Heliskiing in British Columbia with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II 

^^ What he said.

....yeah, but just think of how much better it would have been with a full-frame :)

@@touristguy87 I'm trying to imagine that, but it's not working.

@@yukonchris just a "Holy Grail" joke. It's funny how in life so many arguments come down to which icon you revere the most, but in the end they are just a matter of swapping icons. Are they put to good use, used logically and constructively in the argument? That's almost a secondary issue. People worship icons because they are beyond reproach, you aren't supposed to criticize an argument that has icons in it, you aren't supposed to criticize an argument that has icons in it, much like DJT literally wraps himself with the US flag and talks about how much he loves the US and then criticizes 95% of the people in it. Let's break this one down to the "icon" level. "Olympus" " "really tough gear" "great image quality" stupid old sensor size argument" "just look at the images" " "the convenience of the smaller lighter form factor" "might do themselves a favour." The commenter might do himself a favor and realize that he's set up a logical conundrum here, between name-dropping, gear "toughness" and IQ AND THEN HE BROUGHT UP THE SENSOR-SIZE ISSUE. Fine, you want to talk about IQ..."just look at the IQ"...but wait, maybe we should worry about "convenience" instead? So what really matters here, the mfg, the size & weight, the toughness or the IQ? "There is no such thing as one tool for everything." ...well done, Captain Obvious!!!! Luckily we're not talking about "everything" here... "When you're in the back country, like these guys were" ...why do you need to tell us this? And note that they didn't hike from Lake Tahoe out into the high country or the "back country". They drove out there, they took a helicopiter, they rode a ski-lift. They were out there during the day then went back to a lodge every night. It wasn't like they were on a month-long expedition where every pound of gear mattered. That's why the guy carried multiple lenses and was even changing lenses live in the blowing snow... ", a durable system that's lighter and smaller makes a massive amount of sense. " Yep that's why a lot of pros prefer to shoot Nikon or Canon gear instead of Olympus. Even if it's not the lightest or smallest. Because they know their gear isn't going to break out in the back country and they will get the best IQ possible even if they have to lug bigger, heavier gear. Which they will happily do because they are pros. Because they are paid to do it. Because their reputation and livelihood depends on it. Next icon?

@@touristguy87 You've made some good points. That said, every argument has a counter argument, and examples to support it, except perhaps "captain obvious," which is more challenging to refute, and which I am happy to own. Cheers.

Thanks Vipul! Have fun out there.

Thanks for the comments, glad you enjoyed the piece. We certainly enjoyed making it! Keep exploring those mountains.

Looks like a lot of fun. Did you experience any rolling shutter using electronic shutter for a fast moving subject?

Yes-- the interview was the only shot with a tripod. I also didn't use a shoulder rig. The stabilization on this camera/lens combo is the best I've ever used.

Eric Becker it's phenomenal. which lens was it?

Olympus 12-100 f4. It's one of the best focal ranges of any lens on the market for running and gunning.

That's what I suspected, awesome. Thanks for all the info! Great job on this...One more quick question, did you use autofocus for the video?

KingzOfPop I did use AF exclusively. This was only the second time I was willing to trust a camera to nail focus. The first time was the last video I shot for DPreview about the 5Dmk4.

Sweet!

I was extremely impressed with the still AF tracking. I shoot with the Nikon D5 as my primary sports camera, which is recognized as the gold standard for focus tracking. I was getting similar results with the EM1 MKII. In most conditions I was getting better than 75% results with fast moving subjects in often challenging lighting conditions. As I understand it from chatting with the video guys, it was a little bit more spotty on video tracking.

Thank you. I have the same opinion about the D5, but would love to have a smaller lighter camera system with that capability. The NX1 is pretty good, and does function well during video (the AF), but the still tracking AF is not as good as the Nikon.

Olympus promised they will improve video AF in their future firmware updates ;) Fingers crossed they will do it soon enough

Thanks!

Stephane Provost you should worry more about improving your photography skills.... nothing worse than some guy with a pro compact taking pics that make yours look like shit ....

Darren Davenport i never recall being a Pro or good far that matter but I would bet you most likely don't make a living either as a photographer with comments like this and your none existing portfolio. I am sorry for your none success life. Buy your self a dog and have a life.

PeglegMedia Yep, entire video was em1m2 except for some TG Tracker action footage. Indoor interview was the 25 1.2. Beautiful portrait lens.

thanks, beautifully shot and great story! maybe time to switch over from panasonic

Yes, a truly beautiful video. But credit must also go to the editing and colour grading. Thanks for the pleasure of watching it Eric Becker

I was so jealous when I saw the pictures from the 7-14mm lens.

Thanks Philip!

Been a while, eh? :) These cameras have come a long way since then...

Scott Rinckenberger I'm glad you doing well mate..

john wheatley Yes but still nice images. Personally I will take D500 over the Olympus..

kingsmeadow even Scott says with 4/3m he runs into resolution issues.

Yeah ("at some point") when he wants to print north of 20X30. How many prints north of 20X30 are you making?

Scott could well be in a situation where his client could ask for poster sized images.... If he was shooting full frame, he has 4 times the area of the m4/3 to utilise...

Most definitely...and for that he'll grab an A99 or D810 and lug it around. Just saying that the full frame argument doesn't hold for 90% or more of our images that are seen on a 5.5" screen in our pocket or our desktop computer.

Ivan Karlyshev cut the bullshit ....