OM-D E-M5, £749 (body only) THE LOWDOWN / The awardwinning E-M5 will go down as the camera that rebooted the classic Olympus OM film heritage for the digital age. It’s a beautifully made camera that’s at once elegant and rugged, thanks to its dustproof and splashproof housing. The E-M5 offers the perfect balance of features, performance and great value. GET ONE IF / You’re a keen enthusiast who loves the outdoors – it’s weatherproof.
SENSOR / 16.1-megapixel 4/3 Live MOS Sensor VIEWFINDER / 1,440,000-dot, 100 per cent field of view VIDEO / Full HD (1920 x 1080), 30p, 20Mbps ISO RANGE / 200-25600 AUTOFOCUS / Contrast Detection AF, 35 points MAX BURST RATE / 9fps MONITOR / 3.0-inch tilting OLED Touch Panel WEIGHT / 425g (including battery and memory card) DIMENSIONS / 121.0mm (w) x 89.6mm (h) x 41.9mm (d)
OM-D E-M10, £529 (body only)
SENSOR / 16.1-megapixel 4/3 Live MOS Sensor VIEWFINDER / 1,440,000-dot, 100 per cent field of view VIDEO / Full HD (1920 x 1080), 30p (29.97 fps), 24Mbps ISO RANGE / 100-25600 AUTOFOCUS / Contrast Detection AF, 81 points MAX BURST RATE / 8fps MONITOR / 3.0-inch tilting, LCD Touch Panel WEIGHT / 396g (including battery and memory card) DIMENSIONS / 121.1mm (w) x 82.3mm (h) x 45.9mm (d)
THE LOWDOWN / The latest addition to the OM-D line-up is a stone cold design classic, packing the very best features of the E-M1 and E-M5 into a significantly smaller body and offering incredible value for money in its category. There’s a large viewfinder, a built-in flash and 3-axis image stabilisation. Get the full story about this exciting newcomer on page 26. GET ONE IF / You want the best the OM-D range has to offer at a great price.
2 / M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 12-40MM 1:2.8, £899
3 / M.ZUIKO 14-42MM 1:3.5-5:6 EZ, £299
This top-of-the range standard zoom lens has an effective focal length of 24-80mm, a robust, weatherproof construction and a fast aperture.
Street photographers will love the discreet nature of this ‘pancake’ lens. It weighs in at just 93g – over 50 per cent smaller than Olympus’s older 14-42mm.
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