Olympus Camera Reviews

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Hands-On and First Impressions

21/09/2016 By Mathieu 53 Comments

First of all, we apologise for the delay in our live blogging. We have been having serious issues with the Wifi connection at our hotel and we spent the first two days running around Koelnmesse with little time to take advantage of the press lounge. Anyway, between the Photokina lounge, McDonald’s and the hotel’s poor wifi, we’ve finally been able to start sharing our first impressions from the event. And there was only one camera we could start with: the Olympus OM-D E-M1 II!

The Olympus Pen F Complete Review – A camera with personality

11/05/2016 By Mathieu 31 Comments

There is one thing I’ve always appreciated about Olympus cameras: they rarely leave you feeling indifferent. It’s not necessarily due to a specific feature or specification but rather a balanced mix of interesting capabilities and a design that delivers a pleasant user experience without sacrificing beauty. All this helps to create a positive feeling between the photographer and the machine.

Olympus Pen F – Using the Creative Monochrome and Color Profiles

22/04/2016 By Mathieu 20 Comments

One of the most common topics you can find on photography forums or Facebook groups is the never-ending “RAW or JPG?” debate. There are those who praise the RAW file for the ultimate quality it delivers, and those who like the more “spontaneous” results straight out of the camera. There also those who happily use both.

First impressions of the Olympus Pen F

27/01/2016 By Mathieu 59 Comments

The Pen F was originally an interchangeable film camera that used the half frame format (18x24mm). It was a vertical format meaning you could capture two portrait oriented images in a single frame of 35mm film and as a result double the number of images on a single roll. Olympus produced three models between 1963 and 1970 along with 18 lenses.

Review of the Olympus Firmware Update 4.0 – Focus Stacking, updated movie modes and more

03/11/2015 By Heather 32 Comments

Update: You can now download firmware update 4.0 on the Olympus website.

The OM-D E-M1 may have just celebrated its second birthday – a lifetime in technological terms – but it remains just as relevant as it was when it was first released. How is this possible? Well, it is partly owing to the numerous firmware updates Olympus has released to keep the flagship model up-to-date.