OM-3 = Courageous!

[luxborealis]

I am perfectly happy with my OM-1 and cannot afford to purchase another body. HOWEVER, the OM-3 is a fantastic declaration by OM to put creativity first.

People can whine and whinge all they want about this that and the other thing—the camera may not be for you—but the simple fact of putting computational settings, art/colour settings and video setting front and centre on the camera is not just a bold move, but a move that makes them far more accessible to far more people. Well done, OM!!

The camera has everything one could want AND it puts creativity, not menu-diving, first!

Some feel OM should bring out a less expensive body—why cheapen the brand? Many brands exist in niche markets. OM has already declared that they are not in this to be like everyone else—kudos to them!

Like many of you, I have invested in OM and want it to stick around for the long-term. Many look across to SoNiCan and their popularity and may feel that’s how OM should go, too, following the lowest-common-denominator moves of SoNiCan. But there are different models for economic success. Tom Stirr at SmallSensorPhotography wrote about it five years ago and it is just as valid today. I encourage the naysayers to read it.

Cheers,

Terry
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The essence of place — the art inherent in nature.
www.luxBorealis.com

 

[Emerald Slick]

Give it time! Somebody will chime in and whine about the strap lugs location or the tripod socket.

 

[Skeeterbytes]

Even if the line demarking Olympus to OM System is blurry, this camera I'd assert is wholly the work of OM System, with nothing meaningful carried over from E-M1 or E-M5 series, while presenting an entirely unique layout and look.

Plenty of OM-1 DNA inside—which is a Good Thing—in an attractive, metal, throwback body. No, not for everybody and neither intended as such. What camera is?

Happy to see it here.

Cheers,

Rick

 

[Sam Bennett]

I am perfectly happy with my OM-1 and cannot afford to purchase another body. HOWEVER, the OM-3 is a fantastic declaration by OM to put creativity first.

People can whine and whine al they want about this that and the other thing—the camera may not be for you—but the simple fact of putting computational settings, art/colour settings and video setting front and centre on the camera is not just a bold move, but a move that makes them far or accessible to far more people. Well done, OM!!

I appreciate the sentiment here, but I wouldn't say the computational modes are "front and centre" at this point. I like that the CP button is now there, but I would have much rather seen them as selections on a mode dial - in addition to Photo/Video/S&Q, for instance. I love those modes, but I still have not found a great way to "integrate" them into my workflow. Are they better as buttons? Custom modes? I've tried every way and still don't have it where I like it.

 

[Humansvillian]

I am perfectly happy with my OM-1 and cannot afford to purchase another body. HOWEVER, the OM-3 is a fantastic declaration by OM to put creativity first.

People can whine and whinge all they want about this that and the other thing—the camera may not be for you—but the simple fact of putting computational settings, art/colour settings and video setting front and centre on the camera is not just a bold move, but a move that makes them far more accessible to far more people. Well done, OM!!

The camera has everything one could want AND it puts creativity, not menu-diving, first!

Some feel OM should bring out a less expensive body—why cheapen the brand? Many brands exist in niche markets. OM has already declared that they are not in this to be like everyone else—kudos to them!

Like many of you, I have invested in OM and want it to stick around for the long-term. Many look across to SoNiCan and their popularity and may feel that’s how OM should go, too, following the lowest-common-denominator moves of SoNiCan. But there are different models for economic success. Tom Stirr at SmallSensorPhotography wrote about it five years ago and it is just as valid today. I encourage the naysayers to read it.

Cheers,

Terry
______________________________________
The essence of place — the art inherent in nature.
www.luxBorealis.com

The proud old Scots of the Ozarks sixty years ago had a saying, that applies to the OM 3

Hunger can be killed with a can of beans.

And the translation for those who didn’t grow up Ozark American is this:

My 15 year old Olympus PL-1 has more than enough image quality for anybody. It’s a can of beans.

OM has made a genuine two thousand dollar camera that every body who ever lusted after a camera will want to buy.

It’s filet mignon.

It’s grilled salmon

It’s live lobster

it’s what you eat if you can afford to eat it.

There’s no way they’ll keep these in stock.

--
Humansville is a town in the Missouri Ozarks

 

[Jaime100]

I am perfectly happy with my OM-1 and cannot afford to purchase another body. HOWEVER, the OM-3 is a fantastic declaration by OM to put creativity first.

People can whine and whinge all they want about this that and the other thing—the camera may not be for you—but the simple fact of putting computational settings, art/colour settings and video setting front and centre on the camera is not just a bold move, but a move that makes them far more accessible to far more people. Well done, OM!!

The camera has everything one could want AND it puts creativity, not menu-diving, first!

Some feel OM should bring out a less expensive body—why cheapen the brand? Many brands exist in niche markets. OM has already declared that they are not in this to be like everyone else—kudos to them!

Like many of you, I have invested in OM and want it to stick around for the long-term. Many look across to SoNiCan and their popularity and may feel that’s how OM should go, too, following the lowest-common-denominator moves of SoNiCan. But there are different models for economic success. Tom Stirr at SmallSensorPhotography wrote about it five years ago and it is just as valid today. I encourage the naysayers to read it.

Cheers,

Terry
______________________________________
The essence of place — the art inherent in nature.
www.luxBorealis.com

Terry...well said....OM Systems is putting creativity first, not menu diving. Those features are creative and encourage creativity. Something OM knows how to do based upon past models such as the Pen F.

I wouldn't cheapen the brand. If someone wants a $1000 camera than go ahead and find one. But OM Systems is a niche camera so price it as a niche camera. Compete with the big boys. I am pleased with what they are doing. --
jim lehmann https://jimlehmann.squarespace.com

 

[luxborealis]

I appreciate the sentiment here, but I wouldn't say the computational modes are "front and centre" at this point. I like that the CP button is now there, but I would have much rather seen them as selections on a mode dial - in addition to Photo/Video/S&Q, for instance. I love those modes, but I still have not found a great way to "integrate" them into my workflow. Are they better as buttons? Custom modes? I've tried every way and still don't have it where I like it.

Agreed—they could have done more with the Computational modes. I have them mapped to function buttons on OM-1, and also to the My Menu—which I actually use more than the function buttons.


Terry
______________________________________
The essence of place — the art inherent in nature.
www.luxBorealis.com

 

[Ainisru]

I am perfectly happy with my OM-1 and cannot afford to purchase another body. HOWEVER, the OM-3 is a fantastic declaration by OM to put creativity first.

People can whine and whinge all they want about this that and the other thing—the camera may not be for you—but the simple fact of putting computational settings, art/colour settings and video setting front and centre on the camera is not just a bold move, but a move that makes them far more accessible to far more people. Well done, OM!!

The camera has everything one could want AND it puts creativity, not menu-diving, first!

Some feel OM should bring out a less expensive body—why cheapen the brand? Many brands exist in niche markets. OM has already declared that they are not in this to be like everyone else—kudos to them!

Like many of you, I have invested in OM and want it to stick around for the long-term. Many look across to SoNiCan and their popularity and may feel that’s how OM should go, too, following the lowest-common-denominator moves of SoNiCan. But there are different models for economic success. Tom Stirr at SmallSensorPhotography wrote about it five years ago and it is just as valid today. I encourage the naysayers to read it.

Cheers,

Terry
______________________________________
The essence of place — the art inherent in nature.
www.luxBorealis.com

Okay but...


The X-M5 literally dedicates a dial just for that too..

I personally don't see an issue with the hardware, it's pretty great. That said, i'm not sure how many people will actually use it. I'll be curious to know what the uptake is on the Live features Olympus has pioneered. The situation is a damned if you, and damned if you don't though. Pick the proven older sensor- people will complain, pick the new stacked sensor, why does it need one? Oh well.

As for the video features- as usual, still lagging behind Panasonic. Sure, fine, whatever, no open gate, but still unexplained why someone needs to shoot 10bit H.265 to get the most of out the video quality. This annoying quirk has annoyed me as it is a re-occurring issue.

As for creativity, I don't know about that one chief. I think it would have been better off to copy others designs.


Nikon Df


Fujifilm X-E4 , maybe something more toned down?

Also, what do you mean by "cheapening the brand"? Olympus was willing to re-release the E-M10 III as the E-M10 IIIs with minor upgrades years later. And, are you really going to ignore the E-PL series? The entry way into the ecosystem? Are you forgetting the even cheaper E-PM2 when that was being sold? How many Canon R100's have been sold by now?

OM Systems is not a Leica. What prestige is there? What actual unique-ness does it bring vs the competition that can't be easily replicated? Look how hard Olympus and OM Systems were starting to pivot "we're an outdoors lifestyle brand" when they really were not.

--
I like cameras, they're fun.

 

[Sam Bennett]

I appreciate the sentiment here, but I wouldn't say the computational modes are "front and centre" at this point. I like that the CP button is now there, but I would have much rather seen them as selections on a mode dial - in addition to Photo/Video/S&Q, for instance. I love those modes, but I still have not found a great way to "integrate" them into my workflow. Are they better as buttons? Custom modes? I've tried every way and still don't have it where I like it.

Agreed—they could have done more with the Computational modes. I have them mapped to function buttons on OM-1, and also to the My Menu—which I actually use more than the function buttons.

On a related note, one of the things I loved is that you can now name Custom Modes, which I think will make managing these a lot easier - so you could name them something that makes sense for how you're using them. A bit easier than just looking at the difference in icons in the viewfinder.

 

[TheRealYeats]

George Armstrong Custer was courageous, too.

 

[mmartel]

George Armstrong Custer was courageous, too.

I

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

II

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

III

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell

Rode the six hundred.

IV

Flashed all their sabres bare,

Flashed as they turned in air

Sabring the gunners there,

Charging an army, while

All the world wondered.

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right through the line they broke;

Cossack and Russian

Reeled from the sabre stroke

Shattered and sundered.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.

V

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon behind them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

While horse and hero fell.

They that had fought so well

Came through the jaws of Death,

Back from the mouth of hell,

All that was left of them,

Left of six hundred.

VI

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honour the charge they made!

Honour the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred!

- Lord Tennyson

 

[TheRealYeats]

George Armstrong Custer was courageous, too.

I

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

II

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

III

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell

Rode the six hundred.

IV

Flashed all their sabres bare,

Flashed as they turned in air

Sabring the gunners there,

Charging an army, while

All the world wondered.

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right through the line they broke;

Cossack and Russian

Reeled from the sabre stroke

Shattered and sundered.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.

V

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon behind them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

While horse and hero fell.

They that had fought so well

Came through the jaws of Death,

Back from the mouth of hell,

All that was left of them,

Left of six hundred.

VI

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honour the charge they made!

Honour the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred!

- Lord Tennyson

Custer and Cardigan, two cuts from the same rib, eh? :-D

 

[mmartel]

George Armstrong Custer was courageous, too.

I

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

II

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

III

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell

Rode the six hundred.

IV

Flashed all their sabres bare,

Flashed as they turned in air

Sabring the gunners there,

Charging an army, while

All the world wondered.

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right through the line they broke;

Cossack and Russian

Reeled from the sabre stroke

Shattered and sundered.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.

V

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon behind them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

While horse and hero fell.

They that had fought so well

Came through the jaws of Death,

Back from the mouth of hell,

All that was left of them,

Left of six hundred.

VI

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honour the charge they made!

Honour the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred!

- Lord Tennyson

Custer and Cardigan, two cuts from the same rib, eh? :-D

Brave. Loyal. Doomed. Like them, we m43 users will fight until the last light fades from our tiny sensors!!!

(Or flee the ship in a full frame or APS-C lifeboat, as the case may be, no judgment here...)

 

[Jaime100]

George Armstrong Custer was courageous, too.

I

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

II

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

III

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell

Rode the six hundred.

IV

Flashed all their sabres bare,

Flashed as they turned in air

Sabring the gunners there,

Charging an army, while

All the world wondered.

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right through the line they broke;

Cossack and Russian

Reeled from the sabre stroke

Shattered and sundered.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.

V

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon behind them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

While horse and hero fell.

They that had fought so well

Came through the jaws of Death,

Back from the mouth of hell,

All that was left of them,

Left of six hundred.

VI

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honour the charge they made!

Honour the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred!

- Lord Tennyson

Custer and Cardigan, two cuts from the same rib, eh? :-D

Brave. Loyal. Doomed. Like them, we m43 users will fight until the last light fades from our tiny sensors!!!

(Or flee the ship in a full frame or APS-C lifeboat, as the case may be, no judgment here...)

Flee the ship in a small FULL FRAME LIFEBOAT? With that weight and size you will have to flee the ship in a barge to support the weight of a full frame. HA

 

[mmartel]

George Armstrong Custer was courageous, too.

I

Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the guns!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

II

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

III

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon in front of them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

Boldly they rode and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of hell

Rode the six hundred.

IV

Flashed all their sabres bare,

Flashed as they turned in air

Sabring the gunners there,

Charging an army, while

All the world wondered.

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right through the line they broke;

Cossack and Russian

Reeled from the sabre stroke

Shattered and sundered.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the six hundred.

V

Cannon to right of them,

Cannon to left of them,

Cannon behind them

Volleyed and thundered;

Stormed at with shot and shell,

While horse and hero fell.

They that had fought so well

Came through the jaws of Death,

Back from the mouth of hell,

All that was left of them,

Left of six hundred.

VI

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honour the charge they made!

Honour the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred!

- Lord Tennyson

Custer and Cardigan, two cuts from the same rib, eh? :-D

Brave. Loyal. Doomed. Like them, we m43 users will fight until the last light fades from our tiny sensors!!!

(Or flee the ship in a full frame or APS-C lifeboat, as the case may be, no judgment here...)

Flee the ship in a small FULL FRAME LIFEBOAT? With that weight and size you will have to flee the ship in a barge to support the weight of a full frame. HA

 

[Bluephotons]

It is a beauty! I want one for travelling and also to keep it in the car with me all the time.