Olympus OM-D E-M5

I acquired an Olympus OM-D EM-5 on February 27, 2013. I got it with the bundled 12-50mm kit lens.

• Flickr pics taken with this camera
• Video recording

Customizing

LCD and other tweaks for conserving battery life

Buttons and dials:

• User Guide: Getting the most out of the Olympus E-M5
• suggested settings for the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera
• How to get AFL on OM-D
• OM-D E-M5 back button focus

Lenses

I own:

• Olympus 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 lens kit with Olympus lens hood and B+W 52mm Clear UV Haze with Multi-Resistant Coating (010M).
• Panasonic 25mm f1.4. Getting a B+W 46mm Clear UV Haze filter. Great clear lens with nice FOV. Has some purple fringing issues.

I may get a 58mm CPL filter (in preparation for an Olympus 75mm lens) along with an appropriate step-up ring. May also get an ND filter. See the Wikipedia page on ND filters as well as this thread.

I will almost certainly be getting the 75mm f1.8 lens (see this review) and the 12mm f2.0. I may hold off on the 12mm if I can pick up a Panasonic 14mm f2.5 used and cheap.

Needs:

• Every day prime lens. Using 25mm f1.4 for this.
• Wide angle. Most likely 12mm f2, but may go with 14mm f2.5.
• Meetings, often in low-light conditions. This is where the 75mm f1.8 comes in.

Other possibilities:

• First Impressions: Panasonc 12-35mm f2.8 X Lens (Micro Four Thirds)
• Canon FD lenses. Manual focus. Can get them cheap and use them with an adapter. More.

See also:

• What Camera Lens Should You Buy
• Holiday 2012: Recommended Lenses for Micro Four Thirds
• Lens catalog
• DOF, Perspective and Focal Length
• Fotodiox Pro Angle Lens Hood Sun Shade for RF Rangefinder Cameras, 46mm

Bag

I have the BlackRapid Metro camera strap. In theory, the Snapr 35 would have been perfect, but it was not well-reviewed. I may get a hand strap, possibly a Lance.

I've got a generic padded insert, which holds the body and a few lenses, and which I can use in any of my bags.

For day shoots, I'm getting a Tom Bihn Side Effect to hold the lenses. If that ends up being too small, I'll use a MountainSmith Zoom Small. If I need a bag, I can use my Synapse.

I have a Tom Bihn 3D mesh organizer cube to hold various accessories and cables.

Tripod

Definitely going to get a GorillaPod.

Also considering:

• Vista Explorer 60 inch
• Dolica GX600B200 Proline 60 inch

See Also

• What's in Scott's Bag Now?
• Camera gear

Reviews

• Best Mirrorless Camera Over $1,000 (The Wirecutter)
• Olympus OM-D EM-5 (Micro Four Thirds) Long Term Review (PhotoFocus)
• Olympus OM-D E-M5: A Field Review. The Best MFT Camera Yet. Also has good overview of lenses.
• Review: Olympus OMD EM5 (The Phoblographer)
• Full review: The Olympus OM-D E-M5 (Ming Thein)
• The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Digital Camera Review. Micro 4/3 finally matures…for real. (Steve Huff)