Review Olympus OM-1 Underwater Camera Review By: Jim Decker | Backscatter

[liveaboardlover]

This is interesting, thank you for linking...

=> The improved AF may well be worth an update (in DPreview the C-AF, surprisingly, was rated to be only little improved over previous models: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/om-system-om-1-review; I wonder now what is the reality for UW macro )...

IQ is similar as with al 20 Mpix Oly cameras, no reason to upgrade from this side...

Regarding the 1/500s flash sync. I can say that I also get 1/500s with my EM1II and the Nauticam flash trigger. At 1/640s the shutter starts to appear (as Jim Decker observes for the OM-1), but 1/500s is clean. To be on the safe side I normally go at its minimum to 1/400...
Seems to be a property of Oly cameras and not a new feature of OM-1...

Wolfgang

Hi Wolfang

i just acquire the OM1 mii with the full AOI sets ( will move back to isotta as i have all port from previous Om system)
I m wondering if you can share all bnest settings configuration to all users of OM system as the menu changed a lot and maybe someome can share the best settings used for the optimal access on macro 60/90 and Wide angle lens.

Would be the best day for all Om system divers

 

[WS007]

Hi liveboardlover,

I do not have OM-1 or OM-1 II and do not know these menues. I had Olympus EM1II and EM5II in the past and my post above show that EM1II together with the Nauticam flash trigger can syncronize reliably up to 1/400s, even 1/500s works. I guess with other flash triggers as e.g. Turtle it will be similar, but can only guess...

Wolfgang

 

[kite20704]

Hi, I own both a Nauticam and a TRT-Turtle triggers and with the Turtle trigger the synchronization limit is 1/250s. There is no chance to get past that speed because unlike what happens with Nauticam the OM-1 senses the Turtle as it was an external flash and limits the shutter speed.

 

[Ardy]

They stopped selling housings a couple/few cameras ago; I believe the M1mkII was the last. AOI posted on Facebook back in April that they were going to release a housing for the OM-1, but at this point it's vaporware (they haven't shipped their housing for the M1mkIII yet, and even took it off their website).

Hi someone might have picked you up on this but I just bought an AOI housing for EM1 mk3 and had to change some bits to suits my EM1 mk2. FIrst dive with it coming up in Bali late May. I'll let you know how it goes?

 

[Furnari]

Since that post, I bought and sold the AOI housing for the mkIII; I was happy with it, but I now own both versions of the OM-1 and like the ability to use both in the same AOI housing. I have no concerns with the quality or usability of AOI housings- they're a fantastic bargain, especially with the ability to use both PEN ports and OMD ports.

 

[JMart]

Thanks

 

[justinthedeeps]

I've been diving with the OM-1 for about a year and it is definitely an upgrade in various departments compared to my TG-6. I'll write a review soon. Also have not mastered the video white balance yet, but have certainly not spent enough time trying to do that yet either.

The main 'drawback' being that you must choose to do each dive with just one of your several very cool and very travelable lenses...

Only the TG-6 will do supermicro AND wide (ish) on the same dive, in a tiny portable size that fits into a pocket (e.g. in the Nauticam housing with no attachments)

 

[bvanant]

True for the TG6/7 but the image quality is not in the same league. With the OM-1 and an appropriate add on lens (wide to macro) you can do both on a dive but it costs.

Bill