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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | OM System OM-1 Pros: Market-leading Value for Money/Weight&Size ratio; Exceptional construction; Very efficient and certified tropicalization; Perfect ergonomics; Battery life; Smart computational functions that expand its versatility and differentiate it from the competition; Dual SD slots; EVFs still among the best on the market today; Flawless stabilization every time Cons: Battery Grip with grip not at the same level as that of the machine body; Castrated buffer that limits new potential through firmware update; Keeping rate in AF-C good but not great; Non-tiltable screen Opinion: I've been using this camera for almost 2 years and I think I know it a bit by now to write down a few lines.. As written, I still find the OM-1 a noteworthy camera today for what it offers overall. To be clear, it's not the best camera the market offers, nor has it ever been, but for the price it is at and what it offers, I think it is a very underrated and underrated camera. For less than 2K (I'm talking again, used we are not far from half in excellent condition), you take home an impeccably built magnesium body, with perfect ergonomics, a true and IP-certified weather seal, a battery that for many can also be enough for a daily photography session (I'm not a Pro, I want to say it, but with a charge less than two outputs I have never done), double SD slot (excellent, because on the one hand it guarantees an immediate backup, on the other it keeps the overall costs of the system low by spending the right amount for memories without making who knows what compromises on performance since we are talking about the UHS-II type), computational functions that make the camera even more versatile, an above-average EVF with a resolution of 5.76M, and a stabilization at the top of the contemporary photographic panorama that makes it possible to use it freehand even with the long telephoto and superzoom that the M4/3 offers. Not a little. On the other hand, there are some aspects that it is good to be aware of when buying, among them I would like to point out the BG which if on the one hand is certainly well built and shaped (once assembled you immediately notice how it was developed by OM System engineers in symbiosis with the machine, and not as a fake thing stuck there almost by mistake), on the other hand, it has a more abundant grip than the counterpart of the camera body, which for those like me who do not have huge hands perhaps tires a little in the long run (but you live with it, it is not a huge problem). More significant is instead the calibrated buffer (probably to justify that something extra that was needed to make the market after the mark II, I add), which strongly limits the expansion via firmware of new features and above all the improvement of existing but not irresistible functions. I'm talking about the graduated filters or the improvement of the keeping rate in AF-C, both introduced last year with the mark II. Mind you, you still photograph as you are now, but it certainly leaves a bit of a bitter taste in the mouth to think that where other brands (Nikon above all) firmware after firmware constantly evolve their flagships, OM System for a handful of memory less does not allow you to take full advantage of the rest of a hardware that on balance is the same as the mark II. Last among the cons I would like to mention the screen, or rather its articulation system: let's be honest, among those who buy the OM-1, how many do it to use it in the video field, perhaps even to record clips to be uploaded to YouTube? I think 0.01% of buyers, though. So why not insist on the solution already seen at Olympus, for example on the OM-D E-M10II, tiltable in axis with the lens, much more functional for a photographic practice? Again, not a cons of those that discriminate between buying and not buying the camera, but certainly it would have been better to have it in the list of pros. sent on July 28, 2025 |
 | Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH OIS Pros: Build quality, image quality, harmonious bokeh, integrated retractable lens hood, weight and size, stabilization (even for freehand use), rotation system with 0 and 90 degree limit switches, versatility of use, q/p ratio Cons: Image quality around the maximum focal length, removable lens hood, non-arch Swiss-ready bracket, Dual-IS only available in combination with stabilized Panasonic bodies, "pump" zoom system, black color instead of white Opinion: sent on August 14, 2024 |
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