There's something about this camera... 

Glad to see a pro RU-vidr using the Olympus camera an underestimated piece of kit.

Beautiful images! Would have never thought it was your first outing with the new setup. Just proving it wasn’t the Z7 taking the beautiful photos, it was the man behind the camera.

I love your excitement! Your enthusiasm, whether it's about a location, a technique, photography in general, or even new gear, is contagious! I love that you are so much yourself and your enthusiasm is so infectious and lovely! Thank you for spreading good cheer and just loveliness in this weird world!!

My favourite parts of your videos are when you talk through your composition techniques and the visualisations

I love your videos as well as my Olympus cameras in every way! I have never had so much personal enjoyment and connection with any other camera before, and I have been on the road with many cameras in my last forty years... Thank you so much for your pation and enthusiasm and certainly for your wonderful photographs. I'm looking forward to every new episode!

I loved your comment about the camera taking you back to when you first fell in love with photography, that was my experience too. I switched to Olympus from Canon FF around 4 years ago and it completely reinvigorated my photography. This is not to denigrate any other brand, ultimately it's finding the one that works best for you (and I genuinely believe in this day and age there's no such thing as a bad camera), but the Olympus/OM-System just suited me to a tee. Love the vlog too.

Once again, Henry's beautiful images, love and appreciation for autumn colours, and his childlike, contagious enthusiasm are making us all just want to go out and try getting some decent photos ourselves. Thank you! 😀👍

I have to admit the one camera I really love using is my Olympus OM-1 35mm slr. Yep, tis a 1970's film camera and it's a joy to use. I wanted one when I was a kid in the 70's and swore I would own one some day. That day came a few years back and I am not disappointed, it was truly worth the wait. I don't use the built in light meter as I haven't had a battery in it for ages and it's fine, it's a fully mechanical camera. I have an old Gossen Trisix selenium cell light meter that is still accurate half a century after being made and it is definietly a great experience. There's a lot to be said for having a "Batteries Not Included" day out. Just me, my OM-1 and a couple of Zuiko lenses. Bliss!

i still love being out with my camera been doing photography for about 10 years now and still love going out with it and when u get some new gear no matter what it’s cost it inspires me to get out more 📷👍

Some really awesome shots Henry. I switched from a larger setup to OM for landscape and wildlife a few months back. Still carry a small tripod for certain scenarios but being able to shed all the weight and still be able to print phenomenal images its a no brainer for me. Have fun out there

Oh man watching this video and the landscape you are walking thru with all the greens and water and trees. This is an infrared shooters paradise. Just recently got a em5 mark ii ifull spectrum and it is so nice and never go out without it now with a couple of IR filters. Plus you can shoot a lot of stuff in the middle of the day when the lighting for normal color photography isn’t the best. It would definitely look into IR. It’s just fun

Great video Henry it gave me a really good feeling about my own move to MFT. I use tje EM1 Mark III these days and love it. From the image stalisation, built in ND filers and the High Res shooting. Well done cant wait to see more.

The colour of the bracken is beautiful! What a lovely place!

Henry, the images you took with the Olympus looked wonderful! Don't know if it was due to the camera, the light, the scenery, the edit...., but it will be interesting to hear your take on the new camera and what it produces for you over time. Thanks for sharing👍🏻

I like the way you avoided any fuss over full frame and mft and just got on taking great photos.

Yesterday I picked up my OM-5 model from 2015. It’s been sitting in my den all these years. I went bananas over how much fun it is. More simple than the latest gear, it was sheer joy to fool around with its basic features. A great camera. Many times I wonder if people fully use a camera’s capabilities before they jump to a newer model just because it is new.

I, too, have switched to the OM system. I have the big beast EM one Mark two. It has totally replaced my Nikon D 800. I love the software features, the range of lenses, and most of all how much weight I am leaving behind!

I switched from Olympus to Canon FF. I never had the same fun and emotional connection to Canon like I did to Olympus...the R6 to me is just a tool, whereas my em1mark2 was so much more, and I am pretty sure that I will come back to Olympus one day. Great photos, I love them, thanks for taking us out 😃

Great video and what a spectacular place. Super shots.

Another very enjoyable outdoor video. Thanks. You talked a lot about this woodland having autumn colors, but imagine it by a very misty day!

The silver birch photo is very pleasing to the eye. The way you’ve framed the shot is excellent 👍

Congratulations on your OM-5. Great video and photos. Enjoy your time with family.

Thanks again Henry, always something new and interesting, and always the same enthusiasm.🙂

Definitely get that buzz you talk about from my Fuji XPro 1. It's an 11 year old camera that I'll take anywhere, any weather, generally chuck about, and get great pictures from. What's more, after years of abuse, there's nothing that's happened to affect the quality of the pictures. Your point about just treating it as a tool is definitely part of the magic.

The photographs in this video are outrageous 👌👏

Great video. Watching the light on the trees change while you were talking. I love soft light...the glow of the coming sun rise

I've had my E-M1s for quite a while and yet I always get the feel-good feeling the minute I pick one up. I still read the manuals and watch tutorials from time to time because there's always a little surprise feature just waiting to be discovered.

I sold all of my Canon full frame gear 18 months ago and I invested in Olympus and a mixture of Olympus and Panasonic lenses. I did it to reduce the weight and bulk l carried. As a person with mobility and health issues and it is the best move I have made. I still get awards in international exhibitions and sell prints. The quality is great and the EM1 mark 3 and EM5 mark 3 are feature filled and convenient and unobtrusive in busy areas. Lovely images as always and so much inspiration and enthusiasm.

We stayed in Aviemore on our trip to Scotland in 2019. Lovely little town, but I wish I’d known about this nature park! Simply beautiful.

Can feel your excitement Henry, glad the new camera working for you. I have a Z7ii but back up for hikes is Z50 which at first I doubted could give the quality I wanted, but the more I go out with it and get to know it the more amazed I am and it is so lightweight. Brings back the enjoyment

Hi Henry! Another great video. It's a lovely area there, I know it well. Great to see your transition to mft. I've always enjoyed your videos, irrespective of what camera you were using (the choice of camera is far from the most important element of photography!) but as a mft user for many years I can relate even more to your videos now. (Lumix user myself). Use the same Peak Design clip on my rucksack when walking or cycling, shoot handheld the majority of the time and general just enjoy being out and about in the countryside with my camera with me. And yes, it's great fun! 😊

Another great adventure Henry 👌🏻 some great shots. This was my grandmothers favourite places to visit in Scotland 👍🏻

What a treat! Not only got another great video from you, but also got a happy trip down memory lane. Back in November 2019 we were staying in Avirmore for a few days, and one morning woke up to thick fog and I knew Craigellachie was where we needed to go. I took one of my favourite photos from Scotland around the spot you were by at 21:50. We then went to the top of the crag and were treated to a cloud inversion. For a couple of people from the sub-tropical Gold Coast the entire day was such a treat! Thanks for a great video Henry, and I second your plug for Aviemore and it's pubs, and the Cairngorms in general. We also stayed in Braemar and that was also wonderful, though much smaller.

My favourite ever camera was a Fuji bridge camera, went from that to Sony and just couldn’t get on with it at all so traded it in and have gone back to Fuji with the X-T5. Early days as not used it much but think it’s going to be fun again. It’s brilliant (and inspirational) to see a pro photographer using what would be classed by some as a non pro camera and getting such enjoyment and great results from it 👍

The scenery was so calm and beautiful. Wonderful image!

Welcome to my world, been shooting Olys since 2018 and enjoyed every minute of it. Get your hands on the 12-100, it's a solid lens and I do 95% of my landscape photography with it.

It's amazing how we see things differently as photographers. I'm constantly looking for imperfection in nature and I'd have been all over that dead silver birch trunk. Brilliant video as always.

Love all your videos fantastic job! Love from Wales 😘🤗🥰👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌wonderful memories of holidays in Aviemore with my Dad fishing on the river Spey and playing chicken on the main railway line with my brother 😼oops 🙀😸it seemed fun at the time! 🙀😹

What an absolute beautiful location, just my kind of place, the perfect weather just adding to it. Stunning photos too.

Stunning images of the beautiful silver birches! Gorgeous colours 🙌👏🙌🥰🫶👍📷🥰

It is good to hear you talking about the composition and light long before you even touch the camera. I have often walked past a scene that I thought would be good, gone on further and then came back, only to find the light gone. Technically IBIS is very good. I have had the E-M5ii for many years with its "4.5 stops", which is good but its effectiveness reduces with the length of the lens. The performance of a super-zoom is compromised by that which makes it a super-zoom, its extreme zoom range. They try hard but cannot be good at all focal lengths. The 12-200 is a 16x super-zoom. The 12-200 is often compared to the Panasonic 14-140 10x travel lens (which does punch way above its weight) but a more reasonable comparison is the often forgotten Panasonic 45-200ii f/4-5.6 4x zoom. The mark 1 dates from 2008, one of the first MFT lenses and not much loved due to the primitive Mega-OIS. The mark 2 with Power-OIS sorted it out but you will find both rather cheaply on the used market. The E-M5ii handles the mark 1 rather better than a Lumix back does. With the mark 2, no change on an Olympus back but a different animal on a Lumix. For long shots, Olympus do have a soft-shutter function.

I enjoyed your ramblings and enthusiasm exactly how I remember our 1to 1 ❤

My old yard. Nice to see the place from Canada. I used to fish those ponds as a kid. It's where I fell in love with nature.

Many thanks for sharing this with us Henry. It never ceases to amaze me just how stunning your photos are. Can I ask how the OM-5 & 12-200 F4 lens worked as a combination? Take care, stay safe and keep adventuring.

I get the most enjoyment shooting my vintage Nikon DSLRs. I have a D40, D200, D300, D7000 and D750.

It's a bit of a gem, Henry, Craigellachie, and worthwhile making your way onto the top when conditions are clear. You could walk all day and not get better views.

I was there 3 weeks ago, just before the floods. It’s an amazing place hidden behind Aviemore town. The top lake has loads of potential as well as the Heron. I found the location a few years ago and could not believe it, walking to the top is just as good, big vistas over the valley to Cairngorm mountain 👍

Loving your woodland shots with the OM5 top class 👍

Brilliant first time with the new beast , wonderful images thank you Henry.. I was just up on the Moray coast a few weeks back, loved photographing up there .

Brilliant Henry! I‘ve experienced just the same when dumping my FF equipment and start roaming around with my OMD M5 Mark III and later on with the OM1❤

The photos of the silver birch along the shore are gorgeous. Great and uplifting enthusiasm. One comment, and a matter of personal opinion I guess, I enjoyed the content more when it was slightly more compact, in the 15-20 min range.

Love your enthusiasm for life, the outdoors and photography, very inspirational and love the images, thank you.

Off to a good start with the new camera Henry and yes I get that feeling when I go out with the camera as it represents a period of personal time and an opportunity to be creative

Congrats on new camera and thank you for the wonderfull adventure. The first 2 photos i do like the first one a wee bit more, focal distance brings out more detail, however the lighting on the right side and reflection of second image seemed to give a scale of the scene. To answer Your question at 28 min, i have used my phone (Nigel gave me idea) usually on more intimate scenes, it seems to help “focus” on scene/subj.

I started out photography with a Nikon D7200, which is funny, because I remember, you had the same camera when I started following the channel. But I could just never really get to love using that camera. It was a brilliant piece of gear, but not intuitive at all for me. Then a couple years later I got myself a Fujifilm X-H1.. and it just got glued to my hand. It taught me to adore the process of taking an image. There's something about these retrostyled cameras that's different. Great video!

Morning Henry! That was a really great video, thanks for taking us on a good tour of that nature reserve, and sharing some really superb images! For me personally, the primary enjoyment is being at a beautiful (and peaceful) location, and the photographs that I try and capture are more to retain a good memory of where I've been and then to share with others. As you say, the camera is just a tool, knowing what elements of a scene to capture is the real challenge.

I love the OM5. When I got mine, I literally just received it, and headed off on a trip to Japan. Best travel camera as far as I am concerned. Only had the 12-45mm F4 PRO lens with me though, but it was perfect for a lightweight kit. I am now retired but one of my prior consultancy places was with MacDonald Hotels, and I was supposed to visit Avemore through them, but my trip got cancelled. Seeing your video, I wish I was able to go now. Sounds like I need a little trip from London to Scotland,

What a beautiful location and what a great video. Oh, and the photographs were good too! Cheers. Ken

What a lovely little early morning walk you've taken us on, thank you Henry. I have a Canon camera entry level and I absolutely love it! I only bought it 18 months ago but have taken thousands of photos, as I am fortunate enough to get out 2-3 times a week. I think of a location and go with the flow. Don't really have any expectations but rather a few ideas of what I might be looking for on the day. I subsequently have a ball, as I wander about and come home with some photos that pleasantly surprise me. You could say I'm hooked, it's so much fun!

Interesting to hear your thoughts regarding the new camera: I tend to agree that the OM products are a delight to use. They always seem to have capabilities that are easy to access, which points to a depth of thought behind the system. I never really felt comfortable with my Fujifilm, and though I still have my RX-10, digging into its menus is excruciating. Yet all have been designed to be _used_. So in all likelihood, it's probably just the way my mind works that sees me comfortable with OMS. The same goes for processing software - I'm enjoying LrC, but it doesn't mean other applications are inadequate in any way. One thing I found just a few days ago, the OM high-res mode can be used to smooth water as if you were using an ND filter, and you gain a bit more dynamic range (according to the experts). I had a really good fiddle with that, and I think I got some promising results. I needed to apply a bit more thought to what I was doing, but it was just an experiment.

Hi Henry & hello from Oz, sadly I'm feeling the opposite to what you describe Henry, I'm tired of carrying around my Canon & it's heavy lenses etc etc etc. I'm very close to & looking forward to making the change to the Om system or the new Lumix G9 mk II, then hopefully my enthusiasm will be restored. Watching videos from you & William Patino have certainly inspired me to improve my photography. Cheers & Thankyou.

Henry, I know people are going to think I'm silly for feeling this way, but I have a special place in my heart for my Nikon D5100. I know there are cameras with a lot more mega pixels, that focus faster, and take better low light pictures; but I love my old D5100. I keep looking at D5300s and D7100s but I just like my old camera. I've even considered replacing my D5100 with a D610. But every time I go to pull the trigger I change my mind. I wind up buying a lens, or some other piece of equipment that goes with my Nikon. This morning I called KEH and ordered a Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G ED IF Autofocus APS-C Lens to replace a Sigma lens that is about to die. I thought about getting a 50mm prime lens, but why bother when I'm happy with my crop sensor body. I guess when my old girl finally gives up and stops doing the job I'll look into getting something that has a few more bells and whistles. But in the mean time my D5100 and I are going to keep taking photos.

Loved the rambling style of this video Henry very relaxed. I have a Fuji xt3 and love using it. I used to have Canon slrs and just needed a change and it's worked a treat. Had it a couple of years and still love it. The sound of the shutter adds to it for me - strange I know!

I too swapped my Nikon gear for an Olympus, an E-M1 and 14-150 lens. I agree wholeheartedly with you, photography is much more fun these days, because the camera lets me take the shots I want, with an absolute minimum of fuss and bother. As a fellow sucker for running water, one of my favourite places is the Linn of Dee, outside Braemar. It's easy to get to, and equally easy to lose an hour just watching and listening to the water 🙂

12:28 that sunlit tree in the background would’ve made such a beautiful shot 🤤🤤

At 22:26 when you left the reservoir and started waling the path into the woods, I would defo have taken a shot of the path running through the bracken with that little dark tree leaning over the path😊

Cheers for taking us all on what looked a beautifull location and day out with your camera Henry. You certainly looked like you were fully enjoying the time with new gear and i know what you mean by feeling child like with something different and the pleasure it gives. Impressed with the hand held "running water" shot and how sharp it seemed to be and always fascinated how you manage capture your hand held panoramas. Again inspired to keep getting out and practicing these techniques. Carefull with those Ticks as believe they can be nasty if not removed correctly once they have locked on. Thanks again.

another great video from a beautiful location it will be magical when the colours turn !! Take care man

I agree a camera is a personal item. We all agree that it’s the photographer, not the camera. But, if I had one camera and one lens, I love the Nikon Z7 with the 24-120 lens. A light weight package for simple hiking.

Hi Henry loving the results from the first shoot with the OM system. I’ve found I’m taking my camera out with me more now than I ever did before. I’ve re-found my enthusiasm again for my photography. Just treated myself to 5he new 180-600mm lens for my Z7II . Absolutely love it. Keep up the good work mate. Graham

To think I missed this hidden gem despite staying just over the road! The Cairngorms is my favourite part of Scotland by far! Just a beautiful place. Great video Henry, love the vlog-style videos.

The enjoyment comes from my lens’, I use a Canon EOS R, but my lens’ are made by Lensbaby… They are amazing…. They are built for the creatives… LOL They are not what a landscape photographer carries, not that they can’t be used for landscape photography but more for the street, portraits, etc…. And yes, I know the feeling of being excited when you view the back of your camera and it blows your mind from seeing the end result of a simple photo.

also gotta say really enjoying the longer vlogs , get so drawn in to the places your visiting keep it up

Your lucky to have that on your doorstep Henry!

I suspect no matter what kind of camera you use, you figure out how it works and create great images all the same! I love every image you posted on this video. Thanks for sharing!

Amazing captures… I loved them all… So jealous of your location…. Great job as usual…

New camera at last (postage isn’t what it used to be). Your reflection photos seem to take on a kind of Claud Monet feel ~ absolutely stunning.

Cracking video Henry, I've had my OM5 about 3 weeks and really enjoying photography again after hauling around heavy cameras.The smaller size is great for hiking, love the image stabilization and the built in nd filters, the colours are painterly, as were your super forest images. Looking forward to more 👍

Henry, enjoyed your video as usual ( in Aussie a bloody ripper ) but forget the stills for a moment your video work is excellent and the colours from the landscape pop. I think image stabilisation is the way of the future in photography, anything to make you leave gear at home to capture low light situations is a bonus & yes enjoy the moment it's all good.

Cracking images there Henry. Loved the colours. Looks like you’re having great fun with the new camera. That’s amazing image stabilisation too. Anything that helps you leave the tripod at home is a great thing in my opinion. I really dislike the damn things 😂

I bought the Olympus em1 MK2 earlier this year from mpb after trading in a lens I never used, love this camera and the ibis is insane

I recognised the tunnel at the start straight away. You could have taken my calendar up with you and saved postage ha ha

Thanks for great content Henry! I especially appreciate your relentless enthusiasm :).

Wonderful images Henry! I need to come back to Scotland, been there twice in the area of Loch Ness and it was stunning.

Been an OM-1 owner since it came out. Nikon is still my primary kit but really look forward to seeing how you get on with the OM-5. Cheers!

I have a used OM E-M5 with a pancake lens as my car camera for those opportunities when I don't have my main camera. Great cameras. I have 3 olympus cameras including a modified for IR E-M10. Great video, lovely shots.

Hi Henry, watching you using the OM-5 has really got me excited about the idea of a move to MFT. With increasing age I just dont enjoy lugging around a Canon 6D mk2 and assorted lenses so going down the MFT route means I can continue to enjoy my photography . Thanks for the inspiration and keep exciting us with your adventures.

Loved this one Henry, very exacting on your thought processes for composition, very helpful. Beautiful area, your right it is good for the soul. When I go out in those beautiful places I have trouble capturing what I am seeing convincingly. It's videos like this that really help with the process of framing the shot. Thank you so much.

Perfect photos, and with an m4/3 camera👌the man behind the camera🤘👌

Yet another lovely video - I have so many places on my list... and this added now too :) got my om5 2 months ago - still learning it - but yep - it is a little dynamo.

Great video Henry with some cracking images. We always use Aviemore as a stop off for an night or 2 on our Scottish roadtrips. Around Loch Garten and Loch Eilein not far from the town is pretty good too. Regarding the enjoyment of photography....absolutely! it doesn't matter what tool i am using for the job, i just live and breath it, it gets the excitement and creative juices flowing whether out in the wilderness or overcoming challenges in the studio. Thats why i specialise and shoot across a wide variety of genres and not to restricted myself as a professional photographer/ retoucher in to shoot one aspect of the industry. Looking forward to the next one.

I love all of Scotland for exploring and finding surprise photo locations. However, for me, it's only late October through to Easter. The insects are just too bloodthirsty vicious buggers the rest of the year. When it comes to Aviemore, it's also a good central spot for visiting distilleries - a must for me in Scotland. Some of those places are also very photogenic in a surprising and very different way.

Really nice images Henry. I remember going back to a Fuji bridge camera from a DSLR around 2010. The reason for doing so was that I'd just got a new dog and couldn't handle all the heavy gear as well. I found myself automatically 'helping' the bridge camera do what a DSLR would have wanted and as a result stopped worrying about whether or not it could take the shot. Meanwhile the dog got taken to new places and so did the much lighter weight camera. I didn't give up on DSLRs as their image quality always had a higher potential, and with a certain lens the filters could be shared. New cameras get you out and about more and that's probably the best reason to get one.

Great video, I too shoot OM Systems and Nikon. The OM is just so much fun!

Amazing video Henry I have spent some time in Aviemore and in the rothiemercus estate behind Aviemore high street. looked amazing . another outstanding video thanks Danny

I thought I was a Nikon for life user, film SLRs and APSC digital SLRs until age and health issues made me realise in 2016 I had to lighten the load. So these days my landscape kit is an Olympus E-M1 ii with 14-150mm and 9-18mm lenses. I rarely take a tripod these days too. No regrets.

I ditched Canon my DSLR for the mark 1 em-5 back in 2012 and bought a panasonic 45-175 at the time to pair with the 12-50 kit zoom. The system being so small and lightweight was the main reason. I have knackerd shoulders, probably from lugging backpacks all over the shop with too much weight. I now use the em5 mark iii and love it for much the same reasons you mentioned. There's just something pleasing about it. I'm in Scotland with it right now, up near the isle of Skye. Now paired with the 12-45f4 and pan leica 8-18mm along with the still evergreen 45-175 for the most part. I have a, some would say, superior Panasonic G9 too, but that stayed home this time. Lovely in the hand as it is, its heavy and not really what m43 is about for me. Having that camera always brought me confusion. I know it's good and probably technically superior in many ways, but shooting with the em5 series is fun and i always feel more happy and content when using them. I had to force myself to leave it behind for my latest trip because i didnt want to spend half an hour trying to decide which camera to take each day and im so glad i did. My backup is the Em5.3s predecessor the mark ii. Still a fab camera, but dont feel guilty leaving it behind in the car as a backup if the worst should happen to my current cam. Hope you love your Om5 as much as i do its predecessors. A word of caution, my em5 body type is the same polycarbonate as yours, i believe. There were numerous reports of tripod mount failures on my version by people using peak design style clips. I think this was because the mounting point was/is weak in that area when carried that way. I dont know if its still true for the newer OM5 model though. I picked up a small and light arca swiss grip for mine, which is on the camera all the time and spreads the load. Dont know if it would work in the Peak design clip you have though. Liked the first of the two birch tree shots, the one before the sunlight hit.

I feel exactly the same with my Pentax K1ii, I just love it.

Great video as always. Deffo a place to visit in the winter. Cant wait to see what the new setup produces in the Lakes 📷

Cheers Henry, it’s Sean in Atlanta. I am very proud of you, laddie! In October of 2023 to purchase a M4/3 camera is a brave step forward in this (yawn) tired time of people banging on about full frame! I also just purchased an Olympus EMI MII brand new for the amazing price of $699 US! I have had that camera before and sold it, but decided that, for that little amount of money and the serious amount of tech that is in that camera, it was worth the purchase! Free yourself from that tripod and enjoy not carrying the world in your backpack! I still see guys who bring one lens that they know will be the only lens they will use, and yet carry their humongous backpack full of crap, for no reason at all! Isn’t it nice to be free and have the world’s best IBIS with dual stabilisation with the lens? Anyway, I feel sorry for people who turn their nose up at a format they have never used while you and I laugh all the way to the top of the mountain with no back pain! Sean