Olympus E-M10 II, the small OM-D has become an adult
” Olympus OM-D updates its cheaper, but do not call it the entry-level: with the new viewfinder and stabilizer 5-axis professional models, is very similar to the latter while costing less than $700.”
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Original was born with the aim to offer fans a body evolved, yet affordable, which should reach the base of the line OM-D, under the flagship E-M1 and the E-M5.
This second version, the OM-D E-M10 Mark II, updates the original model while maintaining the purpose of skiing, and surprises as you approach the big sisters in terms of features, while providing an affordable price ($649 for the body only).
The heart of the camera is the 16.1-megapixel MOS sensor from the previous model, devoid of optical low-pass filter and flanked by the image processor TruePic VII, which allows the E-M10 II to get to ISO 25,600 sensitivity and maximum shooting at a rate of 4 fps up to 22 consecutive RAW or an infinite number of JPEG; giving up the focus continues (in contrast detection of 81 areas), you can then take to no less than 8.5 fps. Compared to the first model, it has been revised the overall ergonomics of the body, as you can see from the pictures on this page.
It has added the renowned stabilizer 5-axis Olympus, already known and appreciated the professional models and now available on the entry-level – so now the whole range OM-D boasts a micro-correction driven by record.
It was then added to the OLED electronic viewfinder with 2,360,000 points 0.62x magnification (35 mm equivalent), the same as a typical APS-C; about viewfinder, Olympus speaks of a particular mode that should ensure visual experience similar to that obtained with an optical viewfinder.
The LCD monitor is a 3″ touchscreen 1,037,000 points, tilting and used as a sort of PAD for selecting the point of focus, in the same way as shown by Panasonic GH4.
The camera is packed with features ” secondary ” (integrated Wi-Fi, a time-lapse mode 4K shots with up to 5 fps, the usual collection of fine Art Filters) and attention to detail. These are style or more concrete and operational – the touch display, for example: is protected by a coating ” anti-fingerprint “. The main difference with the bodies of superior category remains tropicalization, absent on this model.
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II will be available in black and silver in mid September 2015. The price of one body will, as mentioned $649; some kits will also be available, which is at present, the basic one that provides for the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm 1: 3.5-5-6 EZ Pancake, at a cost of $799.
