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OM System OM-5 : Specifications and Opinions

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Antonio_p88

sent on March 19, 2024

Pros: Low weight, cost of optics, versatility, portability, image quality.

Cons: Adaptation to the new system, but after a while you get used to it.

Opinion: Like many passionate photographers, I have always placed great importance on the quality of the image and the performance of my equipment. For years, my trusty Nikon D750 has been an irreplaceable companion on my photographic journeys, giving me superior quality images that only a Full Frame system can provide. However, as time went on, the weight of the gear became a limiting factor in my adventures, prompting me to look for a lighter but equally capable alternative. My research led me to the OM System OM5, a choice that I knew involved a "leap backwards" in terms of sensor format and, potentially, image quality. I was prepared for this compromise, but what I didn't expect was how little I would miss my old D750. The OM5 turned out to be a pleasant surprise in many respects. First of all, the low weight of the camera and optics freed me from one of the biggest obstacles that limited my creativity and desire to explore. Not only that: the lenses for this system, in addition to being significantly cheaper than the equivalent for Full Frame, offer a quality and performance that go far beyond my expectations. Investing in these lenses has allowed me to explore new creative perspectives without taxing my budget. From an image quality point of view, the OM5 proved to be more than up to the challenge. Although aware of the theoretical limitations due to the smaller sensor, in practice I have found that the images produced are rich in detail, with vivid colors and excellent noise management. The camera also offers a wide range of advanced features that have helped me experiment and improve my photography techniques. In conclusion, switching to the OM System OM5 was a winning choice for me. Despite my initial concerns about image quality and performance, this camera didn't make me regret my Nikon D750. For my photography style and increasingly portable, mobile-oriented lenses, the OM5 proved to be the ideal option, giving me freedom, flexibility, and most importantly, the joy of photography without limits. If, like me, you're looking for a lighter solution without compromising too much on quality, I highly recommend considering the OM System OM5.

Contemuffa

sent on February 02, 2024

Pros: Weight, elegance, tropicalization, stabilization all at the top. Endless range of high quality optics (Oly, Pana, Leica, Venus etc.)

Cons: For my needs, nothing.

Opinion: I almost always use it with the combination of PANA 12-60 F 2.8-4 and LAOWA 7.5. I have other amazing lenses such as the Pana 8.18 and the 12-40 Pro F 2.8 + a cheap 40-150 F 4-5.6 zoom that still offers very good results. With the high definition setting you can make incredible crops while maintaining very good quality even without resampling and I find this very very useful. Let's add that the machine works very well even at -10 degrees to testify to the build quality that you want more ? Considering the pros and cons, I still prefer it to the very expensive, very heavy and bulky full frame. Rated 10 and if I could even more.

GTavasci

sent on June 01, 2023

Pros: Dimensions, weight, tropicalization. Stabilization. Perfect colors. WB great.

Cons: Old USB port, Lack of joystick, AF not always ready.

Opinion: For passion and a bit for work, I can use many systems, from the M43 from 500 euros to the FF of the A9II with Sigma Art lenses (in my gallery there are photos made with a bit of everything). I am also one who loves to have photos printed. Why this premise? Because beyond the specific features of the OM-5, the first thing I want to share (after almost 40 years of photography and a lot of equipment) is that the results obtainable with a modern mirrorless are in 90% of cases more than enough for any enthusiast. The OM-5, then. Of my M43 is the one I prefer because it is really small and light and very well tropicalized (not only on paper, it has already taken everything). I often ride with the 15 1.7 Leica but I have several lenses available and they are all excellent. Its stabilization is so good that with the 15 1.7 shooting in the evening at ISO 200 without any particular problems. During the day I enjoy the PDC that guarantees the system even with strong openings (so lower ISO and better GD). I have never had quality problems, in any condition. Always correct colors, WB great. Noise? For how I shoot, little. Taking advantage of the stabilizer and using luminous lenses hardly I get to 1600. I like Live Composite, it's fun and leads to amazing results. The built-in ND filters (it's actually their simulation) are very useful. I use very little HR shooting but for shots such as stills of products or static landscapes I think it is interesting. What I don't like is the micro usb port (amazing). The ignition I moved to the right selector and I'm better. It lacks a joystick that for me is always comfortable. I wish I could quickly activate the focus at the center point, after moving it. But in the end they are small compromises. When I get home and download the files I am always more than satisfied. If you are looking for low weight, small size, high stabilization and true tropicalization, there is no better choice than this. Take quality lenses (on the M43 they cost much less than on the FF) because they matter more than the body and the system/sensor.

Ugo B

sent on April 25, 2023

Pros: size, weight, aesthetics, af, white balance, jpeg, extra features

Cons: micro USB (and not USB C), old menu, some avoidable software limitations

Opinion: The Om-5, on the contrary, has more than one reason of interest for any photography enthusiast. It is a complete 360° machine capable of excellent performance in all sectors, at a very interesting cost and with really negligible weight and size. It is a small jewel that paid, initially, the price of being underestimated and identified as a "software update" of the previous model. It is currently the machine that I use the most among those I own (OM1, OM5 and EM1X) also because it is a real pleasure to use. Too bad for some choices that can be revised (and I think can also be improved via software) such as the old type menu and not like that of the OM1 which should now be the new course, and the limitation of the ND filter to ND16 and not 32 as on the EM1.3 for the rest is beautiful to look at, fun to use and able to churn out fantastic photos. I was thinking of getting a second OM1 but in the end I think it will be the OM-5 to have a twin (silver). Even the autonomy, despite being the "usual" battery of all time is very good, a sign of better energy efficiency. VERY recommended and really suitable for anyone

Emanuele Lucchetti

sent on December 05, 2022

Pros: Lightweight and compact - Great value for money - New features compared to the previous model (it is an E-M1 mk3 in an E-M5 body).

Cons: It does not present innovations, maintains the same hardware/software technologies used by the previous E-M1 and E-M5 models.

Opinion: At the Polyphoto Day in Florence I got to see the new OM-5 by OM-System. I can't do a thorough test but from a first view the OM-5 seems to me a good product. It is necessary to see it not as an innovative camera (as it was for the OM-1) but as a novelty OM-System upgrade to the E-M1 mk3 and E-M5, a sort of mix that binds both cameras marked Olympus. A brilliant idea in my opinion, as the E-M1 mk3 was a prominent Olympus professional camera and the E-M5 series a compact camera for amateurs. With the OM-5 we have both, a professional system (maybe not like that of the OM-1) in a compact body to carry in your pocket. The quality/price ratio is also great, the OM-5 takes you at about € 1200. I tried it on a model at the Polyphoto Day in Florence with the M.Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 telephoto and the result was surprising from a real professional camera and I would not evaluate it only as a secondary choice from a compact or pocket camera. Of course for those who expected a "baby" OM-1 was not so, the OM-5 is something different that carries on all the professional fruit of Olympus now marked OM-System.

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