Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II review: First Look
“ In initial testing with the 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens, I've been impressed by the the E-M1 II's continuous focusing capability. It has no problem at all holding focus on trains moving either towards or away from the camera at speeds of 30mph or more across bursts of 40-odd frames, using either the electronic or mechanical shutter. Above you can see the E-M1 II tracking focus on a train moving towards the camera, with thumbnails of the overall shots at the top and 100% crops below them. This is every 13th frame starting from the first, covering around 4 or 5 seconds of shooting using the electronic shutter. Here I enabled focus rather than speed priority, so the camera hasn't shot at its maximum rate, but closer to 10fps; but it's kept the train in sharp focus.
Not every frame in-between was necessarily in pixel-perfect focus, but all would be usable if necessary, just as long the the focal length was held the same. However I found that the camera would rapidly lose focus if I zoomed during continuous shooting, but it's entirely possible this could be fixed by a firmware update to the lens. „
“ We've had our hands on a fully working E-M1 II for a few days and first impressions are very positive. Its continuous shooting is incredibly impressive, and the autofocus system appears to be a big advance on its predecessors. Its image stabilisation is remarkable, too. Overall it's clearly the most capable Micro Four Thirds camera to date, and should be one one of best mirrorless models for action shooting regardless of format.
The big question of course surrounds the price; at £1849.99 body only, Olympus has pitched the E-M1 II higher than some exceptionally capable competition. For example the Nikon D500 currently sells for around £1730, and is the best APS-C format DSLR we've yet seen, with superb high ISO capability up to ISO 51,200 and uncanny autofocus tracking. Then there's the £1400 Fujifilm X-T2, which is currently everybody's favourite APS-C mirrorless model, also with very impressive autofocus and continuous shooting capabilities. But neither of these have in-body image stabilisation. Sony's Alpha 6500 is also due shortly, at an expected price of £1500 body only. It marries the A6300's impressive autofocus and 4K video recording with a new in-body image stabilisation system, but its handling comes up rather short at this rarefied level. However none of these cameras can touch the E-M1 II for outright shooting speed.
When it announced the camera at Photokina, Olympus made some bold claims about the E-M1 II surpassing the value proposition of APS-C-format DSLRs. But while it looks unlikely to be able to beat cameras like the Nikon D500 for subject tracking and high ISO image quality, it my initial impression is that it may well come surprisingly close, while bringing other attractions of its own, including compatibility with Olympus's superb lenses such as its f/2.8 Pro zooms. We're looking forward to putting it through its paces properly in our upcoming full review. „
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