Olympus launched a new camera today, the OM-D E-M1 Mark III, and let me tell you something, this camera is awesome!
I got the opportunity to bring an early release model with me to test it out while I traveled to Thailand and Norway, and I was incredibly impressed at how well this camera handled all of the different environments I threw at it. Thailand and Norway both had their own difficulties and challenges (intense humidity, pouring rain, and freezing arctic temperatures to name a few), but I never once found myself in a situation where the camera stumbled, felt sluggish, or was impacted by any aspects of the weather.
I wrote another article about the specifics of my trips if you’re curious about reading more of that. In that article I also go into more details about my favorite features and what it was like to use this camera in the cold (you can find that article here).
In comparison to my post about the launch of Olympus’ other camera, this post is going to be relatively short because I went into so much depth in the other article. My goal with this quick write up is to give you a little more insight about this camera in general, as well as well as show you more images from my time with it.
Having used this camera for the past couple of weeks, it’s no surprise that the predecessor of this model was such a big hit. This camera feels like it has a million bells and whistles packed into it and I kept finding new features every time I turned it on. It was an absolute pleasure to use and actually made shooting in the snow easier…which is something I’ve normally come to dread. Especially on long hikes.
Olympus moved the menu button to the top right of the camera and also incorporated a joystick for navigation. This joystick alone is enough for me to consider upgrading from something else that doesn’t have one because it made my life way easier. The camera became a breeze to use with gloves on and it truly was way more user-friendly.
Olympus has a history of bringing revolutionary camera improvements and features to the market, and they’ve done that once again with the release of this camera. They’ve packed a ridiculously impressive list of specs into this thing and the most commendable thing in opinion is its size to power ratio. I found myself constantly brining more lenses with me than normal because I knew that the body wasn’t taking up much space or weight and that it would be powerful and reliable in the field.
I had this camera drenched in water and covered in snow at multiple points throughout these trips, and never once had any problems with lenses bugging out, autofocus not working, or buttons performing ghost actions. It was a rock-steady powerhouse from day one and I’ve continued to use it as my primary camera body since I unboxed it.
Like I mentioned already, Olympus has packed a surprising amount of features into this camera. The most recognizable and new features of the M1 Mark III include:
A 20MP Sensor
121-point Autofocus System
60 Frames Per Second of Continuous Shooting
A 50MP Handheld High Res Shot Mode
Starry Sky AF Mode
LIVE ND Mode
Up to 7.5 shutter speed steps of stabilization performance
A Joystick Multi Selector
And USB Charging
I hope you’ve enjoyed this quick write-up about Olympus’ new M1 Mark III. Like I mentioned in the beginning, if you’re curious about the other details of my trip or would like to read a more detailed account of my time spent with the camera, you should give that article a read as well (linked here: Exploring Thailand and Norway with the E-M1 Mark III). I go into a lot more depth about what it is that we did and what I liked most about the camera.
If you have any questions or would like to chat about this new model, please feel free to send me an email or reach out via Instagram.
