Hi everyone, sorry for my bad english. Excellent news for EM1 users like me! I own an EM1 almost exlusively for video use, mostly shoot weddings. Must be one of a kind here in Greece using this camera, everyone is asking about it using mostly Canon and Sony gear. I bought it earlier this year, when EM5-II had just come in stores. Reasons. 1) Battery grip is 1 piece, great handling. 2)Price. It cost me 1000 euros with grip, where em5-ii would cost about 400-500 more with grip. 3)I like the warm colors straight out of this camera, we mostly have low-medium budget weddings where color grading in davinci etc is out of question most times. Also own an 70D, needs work in post, where em1's footage is fine , i also use shadwos - highlights curve in camera to adjust prefered tones. 4) I can use my zuiko 14-54 II for video work as AF i usable in video (pre-focus only) in difficult situations like daylight. A great budget water resistant lens with good range and very smooth focus ring. 5) As my wife is a wedding photographer, twice i worked as 2nd shooter. EM1 was decent in this area with good DR. 6)This 5 axis stabilization is amazing, don't need tripods, sliders etc any more. A monopod is enough. Most times i am a 1 man crew, so this is indispensable. 7) Excellent stability, during Greek summer temps can go as high as 40 C and camera is rock solid. Magnesium body acts as big heatsink, camera gets hot but never stops recording. Main drawback is lack of audio monitoring, however i can see that with new firmware maybe i could buy the Olympus recorder and sync sound in post. I am considering trying an em5-ii in future, mostly for even better stabilization and audio out. However i just can't find anyone have it and use it for video work. Here is a clip i uploaded today. I mosly use vimeo, but only 720p, so I give you the youtube link in 1080p. Climbing in those mountains in Icaria Island was difficult and definitely heavy gear was out of question. Even used my compact manfrotto as climbing stick...LIttle Olympus made those shots possible. I am so happy. Everything is straight out of camera, no color grading, only a bit contrast added in Sony Movie Studio. Only a compact monopod used in some scenes and a bit software stabilization (etc where my walking along the rope towards the tower). 1st scene in airplane is from my wife's canon, she would not allow me sit near the window :-). Couldn't stabilize it effectively in post so it is the only shaky part in this clip....
