The OM System OM-1 Mark II has a lot to live up to. The original OM-1 was universally considered a home run – a rare example of the industry giving love not only to a Micro Four Thirds camera but also to OM Digital Solutions as a company in its first true post-Olympus product. While the OM System OM-1 Mark II is similar to its predecessor in many ways, it also has some significant improvements – and there is no other camera that can do what it does. For instance, its signature feature, the Live GND filter, a brilliant software-powered graduated ND filter, is single-handedly enough to transform the way you shoot landscapes. Added to that are the improvements to the autofocus, over double the buffer depth (top speed 120fps) and an industry-best 8.5 stops of in-body image stabilisation.
Key features
If this review convinces you of just one thing, it should be to dispel the myth that this camera is ‘just an OM-1 with a firmware
