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Tommy781

sent on 07 Ottobre 2019

Pros: Massive, durable, excellent build quality, image quality

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: I have been using it for almost 10 years now and it never disappoints me, here you can see a comparison with the Em5 2 : https://www.fotografodigitale.org/2019/10/olympus-e-5-vs-olympus-e-m5-mark-2-test.html?m=1 I still find it today a wonderful camera for the images that and, not least, after 10 years it has not yet given me any problems. For those born with mirrorless this machine and their lenses may look pachydermi but I assure that the quality pays off. I'm just sorry that it received 3 firmware updates and then it was abandoned, it deserved something more in that regard.

Pietro Arrigoni

sent on 14 Novembre 2017

Pros: Intuitive, white balance, mixed flash management, solidity, swivel display, highly efficient cleaning and effective stabilization, a not too crowded menu, the ability to have the main settings immediately visible, the ability to set focus corrections for single goal, even by serial number!

Cons: sensitivity noise from 400 iso in blacks even if acceptable up to 1600 (for those like me coming from the film) and even good if in daylight conditions up to 3200 iso.

Opinion: I owned E1 (2) E3 (1) E5 (2) E-M1 (1) Nikon D200 (1) I handled D100, D700, D750, Eos D5 markII. The e-m1 can not compare it to the E5. Okay, the sensor is far superior (just for pixels and noise, absolutely not on the colors), but it is not at all on the software and the true pic motor, but the E5 is another eye sighted by the professional . Sincere, predictable, precise as a razor, muscular, and especially DIRECT. No frills or useless things see E-m1 and Nikon, do not focus stacking, the 4K, the time lapse? We are serious, how many times did you think you would use them throughout your photographic career? If I need to do it all with the computer, in return when the 12-60 hooks up ... I no longer think of anything but photographed. It is difficult to abandon it.

El Maistro

sent on 21 Gennaio 2016

Pros: Massive, easy-to-use-style Olympus. I never looked at the instructions and learned simply everything, so it is intuitive. It holds well, because it's pretty heavy. It gives an idea of ??solidity. The management software sounds great, much higher than the previous. Autofocus much better than in previous.

Cons: I can not fault, but to have been ABANDONED by the parent company, which now deals only with less mirror.

Opinion: It 'really an outstanding camera, strong, handsome, simple, intuitive. The optics I had, always excellent in the tradition Olympus, improve further on this camera body. I think the management of colors, white balance, but with the same goal, here increases the color rendering and sharpness. I'll just love.

Albertos

sent on 06 Settembre 2011

Pros: JPG and RAW fine until 1600ISO, practically free from the need to post. Good to 3200ISO. Excellent sealing and overall robustness. Great 3 "display, much better than E-3. Merry AF-C autofocus better than the E-3. WB AUTO practically perfect in every condition. Outstanding objectives ZUIKO DIGITAL. Grana digital evident over 3200ISO but this is great for the B / N!

Cons: Do you want to get to 25.000ISO? Check with your machines Full Frame and not to the system 4/3 ........... Known only up to 3-4 years ago were great pictures reaching a maximum at 1600ISO and I have yet to see some beautiful pictures taken at 25.000ISO ........

Opinion: After the E-3 with which I took off a lot of satisfaction, I bought the E-5 and I am fully satisfied. I do not think has flaws, even in the field of moving subjects (it only takes excellent photos of fighter planes in flight?). And then, however, the high quality of this camera body coupled to the objectives ZUIKO DIGITAL makes a consigliabilissimo. So far, using the system 4/3, I got excellent results fully satisfy my passion for photography (14 awards in national / international publications + photos on OASIS, PICTURES, etc). Oh, and can you tell me what other system allows you to take beautiful photos FREEHAND with E-5 + 50-200 + EC14 zoom where the maximum focal length 560mm F4.9 you? With FF systems are forced to use a tripod and, meanwhile, have lost the moment .....

Nike

sent on 03 Settembre 2011

Pros: solid body and sealed, the stabilizer reflex, adjustable monitor, effective cleaning of the sensor, direct commands and accessible, powerful built-in flash.

Cons: the only fault I could have compared to competing noise at high iso (maybe).

Opinion: remains one of the strongest reflex I've tried, file clean with bright colors and real clarity and quality than enough, much better than the E-3 remains practically the same only the body, quoto Eviscerator in his opinion very detailed, and then files that produces both raw jpeg that are already very good without having to do post-production, I consider it a great reflex.

FilippoPellegrini

sent on 30 Agosto 2011

Pros: Excellent resolution, excellent ergonomics, tropicalization unrivaled S-AF very fast, stabilization room, Live view articulated, large screen with high resolution. JPG really good.

Cons: C-AF is not the level of competition, held ISO is not exciting (manageable until 1250-1600), a 5fps burst.

Opinion: A great car that has as main strength of his incredible strength and sealing. I took good or bad in all conditions, snow, frost, flood, sand, waterfalls (below: D) and the machine has never had any problems. The fact of not having to worry about absolutely the conditions in which you take for me is very important. The Olympus E-5, but not only that. It 'a machine that has a high resolution (compared to the E-3 is a very impressive gain in quality) and great versatility. The LCD screen is very well organized and has a very impressive resolution. The controls, at least for me, are very intuitive and wireless flash system is really easy to use. The autofocus is much better than the Olympus E-3/E-30, it is very fast and accurate. The system C-AF is not yet at the level of the Canon / Nikon but is still enjoyable (unlike the E-3, a real disaster). The estate ISO is good but even here suffers a bit 'over the competition. However, there is to be discouraged, in 1600 you still get good photos. But the real big advantage of this camera is the ability to mount the lens Zuiko 4/3 and is probably the main reason to choose olympus.