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  | sent on 10 Ottobre 2025 Pros: Compactness, Image quality, stabilization, robustness, good dynamic range considering the sensor, ISO up to 4000 ISO acceptance and containable in post, optical park Cons: A bit plasticky, battery of 6 politicians, Iso above 6400, the menu (if you are not used to it) Opinion: Taken a few years ago to replace the E-M5 Mark II, the leap in quality of the sensor from 16mpx to this is quite appreciable and noticeable especially in the fine detail which is really excellent considering the modest 20.4mpx. The build quality gives a sense of excellent robustness despite the use of polycarbonate and not metal, which I would have preferred as in the previous version. On shadow recovery, considering that we are talking about an M4/3 sensor, it behaves more than well but obviously you have to be careful with exposure and ISO. The latter are also decently manageable up to 3200 almost on a par with an Apsc, in some conditions even 4000 iso especially considering the new noise reduction functions of some software such as lightroom. A 6400 is really to be used only in extreme cases, above pretend they don't exist. It helps a lot to manage these factors to have a large lens park with very generous apertures at unthinkable costs (I recommend, try the sigma 56 1.4) and the stabilization on the sensor that made me shoot up to 1 second handheld. Of course, it would be as nice as for the later model, to have some more effective computational functions, such as Freehand High Resolution and Live ND. That said, the battery is only just enough, but just take a couple more and you're good to go. I think it is, net of the polycarbonate construction, one of the most successful and balanced models ever, as far as the Micro 4/3 philosophy is concerned: a well-made compact body, tropicalized, very customizable, light with fantastic optics to take anywhere that really offers an image quality that even today, although an outdated sensor, still says its own very clearly. Recommended, rating 9.5 |
 | sent on 15 Aprile 2025 Pros: Lightweight, excellent sensor, super customizable, excellent ergonomics. Cons: Batteries a bit scarce... Opinion: I replaced my "old" OM-D E-M5 II with this one, without finding any major changes (a few buttons moved, but in principle little or nothing). I liked the larger sensor, it works very well with my 12-100. Small and handy, it fits very well in the hand. I'm really satisfied: the only flaw (shared with the old one) are the batteries that could last longer. |
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| sent on 04 Giugno 2024 Pros: Line, ergonomics, ductility in use Cons: Not suitable for very dynamic situations, the battery may last longer Opinion: Comfortable, beautiful colors and enough detail for even oversized prints. High res is quite performing, and if you notice noise on the screen because you have raised the ISO a little, the interpolation during printing will make it disappear, as often happens with dense sensors. Combined with a superzoom it is the best combination. It can be found used at bargain prices but this does not mean that it is worth little, on the contrary... After so many professional machines from other brands, my wife found her winning combination. The two flaws I can point out are the battery life, it is better to have a couple with you, and the possibility of dirtying the sensor when changing the lens. |
 | sent on 25 Novembre 2022 Pros: Build quality, weight, size, image quality. Cons: Nobody Opinion: Intrigued by the mirrorless world, I bought the OMD E-M10II for the price and especially for its size. After 6 months I switched to the M5 III because I was looking for that extra potential that little Oly gave me. The machine is compact and lightweight, it is easily transported without creating discomfort. The availability of optics on the market is remarkable, from the cheapest to the PRO. At the moment my kit is the 8-25 F/4 PRO, the 12-45 F/4 PRO, the 45 mm F/1.8 and the Panasonic G 100-300mm f/4-5.6 II OIS. Excellent customization possibility, the sensor suffers only with particularly high ISO creating a bit of noise in the photos that, in post production, is easily resolved. The stabilizer is stunning allowing you to shoot with long exposure times without a tripod. Battery life has never been an issue at the time. By turning the machine on and off, it guarantees you the whole day. Particularly practical and comfortable is the small flash supplied, such as the adjustable screen. Rating 9.8 |
  | sent on 18 Novembre 2022 Pros: Light and very compact, excellent AF even in low light, impeccable sensor (20 Mpx), excellent stabilizer (5.5 EV), articulated and adjustable monitor, excellent EVF, focus-stacking, many rings and buttons for perfect customization Cons: Battery life, very delicate plastic finishes Opinion: I bought the Olympus OM-D EM-5 mark III this summer with the aim of replacing the already excellent Mark II (which I then kept). In my opinion it is for my needs the best Olympus I have ever had: with a lightweight, robust, tropicalized and ergonomic body it perfectly embodies the Micro 4/3 philosophy. I carry it everywhere in a small bag. With the 14-150 it becomes the all-rounder camera for light bike rides, with the pair PRO 12-40 f/2.8 and PRO 40-150 F/2.8 does not regret the older sisters EM-1 II or III. The sensor, in fact, is the same 20 Mpx, one of the best for the MFT format. The autofocus is effective and precise (except in extreme situations), the stabilizer excellent. 100% customizable with the ability to assign to the various buttons and dials present practically all the functions. Excellent ability to perform HDR and focus-stacking "on camera" at a good level of quality. The only flaw, the battery life. In fact I always carry 4 with me and I solved the problem! Rating 9.5 |
 | sent on 19 Aprile 2021 Pros: My ideal solution Cons: Someone's complaining about batteries. I don't. Opinion: After two other different bodies OMD I added this and understood the value of the update. quick focus, the excellent colors that Olympus accustomed me to with a greater rendering of detail given by the more megapixels. The body remains small, the shooting options rich. The battery is an enhanced variant of that of the OM 10 MK 1.That is, the reinforcement batteries already had them. Monitor very easy to manage. I found, for my age and ambitions, my perfect machine. I've got more optics than I use, but the disphomoresets of an optical 3 corp1 are still fine. The first OMD EM1, grandma, the omd em10 first version, crude, but a mule. The omd5 mark3 a kind lady who amazes me every time beyond my expectations. |
 | sent on 16 Febbraio 2021 Pros: light, very light, very complete and immediate, very precise autofocus even in the shade, olympus neutral colors, does not need additional grip, I have large hands and it is very comfortable, the colors of the viewfinder are quite precise. fully reflects the small and performing m43 philosophy ... Cons: the edges of the viewfinder (as now almost all mirrorless) are not perfect, there is a slight distortion and less engraving than in the center, I would have preferred the closing caps for the usb cable of the rigid door type (personal taste). Opinion: for a few days I have been playing with it, I have done several tests and I have to say that it is a machine as well as performing also a lot of fun, with the 12-45 mounted it is phenomenal for output quality, well balanced in hand even with the 75-300 II, really fun to go around there, then the fixed 1.8 are its completion ... a small M1MKII in poket format ... |
 | sent on 15 Febbraio 2021 Pros: compact and lightweight. excellent numerous rings and customizable buttons. Cons: poor battery especially if you make some videos. maybe the price is excessive Opinion: classy machine with the well-known olympus advantages in terms of very effective autofocus. Not really cheap but the construction is impeccable. Stabilization is also proverbial. I would recommend everyone to buy a spare battery. I would say that the handle is sufficiently protruding and I personally feel good in my hand. |
 | sent on 06 Novembre 2020 Pros: Quality, compactness, transportability. Cons: Plastic ignition lever. Nothing else. Opinion: Already a holder of an Olympus kit for about 35-40 years (OM1, OM2, various optics including the 21mm F/2, the small XA) I bought for about a month the M5 mark III combined with a 12-45 F4 PRO. The line is beautiful, it is very reminiscent of my OM1 and 2. A little too much plastic for my taste (the ignition lever is a lot out of the metal controls), more could be done on a machine body that costs more than 1000 euros. But the photos are of remarkable quality. After a first release I had the opportunity to view them on a 75" 4K TV monitor: beautiful for colors, contrast, resolution, sharpness. Obviously how you go up with ISOs the noise is noticed, but up to 6400 does not bother much and the details are very well seen. Then, going up again you notice. However, nothing to do with the photos taken with the previous Sony Alpha 100 (Sony's first SLR) purchased, if I remember correctly in 2006, with the noise already evident at 200 ISO. I notice no difference with other machines with APS-C sensors from my friends. Certainly with the FF it loses something, but what is the point of carrying expensive equipment that weighs several kilos to have a little less noise at high ISOs? Then stabilization. For someone like me who uses flash only in macros and who to avoid moving resorts to easel and monopid. It's something fantastic. In short, what more do you want to go around and take beautiful photos? |
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 | sent on 10 Settembre 2020 Pros: Light, responsive, tropicalized, excellent stabilizer, excellent lens park, lightweight and high quality Shot hi-res. Cons: Battery life, high iso noise under certain conditions. Opinion: Pulling frankly the sums after almost a year of use. It's so light that you always carry it around, which means you're shooting in the right place at the right time while the others haven't brought anything because of the weight of camera and optics. The optics are really quality and with ridiculous dimensions compared to the competition. The hi-res shot gives you a dynamic range and a detail greater than a full frame the moment you learn to use it properly, I also found a way to bypass the hardware limit of f8 1/50th of a second that is activated in certain situations. It remains clear that this type of function, at least on this machine body is usable only with easel, but it is already more than enough, at least for me!! The stabilizer allows you to use any kind of optics, even with adapter, at times unthinkable for any other brand! The continuous autofocus of the OM5 MIII is at the Nikon D7500 level, so very similar to the D500; I can say that I had the first one that shares the AF form with the second quoted. Just look at the photos of my dogs running very fast straight towards me taken with both the camera in review and with the D7500 I owned, to realize that the llivello is almost the same. It is a room that is very susceptible to customizations, I mean that by customizing it properly, you can achieve much more than the factory settings. Well-processed raw files and low-medium iso, which are quietly comparable to much larger sensors. The matter obviously changes if you have to take photos full of fine details to high iso, in this case, of course you can have a loss of quality of detail, however, given how effective the stabilizer is, it is quite rare to raise the isos, while it is much easier to shoot at iso 200 with 1/10 of a second and not have micromox. The battery doesn't last long, but just have a few spares and there are no problems, plus the charging in the room helps and not a little. I mean, you can do anything with this machine. From the landscape, to the macro, to the portrait to the birdlife. The truth, at least from my point of view is that it is so versatile and light that even on the go does not set you limits, a backpack very small, two-three optical pro and you have all the focal points covered with very high quality! I feel very good, now she is an inseparable companion. |
 | sent on 19 Giugno 2020 Pros: Aesthetically appealing, lightweight, small size, excellent grip, tropicalized and IPX1 certified, excellent stabilizer with every lens, great AF-S and good AF-C, orientable screen, jpeg quality, raw workability, in-room battery charging, numerous special Olympus functions, high-resolution raw shot, hdr in raw, focus bracketing and focus stacking. Great video capabilities. Cons: Battery life, no battery pack. Opinion: Taken to replace the E-M10 II, the E-M5 III is an E-M10 II with steroids. The machine is a miniature EM1 II, same sensor, same AF, same Menu change only burst, thetring possibilities and battery. The 5.5 stop/6.5 stop IS stabilizer is a span over any other machine other than the EM1 III. The car is very ergonomic and comfortable to carry around and shoot. The viewfinder is of excellent quality, as is the screen. It holds the isos well up to 3200, with the proprietary software Olympus Workspace demosaicizing the file in a better way to get even to 6400 (however it tends to be slow, but it is not a problem of the machine). End-version .jpg files have low compression and are close to the quality of a raw file, which is rarely found on other machines. It's a great vlogging machine as well. It has great features such as Live Time, Live Bulb, Live Composite, various bracketing and Staking capabilities. In short, it's a best buy. |
 | sent on 01 Marzo 2020 Pros: Beautiful aesthetically, light and small size, Hi-res, tropicalized, stabilized, excellent AFS and good AFC, practically it's an EM1 mk2 in small, vast slow park Cons: Battery life, solid but plastic construction, single slot Opinion: Taken to flank the sister EM1 mk2, it practically has almost everything similar. Same sensor, same AF, same menu' For me it is promoted with flying colors, excellent file quality and AF that allows you to do almost everything. The stabilizer is a span over the competition and allows unthinkable things, I with olympus I find myself wonderful as ergonomics and comadi arrangement, the viewfinder is good and it is seen well and it is natural and not tiring, the jpg are a strength and I use them often. In printing and monitors it does not make you regret a FullFrame if you treat the file well. |
 | sent on 01 Marzo 2020 Pros: Construction Quality, Jpeg, Stabilized Sensor, Autofocus, Customization, Orientable Screen. Cons: Menu a bit difficult at first. Opinion: It was a difficult choice, thought out and rethought several times. I come from Nikon APS-C system and sincerely wanted to make the leap to FF but then browsing the internet and seeing numerous reviews on the m4/3 system I informed myself a little more deeply and what to say... Olympus is my first m4/3... Simply beautiful, bought in a closed box with Zuiko lens 12-40 2.8Pro (also a disarming quality target). A higher quality object that in my opinion has nothing to envy more popular brands indeed.... Weld even with big hand even if you have to get a little used, the dials and keys are all in the right place and all customizable at will. Lots of shooting modes, and spectacular videos. The Flash to be mounted if necessary is of a unique beauty. The machine churns out beautiful jpeg. holds the high iso, lightning autofocus etc etc. Finally, I say that the m4/3 system in my humble opinion has nothing to envy to "superior" systems. Very happy with my choice. I recommend it. |
 | sent on 18 Febbraio 2020 Pros: autofocus, burst, file quality, camera-produced jpeg, tilting screen. Cons: initial feeling of little robustness. Opinion: I bought this car without ever trying it, the physical store did not have it in the store and I had to buy it in a closed box. The feeling just had in hand was sincerely bad: accustomed to the old em5 (i and ii) the feeling with polycarbonate was initially bad. using it a couple of days I began to appreciate it more and more, noting that in fact the build quality of the machine was excellent... (You can see small things such as the noise it makes when you close the tipper screen, or the solidity of the door close. Moving on to use... The machine is excellent, the biggest upgrade is the phase-sensing autofocus... in the videos is a godsend. I come from a gh5 that I sold for precisely this reason (the unreliability' of the autofocus even after the famous update). I used gh5 always in manual, and as much as it is provided with all the possible and imaginable aids, an autofocus that works is something else... So in my video work I'm much faster thanks to autofocus. The best video quality is with the 4k cinematic format, the 4k format 4/3 have a much lower quality. The quality of the full hd is not at the level of gh5, but in 4k (film format) the quality is high. So for videos, although the videos are not 4/2/2 to 10 bits and blah blah blah, practically for my work I prefer it to gh5. The stabilization is a span above the gh5, on this it does not rain, as well as the photographic quality. The raw are much more workable than the first em5 and I am very satisfied with the quality of the same. Concluding... As soon as I had it in my hand I assure you that I wanted to resell it immediately because of the plastic sensation that gave me... after a week of use, I can say that it is the most complete four-thirds micro I have ever had (I had several Olympus and several Panasonics) and I am very satisfied with the machine... I recommend it? absolutely yes. It also had the double sd and the vlog would be the perfect machine. |
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