I
wasn’t too sure about the image quality until I found a comment on a
Olympus forum that advised on Lightroom settings, in particular reducing
the Sharping Radius to 0.5. The Lightroom default radius is 1.0. This
greatly improved the look of the image.
I believe
you do need the quality glass i.e. the primes & the Pro zoom, to
really appreciate the format. Since owning the 40-150mm 2.8 pro lens, I
am really sold on the system. It is a great lens to use and produces
really sharp images.
My Pros & Cons-
Pros
Compact size, less weight, easy to run 2 bodies at once, with different lens on
Does not look like a 'Pro’ camera
Can see the effects of changing exposure & colour balance in the viewfinder
After taking the image, there is a brief preview in the viewfinder, which confirms what you have got.
Cost is lower than the big players (Canon & Nikon)
Fully weather sealed
Fn buttons on the Pro Lens lock the focus
An effective manual clutch on the some lens, allow you to switch quickly between manual & auto focus
Focus Peeking
Wireless - can use a phone as a remote
Highly configurable, disadvantage to some but to me it is a big plus
Wide range of lens. Panasonic shares the same format, therefore the lens & bodies are interchangeable
Firmware updates that add improvements not just fixes
Amazing Image Stabiliser ensures sharp images and allows really low shutter speeds to be used handheld
Cons
High ISO, though the increased depth of field from the format allows you to open up the lens more
Battery life can be poor, though I did get 500+ images on one battery at a recent event, but generally I get a lot less
Continuous focusing, not bad but needs improvement
Future development
Olympus
Road Map there are bringing out new pro lens - in particular a 300mm f4
telephoto (600mm in full frame). With the 1.4 converter it will be
840mm f5.6!
The new 40mg size image functionality will be available in higher shutter speeds.
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