The OM System OM-5 may be the first ‘Olympus camera’ not to bear the iconic brand name, but the familiar logo is the only thing that’s missing here – this is a camera that lives up to the Olympus legacy and expands on it in a number of worthwhile ways.
The OM-5 is the successor to the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III. It is the manufacturer’s ‘middle camera’, next to the flagship OM System OM-1 and the entry level Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV (which will be rechristened the OM-10 upon the next model).
Where the OM-1 is the top tier system for professionals and experts, the
