The E-M10 also does without an AP2 accessory port, but this isn't necessarily a huge drawback - with the exception of the SEMA-1 stereo mic option, most of the available accessories aren't terribly relevant for E-M10 owners thanks to its built-in EVF and Wi-Fi. The E-M10 is an awesome little camera that offers the same image quality as the E-M1, but in a much smaller (but high quality) and more affordable package.

I have said it a million times about these Olympus bodies but they have something about them that are special. Add 3-axis in-body image stabilization that compensates for horizontal and vertical angular shifts (yaw/pitch) as well as camera shake along the optical axis (roll), and you have a camera that captures incredibly sharp images and video, yet is compact enough to bring just about anywhere.The 12-40 lens is giving us a 28-80 full frame field of view equivalent but in a much smaller package than those huge and unruly and expensive 24-70 full frame zooms. The mirrorless camera also includes a high-definition electronic viewfinder, allowing you to master shooting even in bright outdoor or backlit conditions. My question: I bought the camera with the kit Olympus 14-42 mm lens and used it for a week without problems. The photos for the exhibitions were printed 50x70cm at least and were sometimes quite heavily cropped – quite a few visitors (some of them photographers themselves) asked me which camera I used as the image quality was “so good” according to their perception.

For situations where silence is paramount, the silent mode disables shutter release and operation sounds. It previews colour and white balance, along with image brightness across a range covering -3 to +2 stops. If the studio shots for both cameras were exposed similarly, I would assume that the noise disparity between them wouldn't be as pronounced? One reason I haven’t used this Olympus 12-40 yet is because I did not think it could offer the IQ of the primes as well as the fact that it is an f/2.A few new cameras are now supported including the Canon Powershot G1 X Mark II, Olympus OM-D E-M10, Panasonic GH4 and Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III. Its slimline design – just 23mm thin when retracted – also makes it a great match to the camera’s design ethos. The only problem was hours spent in a dark room with smelly chemicals, and difficulty in a domestic situation or if dodging and burning by hand getting repeatability.