HEAR ME OUT... I Switched To Olympus E-M1 Mkii 

the reason why nobody talks about olympus is the same reason I love it so much: their maketing sucks. they work to get the best in every way in the things that really matter and not in misleading advertising. the demonstration of all this is precisely the firmware 3.0 that resets the two years of age of the machine and puts it back in step with the competition, all this totally free. other brands would have changed two buttons, added about twenty megapixels and the programmed osbolescence is served

Olympus is killing it. The em1 Mk ii is highly underrated. As a vlog set up it's probably the best vlogging setup out there.

Awesome awesome video! Love my Olympus EM-1.2 and I'm glad you're showing what it can do!

what mic is on your olympus i didn't find that info in description, pls answer thx!

Great video dude! Really amazing how good the autofocus is now. I'm quite impressed.

Three years on, the Em1.2 is still a fantastic camera. It was a terrific camera at launch but folks couldn't wrap their heads around $2000 for a micro 4/3 body - and maybe rightfully so. Firmware 3.0 has made a great camera even greater and now you can get a new one for $1500. I tested the Oly against the Fuji X-T2 and X-T3 and for me it was clearly the better choice. IQ was on par with the Fujis, but the ergonomics weren't even close, not to mention the customization. I even tested the high resolution mode of the Em1.2 against the 100 MP PhaseOne IQ3. Looking at 16X20 prints, there was no discernible difference between the two. I asked a number of professional photographers (including two from the Smithsonian) and no one could say definitively which was which.

Man the AF is pretty sweet!That's quite amazing Dave - I'm Amazed! 👍😊

Thanks for this video it's really great. I am not sure if you check comments but do the files (that split every 4GB or so) sync up seamlessly in editing? On some cameras, there's a slight audio glitch, and wondered if this was the case with the Olympus with the 3.0 firmware (or higher) Thanks! :)

Really great video! Impressive camera!

One of the best firmware update ever !! Basically a new camera, that's crazy !

I'm surprised more people aren't using this as well. I sold my Sony and lenses a few months ago to switch to the em1 mkii and couldn't be happier. Excellent auto focus and currently the only one with phase detect. The ibis is best in class and there are some fantastic photo features you won't find outside of Olympus. I do miss the 120fps but honestly I can airways use my phone to capture slow motion if needed. Glad you're enjoying yours and so happy to see someone else talking about this micro for thirds beast.

I love this! I've had the em1mkii for awhile now and really noticed that no-one seemed to use it. Can't wait to see what you do with it 👌👌

3 years old, but better than ever, I guess. I loved the firmware update for my Sony a7 III earlier this year. I'm sure that those who have stuck with this Olympus camera also feel happy about receiving something that improves their camera significantly.

Dude hell yeah! You look like you’re having fun using the camera. I went back to Canon with the EOS R. I was using my Sony A7R3/A73 cameras, I wasn’t having fun and fighting with the cameras, so I sold them and all the lenses, bought the EOS R and have zero regrets. Even built an IG account around it just for fun that ended up exploding. Great, awesome video Dave!

Thanks for the review! It’s so helpful! I’m bout to get this on ebay and I’m just so excited!

Thank you so much for this. I'm upgrading my G7 and I'll definitely be grabbing this over the gh5 (was also considering the g85). Headphone jack, ibis, and good auto focus without having to change camera systems is a relief.

Pretty sweet thanks for sharing and showing this off as always

Nice move Dave! I’ve done the same thing. The E-M1 MKII is my favorite camera for video since FW 3.0.

I yesterday shot another wedding with the EM1.2 and again this camera shines. There is nothing I could have done better, sharper, nicer, .... with another camera!

Been eyeing up its bigger brother for a whilst not, will have to do some research into this guy. Nice video Dave!

Great review! I noticed the autofocus has improved a lot since firmware 3. I've stopped manually focusing for my vids and now just use face detect. Autofocus for action photography is so good now it's like getting all new lenses too.

3:38 dude!! Smooth moves! Haha amazing! Very cool review. Also the autofocus looks great. I mean, 12-bit raw is cool and all but sometimes you just want to record something right away. I like that the autofocus follows you and it also has smooth transitions. Thanks for the review.

Hi Dave I am considering the Olympus for my channel i was wounded if you have tried it with a speed booster in terms of auto focus and I would LOVE to know how it paired the the sigma 18 to 35 1.8 hope you can help best James

Thank you Dave, this video indeed offers a lot of courage to an EM1MKII video shooters, great job!

So happy to see someone that is thinking Olympus is also good for a video!

Awesome stuff Dave - Loved that intro slurp + trap prius editing :) haha gotta say Olympus are very underrated - a lot of great pros.. ps wheres that lavish apple shirt from at the end?! :)

Have you tried using it with non powered mic? Just wondering if the audio still produces a low hiss, or if there's a way around it.

Man this is hands down the best review I've seen of this camera. I had looked for picture profiles comparison everywhere! Plus you're almost as funny as Kasey from Camera conspiracies 👌

is there an additional crop on the 4k?

Great video man! Wondering 'can not changing focus point while af', is it bothering you? During MF, can the focus point be changed?

Had to watch this twice because the color was so nice

I started off with Olympus over 20 years ago and i'm still with them. I have the Em1 Mk 2 now and 40-150mm pro lens and Olympus 100-400mm lens. I also have Olympus EM10 Mk3 and still use.

Great video. Very Informative and upbeat. 😀

Hi, I've got a question Zach: Is not annoying your workflow with the files split that creates this camera every 4GB?

Which LUT did you apply to the flat Olympus pp? Any further corrections, grading?

Hey, this is awesome, Dave. Hope to see more of your vlogs on the EM1M2. I've been filming weddings and events on my EM1M2 with the M.Zuiko 25 f1.2 lens for the past 2 years. Love the pair. Amazing hybrid camera. I just bought the Sigma 16mm f1.4 today. Hope it will boost the production value!

olympus just casually turns on phase detect in video, ballers tbh

what are good stabilized lenses to go with it?

Just got one second hand and this is a great resource for stepping up into the 4K and the video AF set up.

Just as I'm saving up to buy a GH5, you drop this. How am I going to decide now!? Great video man!

This is quite amazing indeed. Does the new CAF work equally well with Pana and Oly lenses? Does the lens stabilization of the pana lens work with the ibis or is it just turned off? Does anyone know?

Hi, great review, I see this camera is like the Lumix 85 but with better Autofocus and battery life. Does it have Time Lapse? I do use Time Lapse a lot on the G85.

hey Dave, how is the 1080p on this camera? On previous Olympus' it was terrible.

Does someone know how to activate the natural picture profile during video? In movie mode I only see flat and log profiles...

does the autofocus still work that well with adapted glass?

I really have loved using this camera and can’t wait to put the Panasonic 10-25mm f1.7 on it! 😬

Nice Video. I viewed it a few times the last years, but I'm always impressed. Owning a Olympus OM-D EM-1 MKII I still searching the mentioned (as overlay text) setting to change the AF speed in Videos. Where do I find this setting?

Cool video! It's nice to see something in M4/3 has great AF for solo video makers. With the phase detect sensor, I guess it just took them some time to get the software side right. I'm fine with my M50s, but that sensor stabilization is really appealing.

I love the camera for video but have a question I am looking for some help with. I am using an ATOMOS Ninja Flame to record the HDMI output from my EM1-Mkii. All the recording is done on the ATOMOS which means I do not push RECORD on the camera. I set the camera to video ( so I can get a feed without the overlay). The HDMI output is the video specification I selected in the video settings i.e Ck4 or FHD 50p etc. This is recognised by the ATOMOS. Audio is output in the HDMI feed. I either use M or P as the camera mode. Whilst everything has worked well I am still a bit confused as to the effect of shutter speed. It seems that as I am not recording with the camera internal process then setting a shutter speed is irrelevant ( except for exposure). I was using the rule of thumb of doubling the frame rate as the shutter speed i.e CK4 24fps means a shutter speed of 1/48 and 50p means a shutter speed of 1/100. However i can't see how this makes any difference as the shutter is not in operation. I think the ATOMOS is just taking the HDMI feed say at 50p and using that frame rate to record with. So shutter speed is irrelevant for this purpose and I can control exposure with ISO and Aperture Am I right?

as soon as i saw the ocean i knew you were on crown valley. i walk around that beach all the time and when i'm tired i go to the hotel lounge for a drink.

I enjoyed your video, what song did you use during the part about ibis? The 80's sounding rock song. I really liked it. Thanks

Killing it with the review! Love your style and quirkiness 😍 How's the 1080p vs Panasonic and other brands? I heard that its pretty bad. Also is there a 4k codec that's smaller? Not 200+Mbps.

Do all mft lenses do af as good as this vid on an em1 mkii?

Nice overview. I have used Panasonic bodies in the past with a combo of Pana/Oly lenses which worked well, except for the DFD AF system. The Olympus phase detection hybrid system looks better from your tests. I also like the colours coming from the Natural and Flat profiles you used. I hope that in the future iteration of this camera they include 4K 60p 4:2:2 10 bit straight out of camera, 14 bit RAW for photo, a built-in electronic variable ND filter for photo & video and improved sensor performance. In a way it's a shame the Olympus EM1-X is not a full frame camera at that price point that was part of the L-Mount Alliance with panasonic, Leica & Sigma; that would have been epic!

That's crazy that a firmware update on an older camera can produce such great results.

I have one and I was shooting portraits today with it and a 5d classic and 5d mkiii. All great cameras in there own way, but I ended up taking more shots with the EM1 mkii.

Hi, I picked up one of these for a really good price. what accessories were you using with this camera? (the panny 10-25 is bit out of my budget) besides that what are the other things that you have used Cage, mic, other lens etc .. Thanks

Olympus' IBIS is the reason I switched from film and it was damn good back then already :)

Garbage bag window Prius FTW!

Cool setup

Any chance that you could do a video on your settings and color profile?

I started out with the original EM5 back in 2013. Then moved to the Pen F and now waiting to see what the new EM5 will be. I will probably go that way but the EM1mk2 is tempting.

Can you review the Em5 iii? Looks good.

I had the original E-M1 and sold it after upgrading to the E-M1 II. The E-M1X and E-M1 III are really just incremental upgrades. The ProRes RAW support is neat, but I don't really need that. 10-bit 4:2:2, a stable high data rate, and better quality in UHD and 1080p would be more important to me...and those newer Olympus cameras still lack those things.

it does not have a low pass optical filter do you see any aliasing or moire on detail like tiles brickwork etc

Nice video. Can you share what ND filter are you using?

As of 2022 it's under 500 GDP in tne UK secondhand. Now the EM1iii has been out and the OM1 is released. Seems like a no brainer.

This is so sick. Now you're gonna make all the used body prices go up

I use my em5ii for video quite a bit (manual focus only though) really nice colours and a solid stabilized platform for hd recording. It's moved to b cam status now that I'm shooting with a panny g9 though.

I need this and the "slightly cropped less warpy" IBIS mode on my GH5!

I do miss my Olympus Em1.2 I sold all of my Olympus Kit after 4 years to jump into the Full Frame Hype But I miss all the futuristic features of the EM1.2 So I will probably pick a used one up just to have it (Still wish it did 120P though) thanks for the review Dave Regards, Rick

What lens did you use?

I got an E-M1x for the video features over my E-M1ii, but have been using the E-M1ii more for video than the E-M1x since the 3.0 firmware update. So now I have two good video bodies whereas before the firmware update I really only had one. I have been using the 12-100 f/4 Pro zoom for the lens IS on the E-M1ii with a Shinobi and cage at the dog park and it is an awesome and light rig for recording a lot of action using CAF.

Whoop whoop another Olympian!! I have had my em1 mark ii for about 1 and a half years; definitely underrated coming from update 2.0 all the way to 3.0 is basically a new beast of a camera!! Pair it with the 12-100mm f4 pro the ibis is rock solid! Or with the 60mm f2.8 macro handled macro is totally possible!! Sidenote we share the same gear em1 mark ii and z6, is it lens swap time?! 👌🏼🔥

Great video! Could you do a video where you compare video quality between the E-M1II and the Z6?

what kind of bracket do you have on the camera?

I have a gh5s with a bunch of 4/3 lenses and the Sony a73. Have you tried to match this with the gh5 footage by any chance?

this camera makes much more sense than their flagship, the flip screen is not the only reason to consider it. can't wait for the newest oly pen myself... still, very happy with my fuji X-T3!!

Although I’m a Sony user I’ve considered the mark II a few times for some of its features and small size.

Id like to see a video on how you set up yours for video. Thinking about seriously re purposing mine for my daily driver.

It's a great camera, and the update was awesome for video shooters.

Wow. Interesting. I’ve never seen anyone point out how good the Olympus is.

I’m surprised I never saw this! I had the em1 mii but recently upgraded to em 1x. I am lovingggggg my em 1x, but I do mostly photos. I wish I did more video, but I don’t. I wish I saw more people out shooting with Olympus!

Just wondering how you get the natural profile in camera, i can only find the flat and log profile as options in the menu.

Sick prius burnouts!

Hi, which Gorillapod are you using?

how is it with viltrox and 18-35 1.8 combo????

This camera body only for under $500 is a stupid good deal now.

I want more videos on this Olympus wizardry. Heck I have two Panasonic's and a Sony and am really considering selling them and going the Olympus route...

It isn't 237 megabytes per second(MBps), it is 237 megabits per second(Mbps)

Looks great...but what lenses are you using for video? I'm using Fuji at the moment so it would be a complete switch. Inquiring minds want to know! ;-)

Dave, you crazy cat, thanks for another great video. Going to attempt to add C-LOG to my 80D this week. Saw you can do that somewhere. If not, I want to upgrade my camera later in the year. Not sure about the Olympus, but might want to jump to a mirrorless for on the go. We'll see.

That's a really good update, but at $1500ish, it's still such a tough sell. I bought a second A6400 and a gimbal for less than that, and I think that's the killer. I think this will definitely improve the EM1 mk II's value in the used market and for existing owners, but I don't know that it's enough to justify buying one new over everything else that exists at this price point or below.

What’s the video clip time limit?

Man, I've been waiting for this video since you hinted about it on EOSHD. Great stuff. Do you think it could replace a GH4 or even GH5 on documentary shoots?

Very interesting video. I am torn between EM-1 Mark II and EM-5 Mark III. I have used EM-10 Mark II for 3 years and its a great camera and I love it, but it doesn't have a fully articulating screen and the AF, especially the face detect is not good at all. So...What say you? Thank you very much for your time and effort.

Would you still recommend this now in 2020?

I don't understand how Olympus get the colours _SO_ incredibly gorgeous. They just nail it. Is it better than reality? Maybe, but that's OK 😉

Olympus is definitely a forgotten gem at this point. However, I think we're in a tricky time right now with newer generation cameras expected to show up in a few months and people waiting for the latest and greatest. Naturally, once they do release too, the used market will be more saturated as well. At least, one would hope.

colours better than compare to canon ?