OM System OM-5 Camera Body, Silver (V210020SU000)

Weather sealed and compact, easy to use, however I miss olympus logo

Excellent Camera. i asked all the questions to the seller and got it answered before ordering. all questions promptly answered.

Soy usuario del sistema micro4/3 de Olympus y decidí comprar de la compañía sucesora la OM5 por tener un nuevo procesador (el de la EM1MIII) y las funciones de autoenfoque a estrellas y el hand held high resolution que son muy útiles para fotografía de vía Láctea y campo amplio; aún no la estreno en astro fotografía pero ya hice mi primer senderismo con ella, llevar una cámara pequeña, ligera, con capacidad para fotografiar en alta resolución a pulso (50mpx) facilita mucho para ir a cualquier sitio sin mucha carga (¡no necesito trípode!). No me gusta que usa carga vía cable mini usb y batería bls-50 (tengo dos cámaras Olympus que usan distintas baterías y ya ¡me llené de baterías y cargadores distintos!), sin embargo vale la pena pues es una cámara resistente a la intemperie (prácticamente no hay otra con sus características con ipx 53). Anexo las primeras fotografías hechas con la OM 5. Muy recomendable

I own an OM System OM-1 and an Olympus E-M1 Mk 3, along with a PEN E-P7. I've been a four-thirds and micro four-thirds shooter for almost 16 years. My wife and I went to Charleston, SC over the holidays to visit her daughter and son-in-law. I brought along the OM-1 and the E-P7. I shot nearly everything with the E-P7. I did so because it's much easier to manage a smaller camera when you're out and about with family and a toddler. I love the E-P7, but there were times when I wished I had an electronic viewfinder. I decided that the OM-5 might offer a "best of both worlds" solution. It's very light, yet packs all of the features of the E-M1 Mk3, minus the custom settings on the mode dial. Handheld high-resolution is marvelous, as is Live ND (neutral density). The IBIS everything it's been praised for. As a smaller body, I probably wouldn't put anything bigger than the 12-100mm/f4 on it, and that's perhaps pushing it a bit. But put the 14-150mm/f4-5.6 zoom on it, and you have a very versatile, capable little camera you can carry on a sling all day, hardly knowing it's there. With a small prime or compact zoom, a wrist strap is sufficient. If you wish to step-up to bigger lenses like the 40-150/f2.8, or something like the 100-400mm zoom, you'll want to add the grip. But for a compact travel camera for anything other than a safari, it's a remarkable camera. Worth every penny.

Pensé que como era de importación tardaría más en llegar, pero no. En tan solo 4 días ya tenía la cámara en mis manos. ¡Excelente!

You can read professional reviews of what't inside this. In its price range, although I think I got it on sale, this is the best m43 option for most people who are not convinced that more expensive gear means better images. The other guys' m43 near this price range have a bizarre hybrid focus system that once you push it you will see the issues. The phase type focus in this may not be the world's best but its a step up. The camera is well made, weather sealed (not waterproof) and yields excellent raw images (I have not shot a jpeg with any dSLR in many years so no opinion). It has some computational goodies, like stacked focus with appropriate lens, hi resolution mode and neutral density if that matters, and records quality non-log 4k video. I've been using m43 and ff side by side for more years than I want to admit--the Image Quality to camera heft ratio of m43 is unbeatable, particularly if you are fond of long teles (see comments about focus). The EVF is physically smaller than what you will get in FF so its important to block light coming in around the eye--true for all smaller EVF cameras. Otherwise it has every read-out you can imagine, some of which are even utile. One real knock, sadly common to too many dSLRs, is that the manual seems to have been translated from the original Klingon by a Wookie. You may have to do a web search to find out how to do what you want to do if you can't penetrate the manual.

Several years ago, I switched from a Pen-F (digital) to an OMD EM1 mk III, to get the hand-held high res feature. The EM1-3 has been great, but for my purposes, a travel outfit where both the camera and the lenses are truly lightweight, the EM1-3 is a bit heavy. Since the OM-5 has the same 20mp sensor as my EM1-3 but weighs almost 7 ounces less, it seemed worth getting to save nearly half a pound, which is a lot in a m43 system. The OM-5 is very nice and has a better (OLED) finder than the EMI-1. But the OM-5 has only a slight bit of a handgrip. If you stick with the small prime lenses, the OM-5 is a dream. But if you mount one of the bigger lenses (still small, compared to other formats) you'll probably want more of a grip. Handgrips are available, but they add 3-4 ounces at which point the weight savings vs. the EM1-3 is negligible. The other thing that didn't quite work was the single custom memory setting on the OM-5. The EM1 mk III has four. Because there are so many settings on these cameras, it makes sense to set up your camera in advance for different situations. (And please, I own Nikon and Canon systems and they also have lengthy menus with too many options; this is not something unique to one brand). It's possible to re-assign the buttons on the OM-5 for use as additional custom memories, but this turned out to be kind of a hassle compared to a single knob that says Custom 1, Custom 2, etc. So I am sticking with the EM1 mk III. Custom mode #1 is my go-to, f/4 at ISO 200; Custom #2 is exposure brackets at ISO 200, Custom #3 is exposure brackets at Auto ISO for low light, and Custom #4 is handheld high res. I can do all these things without touching a single button. Just turn the camera on, and rotate the knob. Of course Custom is just what it says. If you don't have requirements like mine, the OM-5 is a lovely camera. Nothing in full frame or even APS can match what these little cameras can do without taking on more weight.