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by SantaFeJoe on Thu Jan 24, 2019 1:49 am
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https://www.dpreview.com/news/9216678258/olympus-introduces-durable-sports-oriented-e-m1x

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympus-e-m1x-review-in-progress

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/3424558228/olympus-e-m1x-shooting-experience

And accessories:

https://www.dpreview.com/news/6192364071/olympus-developing-150-400mm-f4-5-pro-lens-with-built-in-1-25x-teleconverter

https://www.dpreview.com/news/0936206607/olympus-introduces-2x-teleconverter-updates-micro-four-thirds-roadmap

https://www.dpreview.com/news/7965724351/olympus-adds-wireless-flash-commander-fc-wr-and-receiver-fr-wr-to-om-d-system

https://www.dpreview.com/news/4459080502/olympus-announces-weather-resistant-fl-700wr-flash


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by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:28 am
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And seems to be a disappointment so far, given its price tag.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:52 am
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Holy crap, a m43 camera that weighs more than a 44x33 medium format camera... :o
 

by Scott Fairbairn on Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:15 am
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Same EVF and rear lcd as the previous model too. It seems like a heck of price tag, not to mention size and weight for a system that’s primary advantage is to be compact. This seems like a strategic error to me, unless the autofocus capabilities are amazing, and from what I’ve read so far, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:55 am
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The 150-400 with built in 1.25x is interesting. That gives a 35mm equivalency of 300-1000mm!
 

by SantaFeJoe on Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:15 am
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Another article:

https://fstoppers.com/gear/olympus-e-m1x-60-fps-shooting-75-stops-stabilization-332700

A commemorative camera model was also announced:

https://www.dpreview.com/news/871970382 ... nniversary

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by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:32 pm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:The 150-400 with built in 1.25x is interesting.  That gives a 35mm equivalency of 300-1000mm!

There also will be a TC 2x for the 300 f4. Downside is it'll become a 600 f8, (1200mm in 35mm terms); need bright light to use it.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:37 pm
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DChan wrote:
E.J. Peiker wrote:The 150-400 with built in 1.25x is interesting.  That gives a 35mm equivalency of 300-1000mm!

There also will be a TC 2x for the 300 f4. Downside is it'll become a 600 f8, (1200mm in 35mm terms); need bright light to use it.
Yes with effective DOF of f/16 in 35mm terms for a subject that covers the same amount of the frame. 
 

by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:57 pm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:
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E.J. Peiker wrote:The 150-400 with built in 1.25x is interesting.  That gives a 35mm equivalency of 300-1000mm!

There also will be a TC 2x for the 300 f4. Downside is it'll become a 600 f8, (1200mm in 35mm terms); need bright light to use it.
Yes with effective DOF of f/16 in 35mm terms for a subject that covers the same amount of the frame. 
True that but not necessarily a bad thing. The 300 can focus down to 4.6 ft. Imagine shooting something close with a 1200mm lens...
 

by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 3:22 pm
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I wonder if we can "teach" its AF system to recognise flying birds. We can't just be shooting cars, trains and airplanes all the time. Nothing wrong with airplanes but its wings don't go up and down, and they follow a flight plan :-)
 

by balazs on Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:43 pm
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A question for those, who had been to Antarctica. Isn't this the camera take with you for such an expedition, given the amazing image stabilization capabilities?
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:55 pm
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balazs wrote:A question for those, who had been to Antarctica. Isn't this the camera take with you for such an expedition, given the amazing image stabilization capabilities?
It would not be my first or probably even my 5th choice.  Any IS/VR system from any manufacturer is more than a a match for anything in Antarctica.  Image stabilization does nothing for subject movement.  Dynamic range would be my most sought after quality since you have to deal with lots of very light and very dark in almost every frame.  After that it would be ISO performance which is very much linked to Dynamic range and resolution.
 

by SantaFeJoe on Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:15 pm
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balazs wrote:A question for those, who had been to Antarctica. Isn't this the camera take with you for such an expedition, given the amazing image stabilization capabilities?
Any IS/VR system from any manufacturer is more than a a match for anything in Antarctica.  Image stabilization does nothing for subject movement. 
But I bet it works good for shivering! BRRRRR!!!    :lol:

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by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:24 pm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:... After that it would be ISO performance which is very much linked to Dynamic range and resolution.
But...but...but...with good stabilization, you can use low ISO to shoot darker scene, hand-held. Shooting a 10 sec exposure hand-held shot is what Olympus can let you do. And this E-M1X can also let you shoot high res shots hand-held. Come to think of it, may be the reason why Olympus put so much effort in developing and improving their stabilization system is because they know that their high ISO performance is limited. Then of course, it's useful only on stationary subjects.

One more thing: one can always do exposure bracketing and merge the files together in post when dynamic range would be an issue.

And then there is tripod.

At the end of the day, whether the IQ of the m43 is good enough for you, IMO, depends on how the final images would be used/viewed.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:46 pm
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...not if you are standing on a boat that is moving which is a large portion of the shooting and virtually 100% of the landscapes. On land hand holding maybe you could do something but not if the boat is moving which means that the relative motion of the foreground and background are different - there is no system that can handle that for even a half second and get good results which means you need higher ISO.

All that aside, light is generally not a huge problem when going to Antarctica. It's contrast.
 

by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:30 pm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:...not if you are standing on a boat that is moving which is a large portion of the shooting and virtually 100% of the landscapes.  On land hand holding maybe you could do something but not if the boat is moving which means that the relative motion of the foreground and background are different - there is no system that can handle that for even a half second and get good results which means you need higher ISO.

All that aside, light is generally not a huge problem when going to Antarctica.  It's contrast.
So how fast a shutter speed you need??
 

by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:39 pm
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Found this (as I remembered seeing videos of folks who had taken their OMD to freezing places on earth, high up in the mountains, etc) :


The Olympus OM-Ds in Antarctica
 

by DChan on Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:51 pm
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Another video:

OM-D E-M1 Mark II Antarctica DE 4K

And one guy's trip to Antarctica with m43:

m4/3 in Antarctica
 

by E.J. Peiker on Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:00 am
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LOL, nobody is saying you shouldn't take this camera to Antarctica.  The question was if this was THE camera to take to Antarctica, implying the best camera for such an expedition.  It is not! not even close in my opinion having been there.  I'm sure you or I could come away with great photos with this camera but there are many other cameras that I would rather take that I could get even better photos with.  This is a pointless argument, everybody has their priorities and biases, mine is simply based on the capability of various cameras and their ability to extract the most from the scene.  Certainly if you are an owner of this system then it is THE system to take but if you have no horse in the race then it is not in my opinion!
 

by DChan on Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:07 am
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E.J. Peiker wrote:LOL, nobody is saying you shouldn't take this camera to Antarctica.  The question was if this was THE camera to take to Antarctica, implying the best camera for such an expedition. ...
Here's balazs's question:


"A question for those, who had been to Antarctica. Isn't this the camera take with you for such an expedition, given the amazing image stabilization capabilities?"

And I showed examples of people using the camera in Antarctica ( oh I just typed "the"), saying to balazs: "You'd be the judge."

What's so funny about it? You over-thought, E J.
 

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