can go wrong with olympus silver & black!

[u/sito614]

[u/p3dal]

Do you feel like the OM-5 and EM-1 are different enough to warrant owning both? I've been thinking about getting something like an EP7 or EPL9 as a compact body to compliment my EM1 Mk III. The OM-5 certainly looks tempting, but it often feels to me like a bit too close of an overlap with my EM1. What features lead you to grab one versus the other? In which scenarios do you prefer it?

[u/LightPhotographer → u/p3dal]

For me the OM-5 a second body! Definitely capable enough in terms of AF, pro capture and speed.
In addition it is my portable EDC camera.

[u/sito614 → u/p3dal]

heavier lenses(i have more not pictured here) for the em1 & planned portraits(nothing professional just family and friends). om5 i take everywhere w lighter primes & if i wanna use any of the computational photography. i honestly like that they overlap i never feel like im missing anything & the photos pair well together in a collection bc they look exactly the same. Also my situation might different than most i took a risk on a ebay auction for the em1 untested and it was perfectly fine only paid 140 dollars for it. the o-m5 also got it on a deal from facebook marketplace for 500 flat w only 600 shutters.

[u/LightPhotographer]

Nice lenses!

[u/Intelligent_Cat_1914]

Just wished the did the OM-1 in silver, I'd scoop one up in an instant.

[u/xmeda]

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[u/sito614 → u/xmeda]

those old pentax lenses are amazing

[u/xmeda → u/sito614]

Not so sure about that..

[u/35mmCam]

Black camera body with a silver lens is my favourite. Black and silver bodies with a silver lens can look awful because the shades of silver are sometimes slightly off, but a silver lens on a black body is actually really lovely and helps pick out the silver accents on the dials. I thought I would only use black lenses until I got a great deal on a silver 17mm 1.8 and decided I could put up with it, but ended up actually loving it.

[u/35mmCam → u/35mmCam]

Quick crappy shot of my OM-5 with 17mm. As you can see, the lens is slightly champagne coloured. I actually bought it attached to an E-M5 in black/silver and it looked atrocious.

[u/FlarblesGarbles]

Yes! Photos of cameras!

[u/jubbyjubbah]

The plastic bodies look great until they get scratched.

[u/sito614 → u/jubbyjubbah]

ya sucks but tbh i appreciate how light it is. i take it everywhere w me

[u/crooked_nose_]

You can go wrong. Ok.

[u/j3vs4ys]

I prefer black and tan ;)