Olympus

The images from the Olympus E-M10 Mark III certainly look nice. It’s priced better than the Panasonic G85 but it’s not clear yet if it’s superior to it.

However, at the price, it’s clear the Olympus is the winner, and the Panasonic G85 and G7 4K also remain contenders for the king of budget cameras. The one thing we’ve noticed about all of these cameras is that in good light they produce a nice image but they tend to fall apart in less than ideal circumstances. The Blackmagic Pocket 4K holds up better in those less than ideal conditions but it costs a bit more.

This camera shoots 4K at 30P, has contrast based auto-focus, and has IBIS.

The first clip in this list is shot with the Laowa 7.5mm which is atypically wide for a video shot but we’re happy to see what it looks like nonetheless.

$650 for a 16mp Olympus camera with 4K30P and IBIS seems good. It remains to be seen if this sensor is any better than the other 100 16mp m43 cameras. But even if it’s on par with G85 then it will be a good value.

Like our last post was about a movie shot on the Panasonic GH4, this post shows what the Olympus EM-1 Mark II can do. They obviously had a higher production budget than most EM-1 Mark II videos. It goes to show you that camera you use is becoming less and less relevant.

Still shooters have many reasons to like this camera, and it does okay for video (but not GH5 level good).

The G85 continues to show its value and the A6500 image looks good (when not invoking rolling shutter) but the E-M1 Mark II doesn’t look as good in this video. It’s still a useable video camera however.

We have been a bit hard on this camera. It’s nice to see Olympus up its video game. We do except the GH5 to be out in only a matter of months so for most people it would be worth the wait to see what it offers. Several videos for your consideration:

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The video quality on the Olympus E-M1 Mark II isn’t as good as we hoped it would be, despite having great image stabilization.  Unless you’re looking for a hybrid camera and have lots of Olympus lenses, you probably will want to see what the GH5 offers on the video side.