The Olympus OM-1 goes full frame OM

[FHDcrew]

I do wedding films and some other freelance videography professionally and feel the extra frame rate options and better high ISO performance in the long run will be worth it. So this means I’m not trying the underrated Olympus EM1X 😔but still super hyped. 

[ac6000cw]

54 minutes ago, FHDcrew said:

Decided to get the best of both worlds and splurge for a used Panasonic G9II. A cheap gh7. Got the gold build quality and ergonomics and decent high ISO performance and great IBIS etc etc etc. Just makes so much sense for me as an a cam. 

That sounds like a good decision to me 🙂

I own the original G9 and if the ergonomics worked for me I'd almost certainly own a G9 ii - but they don't... (same with the S5/S5 ii and a few other cameras I've considered).  The modern trend for relatively thick, squared-off bodies means they don't fit nicely in my right hand, so I can't easily reach the front and top buttons without having to change my grip while recording hand-held.

[ac6000cw]

19 hours ago, MrSMW said:

I’d prefer the OM-1 for stills and the S9 for video but the OM-1 is a vastly better built bit of kit.

I agree with all of that that.

(My OM-1 also gets used for wildlife video, where the extra reach due to the small sensor is very useful).

[FHDcrew]

Ended up spending a bit more and getting the Panasonic G9II!  Found it for a good price.  So far seems like the end-game camera for me.  Only have done a few tests, but I kid you not ISO 12,800 is not awful on this thing and cleans up rather easily with some Temporal Noise Reduction in Davinci Resolve.  Stabilization?  Wonderful.  E-stabilization high doesn't crop in that much, and it is rock solid.  I love all the framerate and resolution options and open gate will be nice to have.  And its so dang comfortable with MFT lenses.  It came with a 12-60mm 3.5-5.6 lens; not a bad lens.  It has a great range and has OIS so I get Dual IS.  I will likely sell for the 12-38 2.8 though.  But I think since this camera doesn't suck in lowlight, I can live with the 12-35 2.8 and save a lot of size and weight over the sigma 18-35.  Build quality noticable step up from the Lumix S9.  This camera is so good!!!

[FHDcrew]

And this camera has the nice thick V-LOG image we know and love. Could decently shift WB in Davinci Resolve (using Chromatic Adaptation node) WHILE at 12,800 ISO and everything seemed clean to me.  Panasonic really have made the end-game MFT cams with this and the Gh7.

 

I love the body size.  Yes its larger than say the older G85/gh5/gx85 gang.  But it feels very compact with a small lens, yet i know if i put a big lens like the sigma 18-35 on here it would balance out.  Seems very versatile.