. I got it recently, great features and layout. Lightweight. Really like Live Comp and Starry Sky AF for Astrophotography. Also used with 40-150 f4 Pro Lens. CAF, captured shots of our dog diving in the Ocean:)! The spray and his eyes were sharp.
Great review! Thank you! It looks like a very good camera that could / should be better. USB-C, better EVF and the new menu would make a lot of difference… But for travel, adventure photography is difficult to find something lighter smaller better with so many photographic possibilities.
I've got the OM5. My Menu and extra Custom button options are great, no issues with the Menu. Yes USB-C is not up to date but I have a Battery Charger which works fine and anyway at night with USB-C just plug in. Sure, good to have a spare battery or two as I do. Love the size, lightweight and packed features. Used with 12-45 f4 & 40-150 f4 Pro lenses. People want this camera to be more like upgrades on OM1 but OM5 is a lot cheaper for a reason. Thanks Wilkinson for the Review by the way:)
Excellent overview and I think you really nailed it's sweet spot, the daily shooter you can pack anywhere, rain or shine. As an EM5iii user, no incentive to upgrade even though it is the camera I use the most by far. I have an EM1x recently picked up at a bargain price used, which has almost all the new features added to the OM5 anyway (a used EM1x + used EM5iii could be had for not much more than the new OM5, that is the math). I would be more interested in sensor upgrades, but maybe wait another cycle or two for the differences to be really material.
Thanks Richard and thanks for watching. I agree that there’s not a huge reason to upgrade from the Mark III. Let’s hope for something really exciting in an O-M5 Mark II… whenever that might be!
I like this video, there's a good mix of strengths and weaknesses, and good explanations of the technical features Olympus offers in addition to great image quality. Personally I have more than enough camera bodies, and will wait for something to break to make an excuse to buy a new one. I don't quite see the video being oversharpened. I'm curious if the My Menu feature ever became useful for the reviewers, since I'm not sure how effective it'd be if the menu setup is obtuse to a user. I can imagine it would only help, but I've been wrong before.
That exactly it. This is an all arounder camera. "This camera has amazing AF and it provides pre burst shooting." Maybe but you have horrible rolling shutter or crop in with burst mode or only output JPEG for pre burst. "This camera is an excellent Vlogging camera" Sure...but it's lacking a second dial or no IBIS. Then there are little to no computational features that I use such as Focus Stacking and ok fine...some do have some sort of Live Comp but it's limited in settings. Then many of the $1,000-1,200 cameras all have UHS-1 card slots. I've been round and round about looking at other brands and just can't quite using OM-SYSTEM Olympus cameras because the other brands compromise the features I use and all the other things I don't use as much is good enough for me. Nice review. Glad you actually looked at what the specs and tested things to see the improvements than basically tell people "yeah it's the same camera." You actually found things that most reviews didn't even go over and assume are all the same.
Thank you - glad you liked it, thanks for watching! We tried to give a full overview of everything the O-M5 offers as well as compare it with previous models 😊
Finally a review that makes me understand if this camera is for me! I'm glad that it is oriented more for photography than video, I'm tempted to buy, maybe with a brighter lens the results will certainly be better, I save a little on the camera and spend more for a great lens. Thank you very much 😊
t is certainly an improvement on the Olympus OM-D-E M5 Mark III. But as you say, no need to replace my Olympus OM-E M5 Mark III. What I am looking forward to is the renewal of the sensor, which has been around for too long and needs to be updated. The sensor of the OM-5 is also an older, improved version of an earlier Olympus camera. So a new sensor that can rival the latest cameras on the market might convince me to buy a new now OM-System camera
Good review very fair! I loved my em5 iii for its size quality ratio. Now I have the em1 iii and when this camera comes down in price Ill add it for sure
I suppose the OM-5 is fine for someone who doesn't already have the OMD M5, M10 (or any other Olympus product for that matter) I'll probably just get an M5 considering it's almost the same as the OM5 and one can fine great deals on the older model at the moment.
Thanks for watching 😊 Whilst the OM-1 shares lots of similar features, such as Live ND, Live Composite, etc. it’s a much more powerful camera than the OM-5. The OM-1 features a stacked BSI sensor and much improved AF and a faster processor. So think of it being like a computer… same programs, but better hardware which means you can run them faster and choose more powerful options. The OM-1 is the top of the OM System / Olympus range. It excels at speed, so very good for action and wildlife but also has enhanced video features. Plus a better viewfinder, which I’d always consider a massive bonus. Don’t worry, your purchase won’t be one that you regret - it’s a great camera and the extra spend does get you a lot more.
It is a good camera for new clients… BUT ! Sticking with micro USB and not upgrading to Usb-C, plus not porting the new menu system seen in the OM1, launched earlier, makes no sense. Looking to upgrade my EM5 mk II for better AF, but spending 1.3k on already dated tech makes no sense. I feel deeply disappointed.
If I were choosing between this om5 with an 12-40 lens and the Fuji x-t5 with the kit lens 16-80, which would you pick? The difference in price is not too much, but as I have a great camera in my iPhone for recording everyday life etc, my feeling is you are saying the OM 5 is not enough of a step up.
If you are going to get more lenses later, then consider this. You are investing in a system. Whether the company will still be around in future will be very important.
If you're in the UK then get in touch with us here: www.wilkinson.co.uk/contact-us If you're not in the UK, then maybe Google to find your local suppliers 🙂
"Is this camera just an updated Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III?" No, it's actually a watered down E-M1III in an E-M5 body - made inferior to previous E-M5 bodies. Buy the E-M1III instead.
There's a few upgrades too - we understand people were hoping for a lot more, but it's still a really good camera and does have uprades versus the Mark III. UBS-C would be a nice bonus for sure, especially give that we found it very slow to charge in camera!
@@WilkinsonCameras It feels like everything new in the OM-5 is stuff we were annoyed didn’t make the cut in the EM-5Mk iii (like webcam - which the EM-5 Mk ii had). So maybe a better marketing message would have been for OM Digital to say, “Remember how when the EM-5 Mk iii came out, everyone said, ‘Why didn’t Olympus include [INSERT FEATURE HERE]?’ Well, we’re fixing that.”
We’ve found that 20 minutes is around the time for full camera reviews covering all the features we normally get asked to cover when new cameras are released 👍🏻
Not sure what you mean? The video is pretty reasonable and the IBIS is good especially with the additional digital stabilisation. But as we state, it’s not a videographers camera. Thanks for watching 😊
If I were choosing between this om5 with an 12-40 lens and the Fuji x-t5 with the kit lens 16-80, which would you pick? The difference in price is not too much, but as I have a great camera in my iPhone for recording everyday life etc, my feeling is you are saying the OM 5 is not enough of a step up.
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I have had this camera for 3 weeks and have spent a lot of time figuring out the menu. I have been a photographer since 1959, shooting for a weekly newspaper for 10 years, freelance to magazines, shot weddings,etc. I wanted to continue with my photography and started looking for a lighter camera. I traded in my fujifilm Pro 2, XT 20 and four lenses and bought the MO 5. This camera isn’t just for new photographers but also for those of us older photographers who wanted a lighter camera. Today I shoot street and this work well with the older prime lenses.
A fantastic, real review. Thank you. I just bought this model after using 10 years the EM-10 (which I gave to my youngest son as a gift). Even after the bad reviews (USB and more) and it being in the market for over a year now. Really did not want anything bulkier. 10's and 5's are great everywhere, and a pure joy to use. Even the menus become familiar after some use...
I've watched several review videos of the OM-5 and this is the best I've seen so far. It's great you've actually used it and aren't just parroting the marketing stuff. Well done.
Thank you so much! That’s why we don’t release videos for every single camera announcement, because we make sure we use them and unfortunately we can’t always get our hands on them straight away! Thanks for watching 😊
I have recently purchased this camera. Great review on the OM-5 thanks
I bought this camera earlier this year and really REALLY love it. My only frustration (and you mentioned this) is the sheer quantity of options in their massive menu. I constantly fight with trying to find the proper menus when I want to try something new. I found the Live Comp mode to be THE most fun and it seems to be highly versatile, especially if you don't mind using ND filters to work more in daylight. (the included 4 stops are NOT enough for most daylight work though)
Overall, you are spot on about the battery life and I now own 3 batteries to counter this issue. They are small enough to fit in any sized camera bag/case.
Now to start learning about how to utilize Pro-capture and the Hi_Res features...
Cheers!
The menu 🤯 There's not a perfect camera menu, unfortunately... they all have their own unique ways of burying information and strange ways of laying things out, but once you've been using it for a while and if you're prepared to take a bit of time to learn the systems then you'll be fine and you'll get the most from the camera. Great to hear you're enjoying it and loving the features. Pro-Capture is amazing for wildlife - OM System have a video which will help you get set up (th-cam.com/video/RjIKedW43HA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=H34MH1Y5MqR4DevE) Thanks for watching 😊
One of the best reviews I have seen. Nicely done!
Thank you so much Gordon ☺️ Thanks for watching!
Great review. You've tempted me. I have an EM10 IIIs which is great for what it is but this camera feels like a significant step up. Looks like I'll have to start saving 😅
I really like the unique features that only the Olympus OM5 has, which you can't find in other brands. It's much lighter compared to my Nikon D850, making it perfect for street and travel photography. I just ordered it from Amazon
Please don't order from Amazon - please support the independent retailers that go to the trouble of putting these reviews together and who will actually look after you if you have a problem or need help. We're here in the UK, but please find your country or region's experts to buy from... not a soulless box-shifting high-street killer like Amazon 👍
Thank you for a thorough, comprehensive review, I've just ordered one of these to use as a go-anywhere travel camera and not my main camera and everything you have covered has made me confident that I've made the right choice.
Thanks so much for watching and so glad it helped you to feel confident in your new camera purchase. I hope you enjoy using it! 😊
I'm sure you'll enjoy the OM5 Phil. I got it recently, great features and layout. Lightweight. Really like Live Comp and Starry Sky AF for Astrophotography. Also used with 40-150 f4 Pro Lens. CAF, captured shots of our dog diving in the Ocean:)! The spray and his eyes were sharp.
Great review! Thank you! It looks like a very good camera that could / should be better. USB-C, better EVF and the new menu would make a lot of difference… But for travel, adventure photography is difficult to find something lighter smaller better with so many photographic possibilities.
I've got the OM5. My Menu and extra Custom button options are great, no issues with the Menu. Yes USB-C is not up to date but I have a Battery Charger which works fine and anyway at night with USB-C just plug in. Sure, good to have a spare battery or two as I do. Love the size, lightweight and packed features. Used with 12-45 f4 & 40-150 f4 Pro lenses. People want this camera to be more like upgrades on OM1 but OM5 is a lot cheaper for a reason. Thanks Wilkinson for the Review by the way:)
Your reviews are bang on. Thorough and covers everything one could need when looking into a camera.
Subscribed from Australia ! ✌️🙂
Excellent overview and I think you really nailed it's sweet spot, the daily shooter you can pack anywhere, rain or shine. As an EM5iii user, no incentive to upgrade even though it is the camera I use the most by far. I have an EM1x recently picked up at a bargain price used, which has almost all the new features added to the OM5 anyway (a used EM1x + used EM5iii could be had for not much more than the new OM5, that is the math). I would be more interested in sensor upgrades, but maybe wait another cycle or two for the differences to be really material.
Thanks Richard and thanks for watching. I agree that there’s not a huge reason to upgrade from the Mark III. Let’s hope for something really exciting in an O-M5 Mark II… whenever that might be!
What a great user friendly review. Keep it up.
Much appreciated! 😊
Мне нравится Ваша подача материала. Ничего не меняйте, продолжайте в том же духе. Да прибудет с Вами светосила.
Thank you and thanks for watching 😊
I like this video, there's a good mix of strengths and weaknesses, and good explanations of the technical features Olympus offers in addition to great image quality. Personally I have more than enough camera bodies, and will wait for something to break to make an excuse to buy a new one. I don't quite see the video being oversharpened.
I'm curious if the My Menu feature ever became useful for the reviewers, since I'm not sure how effective it'd be if the menu setup is obtuse to a user. I can imagine it would only help, but I've been wrong before.
That exactly it. This is an all arounder camera. "This camera has amazing AF and it provides pre burst shooting." Maybe but you have horrible rolling shutter or crop in with burst mode or only output JPEG for pre burst.
"This camera is an excellent Vlogging camera" Sure...but it's lacking a second dial or no IBIS.
Then there are little to no computational features that I use such as Focus Stacking and ok fine...some do have some sort of Live Comp but it's limited in settings.
Then many of the $1,000-1,200 cameras all have UHS-1 card slots.
I've been round and round about looking at other brands and just can't quite using OM-SYSTEM Olympus cameras because the other brands compromise the features I use and all the other things I don't use as much is good enough for me.
Nice review. Glad you actually looked at what the specs and tested things to see the improvements than basically tell people "yeah it's the same camera." You actually found things that most reviews didn't even go over and assume are all the same.
Thank you - glad you liked it, thanks for watching! We tried to give a full overview of everything the O-M5 offers as well as compare it with previous models 😊
there is no other camera for 1000-1200 $ with such a great weather and water resistance
@@SketchTurnerZero exactly!
Finally a review that makes me understand if this camera is for me! I'm glad that it is oriented more for photography than video, I'm tempted to buy, maybe with a brighter lens the results will certainly be better, I save a little on the camera and spend more for a great lens. Thank you very much 😊
Thanks for watching! Glad you found it useful 😊
Excellent video 😮!
t is certainly an improvement on the Olympus OM-D-E M5 Mark III. But as you say, no need to replace my Olympus OM-E M5 Mark III. What I am looking forward to is the renewal of the sensor, which has been around for too long and needs to be updated. The sensor of the OM-5 is also an older, improved version of an earlier Olympus camera. So a new sensor that can rival the latest cameras on the market might convince me to buy a new now OM-System camera
Best of OM5 reviews.
Thankyou! 😊
Very thorough review. Well done
Much appreciated!
Good review very fair! I loved my em5 iii for its size quality ratio. Now I have the em1 iii and when this camera comes down in price Ill add it for sure
Thanks for watching Martin, glad you liked the review 😊
I suppose the OM-5 is fine for someone who doesn't already have the OMD M5, M10 (or any other Olympus product for that matter) I'll probably just get an M5 considering it's almost the same as the OM5 and one can fine great deals on the older model at the moment.
Super review!
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice video. Having just bought the OM1 at almost twice the cost I was struggling to see what the difference is, other than the menu.
Thanks for watching 😊 Whilst the OM-1 shares lots of similar features, such as Live ND, Live Composite, etc. it’s a much more powerful camera than the OM-5. The OM-1 features a stacked BSI sensor and much improved AF and a faster processor. So think of it being like a computer… same programs, but better hardware which means you can run them faster and choose more powerful options.
The OM-1 is the top of the OM System / Olympus range. It excels at speed, so very good for action and wildlife but also has enhanced video features. Plus a better viewfinder, which I’d always consider a massive bonus. Don’t worry, your purchase won’t be one that you regret - it’s a great camera and the extra spend does get you a lot more.
It is a good camera for new clients… BUT ! Sticking with micro USB and not upgrading to Usb-C, plus not porting the new menu system seen in the OM1, launched earlier, makes no sense. Looking to upgrade my EM5 mk II for better AF, but spending 1.3k on already dated tech makes no sense. I feel deeply disappointed.
good review！the focus stacking doesnt look natural
Good review.
Thanks for watching 😊
Hi! Please tell me, can I put LOW ISO (64) when I record 4k video? Because the lowest iso in this mode is 200 but sometimes it's too much😞
use a ND filter. Cameras have their native ISOs, setting it too low will have lesser dynamic range.
If I were choosing between this om5 with an 12-40 lens and the Fuji x-t5 with the kit lens 16-80, which would you pick? The difference in price is not too much, but as I have a great camera in my iPhone for recording everyday life etc, my feeling is you are saying the OM 5 is not enough of a step up.
If you are going to get more lenses later, then consider this. You are investing in a system. Whether the company will still be around in future will be very important.
@@RB-pp5tv Thanks - I have actually gone ahead and bought the Fuji X-T5 with 16-80 lens.
I own an em5m3, for just few minor upgrade i need to add another 400 dollars in my country. Which is not worth the upgrade.
Great review, thanks 😊
Thank you! And thanks for watching 😊
Hi ma'am where I buy Olympus OM-D Em5 battery charger and lens?
If you're in the UK then get in touch with us here: www.wilkinson.co.uk/contact-us
If you're not in the UK, then maybe Google to find your local suppliers 🙂
@@WilkinsonCameras thank you ma'am so I can't find in Qatar I'm now in Qatar
Em 3 or OM 5?……
"Is this camera just an updated Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III?"
No, it's actually a watered down E-M1III in an E-M5 body - made inferior to previous E-M5 bodies. Buy the E-M1III instead.
The OM-5 pretty much just a logo change. No USB-C is inexcusable in 2022.
If by “just a logo change” you actually mean “plus all the new features” then yes, you are correct. I would have liked to see USB-C.
There's a few upgrades too - we understand people were hoping for a lot more, but it's still a really good camera and does have uprades versus the Mark III. UBS-C would be a nice bonus for sure, especially give that we found it very slow to charge in camera!
@@WilkinsonCameras It feels like everything new in the OM-5 is stuff we were annoyed didn’t make the cut in the EM-5Mk iii (like webcam - which the EM-5 Mk ii had). So maybe a better marketing message would have been for OM Digital to say, “Remember how when the EM-5 Mk iii came out, everyone said, ‘Why didn’t Olympus include [INSERT FEATURE HERE]?’ Well, we’re fixing that.”
She talks so fast that it turns into an hour long review….
We’ve found that 20 minutes is around the time for full camera reviews covering all the features we normally get asked to cover when new cameras are released 👍🏻
Why the video looks sooo bad though?
Not sure what you mean? The video is pretty reasonable and the IBIS is good especially with the additional digital stabilisation. But as we state, it’s not a videographers camera. Thanks for watching 😊
@@WilkinsonCameras In my opinion it’s over sharpened and with some artefacts…overall a disappointment as a camera in every regard
If I were choosing between this om5 with an 12-40 lens and the Fuji x-t5 with the kit lens 16-80, which would you pick? The difference in price is not too much, but as I have a great camera in my iPhone for recording everyday life etc, my feeling is you are saying the OM 5 is not enough of a step up.
@@sgoody1 I would choose the xt5 without second guessing
@@Sorennn94 Thanks - I think I posted this comment within your comment - so reposted - but I think you are right.
Love your videos. Keep walking!! 💪
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching 😊