01-25-2019, 06:18 PM
Agree with jj_so mostly.
I own an E-M1 II, and it is a great camera, with a battery I can shoot 2000 images with easily on a single charge. I would never get a battery grip, however, so the E-M1 X is not for me either, basically because it gets too large for my preferences as well. In addition, the battery drains only ever so slowly when not in use, unlike many other cameras I have used.
Essentially, the M1-X is a sports pro / wildlife pro camera, with its 2 UHS-II card support, and two batteries making it last easily as long as any other sports camera while out shooting. Whether that is mu4/3 vs APS-C or FF, who cares. Those who will use it successfully don't. Back in the days of Oly 4/3, there were quite a few Nat Geo photogs who used the 4/3 format, loging it for the small size and way lighter lenses for the same reach, so there is reason to expect that at least some pro photogs will use it.
With regard to the EVF: at 2.4 Mpix it is more than usable. Yes, a 4 Mpix version would have been nice, but it would have been bigger as well, making the camera bigger too, especially as the optical part of the EVF would have to be redesigned as well.
As to the remarks about 6 stops of IBIS vs 7.5 now: there is an interview on Imaging Resource (https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2019/01/24/olympus-e-m1x-closer-look-amazing-tech-underlying-new-OM-D-series-flagship) which explains this in more detail. Obviously the earth rotation thingy was pure marketing drivel, as being on earth you would not notice, unless the rotation is wobbly rather than constant. Thjere is a limit currently as to what can be done, because doing this without a gimbal gets rather tricky, if you'd aks me. And as ever, how usable IBIS and/or VR is, does depend on the individual user. Some manage more, some manage less. Considering you need to take equivalency into account with shutter speeds as well, meaning you need 1/200s where you could use 1/100s with FF, I reckon 6 stops for the E1 II is very reasonable (I mange about 8 stops routinely), so 7.5 stops for the latest edition sounds reasonable too.
Anyway, HTH, kind regards, Wim
I own an E-M1 II, and it is a great camera, with a battery I can shoot 2000 images with easily on a single charge. I would never get a battery grip, however, so the E-M1 X is not for me either, basically because it gets too large for my preferences as well. In addition, the battery drains only ever so slowly when not in use, unlike many other cameras I have used.
Essentially, the M1-X is a sports pro / wildlife pro camera, with its 2 UHS-II card support, and two batteries making it last easily as long as any other sports camera while out shooting. Whether that is mu4/3 vs APS-C or FF, who cares. Those who will use it successfully don't. Back in the days of Oly 4/3, there were quite a few Nat Geo photogs who used the 4/3 format, loging it for the small size and way lighter lenses for the same reach, so there is reason to expect that at least some pro photogs will use it.
With regard to the EVF: at 2.4 Mpix it is more than usable. Yes, a 4 Mpix version would have been nice, but it would have been bigger as well, making the camera bigger too, especially as the optical part of the EVF would have to be redesigned as well.
As to the remarks about 6 stops of IBIS vs 7.5 now: there is an interview on Imaging Resource (https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2019/01/24/olympus-e-m1x-closer-look-amazing-tech-underlying-new-OM-D-series-flagship) which explains this in more detail. Obviously the earth rotation thingy was pure marketing drivel, as being on earth you would not notice, unless the rotation is wobbly rather than constant. Thjere is a limit currently as to what can be done, because doing this without a gimbal gets rather tricky, if you'd aks me. And as ever, how usable IBIS and/or VR is, does depend on the individual user. Some manage more, some manage less. Considering you need to take equivalency into account with shutter speeds as well, meaning you need 1/200s where you could use 1/100s with FF, I reckon 6 stops for the E1 II is very reasonable (I mange about 8 stops routinely), so 7.5 stops for the latest edition sounds reasonable too.
Anyway, HTH, kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....
