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OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 MK III

www.olympus.co.uk £1,399/$1,199

The new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III is lighter, sharper and better than the Mark II version. It has 20 million pixels instead of 16, plus better autofocus and an improved image stabilisation system. That’s a pretty good start!

It’s arrived just after Olympus marked its 100-year anniversary, and fits between the more novice-orientated Olympus PEN models and OM-D E-M10 Mark III, and the professional OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M1X models. The existing E-M5 Mark II offered a great set of features in a highly compact camera, but its ageing 16MP sensor held it back. The Mark III continues with that compact-yet-powerful theme, but with the latest, highest-resolution 20MP MFT sensor.

It’s aimed at photo enthusiasts and semi-professional photographers, and goes head to head with cameras like the Fujifilm X-T30, the new Nikon

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