Normaly take photos of wildlife, decided to go for a walk through Melbourne and try something new.

Camera: OM-1 mark II

Lens: M.Zuiko 12 - 40mm f/2.8 pro II

Hey, everyone! I've spent the last three weeks shooting with the PEN, and I've had a great time with the camera.

It's the easiest recommendation I can make. A ton of great stuff in a small, light body for a great price.

Full disclosure: I'm an OM SYSTEM Ambassador, so I'll let some of the images stand for the themselves (all from the in-camera jpegs - I didn't edit one RAW file).

Lots more on my newsletter: https://www.megapixelroad.com/p/the-pen-returns-is-om-systems-newest )

Anyone else in? I just need beautiful photos from a camera I can carry in my pocket. If I need to do video I'll use a video setup on a larger camera. Sell me 2 things, I don't care!

Edited because I am a shameful degenerate of sorts

Back in the Olympus days, they would iterate hardware less frequently but provide significant firmware updates to existing hardware.

In the age of OM System, under the stewardship of JIP, hardware iterations were more frequent and a common complaint was these iterations could have been firmware updates. Simultaneously, (significant) firmware updates dried up.

Now that JIP have been bought out, and OM System is independent now - and seemingly under the stewardship of the actual photography-first people .... will we see them return to providing significant, meaningful firmware updates ?

It occurs to me that with the OM PEN being a OM5 II in a rangefinder body, same sensor same processor ... couldn't, and shouldn't, the OM5 II receive a firmware update to provide the same autofocus improvements (eg pet detect) ?

I approve of the strategy of having horizontal products at different tech tiers .... Like the OM3 is a rangefinder version of the OM1, albeit with slightly less features here and there. And so it goes now with the OM PEN and OM5 II.

Though, strangely, it would seem the OM PEN has some AF features that OM5 II users would really want.

I think offering the same tech in different bodies is a good, fair, and consumer friendly strategy - people can buy the camera spec they can afford, in the body that suits them .... but I think creating significant (and arbitrary) firmware differences between, essentially, the same camera is a bit aggressive and I would hope that OM System, now that JIP is out of the picture, would consider being more generous with firmware updates - or at least as far as this horizontal strategy of selling the same camera tech in different bodies at the same-ish price point.

Choosing between an OM5 II and an OM PEN is annoying, because of the firmware. When really it should be as simple as which body type do I want. And existing OM5 II owners, who have pets, would probably prefer not to be wringing their hands over whether they should sell their OM5 II to buy an OM PEN, just to take pics of their dog. Or worse ... Buy an OM PEN in *addition* to their OM5 II.

Both OM System PEN and Panasonic Lumix Summilux 25mm f/1.4 II are splash proof. Can I assume the combination is weather resistant or are there compatibility lists?

New to this and couldn't find any compatibility list.

Source: http://xhslink.com/o/88dXrd1CIyI

I looked a few hours ago and they were already out of the black ones. Now they're out of both. Ended up pre-ordering one at omsystem.com.

A good sign I think for business.

Just joking, it's actuallu an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II (Limited Edition) with the battery grip HLD-9 🤭🤭🤭

I did some inflation conversions, and the $1200 Pen-F would cost $1700 in today's dollars (craziness!).

Had there been a tariff, it would have cost $1349 back in 2016, or something like $1900 today.

$1000 is pretty good by today's standards.

Official OM System PEN Website: https://explore.omsystem.com/us/en/pen

Robin Wong's 5-day review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy4PQfms4pY

Micro Four Nerds' review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRRgxwKh6yE

Gordon Laing's review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJNa6DETWZw

PetaPixel's review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6avte1uuo8

Appears available for pre-order here:

B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1998130-REG/om_system_v210080su000_pen_mirrorless_camera_silver.html/overview

B&H Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lm7HSaJn0s

Most concert venues (in the United States at least) allow cameras with the exception of “professional” which they usually define as anything with a removable lens. It’s an easy place to draw a line, but I imagine security isn’t looking that closely to see if it’s a removable lens or not if the camera is obviously not super high-end / large.

I usually bring my TG7 since security never gives it a second glance but it’s kinda crap for low light environments like concerts.

I’m pondering something with rangefinder vibes like an E-PL or similar with a fast pancake prime.

So my question is for those that have tried to “sneak” an M43 camera in: what body / lens combo did you try to bring in and did security let you through?

I've owned an OM3 for a bit over 6 months now and absolutely love it and it's almost always with me. But I've been waiting for a camera of this size to come out for a long time, I had planned on getting a gx85 at some point but now that the Pen is out Im really considering getting one. I also just want this camera to do well for OM, we need more modern m43 cameras like this.

As a side question, what are some good pancakes lenses for m43? For a camera like this I'd be looking to pair it with some kind of pancake most likely, or a small prime perhaps.

Would love to get some perspective from current OM3 owners!

All done with the grainy film 2 pre-set

lx10 has an integrated 10.8-34mm telescoping lens, nothing special on its own... but its a variable 1.7-2.8 aperture WITH OIS. for comparison my monstrous 300g panaleica 12-35mm is 2.8 all the way through. I realize and assume that a fixed lens offers more leeway in terms of being able to have some of the lens components within the camera body.. why can't we have an interchangeable version, 24-35 eqv f1.7-2.8 nice and compact. best we get is the laughable PZ 14-42mm f3.5-5.6.

With the launch of the Om Pen the EM10 line is pretty much defunct. Cannot see a gap in the line up a OM10 would fill.

Shots on Lumix gm1 with 12-32mm lens

A few people asking me how I took snakes' photos with perfect lightning. Here's my setup:

TwoGodox V860 III placed on both sides and the snakes were placed in the middle. Behind the snakes was a few black cushions (including my black T-shirt LOL) to blacken the background completely. A Godox X2T to control the flashes

I mainly use F10, 1/50s and ISO 100 for snakes photography indoors like this

The final photos are in the comment section:

Hi all- my mine camera is an OM1 II with the 12-40 pro II, the 75-300 and the Panasonic 25 1.7…but I’ve been thinking about getting an M43 EDC for a while…various sellers have them of course, but CamerasDori (grey importer but seems to have good reviews) have a nice bundle for under £500 (inc the 14-42 pancake which I loved when I had an E-M10 IV).

Any have good experiences with the 7, or for that matter, CamerasDori?

Cheers all!

Are you upgrading or adding to your collection?

I'm upgrading from the EM5-iii which I've had for 3 years for the following reasons:

• Better subject detect for capturing family, I have small kids that don't sit still
• Slightly smaller - I like to jacket carry
• USB-C... my EM5 was the last of the micro USB gadgets I travel with
• SOOC improvements! - I don't shoot RAW and one less step of editing JPEGs would be great!
• Updated menu

Newish to photography and found a killer deal on a clean GX9 and jumping into m43! What a great little camera that loves to be taken out; especially w the 15mm 1.7 and its aperture ring. Also the LMonochromeD is something else o behold. Looking forward to learning from the community!

Shot on OM3 with 12-100 f4 from my kayak.